Just wanted to give you a quick update about a special offering that has been given for our land fund here in Bolivia. As we sent out in our last prayer letter we have divided what we still have left into smaller parts so that everyone can have a part. A family from one of our supporting churches wrote me to let me know that they are giving $2500 towards our goal. That would … [Read more...]
April Prayer Letter
It’s Crunch Time: We are now coming down to the end of the time allotted to finish paying for our land here in Bolivia, and I can honestly say that it is crunch time. We have right at $40,000 left and just three months to pay it off. Because of this urgency we would like to ask you if you would do three things for us: 1. Pray We know that God hears and answers … [Read more...]
Getting Eaten Alive
This past week a man from our church named Jorge and I, were able to travel to the north of Bolivia to the city of Cobija. We were invited on a special mission's trip to visit one of our coworkers that has been working there for almost ten years. Our goal there was to not only preach in the church there in Cobija but to travel to several different villages in the jungle where … [Read more...]
Training for Eternity
When Jesus came to earth He had two main goals to accomplish. The first of course was to go to the cross to die for our sins. In essence I guess we could say that He was born to die. The second goal that He had wasn’t to feed the multitudes or heal the sick or even to preach to the multitudes but it was to train eleven men to do the work of God. Although he did heal and feed … [Read more...]
March Prayer Letter
Be Thankful for Every Day: In the ministry there are always people who face times of great difficulty or tragedy and times when as a pastor/missionary that we have to help them. When we help those people, especially when it comes to facing death, it can really open your eyes to how fragile life is and how we should always be thankful for every day that we have. This past month … [Read more...]