Every year in August we have what is one of the largest Catholic festivals in our country here in the city of Cochabamba. It is a celebration for the Virgin of Urkupiña, which takes place in the town of Quillacollo located about 14 km from our city. The story is told of a young girl who was watching her sheep when the Virgin Mary appeared to her out on the hillside. When her … [Read more...]
Been Busy
It has truly been a crazy couple of weeks since we arrived here in Bolivia. Thank you so much for all your prayers for us and the ministry here. We have finally found a house and with moving all of our furniture and getting the place cleaned up and painted, it has taken a couple of weeks to get moved in completely. The problem with moving our furniture is that it was stored in … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to my Wife
Today is a very important day because 32 years ago one of the most special people in the world was born. I thank the Lord for my wife and the last ten years that we have had together. She is one of the most godly, kind and giving people that I know. I realize that our lives and ministry would not be even close to what they are without her. Not only is she a wonderful wife but … [Read more...]
Youth at home and from Abroad
This past week we had our fourth annual youth conference at the church here. Every year it is a special time and great blessing to our people. This year was very special because not only did we have with us once again Bro. Tony Howeth but we also had a group visiting from Grace Baptist Church in Zachary LA. The group actually arrived before Bro. Tony and helped with everything … [Read more...]
July Prayer Letter
Getting Settled In: We have now been back in Bolivia for almost three weeks and it seems as if we haven’t stopped to breath since. We had a really smooth trip here with no problems, especially since Titus hadn’t traveled on an airplane since he was one and the fact that we were bringing eight checked bags and four carryons. We arrived at about 8:00 am to our city and were … [Read more...]