last week already?!

we have arrived safely back in Cochabamba! Our time in LaPaz was a whirlwind, but it was wonderful. The team is much smaller there in LaPaz, but God is doing some incredible things for sure! There are two church plants, one that on Sunday morning was running out of space with over 200 people in attendance, and the other, a brand new (4 month) old church where in the last month, three cubans have come to Christ! God is just doing amazing things through this team, through the Bolivians who have been raised up to lead their church and youth groups, and who are reaching out to those in their communities, regardless of what other people think of them. (a large number of Cubans have been sent by Fidel Castro to Bolivia, to encourage the Communism movement) One particular Bolivian woman involved in this new church plant stepped out when everyone else was leary, and welcomed the Cubans with open arms, and this past week another man accepted Christ at church! Praise God!

One of our favorite things while being in LaPaz was the time we were able to spend getting to know team members, and hear their stories. To be able to sit and listen to how God stirred their hearts to take the next step to serving overseas, to hear their joys and their struggles. To once again be reminded of what our God can do through ordinary people! We serve a big God, a God who delights in using US to fulfill His plan, no matter what our gift may be.

Thanks for praying us through our Sucre and LaPaz trips- there was no altitude sickness for either of us, just a lot of heavy breathing after climbing stairs! :)

Hard to believe we have only a week left here in Bolivia! You can be praying for us as we attempt to finish off our to-do list before we head back to the States. We will be spending most of our time up in our apartment hammering the list out! (and some last minute souvenir shopping, of course) :)