Yesterday was a holiday here in Bolivia and would be like our Labor Day in the US. Because no one was working (they actually observe holidays here) we planned a "paseo" or trip with the church. We planned a day at a park that is about 45 minutes outside our city. We started out singing and having two guys from the church preach for 10 min. Afterwards we had a time of games and … [Read more...]
Family Ties
We are always excited to have visitors with us here in Bolivia. This past week we had a double portion with both my family and Beth's coming down together to visit with us. This is the first time that Beth's dad and my mom's husband Eldrid have been able to visit us. We were able to take them to see many of the sites here and also to try the wonderful food which they liked for … [Read more...]
Baptism Service
This past Sunday was a very special day. We had baptisms at our church followed by the Lord's Supper. This is always an exciting time both for those that have made a decision to follow the Lord and for the people of the church who get to see them. At first we had three people that were going to get baptized so I set up a time to meet with them to go over salvation and the … [Read more...]
Holy Week
Recently here in Bolivia we had one of the most important religious celebrations of the year. It is known to many as Holy Week which comes a couple of months after Carnival. It is a week where mostly the Catholic people reflect on their past sins and try to make up for those sins by religious acts. This time ends on what is known as good Friday where there are processions etc. … [Read more...]
An Opportunity you won’t want to miss
I can remember in the mid nineties the first time that I went to Christian Camp. I actually went as a counselor because I was in my mid 20's but it probably changed my life as much or more than any of the campers. There are many that have had their lives changed or made a decision about serving the Lord while at camp. It is those times, often in the beautiful mountains, away … [Read more...]