tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856816607007401402012-02-16T19:49:10.650-08:00This blog will chronicle our missions adventures in Caracas, Venezuela. Join us as we journey...Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-90019907455634837092012-01-27T15:33:00.000-08:002012-01-29T19:53:10.764-08:00<div style="text-align: left;">We're back in Venezuela after Christmas and New Year's with my folks in the States.&nbsp; Thanks to generous donations we were able to bring back about 20 Bibles to give to the students here.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Here are some photos of the first three Bible recipients: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vSdo798VxzE/TyMmvK4KBrI/AAAAAAAAB4M/8ieWpNiNKxA/s1600/DSC00970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vSdo798VxzE/TyMmvK4KBrI/AAAAAAAAB4M/8ieWpNiNKxA/s320/DSC00970.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XFnVWOhQMcY/TyMgguT2SGI/AAAAAAAAB38/DJvVcEZOJsM/s1600/DSC00971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XFnVWOhQMcY/TyMgguT2SGI/AAAAAAAAB38/DJvVcEZOJsM/s320/DSC00971.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Luis Carlos<br />(Is a new believer that Jose is discipling)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V1F3RNpScOE/TyMzI_mKjZI/AAAAAAAAB4U/1nHiYUoGVPY/s1600/Photo0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V1F3RNpScOE/TyMzI_mKjZI/AAAAAAAAB4U/1nHiYUoGVPY/s320/Photo0004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Jorge<br />(Is helping me start an English Speaking Bible study in the Language Dept on Friday mornings)<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YcZcFGxjfds/TyMiH-D6gFI/AAAAAAAAB4E/SEMPsoFZIUA/s1600/DSC00995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YcZcFGxjfds/TyMiH-D6gFI/AAAAAAAAB4E/SEMPsoFZIUA/s320/DSC00995.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fabiola</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Has come to church several times and is hungry to know more about God's Word)<br /><br />**Please continue to pray for thes students and those we have not yet had the chance to give Bibles.**<br /><br /><strong>English Club</strong><br />&nbsp;...began&nbsp;Thursday, Jan&nbsp;20, and we have decided to split into two groups, basic and advanced.&nbsp; We have our regulars back and some new folks as well.&nbsp; <br />**Please pray for English Club to continue opening doors to folks like these pictured above.**<br /><br /><strong>Monday Campus Bible Study/Prayer Time</strong><br />...we are still studying "Influencing Like Jesus" and have dedicated the first hour of our meeting time to prayer for our campus and for our group to grow.&nbsp; <br />**Please join us in praying for this time to bear much fruit!**<br /><br /><strong>Thursday Night Bible Study</strong><br />We began our weekly study with the residents of our house and we're trying to find a way to encourage 100% attendance.&nbsp; Right now, we have 3-4 out of 7 residents who are faithful attendees.&nbsp; <br />**Please pray for Jesus, Daniel, Carlos, Juan, Francisco1, Francisco2 and Jorge who live in the two annexes of our house as well as Adolfo, Amnarelys and baby Arturo&nbsp;who live in the main house with us.**<br /><br /><strong>Coming up next...</strong><br /><br />Lighthouse, our mission trip to the beach during the two busiest times of the year.&nbsp; We&nbsp;do free hair wraps, project movies on the beach at night and do evangelism.&nbsp; Last year, we started a facebook group&nbsp;in&nbsp;order to help us follow up with the folks&nbsp;we met.&nbsp; <br />**Please pray for these trips to be successful times of evangelism and growth for the students who participate.**<br /><br /><strong>Lighthouse Carnaval: February 18-21</strong><br /><strong>Lighthouse Semana Santa: April 4-8</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bSOJFyN7kY8/TyX_vu0w_JI/AAAAAAAAB4c/bOOG9fkD6J8/s1600/DSC00996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bSOJFyN7kY8/TyX_vu0w_JI/AAAAAAAAB4c/bOOG9fkD6J8/s320/DSC00996.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Planning committee for Lighthouse Carnaval<br />This is the 10th anniversary of Lighthouse Venezuela, so that's why we're all showing 10 (though some people got it a little backwards!!)<br /><br /><strong>Christmas Recap:</strong><br /><br />We want to thank all of you who hosted us to come speak at your church or group during the holidays.&nbsp; We had a great time meeting all of you who were new to us and seeing all of you who are already friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Special thanks to those who&nbsp;hosted, supported&nbsp;and arranged for us to come:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Houstons' First Baptist Church&nbsp;Summit Singles</strong><br />(Patricia Martin, Winter Butler, Monica Baumgarten&nbsp;and Andy Russ)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Houston's First Baptist Church Missions Prayer</strong> <br />(Jordan Ward and Deborah Tate)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Shady Acres Baptist Church</strong> <br />(Stephanie and Tim Atwood)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>First Baptist Church Old Ocean</strong> <br />(Alan Gentiles, Brenda Marcum, Anita Swain, Prisca Gilbert)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>First Baptist Church Kingsland</strong> <br />(Bubba Stahl, Clayton and Helen Bond, Tom and Debbie Turner, the Journey Sunday School Class and so many others!