This week I started the process of getting our birth and marriage certificates legalized for Bolivia. So that the Bolivian government will recognize our certificates there in Bolivia they have to go through what I am finding out to be a very long and expensive process. We already went through this process before but then it was much much easier. Just to give you an idea first … [Read more...]
Back at it
This past week we started our traveling again as we were in a mission's conference at Lowe Memorial Baptist Church in Burlington NC. The conference was from Sunday till Wednesday. The pastor of the church is actually Beth's great uncle and the church is already one of our supporters. This is also the first time that the church has had an extended conference like this with … [Read more...]
Pray for Bolivia
This was the scene the other day in Bolivia. Although it is not uncommon to see lines at the gas pumps because of shortages this was a little more serious. The government announced December the 26th that there would be a gas hike of 85%. Even though gas is much cheaper in Bolivia than in the US this is significant when the average wage is less than $100 a month. There were … [Read more...]
For the Sake of His Name
This past weekend we had the privilege to attend the Our Generation Summit in Pigeon Forge TN. The theme this year was "For the sake of His name". Every year at the Summit the focus is getting the gospel to a world lost without Christ. Our motivation for reaching the world with the gospel is not to build a name for ourselves but it is all for the sake of His name. The goal is … [Read more...]
Constant Danger, Safe Return Doubtful
This is an article that originally was posted by a great friend of our Austin Gardner. What a tremendous testimony of how we should be willing or more correctly wanting to sacrifice all to serve our Lord. I hope it is as much a blessing to you as it was me. Constant Danger Safe Return Doubtful: In 1915, twenty-eight men were alone, trapped in the ice-covered waters of … [Read more...]