Safe and Sound

We are here! We all arrived safe and sound in Cochabamba early this morning. Unfortunately two of our luggages did not (but arrived a few hours later on the next flight). Bolivia is beautiful. The weather is perfect. The people are so nice. We are truly blessed to be in this gorgeous country for these next few weeks. The day was spent getting accustomed to the city, with a few attempted naps, and some delicious food. Brian, Norma, and Randy enjoyed getting to see some familar faces and the rest of us were eager to finally meet people we had only heard about in stories or saw in photos.

Fatigue started to set in after dinner however so please pray for a good night's rest for us so we are ready to go for the teacher's retreat on Monday.

Our time here so far has reminded some of us of the well-known story in Exodus. When God first meets Moses within the burning bush He tells Moses of his plans for him and how he is to rescue the Isrealites. At first Moses replies with "Who am I that I should go to Pharoah and bring the Isrealites out of Egypt?" God replies with "I will be with you". Such a simple reply from God for such a fearful servant. Moses was terrified at the responsibilty of his calling, afraid that he wouldn't know what to say, or what to do, and certain that there was someone much better than him to do this job. Much of this story relates to how some of our team is feeling right now. Though we all know we were called to Bolivia for a reason, some of us still are unsure of what that reason was, and what good we will/can do. Fact is, I truly believe that each and every one of us has our own amazing gifts and that we will all make a difference in some form or another. We are not alone. God is guiding our way through this journey and will be with us every step of the way. And just as He is with us now and will be with us forever, He has also been in Bolivia far longer then we have and will remain here far after we leave. This is not our mission trip, this is His mission trip. He has such big plans for this country and I am so honored that I was chosen to be part of it and I cannot wait to see what God has in store for us.

Many blessings to you,

Shenaigh