Chained by Darkness                   Since we have been on the mission field I have been surprised to see how prevalent evil and the occult is. That is not to say that there is not that type of activity in the US or other places, but it seems to be more prevalent or open here. I have heard many stories about people seeing ghosts and dwarves (no not the 7 from Snow White) and … [Read more...]

What are you willing to Sacrifice?:                   It has always amazed me to hear stories of sacrifice, especially when it is in a religious context, to think that a person would strap a bomb to themselves and ignite it to "please their god" is beyond comprehension. One of the examples that has impacted me more than any other, is something that used to take place here in … [Read more...]

Youth Conference 2013:                   This past month we had our annual youth conference here in Bolivia. We had visiting with us Bro. Jeff Bush who is the director of Vision Baptist Missions. Jeff worked as a missionary in Argentina for 8 years before becoming the director at VBM. The Lord greatly used him during his time in Argentina and allowed them to start several … [Read more...]

Mother’s Day:                   This past month we celebrated Mother’s Day here in Bolivia. We celebrate it a few weeks behind the US but it is probably a bigger holiday here. Mothers are a central part of the society and family here, perhaps because in the majority of families the father is either non-existent or has very little to do with them. This year we decided to have a … [Read more...]

Clear Vision:                   Stopping for stoplights can be an interesting thing here in Bolivia. Most of the time there will be someone either selling fruit, juggling, or wanting to wash your windshield. Their goal of course is that you give them a coin or two at the end. Many of the people refuse to let them wash their windshield by turning on their wipers because they … [Read more...]