I would just like to first say that I am extremely grateful for all the my wife and the people of the church do with our children's ministry. There are several services on Sundays for children and our kid's club on Wednesday nights. Many times they have as many as fifty or more on Wednesday night so you can imagine the fun that we have. Many of the kids come on their own, and … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Taylor
Today is a very special day for my little Taylor. It's hard to believe that she is said seven years old today. She was actually born in Arequipa Peru, where we lived for almost two years. She is actually proud of that and even tells everyone here that she is Peruvian. That would be fine except that some people here don't have a very good perception of the people from Peru. Ever … [Read more...]
A Mother’s Touch
This past Sunday was Mother's day here in Bolivia. Here it is a pretty special day, in part because mothers are usually the dominant figure in the family and there is a large percentage of single parent families with the father being absent. We had a special day at church with a combined Sunday School and morning service to fit everything in. Several people got up and gave … [Read more...]
Training Leaders
We had a wonderful time this past week during our workers and leaders conference. We had classes starting on Thursday morning thru Saturday morning from 9:00 to 12:oo and the church provided lunch for all those that were with us. Also each night from Wednesday thru Saturday we had a special service for all the people of the church. The conference ended on Sunday with our … [Read more...]
6 questions to ask to know whether you should or shouldn’t
One of the issues that many Christians face is what to do with the "grey" areas. Those things that they are just not sure if as a Christian they should be doing or not. Obviously we are not talking about things that the Bible clearly states as sin but those things that the Bible is silent about or doesn't give a direct command one way or the other. There are two extremes when … [Read more...]