After Hiking and Village Visit

Since the last update, we...

1. Went hiking in El Choro Trek for 3 days in La Paz
2. Visited a church in village for 3 days in Presto

Prayer Points

Please pray for the well-being of the team.

• Freeman got cold symptoms, some coughing and not feeling well in stomach.
• Maddi, Hannah and Steve (a short term missionary who joined us after the conference in Cochabamba) had mild diarrhea since we came back from the village on Sunday. Both felt better after taking medication.
• Johnny had an upset stomach since we went to Presto.
• Daniel had blister and infection on his toe after the hike. He couldn´t walk properly for a few days but thank God it´s almost completely healed now.
• Most team members did not sleep well most of the time.

Please also pray for the upcoming visits to villages in the next few days.

• People in villages will appreciate the medical services and have an open heart to Gospel.
• Team can arrange programs flexibly and meet the needs of local people. There are a lot of uncertainties in terms of the number of people turning up and which age groups they will be in.
• Team can sleep and eat well.

El Choro Trek

...was really tough. We walked 56 km in 3 days and carried the tents, the food, the sleeping bags and clothes with us (backpack weights 8-14 kg).

That said, it was a great trip to see the beautiful mountains (and mountains and mountains), appreciate the nature, learn to rely on God, learn about team work and be challenged physically and mentally! The best part is, we made it..!


Presto Church Visit

It was absolutely fantastic!

Everything is basic in Presto, a village with a population of around 2000 to 2500 people and about 2 hours drive from Sucre. Basic meals, dusty everywhere, animals walking around, no showers and basic living conditions (no doors, cooking in open fire from wood, very basic to no toilet).

What we did:

• Lawrence and Johnny provided medical consultations to locals, with help from Liling and Steve
• The rest of the team organised kids programs
• John preached on Sun morning (more like a Bible study)
• We were also honoured to witness the inauguration of the local church

The brothers and sisters in Presto were friendly and passionate. It has been a great encouragement to us to see how they sing and worship passionately, even in such a harsh condition (relatively). Back in Aus, there are so many things that can be ¨not right¨ and ¨distract¨ us from God: the lighting, transport, seating, etc... they are important, or are they really that important?

Lawrence said he felt that it has been a great encouragement to the church as well. Some local brothers and sisters had teary eyes when we left.


- daniel

p.s. Why aren´t there any photos this time? It´s 11pm, we need to get up before 7 tomorrow... How long does it take to upload photos? Longer than you think...