(Welcome to Bolivia)
Our family.
Bienvenidos A Bolivia!
I can´t say enough good things about Cochabamba, Bolivia. This city is incredible. The weather is perfect, there is a circus in town, and I found Honey Bunches of Oats in the foodstore (even though I didn´t buy them… we eat of $2.70 a day, but still, i found them!)… We are also able to work with Casa de Amor Orphanage, as well as with International Orphans Union, who bathe the kids who are forced to beg on the streets. We we are able each week to bathe them, give them clean clothes, and do their hair. We have also been able to do children´s evangelism in various areas of the city (today we put on a show for 230 kids in a public school.) There´s also the highest Jesus Statue in the world (think Rio de Janiero), and we got to climb it inside, kinda like the Statue of Liberty, and pray over Cochabamba! We took another gondola up (ski lift to Jesus), and…well…it´s just a super cool city, and we´re loving it here. In two and a half weeks we´ll be heading back to La Paz for our first Debrief, and then moving to Albania in Europe! Crazy! Anyway, here are some pictures of Bolivia. As soon as I can I will post the Peru Recap video that´s currently uploading on the slowest internet connection in the world 🙂 Thanks so much for your prayers and support. Some of the orphans you can be praying for are: Josie, Josue, Camilla, Mateo, and Fernanda. I´ll try to post their stories soon!
The Jesus Statue that overlooks the city. We climbed as far as his arms.
Orphan washing in the plaza. We obviously can´t take or post pictures of it
actually going on, but the tents were used to bathe them, and the people
sitting on the steps did their hair afterwards (my favorite part!)
The plaza, my favorite part of the city.
Some of our kiddos singing the song we taught them 🙂
This little kiddo was saved from the fiery explosion that killed his mom.
Our guys being real men and feeding baby orphans.
Before our skit. Forgive the costumes, we live out of a backpack 🙂
The city is covered with these purple trees.
Me and Fernanda at Casa de Amor Orphanage.
The lady we buy our vegetables from in the market.
Our taxi. Pretty safe, if I do say so myself.
Performing our Superhero song for 230 kiddos.
Here´s a song that I´ve been listening to a lot lately. Enjoy!
Dear Steph,
Praying for your safety, your ministry, and your team as you love each other as well as those you minister to.
-hugs-
Marissa
Praying always for you and loving reading the passion you have found on this trip!
Dear Steph,
The “family” looks good and healthy (praise God)! Bolivia through your eyes sounds wonderful. That Jesus statue looks amazing; and even more amazing, is the fact that you didn’t mention seeing any protesters around the statue claiming that it should be torn down because it’s offensive to those who don’t believe.
The kiddos are adorable, especially Fernanda. The guys looked so comfortable and confident feeding those babies, and their expressions are so endearing. Real men after God’s own heart.
I like Honey Bunches of Oats too. I’m sorry you only got to enjoy finding them in the grocery store and not being able to buy and eat them. How much of a contribution to your account would I have to make so you could get a box?
Love the purple trees; and I thought the costumes were pretty good coming from a backpack. You continue to surprise me with just how much you actually have in those backpacks — kinda like Mary Poppins’ bag! Great shot of the vegetable lady, and the Plaza photo would make a beautiful postcard.
I would have liked to hear the song you’ve been listening to lately, but when I clicked on it, a message came up that said: “This video contains content from EMI, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.”
I’ll be looking forward to the Peru Recap video, and I will keep those orphans you named in my prayers. May they see Jesus’love in your eyes, feel Jesus’love in your touch, and trust Jesus in their hearts because He has added the increase to your willingness to go where He leads you. Praying always for your protection, good health and unity in “the family.”
In His Love,
Angela Martine
Thankyou so much for sharing these wonderful experiences. Seeing those young men feeding those tiny sweet babies really sums it all up. God’s great love is shining apon you all. You are in our thoughts and prayers every day.
1. way cool!
2. Honey bunches of oats.. heck yes!
3. I love that you are bathing orphans and doing their hair! Can’t wait to hear some of their stories..
4. YES, real men feed babies!
5. Are those my soccer warm up pants? the Kappa ones? lol
6. of course your taxi is safe.. it’s a toyota 😉
7. TE AMO!!!!!!
Steph, those kids are so precious! And I have a question. How is the girl that got her stuff stolen going to be able to get around since her passport is gone? Let us know if there is anything that we can do will you? Praying