Yesterday a group from the church was able to travel an hour or so outside of our city to a town that is called Irpa Irpa. It kinda sounds like a bird chirping.:) This is a town that was built up around the cement factory that is there. One of the older men of our church, that began coming shortly after we started, recently moved there to work for the cement factory. He comes … [Read more...]
God is Blessing in Buyuyo
You may have heard us mention before the Laura family and the work they are doing in the northern part of Bolivia. We have also written in the past about a new work that they have a few hours from them in a small town called Buyuyo. This past week pastor Lorenzo and the church in Cobija traveled to be with the church in this small community for service. It is truly amazing to … [Read more...]
Preparing for the Harvest
This past week we were able to attend the annual Pastor's Conference in Arequipa Peru. Isaac and I traveled from here over the Andes mountains to the city of Arequipa, where we once lived while in language school. The trip is pretty amazing considering we crossed from one side of the Andes completely to the other side getting to over 15,000 feet at time. It took us close to 10 … [Read more...]
October Prayer Letter
Six Years of Great Blessings: This past month was a very special time for our church here in Bolivia. It was six years ago that we rented a storefront building and started having our first services. We started our church by offering English classes to get to know some of the people in the neighborhood. There were close to 150 people that came to our first classes … [Read more...]
September Prayer Letter
Dedication in Vain: This past month, here in our city, was the celebration for the Virgin of Urkupiña. This is one of the largest Catholic festivals in our country with several hundred thousand people coming from many countries here in South America and around the world. If you’re not familiar with this kind of celebration, basically there are Virgin's or … [Read more...]