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>First Baptist Burnet</strong> <br />(Ricky Guenther, Chad Nelson, Nathan and Emily Turner, Chick Wood)</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp;**Please pray for us as we continue to raise our monthly support and seek to buy the house where we live and minister.**<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures from our time in the States:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8_8MprF6qvM/TyLxL_VSJjI/AAAAAAAAB3U/5jgwON4JOBc/s1600/DSC00206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8_8MprF6qvM/TyLxL_VSJjI/AAAAAAAAB3U/5jgwON4JOBc/s320/DSC00206.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-apA34OYDtow/TyLxm6lNX3I/AAAAAAAAB3c/KOBSmZZgYCA/s1600/DSC00207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-apA34OYDtow/TyLxm6lNX3I/AAAAAAAAB3c/KOBSmZZgYCA/s320/DSC00207.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Christmas lunch at Denny's after FBC Old Ocean</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lSzI33JvrhY/TyLusblI01I/AAAAAAAAB3E/hTJ7ODzoxXc/s1600/DSC00087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lSzI33JvrhY/TyLusblI01I/AAAAAAAAB3E/hTJ7ODzoxXc/s320/DSC00087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jose and I at my sister's house at Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sQVLoeH7y1Q/TyLvTLBrQ-I/AAAAAAAAB3M/91UBm6gY9PY/s1600/DSC00149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sQVLoeH7y1Q/TyLvTLBrQ-I/AAAAAAAAB3M/91UBm6gY9PY/s320/DSC00149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Family photo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9NkoOZ2_QhA/TyL2PQZxFpI/AAAAAAAAB3k/8vmn08n82D0/s1600/DSC00467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9NkoOZ2_QhA/TyL2PQZxFpI/AAAAAAAAB3k/8vmn08n82D0/s320/DSC00467.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Jose's first fish&nbsp;</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-9001990745563483709?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-89253992029855807962011-11-08T16:28:00.000-08:002011-11-08T20:02:45.441-08:00<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_s-xclick" /><input name="encrypted" type="hidden" value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----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-----END PKCS7-----" />Dear Prayer Warriors,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I know we have just sent a new blog entry and I thank all of you who read up on what we are doing and are supporting us in prayer.&nbsp; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As you know, now that Jose and I are self-supported missionaries,&nbsp;we need the help of friends and family, people who believe in what God is doing among the students of Venezuela, so that we can continue living and serving here.&nbsp; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We know money is tight right now, so if you are not able to give, we totally understand, but if you have some spare funds and want to help us out, we promise it will go to good use!&nbsp; This money is used to buy tracts, Bibles and discipleship materials as well as to pay for our daily and monthly expenses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />May God bless you abundantly for every minute you spend in prayer and every penny you spend supporting whatever mission or ministry He leads you to support.&nbsp; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We have tried to make it easy for you by creating this PayPal button.&nbsp; By clicking Donate, you can contribute to the Venezuelan Baptist Student Ministry with a credit card, through your own PayPal account or directly from your bank account.&nbsp; It's quick and easy and it will go directly to our ministry!&nbsp; </div><div style="text-align: center;"><input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" type="image" /></div><br />Serving Him Together,<br />Love,<br />Karla and Jose Morey<br /><br /><br /><br /></form><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-8925399202985580796?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-37271757373586532652011-10-14T15:18:00.000-07:002011-11-05T12:00:53.951-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HS1644F2XtU/TrVLgeD7-zI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/t-WYqKW2KiM/s1600/_HAR04900143.