12-Getting Settled

We are in Bolivia!

After many hours of flying and waiting in airports, Mike and I arrived in Bolivia. The rest of my traveling was pretty uneventful after the Days Inn incident.

Ken picked us up from the airport yesterday morning with a 19 year-old guy from Ken's place named Jose Manuel. We got to talk to him for a little while as Ken was dealing with credit card issues. I was able to practice my Spanish a little bit on the plane with a Catholic lady. I have come to the conclusion that I enjoy speaking Spanish with the people here, to the best of my ability. I don't know very much, but more knowledge will come quickly I assume.

Since arriving, we have been able to spend some good time with the boys at Ken's place, and we hope to continue to grow in friendships with them and be witnesses to them. I know God has done so much in my life, and I am confident Mike would say the same for himself. We hope that the boys are encouraged in our life stories, and in time, we'll be able to understand their pasts more and encourage them for the future.

We enjoyed a good service at church this morning. We weren't really sure what the message was, but it was something to do with Solomon... we think. We enjoyed the worship through music! That was wonderful, and I understood a good portion of what we were singing. I better pack it in for the night. We are going to learn how to use the bus system in the morning, so that'll be an interesting experience... We'll see how that goes.

Please pray for:

-Our language skills. If you could continue to pray for the time we are in Bolivia, that'd be great.

-The ability to connect with the boys fast.

-The softening of hearts all around. Pray that our hearts are softened even more so for the people here, and that their hearts would be softened towards God and that they will realize the gift He has for them.