This past Saturday we had our first ever Christmas Banquet at the church. It was truly a wonderful time of fellowship and fun. We had some games like two couples wrapping a gift using only one hand each but having to work together. They actually did better than me with two hands. :) Along with the games we had singing and Bro. Christian Ching preached about the importance of … [Read more...]
Giving Thanks
Many times Holidays can be interesting times for missionaries. Especially living south of the Equator. Thanksgiving is not a holiday that is very common here in Bolivia and most people have no idea what you are talking about if you mention it. We are fortunate enough to be able to get frozen Turkey here even though it is almost three times what it would cost in the states. Also … [Read more...]
Family Visit
We have enjoyed the past two weeks having my mom and Nephew (Nicholas) visiting us. We had a really good time with them and I think they did to even though they had some difficulties with their trip getting here. They had to return to Miami an hour into the flight because the plane had some technical problems and didn’t get here till late in the afternoon the next day. With … [Read more...]
Eight wonderful Years
Today we are in Santa Cruz Bolivia. Beth and I (and Titus) are here for a couple of days for our Anniversary. This is a tropical area and usually really hot but for the past two days it has been cloudy and today windy. Still it is wonderful just to be able to relax a little and be with my bride. I can remember before I got married that I heard a comment that after about three … [Read more...]
Getting Old
Yesterday I had a great day. Beth had several special things planed for my birthday. In the morning I went to play golf with a good friend at a golf course about thirty minutes outside of the city. It was an amazing morning with the Andes mountains in the background as you can see below. Afterwards Beth took me out for a special lunch at my favorite restaurant. Then our friends … [Read more...]