Cochabamba Day

Tomorrow the 14th we celebrate the anniversary of the city of Cochabamba here in Bolivia. There will be many festivities and most buisnesses will be closed for the holiday. In the schools today they celebrated because there are no classes tomorrow. Grace and Taylor had to dress up today like Cholitas. Cholita is a word that refers to the indigenous ladies here in Bolivia and some surronding countries. It is a word that can be used as an insult but many times is used as a term of affection. Below you will see Grace and Taylor in the traditional dress of the people here.

 

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Power in the Word

It is truly amazing to see how the Word of God changes and works in the lives of people. I have been studying the Bible with the Arancibia family for several months now, and it has truly made a difference in their lives. The more we have studied the more excited they have become to learn and share with others what they are learning. Recently, when I arrived to have our time of discipleship the couple was almost ecstatic. Mr. Arancibia began to tell me that before when he spoke with his mom, a very religious person about church, she would get upset and didn’t want to talk, but this time he said when he opened the Bible and began to share with her what he had learned and even read on his own; he was amazed at her response. Instead of getting upset, she just sat there and thought because it was after all God’s word. She then told him that she was going to start going to church with him so that she could learn more about what the Bible says. Pray for this family that the Word of God will continue to yield fruit.

Reaching Couples

This past Friday the Lord blessed us with a great couples meeting. This is a more informal meeting where we have games and a lesson on the family and a time of questions at the end. This past week was the end of a four week competition to see who could bring more visitors to the meeting. We ended up with 32 in attendance with about 12 visiting for the first time and a three way tie for the winner of the competition. The meetings have been a real blessing with many for the first time hearing how they can improve their relationship by using the principles in God’s word. So far there are two new families visiting the church from these couples meetings. Our desire as a church is to continue to strengthen families and the home which is the future of the church.