This past week, here in Cochabamba, we had one of the largest religious celebrations that takes place in all of Bolivia. Over three hundred thousand people come to the city and many of them walk almost ten miles from the center of Cochabamba to the city of Quillacollo and a chapel where a small statue of the virgen Mary stays called the Virgen of Urkupiña. It is amazing to see … [Read more...]
August Prayer Letter
Will You be My Friend?: I heard it said once that most people are looking for a friendly church, but as I have been in the ministry for some time, I have come to realize that it is not necessarily a friendly church that people are looking for but a friend at church. If someone comes to church and doesn’t know anyone, it is much less likely that they will return. If a person … [Read more...]
July Prayer Letter
Abiding in Him: When I was younger, I always liked to play outside in the fields and woods on the farm where I grew up. There was something about being out side with he plants and trees. Now, I hated having to mow our yard, but loved to play out in it. When I got a little older, I liked landscaping, and even took it upon myself to do the landscaping around our house and pool. … [Read more...]
Abide in Him
When I was younger, I always liked to play outside in the fields and woods on the farm where I grew up. There was something about being out side with he plants and trees. Now, I hated having to mow our yard, but loved to play out in it. When I got a little older, I liked landscaping, and even took it upon myself to do the landscaping around our house and pool. After I dug the … [Read more...]
Seek Wisdom
There was once a small, green turtle that lived by a small pond. Every day the little turtle watched as the birds would fly down and drink water and then fly away high into the sky. As the little, green turtle watched day after day, the only thing he could think about was what it would be like to be able to fly like the birds. He dreamed and dreamed until one day he finally … [Read more...]