In March, we also hosted the Bolivian Young Couples group from our church, that we have been attending all year, at our house. It has been an awesome group to be a part of and we have made many close friends who will be very hard to leave.
Our time is mostly taken up these days with teaching at Carachipampa, Natalie full time and me part time. Natalie is still working with the Timmer's youngest daughter, Grace, in the mornings and teaches 11th and 12th grade English in the afternoons. I have taken over 7th and 8th grade computers and will be teaching 7th and 10th grade math next week while another teacher is in the States.
Babywashing and Homeless Ministry continue to thrive. In fact, last night Steve and Danee Morel coordinated a Bible study in the Plaza for the people that we see every Tuesday night. In total 5 men and 1 woman showed up and our Bolivian friend Adrian led them in a study of the basics of Christianity. It was really cool to see them listening to him and asking questions. After the Bible study they shared a meal with some of our volunteers. We also passed out bread, fruit, and coffee, as it is getting cold here at night, to the Quechua women and their children who line the streets around the Plaza.
One of our biggest prayer requests for the past month is for the money and manpower to complete repairs on one of our unfinished homes in Kewina. In March, a huge hail and wind storm hit our area and knocked over 30 or 40 trees in the area of our homes. One tree that was around 150 feet tall bounced off the corner of one of our homes. It caused extensive damage to the roof and minor structural damage to the exterior wall. Luckily the homes are not being used yet so no one was injured and the damage is all repairable.
These two homes sit on the property of a big Christian Camp that is owned by SIM. They were not as lucky as their chapel was almost completely destroyed.
As far as our future plans go, I finally found a job and we get to stay in Colorado! But we are going to be moving to Crested Butte as my job is with a small firm that is based there. We have already found a townhome to rent in CB and I will be starting my job on May 29th! We are excited about the move but also sad that we will be leaving the Denver area and all of our friends and family that live in the front range. But we will make frequent trips back to the front range for visits and you are all welcome to come visit us in Crested Butte. We are still trying to decide what to do with our house in Broomfield, so if you know of anyone that is looking to rent in that area please let us know.
