This past week we had our anual couples retreat here in Bolivia. It is always a special time for our church and really a blessing for our families. Our special speaker this year was Pastor Austin Gardner from Vision Baptist Church in Alpharetta Ga. He is always a great encouragement to us and the ministry here. We started our conference on Friday night at the church with a few … [Read more...]
The Church is Growing
We would like to ask you to pray for the church in Cobija. The Lord continues to bless and the people of the church have been working and sacrificing to reach their goal of expanding their church building. To accomplish this they had to start by building the foundation which made two classrooms underneath and then after putting a solid cement floor they could start building the … [Read more...]
Church Update
We praise the Lord for the way He has been blessing our church over the last few weeks. It is always an encouragement to see visitors in the services and people making decisions for the Lord. For several weeks straight the church has been packed every Sunday morning with many visitors in each service. One example is a husband and wife that came for the first time this past … [Read more...]
New Teeth
As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we have many children that come to our children's ministry on Wednesday that come from very poor homes and living conditions. Along with helping with their school material we have also been taking some of them to have their teeth cleaned and repaired. There is a part of the school of medicine here where they take patients and treat them … [Read more...]
Helping Kids
One of the most important ministries that we have in the church is our children's ministry. On Wednesdays we have a kid's club and on Sunday we have Sunday School and Children's church. Many of the children that come, are from very poor families and often come with cloths that don't even fit them and they are covered in dirt. Along with trying to teach these children the Word … [Read more...]