Great Advances:
I have been very excited and encouraged to see how the people of the church in Bolivia have been sacrificing and giving for the construction of their church building. As you know we were able to help them purchase land, and since then they have been working on the construction almost completely on their own. After the recent break in, where they had their chairs stolen, they have been working really hard to get the building enclosed so that it will be more secure. They now have the side wall up and only lack the glass for the windows. In the front they have the main columns up and are now filling in with brick. While they still have a long way to go, this has been amazing considering the sacrifice they have had to make. Just one wall can cost as much as several months salary and the fixtures and finishing work even more. Once they have everything enclosed the main goal will be to build bathrooms, and a few rooms for an office, nursery and class rooms for the kids. Please pray for them as they seek to build their church for Christ.
Great Need:
One of the main things that lead us to be missionaries was hearing about and seeing the great harvest of souls around the world and our responsibility to reach them with the gospel. It wasn’t a matter of should I go, but how can I not go. This is what I think Paul was expressing when he proclaimed, “woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.” (1 Cor 9:16) The problem that existed in Bible times (Mat 9:37) still exists today and may be even greater. There is a great harvest wherever you look, but there aren’t enough laborers to reap it. This is why we work not only in Bolivia, but also pray for and encourage people to go into all the world with the gospel. If you also feel this way and would like to be more involved in missions, I would like to invite you to the Our Generation Camp this June 6th – 10th. This is a camp that is not like many others in that it is solely focused on missions. It is there that you will hear from missionaries from different parts of the world and learn more about the great need and how you can be involved in reaching it. The camp is focused on High School and College age, but everyone is encouraged to come, because whether you are working on the foreign field or reaching people here in the US, and holding the rope for those who go, we should all be involved. For more information about the camp please go to www.visionmissions.com, click on Events and then on the Our Generation Camp. You will not regret having been part of something that will impact the world in our generation.
Great Opportunity:
We would like to ask you to be praying for an upcoming event that we will have when we return to Bolivia. We are very excited about this event and are praying that it will impact many lives for Christ. Our annual youth conference will be held the second week of June only two weeks after we get back, so we have a lot to do in a short time. We also have close to ten visitors that will be coming with our mission’s director, Jeff Bush to help in the conference. We are praying that not only will lives be impacted of those who come to the youth conference but also of those who are visiting from the US. It is often on a trip like this that the Lord burdens hearts and calls people to serve Him on the mission field. We are excited about having visitors come and would like to invite you to come and visit us also. For more info go to www.operationbolivia.com.
Prayer Requests:
1. Pray for the group that will visit Bolivia for our youth conference.
2. Pray for us as we finish up our meetings and pack for Bolivia.
3. Pray for our Bible college as they start another session of classes.
4. Pray for the construction of our new church building and the needs they have.