We praise the Lord that the ministry is growing here in Bolivia. Since our arrival here in the country we have been working with the Laura family. Lorenzo was pastoring a church in Arequipa Peru when the Lord began to work in his heart about coming to Bolivia as a missionary. Him and his family have been working in the northern part of Bolivia in the city of Cobija. Bro. Laura … [Read more...]
Living in Two Worlds
That may sound like a weird title but it is a phenomenon that I am coming to realize that many missionaries face. You may be asking what are you talking about, living in two worlds. As we have now finished out first term, returned to the states for furlough, and now we are back in Bolivia I think that is the best way that I can describe it. It is as if we live in two different … [Read more...]
Great First Service
Yesterday was our first church service back here in Bolivia. Everyone was very excited to see us (not sure why :) and we had a really great day. It was encouraging to see many of our friends there along with quite a few new faces of people that have started coming since we left. It was a great encouragement to come to church and see everyone in their places and things running … [Read more...]
We Made It
Well after almost 18 hours of travel we made to the city of Cochabamba at 7:30 this morning. It was a long trip but everything went smoothly and the kids did great considering. We had four flights total and each one was great with no delays or much turbulence. Our next to the last flight was from Miami Fl to Santa Cruz Bolivia. We left at 11:00 pm and arrived at 5:30 am to … [Read more...]
June Prayer Letter
Returning to the Field: We are now down to only a few weeks before our scheduled date to return to Bolivia. The time has really flown by and as the saying always goes “It seems like it was just yesterday that we arrived”. We have had a wonderful time visiting with our families, especially with my dad’s sickness and death. I thank the Lord that we were here during this time, … [Read more...]