Good Friday: This past month we had what is one of the most important religious celebrations of the year for the people here in Bolivia. It is known to many as Holy Week, which comes a couple of months after Carnival. Carnival is the celebration where most people loose their inhibitions and indulge in many different sinful activities. Then comes Holy Week where mostly the … [Read more...]
April Prayer Letter
Tarija Bolivia: This past week I was able to travel to the southern part of Bolivia to the city of Tarija. This is a city close the border of Argentina that has close to 200 thousand in population. Tarija is truly a beautiful city that maintains many of its colonial roots. This was my first time visiting this part of the country but I was surprised at how similar it was to … [Read more...]
March Prayer Letter
Love = Respect = Love: This past Monday and Tuesday we had our second annual Couples Retreat for the church. It was the two main days for Carnival here so we decided to take advantage of the holiday and have the retreat. This year once again we had it outside of the city in a hotel conference center called Casa Campestre or Country Home and although it was in the country you … [Read more...]
February Prayer Letter
Looking toward the Year to Come: As most of you already know the first day of 2012 this year was a Sunday so we decided to have a special service casting our vision for this upcoming year. Our goal was to show them the major activities and projects we are planning and to encourage them to pray for their church and also get involved with what is going on. To give you an idea, … [Read more...]
January Prayer Letter
Christmas in Bolivia: This is always one of my favorite times of the year. It brings back memories of being a child and being so excited about Christmas coming. Then, it was probably more for the toys than anything else, but now looking back I can see that the most special part was spending time with family. Now that we are missionaries and live in Bolivia, you might ask if … [Read more...]