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Irksome Elections
A couple rules about election days here in Boliva:
It is prohibited to organize an assembling of more than 10 people on election day.
Use of motor vehicles is restricted to emergency aid only.
Elections cannot be held on a work day.
Whereas elections used to occupy a space in the work week, for reasons of the economy they [...]
Hello, Goodbye
One of the simplest yet most profound songs by the legendary Beatles often gets the honor of the repeat option on my portable jute box. The song has a great refrain and the lyrics define a challenging aspect of my life. Goodbyes and Hellos are frequent. I talked about it in detail on a 2008 [...]
A Cochabamban Christmas
Christmas begins with Christ. We are so grateful to live in a country that allows us to proclaim openly and unashamedly our allegiance to the Reason, the Answer, the One and Only True God, to Christ Our Lord and Our Savior.
The celebrations of the birth of Jesus are abundant and beautiful in this land. The [...]
Gracias por Su Gracia
An assembly of whatnots converged on my house and blessed my socks off last Friday. It was called ‘Gracias por Su Gracia’ (Thanks for His Grace). Missionaries new and old gathered to tell their stories of the grace of God in their darkest hour serving in a cross-culture context. A Thanksgiving-esque feast was served: turkey, [...]
Culture Collection “Construction”
Have you seen the carpenters pants replete with loops, pockets and crannies for all sort of tools? Those are the pants I am wearing today. All the crevices are filled with my stone collection; my culture stone collection that is. Today I am pulling out a rough rock that has many cracks and forced holes [...]
And Another Thing
Yesterday I posted about what is starting in four weeks on November 1 (NaNoWriMo). Another thing is also going on November 1. We will celebrate the day that the airplane landed us in Bolivia. That was in 2001, eight years ago. Seems like a lifetime ago. It is still a single digit number, though; we [...]
Mind Bytes* “Returning”
So, when we are in the States again I must remember to flush the toilet paper. Wipe and drop, wipe and drop. It’s not so hard. The absence of a trash can overflowing with wadded up toilet paper complete with brown smudges will be your first clue. Wipe and drop.
I wonder what else I can [...]
Colorado
We have been offered a wonderful opportunity. At the end of September a time for ministers at a retreat center near Estes Park, Colorado is being hosted by our home church. We have been invited to attend. It will be so good for just DaRonn and me to get away to be refreshed and built [...]
Not Alone
Did you know that we are not the only people in Cochabamba, Bolivia that have an orphanage? There are more homes than just Hogar de Sueños (House of Dreams). We are friends with some of the people who share our burden of caring for these sweet kiddos.
One such person is named Jennifer Thompson. This woman [...]
Wednesday Without Words
Photograph credit: This little beauty had her picture taken by Libby Jordan or Shauna Clay. They came at the same time to help in the orphanage and then graciously passed me their pictures. Thanks to whomever it was.
On this journey of life, sharing my existence with God’s wonderful creation, there is nothing that thrills my heart more than knowing that my moments drip with purpose and destiny. 