This past week we celebrated Mother’s Day here in Bolivia. We celebrate it a few weeks behind the US but is probably a bigger holiday here. Mothers are a central part of the society and family here, perhaps because in the majority of families the father is either non existent or has very little to do with them. This year we decided to have a Mother’s Banquete on Saturday with the men doing the cooking and serving. One of the men prepared baked chicken, another the rice and another the salad. Since I have always had a sweet tooth, I was in charge of fixing the dessert. We had close to 60 mothers come, not including the kids and workers, with several visitors. As a special speaker we invited Evelyn Mendoza to speak to the ladies. Evelyn is from Peru but has visited us several times helping in different areas of the ministry. She did a great job and the ladies really enjoyed it. Then on Sunday we recognized all the mothers of the church with a special gift and the children did a special presentation. The message focused on how to resolve problems with our children and raise them for the glory of God. It was a very special time and blessing to remember what is means to be a mom and also thank the Lord for the mom’s that He has given us.