BOLIVIA

WOW!! Here we are in Bolivia and what a time we have had to get here! We finally got to the missionary compound after 30 hours of travel. We had two students forget their immunization records to get into the country and their parents had to fax it to the airport...we had to turn back our flight after being two hours in the air and go back to Miami because of engine troubbles...we had ducks on the runway in Denver so we couldn't take off... we had picky passport stanpers who wouldn't take 100 dollar bills from the year 2001 and they all had to be in perfect condition. :) Anyway... we have great students with us who were funny and had great attitudes. It will be a winderful trip!!

Here We Go!!!

Okay, we have now left Billings and are on our way to Bolivia. The students are excited as well as the leaders!! :) Paul and I are a bit tired...running on 2 hours of sleep. Paul commented that he was glad that he was not one of the ones driving to Mexico. PHEW!! He is fighting a cold right now. Please pray for him. Well, we will be boarding in a few! I will try to write again later!

The Graduation in Coming

I think that I am beginning to feel the pains of letting go of a grown child. I have worked with a group of girls for 6+ years. They are graduating this year and I will have to say good-bye and watch them go all around the country. I am sad and excited all at the same time. Each of the girls is so different. They come from different backgrounds, different interests etc. They are so unique and yet they fit so wonderfully into the body of Christ. I will have the chance to "be their leader" for one more Sunday. My heart feels as if it will burst. I know that I will be a blubbering mess... I trust God with their lives. I know that each one has been presented with the gospel and so I know that they know Truth. I pray that they will grasp onto it and live out their faith in Christ in every area of their life. I thought that I would share a few pics and I will share more stories as graduation gets closer. This weekend alone we have over 20 graduation parties to go to. WOW!!! Lord bless these kids...may they bring your HOLY NAME to all areas of the Earth. Go with them as they embark in the "adulthood journey"

Puppy fever

Okay, I can honestly say that I am tired. The puppies are so cute...but they are also so very small. I am amazed that they are going to be a big 60 lb. dog someday. The puppies keep me up at night. I am worried that Bailey might roll over onto them etc. But you know what? She is an amazing mother. She has more than once blown my mind by what she does to care for the little guys. It really was one of the most amazing things that I have ever seen in my life. The little puppies have tiny little fingernails, a little fur coat, teeny weeny paws...it is amazing!! Their little eyes and ears are still closed, but they are growing daily. :)

2 bundles of joy

Well, it was definitely not what we expected. Bailey did great, but had a tough delivery... only 2 of the 6 pups made it. It's so sad that the other 4 little lives never experienced a breath of their own... but we are so grateful for the two that made it!