Most everyone has heard that everything rises and falls on leadership. That can be concerning many times especially when you live in another country. Bolivia has been a country that has had political difficulties from it’s beginning. That has been even more evident since the election of our current president Evo Morales. He has been influential in several of the coups that have … [Read more...]
Special Visitors
We are always excited about having people come and visit us here in Bolivia. This past week we had our pastor and my dad and step mom visiting with us. They arrived on Friday morning and said that all their flights and travel went smoothly. On Saturday, they were able to go with us to our youth meeting and enjoyed seeing the activities and I translated for them during the … [Read more...]
Father's Day
Father’s day is celebrated here in Bolivia on March the 19th but much like in the United States it doesn’t compare to the same day celebrated for moms. With our family conference coming up a week afterwards we didn’t make that big a deal of it. We told everyone to invite their fathers and that we had a special gift for each one. The Lord truly blessed and we had several fathers … [Read more...]
Getting missionaries to the field
I can honestly say as a missionary that the help and instruction that we received before starting our deputation process was a lifesaver and allowed us to get on the field much faster than normal. By the Lord's grace we were able to finish our deputation and raise the full amount necessary for our field in only a year and a half. We would have never been able to accomplish this … [Read more...]
The Angels Rejoice but Satan's not happy
The Bible tells us that there is joy in heaven for every sinner that repents. Recently in our church the Lord has given us some great victories. I have written in the past about Edwardo and his desire to see his family saved. Yesterday he called me to tell me that he went and spoke with his mom a very devout Catholic. He said for the first time she didn’t argue. After talking … [Read more...]