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HS1644F2XtU/TrVLgeD7-zI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/t-WYqKW2KiM/s200/_HAR04900143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671522326940482354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center">Jose and I are coming to TEXAS!! December 14-January 11, we will be with family and friends in Texas celebrating Christmas and visiting as many churches and supporters as possible. So far, our plans are: </div><div> </div><ul><li><strong>Friday, Dec 16:</strong> Missions event with singles' classes at Houston's First Baptist Church</li><li><strong>Sunday, Dec 18:</strong> Visit Palabras de Vida Sunday School class (and maybe one other) at HFBC</li><li><strong>Sunday, Dec 18:</strong> a time of sharing and prayer with supporters church-wide at 2:30-4:00 in the afternoon at HFBC</li><li><strong>Sunday, Dec 18:</strong> Evening service at Shady Oaks Baptist Church in Sweeny, Texas (?)</li><li><strong>Sunday, Jan 1:</strong> Speak at Northway Baptist Church in Angleton, Texas (?)</li><li><strong>Saturday, Jan 7:</strong> WEDDING RECEPTION at First Baptist Church, Kingsland, Texas (All are invited!!)</li><li><strong>Sunday, Jan 8:</strong> Speak at First Baptist Church, Kingsland</li></ul><p align="center">As you can see, we are going to be busy, but there is still a lot of "open space" during the weekdays when we would love to come speak to youth groups, Wednesday night prayer meetings, etc. We can do lunch, dinner, "tea" (haha), or whatever works best for you! If you'd like (or are willing) to have us come speak to your group or if you just want to meet us for a meal, please let me know and we will try to plan it. Ok, now for the update!</p><div align="center"><strong>OUR WEDDING!!</strong></div><div align="center">Thanks to all who shared their congratulations and blessings for our wedding! We had a wonderful time with family and a few good friends who came to Tobago for our big day! </div><div align="center">Below are a few photos:</div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ga4eNsVBY8/Tpi2-TOr7_I/AAAAAAAABtk/ttRjKAQebME/s1600/_HAR02360022.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663477712848416754" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ga4eNsVBY8/Tpi2-TOr7_I/AAAAAAAABtk/ttRjKAQebME/s200/_HAR02360022.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">The Parents</div><div align="center">(even though they didn't speak the same language, they seemed to like each other!)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jA8izfUZ8Yg/Tpi2_OGTpXI/AAAAAAAABt8/ta9a6wHstX4/s1600/_HAR02610047.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663477728650962290" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jA8izfUZ8Yg/Tpi2_OGTpXI/AAAAAAAABt8/ta9a6wHstX4/s200/_HAR02610047.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Rehearsal Dinner</div><div align="center">(We had a traditional Venezuelan dish served by Jose's family)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yknAOOFkxTs/Tpi2-XgKH1I/AAAAAAAABt0/L8lnmX7SjvQ/s1600/_HAR01430065.JPG"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663477713995439954" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yknAOOFkxTs/Tpi2-XgKH1I/AAAAAAAABt0/L8lnmX7SjvQ/s200/_HAR01430065.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Sunset a couple of days before the wedding</div><div align="center"><div> </div><div><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663477733578566562" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NESk4a-gnfc/Tpi2_gdI66I/AAAAAAAABuE/9hZOUjDQU7E/s200/_HAR04160075.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><div align="center">Here comes the bride!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N_ZDs_u9COA/Tpi44RsmJ-I/AAAAAAAABug/cnvFRTrNts8/s1600/_HAR04210080.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663479808381036514" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N_ZDs_u9COA/Tpi44RsmJ-I/AAAAAAAABug/cnvFRTrNts8/s200/_HAR04210080.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNyfe-aG1yc/Tpi2_j-xWFI/AAAAAAAABuU/6i1arNBrmlU/s1600/_HAR04490103.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663477734524934226" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNyfe-aG1yc/Tpi2_j-xWFI/AAAAAAAABuU/6i1arNBrmlU/s200/_HAR04490103.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nws-FVY0Nhw/Tpi44XwRnnI/AAAAAAAABus/ordojDONlsg/s1600/_HAR04710124.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663479810007080562" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nws-FVY0Nhw/Tpi44XwRnnI/AAAAAAAABus/ordojDONlsg/s200/_HAR04710124.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">During the ceremony</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CyMcLRl0-CA/Tpi449zfkuI/AAAAAAAABu4/rnnDEHbtXYg/s1600/_HAR05000153.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663479820221125346" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CyMcLRl0-CA/Tpi449zfkuI/AAAAAAAABu4/rnnDEHbtXYg/s200/_HAR05000153.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">The wedding party</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C9dG1rohVQw/Tpi45GCO_fI/AAAAAAAABvI/KTY2cek3slg/s1600/_HAR05250178.