Recently we have had several special days or activities with our children. August 6th is Bolivia's independence day and TItus' school had a special activity to celebrate. It was so cute to see them all dressed in traditional dress from the different areas here in Bolivia. TItus had to dress up like a Cholito from Cochabamba. They sang a song and did a little dance from each of … [Read more...]
August Prayer Letter
The future of the Church: In June we had our annual youth conference and the Lord really blessed. There were many saved and many decisions made for the Lord. Some of those that visited are still coming to the church now over a month later. Every year now for several years, a few weeks after the youth conference we have a youth retreat to the jungle area called Chapare. Chapare … [Read more...]
First Steps in the Lord
This past Sunday we had baptisms here in the church. Freddy has been coming to the church for sometime and is being discipled by one of the men here and asked about getting baptized. We began to announce that we were going to have baptisms if anyone else was interested and at first there was no one besides Freddy but before Sunday came we had four total that wanted to take this … [Read more...]
25th Largest City in the World: Istanbul, Turkey
An Overview of Istanbul Historic and modern, European and Asian — that’s Istanbul. The city at the junction of two continents is home to ancient structures like the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque in the Old City, as well as modern businesses, hotels, restaurants and nightlife in the New City. The sight of mosques and bustling bazaars and the smell of incense and spices are … [Read more...]
Teen Retreat in the Jungle
This past weekend the teenagers from the church went on their yearly youth retreat. They traveled several hours from here to the jungle area. Although it wasn't too hot because were are in winter time they still have a great time. They do have some fun and see some of the natural wildlife but the main purpose is to have a focused time on the things of the Lord. There were wight … [Read more...]