We just received a phone call from a pastor letting us know that their church and a family in their church has committed to give $500 each toward purchasing the land in Cobija. That brings the total to $3200 now promised and leaves only $800 to reach our goal in the first stage of this project. It has been amazing to see how the Lord has worked and how when we step out by faith … [Read more...]
Mother's Day in Bolivia
Here in Bolivia Mother’s day is celebrated on the 27th of May. This was a great opportunity to get to know the mother’s of many of the children that come to the church. We planed a special day with a kid’s presentation, special gifts and a banquet for everyone afterwards. We had a tremendous turn out with over 90 in attendance and around ten mothers visiting for the first time. … [Read more...]
Week of Passion
The first Thursday thru Sunday in April here in South America is called Semana Santa or Holy Week. This is the week that everyone here trys to make up for all the bad things they have done throughout the year. They attend mass up to twelve times in one day and on good Friday they don't eat any meat. Along with this they have processions where they parade statues of Mary, Joseph … [Read more...]
Children's Day
We praise the Lord for the many children that have been attending our church from the very begining. Here in Bolivia the 12th of April is Children's Day. It is a day with activities throughout the city, parades, and free access to parks for all the children. On the Wednesday before this day we planned to have something special for the kids of the church and invited many in the … [Read more...]
Standing For the Truth
In a world of so many religions and so much confusion about key issues in the word of God there is sadly a great need to stand for the truth. Almost everywhere you go around the world you can see people in the streets proclaiming their doctrine. Here in Bolivia only a few blocks from my house there is one of the largest Mormon temples in South America costing over 4 million … [Read more...]