Bolivia #7 – Another Full Day

Ed started us off again today working through the value and application of the Bible to our daily lives. The folks that are attending in the mornings really appreciated the practical nature of the lessons.

We held VBS today, with about 8 kids, and it was a blessing. We’re running a pretty typical program of Bible lessons, singing, crafts, and games. The kids love it. The program runs from 9:30-12:30.

We had another wonderful meal for lunch, pretty typical food for here, and lots of it. They are spoiling us rotten. We’re not complaining! They won’t let us do our laundry, insisting on doing it for us.

Instead of music lessons this afternoon, I held a seminar in Biblical Interpretation for pastors and church leaders and teachers. It was pretty well attended, and recorded, too. I didn’t get through but about half of my notes, but was able to get a good foundation laid. It was very well received.

On the heels of the seminar we had the English classes again, with the same kids and some new ones, too. It was great. We were able to share the gospel with the kids in all the classes, and they keep coming back for more. In our advanced class we continued our discussion about the foundation for discerning right from wrong, the basis of law and judgment, and were able to bring them right to the Law of God in the Ten Commandments. They are taking it all in very seriously and intensely. Tomorrow, because of the holiday, we won’t hold the full program, but several told us that they would come anyway, even though school was out. They want to talk. The Law is the schoolmaster that leads to Christ. Pray that we can do just that tomorrow and Thursday.

We had another home Bible study this evening, this time at the home of Deacon Martin Irusta. We had a wonderful surprise in a homemade pizza dinner (VERY good!), and enjoyed an evening of fellowship around the Word, games, and praise. We played charades in two languages, which gets pretty wild. The party outside, with the holiday celebrations heating up, gave us some competition in the noise department, but we managed to stay on track and had a wonderful evening together. The Irustas, live within walking distance of the church, and so we walked through the markets and vendors and smells and sounds of a La Paz evening, up and down the steep streets. A walk in the cool evening air was just the perfect way to end a great day. Thanks for your prayers.