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663479822430436850" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C9dG1rohVQw/Tpi45GCO_fI/AAAAAAAABvI/KTY2cek3slg/s200/_HAR05250178.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Karla's Family</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jsQ4VG0es5E/Tpi46QiUTJI/AAAAAAAABvQ/vXVxA442WTE/s1600/_HAR05350187.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663479842429226130" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jsQ4VG0es5E/Tpi46QiUTJI/AAAAAAAABvQ/vXVxA442WTE/s200/_HAR05350187.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Jose's Family</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n17tqbGmXSY/TrROmFeoWkI/AAAAAAAABv4/Ut5U_L26u8k/s1600/_HAR05410193.JPG"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671244246978943554" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n17tqbGmXSY/TrROmFeoWkI/AAAAAAAABv4/Ut5U_L26u8k/s200/_HAR05410193.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Girl Friends:<br />Karen (Venezuelan), Monica and Patricia (from Houston) and Laura (fellow-missionary and brother-in-law's girlfriend)<br />More pictures can be seen on my facebook or shutterfly: <a href="http://turnermoreywedding.shutterfly.com">http://turnermoreywedding.shutterfly.com/</a><strong><br /><br />What we've been doing since the wedding:</strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">August and September were spent setting up house, doing paperwork (such as getting Jose a driver's license!) and preparing for the coming school year.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br />October 3, we began our<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday meetings on campus</span>.</div><div align="center">We are doing things a little differently this year. Instead of handing out sandwiches to strangers on campus, we are focusing on prayer, leadership development and evangelism training for those who are already part of the group. </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EKIpGEhcPbI/TrRR0YY7XzI/AAAAAAAABwE/Ww3nyQKg2g8/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B002.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671247791108349746" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EKIpGEhcPbI/TrRR0YY7XzI/AAAAAAAABwE/Ww3nyQKg2g8/s200/oct%2B2011%2B002.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QPiOTDbImOY/Tpi815TVb5I/AAAAAAAABvo/HHqvxbH0-bs/s1600/307371_10150341295558675_580048674_8031589_938634839_n.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663484165519404946" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QPiOTDbImOY/Tpi815TVb5I/AAAAAAAABvo/HHqvxbH0-bs/s200/307371_10150341295558675_580048674_8031589_938634839_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WT460pA13Rw/TrRg4n5skcI/AAAAAAAAByQ/4RLK5P607jY/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B016.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671264356666216898" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WT460pA13Rw/TrRg4n5skcI/AAAAAAAAByQ/4RLK5P607jY/s200/oct%2B2011%2B016.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Our goal is to expand through friendships and relationships these students already have among their classmates.<br /><br /></div><div align="center">A typical meeting goes like this:</div><div align="left">1) We spend the first half hour in prayer.</div><div align="left">2) Then we have a share time where each student shares what they learned that week and we discuss questions and doubts they may have.</div><div align="left">3) Followed by a time of evangelism training where we have challenged the students to pick 5 friends to pray for, contact, encourage and share Christ with. We also are approaching students on campus to share the gospel during this time.</div><div align="left">4) Finally, are doing a book study called "Influencing Like Jesus" by Michael Zigarelli</div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-egLqhnHRoNc/Tpi81pNDAYI/AAAAAAAABvg/Xnt41mwxCDE/s1600/InfluencingLikeJesusCover%2528small%2529.gif"><img style="width: 119px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663484161198064002" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-egLqhnHRoNc/Tpi81pNDAYI/AAAAAAAABvg/Xnt41mwxCDE/s200/InfluencingLikeJesusCover%2528small%2529.gif" border="0" /></a></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-egLqhnHRoNc/Tpi81pNDAYI/AAAAAAAABvg/Xnt41mwxCDE/s1600/InfluencingLikeJesusCover%2528small%2529.gif"><div align="left"> </div></a><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Classes started (finally) on October 24 for Jose and I, so we have been getting into our new routine. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Jose is discipling a dynamic young believer named Luis Carlos and I will be doing a book study with a faithful young lady named Oderyx. (they are both pictured above in the group foto)<br /></div><div align="center"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-czdoKZZEM0A/TrRYbzjlbcI/AAAAAAAABx0/NQP07Z06OwQ/s1600/300420_10150331275497379_505072378_8429801_1163541824_n.