I heard it said once, that you don't really learn something until you teach it to someone else. This can be seen clearly in the ministry, and specifically in missions. Our ministry verse is 2 Timothy 2:2, which shows us that our goal has to be to train up leaders with the goal that they will in turn train up more leaders. Especially at this stage in our ministry, I can see the … [Read more...]
April Prayer Letter
Busy and Getting Busier: This past month was a very busy but rewarding time for us here in Bolivia. We have been very busy in the new church plant and the Lord has been blessing. We have had between 30-40 almost every Sunday with visitors in almost every service. We have also been blessed to see the owners of where we are renting coming to most of the services. The wife has … [Read more...]
Pedestrian Day
Here in Bolivia, four times a year, we have what is called Pedestrian Day. It is a day when no cars are allowed on the streets from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the whole city. Usually we cancel the morning service and just have an evening service but this past Sunday we decided to have a special activity at our new church. Since there were no cars allowed, we had to walk 45 min to … [Read more...]
March Prayer Letter
In God’s Timing: How often have you asked the question, “God why aren’t you answering my prayer?”. You have prayed, sought God, and even prayed some more, but there still seems to be no answer. It is in that moment that we often get frustrated or even give up because we think God isn’t going to answer, or maybe He has closed the door. While God sometimes can say no to our … [Read more...]
You Can Help Build the Church
We praise the Lord for how the construction is coming along at our first church here in Bolivia. They still have a long ways to go, but praise the Lord, they are moving closer each day to the goal. While you might think that there is not much that you could do to help, being so far away, I would like to say that there is an opportunity coming soon where you could have a … [Read more...]