More Prayer

We are preparing still to talk at The Alley this Sunday!

Please pray that:

• We will continue to listen for words from God while we prepare our presentation.
• The hearts of the people that will be at church will be softened towards are ministry in Bolivia and they will understand the need for it.
• Kelly and I calm down about this.

Busy Busy Busy - Ocupados

Kelly has a week off of work, so we are busy busy busy doing a lot of things in relation to Bolivia!  Please pray for us, for our motivation and our stress levels!

Colossians

Today I was reading in Colossians 3 - Taking a diversion from what I had been reading in Ephesians.  I had the privilege to attend two different church services yesterday, and in both messages verses from Colossians 3 was referenced.  I praise God for setting these verses on my heart!  They are very deep and show God's heart and desire for my life!  Kelly and I were able to pour into this passage for quite some time together!


We are praying for wisdom from Him, and His continuing revealing of his will for our lives!


Peace
Lydia 

The Alley

We will be speaking at both services on March 4th 2012 at The Alley in Cottage Grove (our church) about the ministry we will be engaging with in Bolivia.  Please be praying that God gives us the words to speak and that those who hear us will gain an understanding of the importance of doing God's work in Bolivia and have open hearts hear what we have to say!

Progress

We are now up on the SAM website


 http://www.southamericamission.org/?page=INVEST+THROUGH+SAM&content=47&mid=97


Please go check us out!  While you are there please feel free to look at the entire website and see what SAM is all about.


We are still looking for donations for Kelly and I to get down to Bolivia the first week in April for a vision trip for Kelly.  It costs about $1300 per ticket plus visa fees.  Frankly, we cannot afford that right now are are looking for people to sponsor us, in prayer, encouragement, or maybe in a financial way (we cannot officially support raise through SAM for this trip).  


We are looking for Delta (to get to Miami) or American Airlines miles that may go unused anyway.  Let us know if you want more information on that.


We are praying that we are and will continue live only for HIS glory!  We pray that God will give us amazing wisdom as to how to make decisions together in the coming months.


Peace- Lydia

Kiva Loan to Bolivia

We just loaned $25 to a lady who has a business selling potatoes in Bolivia.  We used an organization called Kiva.  It is a really cool program!  When we get paid back, we will be able to reinvest in someone else.  We specifically decided to donate to someone in Bolivia because that is where we feel called to serve right now and it is a way we can help someone there, while still here.

If you are interested in checking out Kiva or making a loan through Kiva, check out this link. http://kiva.org/invitedby/lydia2209

SAM is a go!

We are officially appointed by SAM (South America Mission)!  We will be leaving this summer following the plans God has for us right now!  I will be teaching kindergarten and Kelly will be doing youth ministry, church development, and computer outreach with the Bolivian people!  We are super excited!  Please continue to keep us in your prayers!

Shelby... thank you for being our only follower to our new site...