Hello all,
We are in the midst of a mild (?) rainy season here in Cochabamba. But mud is still mud. The barrio has no paved streets so getting around is quite the adventure. Than God for 4 wheel drive and our trusty truck.
Our school starts here on Monday morning which I am really looking forward to. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to get to know the families in our various barrios and to see the different possibilities that there are for ministering to the families in the area. The program is sponsored by the local governemnt but they informed us that they do not have the money to open the program for the first 3 months. But by then the students would be very hard pressed to keep up with their classes. So, we took it upon ourselves to raise the money ourselves for the teachers, food etc. for the program to open on time. It is a program that is of vital importance to the children and their studies ' we also provide the only hot meal most of them will have that day. It is certainly worth the sacrifice for the help we are able to offer these very poor children.A few friends have sent donations which we are using for the program. Thanks so much for helping these poorest of the poor children.
It is good to be able to hear from friends and family and keep them informed about our life here. It is certainly full of daily challenges but also daily rewards.
Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
Mass in La Costanera
incense is a very6 important symbol for the indiginous people
Two of Our Volunteers
Holly and Liz are with us for 6 weeks
Two of our Short Term Volunteers
Ryan and Liz
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View from the front of the chapel.
A sunset over the barrio
View of the courtyard of the chapel
One of the Kids in the Parish
One of the young girls in the parish school program
Kids from the School Program
Views of the Barrio
View from the front gate of the chapel.
The street in front of the chapel.
View from the side of the chapel.
The barrio of Nueva Vera Cruz
Recent Mass in La Rivera
Some of the residents of La Rivera gather at a private house for our Saturday night celebration
View of the barrio from the chapel
El Club de Mulheres
Some women from the barrio gather every Friday afternoon for the Women's CLub meeting.
Baptism of 3 Brothers and Sisters, December 21
Wedding, December 21, Nueva Vera Cruz
La Riveira
The Community at La Riviera
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La Riviera
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La Riviera
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La Riviera
La Rivera at a Recent Mass
1 comment:
Dear Father Tim, I want you to know that I really enjoy your blog. Even though you probably knew that already, one of the reasons I'm writing is because another of my friends has a blog and he was getting discouraged and was ready to quit writing because he said no one was leaving any comments. I told him that I'd just figured out how to set things up so that his blog appeared on my home page with anything new noted so that I could read it as soon as he added anything. Well, that's as far as I'd gotten. (This is the way it is with us old people, we come to this stuff late and it's not second nature, but we work at it.) But I now understand that simple appreciation is not enough; I must post my comments publicly so that you as well as others may know the depth of my gratitude for your courage and wisdom and how your sharing of your experiences enriches my own life and how humbly grateful I am, etc., etc., etc. Actually, of course, I do appreciate your efforts and I totally understand completely that making the time to share them this way with no feedback or acknowledgement can get to be something of a drag. So, thanks, for all that you do, because, indeed, your efforts extend beyond those that are obvious and continue onward. You are a great man, Tim, and we're proud to know you and we do appreciate you - not as much as you no doubt deserve, but we do!
Love,
Joni
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