While some holidays here in Bolivia are the same as the US, here in Bolivia, Father's Day is celebrated on March the 19th. For several weeks we planned to have something special for each father. The children sang a special song and made cards in the shape of a tie; while we had a special gift and message from the church. A week or so before, we gave each person in the church an … [Read more...]

A young girl and her grandmother walked up to the fifty foot tall statue of Jesus here in the city of Cochabamba. At the feet of the statue is a large cast iron bible open with engraved letters. As the two approached the statue they crossed themselves from head to chest and then shoulder to shoulder as many do here. As they looked into the bible, the young girl with great … [Read more...]

We praise the Lord for the opportunity that we have to work with the Laura family here in Bolivia. They are a family from Peru that are missionaries working in the northern part of Bolivia. As a team our desire is to train the Bolivian's to reach their own people with the gospel. They have been working in the city of Cobija for about a year and a half. During that time they … [Read more...]

The country of Bolivia is known as one of the poorest countries in South America. There are many people living here without electricity or running water. Although there is a great need economically there is also a great spiritual need. Both of these neds can be seen in a group of young kids here that can be found living on the streets and in shacks near the bus station. Each of … [Read more...]

This past month we started a youth meeting at the church to help those young people that are coming and to reach out to more in the community. At our first meeting we just announced it to the church and had about 13 show up. At the second meeting we divided them up into two groups one being called to faithful ones and the other called the gladiators. We started a competition … [Read more...]