Greetings

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.