The Lord continues to bless during our youth conference over the past two nights. The attendance has been growing each night also. We had close to 70 on Friday and probably close to 80 last night. Between the two nights there were probably 10 that were dealt with about their salvation and many more that made decisions to serve the Lord. The teenagers have done a tremendous job … [Read more...]
Youth Conference 1st Night
Last night we started our annual youth conference here with really a blessed service. The theme this year was "On the right path" following Him. It translate better into Spanish than it sounds in English but the idea was that many teenagers choose the wrong path and follow friends and the temptations of the world. All the teenagers worked really hard decorating, preparing skits … [Read more...]
San Juan
This past week we had a holiday here that is called San Juan or Saint John. Traditionally this is a Catholic holiday where the people take all of there old things like cloths, toys and even furniture and burn them. This is supposed to give them good luck and for the old things that they burn they are supposed to get new things. It has now been outlawed to have fires because of … [Read more...]
Playing Around
I would just like to first say that I am extremely grateful for all the my wife and the people of the church do with our children's ministry. There are several services on Sundays for children and our kid's club on Wednesday nights. Many times they have as many as fifty or more on Wednesday night so you can imagine the fun that we have. Many of the kids come on their own, and … [Read more...]
A Mother’s Touch
This past Sunday was Mother's day here in Bolivia. Here it is a pretty special day, in part because mothers are usually the dominant figure in the family and there is a large percentage of single parent families with the father being absent. We had a special day at church with a combined Sunday School and morning service to fit everything in. Several people got up and gave … [Read more...]