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Team, Check out this article which describes the current political situation in Bolivia. Bolivia's divisions herald more turmoil http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7776022.stm Audrey
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Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know that Bolivia was in the news today. Check out this link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7704528.stm - for the story and others on Bolivia. Reading these articles will help you be more up-to-date on what...
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Hey everyone, I just wanted to encourage you to check out our host's, Dan and Daryl Collins, blog page - http://5cupfamily.wordpress.com/ . This will give you some good insight into their ministry, the culture of Bolivia and what you can be expecting...
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Isaiah 58:6-11 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to LOOSE the CHAINS of INJUSTICE and untie the cords of the yoke? Is it not to SHARE YOUR FOOD WITH THE HUNGRY and to PROVIDE the POOR WANDERER with SHELTER- when you see the NAKED, to CLOTHE...
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This post has two parts: The short version (very brief) and the long version (detailed). Short Version Spent the rest of the trip working on literacy and Christian education materials. Attended the first Christian marriage in Fourou. Traveled back through...
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Okay everybody, we finally made it back on schedule--something not to be taken for granted, especially after the trip we've had. We'll write more in another blog post (probably the last one) all about the rest of our stay in Mali and our trip...
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So we've been in Fourou (pronounced foo-roo, with no accent on either syllable. Not FOO-roo, not foo-ROO, just foo-roo) for a week. We can't get on the internet in Fourou, which means that I can't check my email or write blog posts like this...
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Greetings one and all, This is Adele, but Jeff is sitting next to me. This is our second full day in Bamako. Our stay in Bamako has been relaxing so far, which is good because both of us are just starting to get used to the time difference. Jeff likes...
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Well, everyone, we're here. We had a very uneventful trip to Houston, then Paris, then Bamako. We never had more than a couple hours layover in any city, so it would have been impossible to go sightseeing anywhere. After arriving in Bamako, we stopped...
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Okay, so this is my first entry on this blog, and I'm posting it the night before we fly out. Hopefully, I will be able to post to this blog about every week or so (maybe twice in one week). This is one way that I will be able to stay in touch with...
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Well, I guess I will be the first one to reply to this blog! My name is Anne Wessels, I am a junior (almost senior) at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL. I am a nursing major with a health minor. My family lives in Joliet, IL. I'm really...
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Hey everyone! I'm so super excited to be writting to you all and preparing to go to Mozambique, Africa!!! So a little bit about me... Ok I'm 21 years old-living in Sterling Colorado, working at the credit union in Sterling, but I am preparing...
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Well.......let's see if this works. My name is Vickie Gilman and I live in California about 100 miles from Los Angeles in the High Desert near the foothills of the San Bernardino mountains. I am an elementary school teacher and really enjoy my job...
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I too am rather technologically challenged myself! For some reason I could not get the Mission Venture website to pull up without it telling me "This Page Cannot Be Displayed." But nonetheless, I am here now! ..sorry it took so long:) My name...
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Hello everyone.... so do not view my tardiness as a personal character flaw or my lofty attempt to remain mysteriously anonymous, but rather this lack of punctuality has only allowed you to learn even a little more about me... see, years ago technology...