2015 Kickoff

Hey guys!!! Michelle here.

We made it to Bolivia on time and with all of our luggage this year…woo-hoo! We went straight from the airport to a church service at Iglesia Kairos. It was incredible…a member of the team will tell you more about that in another post!

After church, we walked to the "social club" in downtown Santa Cruz to have a buffet style lunch. Chicken & veggies, rice, peanut soup…it was quite a smorgasbord. It felt good to sit down, drink some water, and eat some food.

Then we came and got settled in at the guest house…it felt good to stretch out on a bed for a little bit and check in with you guys back home! Then Thomas Lee, Nathan Mitterling, and I went with Danny Beams (our missionary host) to the Hipermaxi to pick up some groceries for the well-drilling team. We got some fruit, cereal, oatmeal, coffee, tea….you know, all the super healthy stuff that well drillers need for sustenance. And also some Oreos. :)

After that the whole team had an orientation with Vanessa Beams (our missionary hostess) to learn more about Bolivia and "hot climate" cultures. Great stuff! Then the pastors from Iglesia Kairos and their families joined us for dinner! Rotisserie chicken, fries, & fried rice. One of the ladies, Vivi, brought dessert…I would call it a snickerdoodle cupcake and it was as delicious as you're thinking it was.

Then we finished cleaning up and hit the hay……

This morning we found out that our two additional teammates, Scott & John, will not be able to join us. There were problems with the plane and the soonest they would have been able to get here was Wednesday. :( We are all very disappointed, but know that God was not caught off-guard.

The city team just left with Vanessa to start their work for the day at Iglesia Kairos…painting! Cody Mueck and Chuck Pate went with one of our helpers for the week, Pablo, to pick up some extra supplies for sharing our faith with the villagers where the well site will be. The "Evangecube" is very effective here and they're also getting some Bibles to leave with the families we get to meet.

Thank you for joining us in Bolivia through prayer…you are truly every bit as much a participant in what God is doing here as anybody on the team. We love you!

Stay tuned for more this week...