One of the activities that we have had several times now, in our churches here, is to offer English classes to the community. The first time we had classes it was to start our first church and the majority of those that came, at the beginning were from the classes. Well our new church is almost a year old and we decided to have classes again to reach new people in the … [Read more...]
Back to School
As you might have heard, the school year here in Bolivia is oposite of that in the US because it coincides with the seasons being oposite here. So the year begins in February and ends in December instead of beginning in August and ending in May. Just like in the US, it can be a crazy time as parents get ready for their children to start back to school and especially when they … [Read more...]
Decisions Decisions
One of the greatest joys that I have in the ministry is to see people make decisions for the Lord. As our church has grown, and many have made decisions, we felt that it was time to look at organizing our new church. This entails a lot of preparation since many of the people were new and some had just recently trusted Christ as their Savior. We started out having membership … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye….For Now
One of our greatest desires as missionaries is to help train people to serve the Lord. That is what we do on a regular basis here in the ministry, but with a program that our home church has, we have had the opportunity to do the same with American students that are preparing for the ministry. It is a program where students that have finished their class requirements, spend six … [Read more...]
Player or Coach?
When I was younger, and even now, I have always liked to play sports. I started off with T ball at our local Ruritan Club, and then went on to play football and soccer when I was in high school. Even now I play soccer on a regular basis, although I usually can’t walk for a few days afterwards. One of the things that I remember about all the sports that I played was that we … [Read more...]