Here in Bolivia and South America in general Easter is celebrated a little differently. Because of the Catholic influence they celebrate more Holy Week. They have many traditions with processions sometimes carrying crosses and of course here they have good Friday where no red meat can be eaten. During this week the focus is generally more on Christ's death than the fact that He … [Read more...]

This past weekend we had our first ever couples retreat. It was one of the most special times that we have had with the families in our church. We had the retreat at a hotel and event center outside of the city in a more rural area. It was a very beatiful place with a more rustic or country feel and the food they provided was excellent. We started on Friday night with … [Read more...]

Sunday before last we started our first youth retreat leaving after church on Sunday night we all went outside of the city to a rural area to a lot a man in the church owns. We camped out Sunday night and Monday night. We started out Sunday night with a Christian Film and then lights out. We began every morning with group devotions and then a morning service. We had games and … [Read more...]

It has been over a month since Bro. Christian Ching arrived to help out in the work here in Bolivia. He has been a great blessing to us and the church here. He has especially been doing a great job with the teenagers in the church. The last two weeks we have had almost 30 in our youth meeting with several new visitors each night. Also this past week they went and had t-shirts … [Read more...]

We have many children in our church that come from very difficult home lives. Some are very poor and their parents are almost not involved in their lives. The times we go to visit them, their parents are either not home or too drunk to talk to us. One of the ladies of our church has taken it upon herself to try and do somethings special for these children. There is a dentist … [Read more...]