Lockdown

So in case you haven’t noticed, Phil and I are still in Bolivia. For all who didn’t know, we've decided to extend our trip by a couple of weeks. Our main reason for doing so is because we didn’t want to spend our final weeks in Cochabamba writing papers. We wanted to have time to just relax and savour our time in Bolivia with some of the friends that we’ve made.
So far we’ve had a great time. We have continued to work in a few of our ministries (Phil: teaching English and working on a promotional video for CBM; Me: working with Jireh), and we have also been able to spend some quality time with our friends. However, life without Tarryn has not been easy. The other day we were making dinner for a few of our friends and began panicking when we realized we had no idea where our cheese grater went. We tried to call Tarryn but we couldn’t get a hold of her, so I had to resort to ripping the cheese into pieces by hand. We have managed to survive thus far without her, but your continual prayers would be appreciated.

On a more serious note, we would appreciate your prayers for Bolivia in the next few days. Due to a number of complicated political circumstances, political tensions are increasing in the major cities of Bolivia. On May 4th, a referendum is being put forth in Santa Cruz that could lead to protests and blockades. (We are not in the Santa Cruz region but there will likely be some unrest in Cochabamba, as it is one of the major cities).

Our return date is the 13th of May. We hope to spend the next week spending more time in ministries and with our friends, saying our good-byes.

Thanks for your support. May God grant us strength as we represent Christ in every aspect of our lives.

Dave