Off to the National UBB Convention

In a couple of hours, I leave for La Paz because the UBB convention begins tomorrow in the Lake Titicaca region. It finishes sometime on Saturday and then I'll be back in Tarija late Sunday afternoon. It'll be great to see the Guthries, Nachos, and Ivan as well as the various pastors and other leaders that I've gotten to know. Please be praying that the convention goes well; that they focus on key issues that help the churches move forward and have more impact and not so much on the "politics". I fully admit that UBB "politics" is not my favourite part of life here :)

On Monday, Dorma Grant, who is a short-termer with CBM for about 6 months in Cochabamba teaching english, will be in Tarija for close to 2 weeks helping various jovenes and teens with their english. Please be praying for her as well.

'til next time,
rebecca

Review of Santa Cruz

I got back a few days ago from Santa Cruz...it was a fantastic time with the youth council there. It's a new group of leaders and they're great to work with; I love their initiative. I was able to start the teen research project there and visited 4 different churched including a combined youth service on Saturday of the Southern region of the city. On the last night I did a workshop that involved both teen leaders as well as other who are interested in working with this ministry regarding the Vida Joven work and some general information regarding working with teens, leadership, etc. They're also very excited about the online youth leader training program, Horizons, that will be starting here in Bolivia later on in the year. I returned to Tarija very excited and tired :) I'll be spending the full month of May in Santa Cruz working with the churches and youth leaders in order to launch the Vida Joven teen ministry. I also fully admit that winter will be beginning here so that means that it'll be a bit cooler (I thought Tarija was hot...it's nothing compared to Santa Cruz with it's humidity).

Thanks so much for your prayers!

'til next time,
rebecca

National Jovenes Campamento II

The following are pics from the January national jovenes campamento...(finally am getting more comfortable with the new laptop and it's technology :))

The craziness of the Survival Games

 

 

 

The tent "city" where I slept

 

One of the little cuties :)

 

During one of the evening sessions

 

Harsh but breathtaking scenery

 

'til next time,

rebecca

Santa Cruz

{Just an fyi, I'm having problems downloading pictures so until I get it all figured out, it'll just be written updates...please have patience.}

I arrived in Santa Cruz this afternoon; I thought it was hot in Tarija - wow, it's nothing compared to Santa Cruz. I'm here through Wednesday regarding the start of the Vida Joven teen ministry. I'll also be starting the research project with the teens here. I'm very excited and am praying that everything goes well. Tomorrow afternoon is the first get together regarding forming the core Vida Joven leadership team here in Santa Cruz as well as discussing the first steps of starting and key issues that they're specifically facing here in SC and then we'll go from there. Please be praying.

'til next time,
rebecca