Even before the first time we set foot on Bolivian soil we had a desire to take the gospel to each and every town and city. We also knew to do that would take some extraordinary things from an extraordinary God. The same as when the red sea opened and the children of Israel crossed over, or when the walls of Jericho came tumbling down after they marched around seven times. The … [Read more...]
More than Just a Name
Known as the George Washington of South America Simón Bolivar was born July 24th 1783 in the city of Caracas Venezuela. He is famous as the liberator of the South American countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Not only did the country of Bolivia get its name from him but Bolivar wrote their first constitution which was one of his most important political … [Read more...]
Mother's Day in Bolivia
Here in Bolivia Mother’s day is celebrated on the 27th of May. This was a great opportunity to get to know the mother’s of many of the children that come to the church. We planed a special day with a kid’s presentation, special gifts and a banquet for everyone afterwards. We had a tremendous turn out with over 90 in attendance and around ten mothers visiting for the first time. … [Read more...]
Special Days and Changed Lives
For the past eight months it has been amazing to see how our church has grown and lives have been changed. This past month we had stewardship month in our church teaching the people how that everything we have belongs to the Lord and that we are responsible for what we do with His things. We have given out offering cards for those who want to participate and many are now using … [Read more...]
English Graduation
We have just finished up our second semester of English classes at the church. This time around we seemed to have a lot less in attendance. We promoted the classes a little less because we had so many the previous semester and wanted to be able to accommodate those who came. The classes went well being able to get to know those who came better, because of the smaller … [Read more...]