Author: Adventures

Since being here in Cochabamba, we have had the opportunity to help Palabra De Vida (the ministry we are partnering with) make necklaces with maching earrings.  The process starts with us cutting pieces of paper into long triangles, rolling the triangle into a bead, varnishing the beads then creating a necklace.  These neclaces help pay for Palabra De Vida to build new buildings for the students / missionaries.  They sell these neclaces in the states for around $15 but they sell them much cheaper here in Bolivia. These necklaces are actually quite beautiful (I would post...

  This past week we had the privilege to visit three different orphanages, each with their own style and blessings. The first was way out in a rural area and had the dream to one day be self sustaining by producing products such as pigs, ducks, honey and flowers. Although we played games, sang songs, acted out a bible story my favorite part of the day was simply talking with a group of teenage girls who simply wanted to ask us questions about life in the United States. Rachel was even able to share her testimony and Margaret followed with the gospel and one of the girls accepted...

  emily and amanda waliking with the children on the top of the mountain     calie and hannah looking hottttt on the last day of training camp in Georgia (sorry its kind of out of order haha)   tamara, she is so sweet josue- he´s like my little brother, I LOVE HIM!   our view we see every morning!   bearnabe, andres, and daniel (I teach andres english, spelling, and art!) bearnabe, josue, and daniel love these boys!   hopefully more to come next week! love you all!  

Blog from Week 1: No taxi trufi ride into Cochabamba today! The last time I posted we had come to la ciudad (the city) via public transportation, i.e. taxi trufi – a van with 2 yellow lines on the hood and a circular insignia. This being our first week in Cochabamba, I can say it has been quite an adventure. Aside from not being able to flush paper down the toilet (which I´ve done 3 time so far), eating delicious traditional Bolivian food, and exploring La Cancha-the HUGE/busy/outside market, God has been very present.   Day 2 of being in Cochabamba, Thursday I believe, our team...

Week 3 of our mission in Cochabamba was crazy — and I´m not trying to be dramatic when I say crazy. After a day–long delay, the Georgia mission team finally arrived late Monday evening. For the next 5 days our new family of 19 christians ate breakfast at 6:30am, began the day with a devotional, went out into the field, ministered God´s will, ate delicious food, pursued fruitful conversations, and ended the day in a 6-7 hour coma. All the while we captured experiences that both stretched and blessed us. Along with going to orphanages + small church communities and doing vacation...

  Hola! I hope you all are doing great and that you have been blessed this week! I have had an incredibly busy week, but God has stood beside me in all of it and has opened my eyes to see him in a much bigger way. This past week we have been blessed by joining with a team from Georgia. They have stayed here the past 7 days and we have done all of our ministry together. The president of Helping Hands was here as well leading our new extended team members. He took us to a handful of wonderful ministries all over Cochabamba. Oh and side note, Helping Hands is the organization...