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671255065485471170" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-czdoKZZEM0A/TrRYbzjlbcI/AAAAAAAABx0/NQP07Z06OwQ/s200/300420_10150331275497379_505072378_8429801_1163541824_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Laura's Birthday at our house.<br />Left to right: Rafa, Luis Carlos, Laura, Me, Jose<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ze4WL7xK5tg/TrVKA76J_cI/AAAAAAAAB2E/JOZ41w9UrKY/s1600/388200_617711419897_69601631_33188773_1889197078_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ze4WL7xK5tg/TrVKA76J_cI/AAAAAAAAB2E/JOZ41w9UrKY/s200/388200_617711419897_69601631_33188773_1889197078_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671520685685079490" border="0" /></a><br />Oderyx (middle) with Karen (left) and Beth (right), two of the group from Anderson Mill Road Baptist<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;">English Club </span><br />began Thursday, October 20.</div><div align="center">Our first week, attendance was low, only about 12-15 students, but we had a good time sharing with our partners from Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church in South Carolina.</div><div align="center">Thursday, Oct 27 and Nov 3 saw a HUGE jump in attendance as classes have now started and the word is getting around. We had over 35 students!!</div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wlNNWFQs5Xk/TrRR0pp92vI/AAAAAAAABwQ/7Anuzn7C47M/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B004.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671247795743218418" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wlNNWFQs5Xk/TrRR0pp92vI/AAAAAAAABwQ/7Anuzn7C47M/s200/oct%2B2011%2B004.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eKb5uIqX4QM/TrRR1mGeL-I/AAAAAAAABwc/bvW23El8UWM/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B005.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 144px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671247811968905186" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eKb5uIqX4QM/TrRR1mGeL-I/AAAAAAAABwc/bvW23El8UWM/s200/oct%2B2011%2B005.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zq7gzSGnd3Y/TrRYbTY7b0I/AAAAAAAABxo/rDTE6DhzE6Q/s1600/387165_2186395508495_1505250008_31937266_394937430_n.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671255056850841410" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zq7gzSGnd3Y/TrRYbTY7b0I/AAAAAAAABxo/rDTE6DhzE6Q/s200/387165_2186395508495_1505250008_31937266_394937430_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B4JWFNAzNDc/TrRYaoRnq4I/AAAAAAAABxc/ILZPfQXmNoc/s1600/387276_2186400428618_1505250008_31937278_241062306_n.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671255045277461378" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B4JWFNAzNDc/TrRYaoRnq4I/AAAAAAAABxc/ILZPfQXmNoc/s200/387276_2186400428618_1505250008_31937278_241062306_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EYdv-An0i2s/TrRYaYxsNII/AAAAAAAABxM/hhShGEu-0SY/s1600/385380_2186394868479_1505250008_31937264_1272167056_n.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671255041117009026" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EYdv-An0i2s/TrRYaYxsNII/AAAAAAAABxM/hhShGEu-0SY/s200/385380_2186394868479_1505250008_31937264_1272167056_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eGYEOAHoUcI/TrRYaXusO1I/AAAAAAAABxE/FhCR33SD5-s/s1600/307277_2186393508445_1505250008_31937260_1977387336_n.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 133px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671255040835992402" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eGYEOAHoUcI/TrRYaXusO1I/AAAAAAAABxE/FhCR33SD5-s/s200/307277_2186393508445_1505250008_31937260_1977387336_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Pray that we can really impact these students for the GOSPEL!<br /><br />Wonderful ladies from Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K2C0KMJOfjk/TrRR3CnVH3I/AAAAAAAABw0/3AdlshwBYMQ/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B006.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 144px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671247836802785138" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K2C0KMJOfjk/TrRR3CnVH3I/AAAAAAAABw0/3AdlshwBYMQ/s200/oct%2B2011%2B006.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFzsNtS_2PM/TrRg4jRsYsI/AAAAAAAAByc/SRY0MUB5mkE/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B009.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671264355424690882" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFzsNtS_2PM/TrRg4jRsYsI/AAAAAAAAByc/SRY0MUB5mkE/s200/oct%2B2011%2B009.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OkheP_OtC3c/TrRg5kGb7aI/AAAAAAAAByo/ZzEq_HJyuBQ/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B010.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671264372825779618" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OkheP_OtC3c/TrRg5kGb7aI/AAAAAAAAByo/ZzEq_HJyuBQ/s200/oct%2B2011%2B010.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J_NDuAgoRgg/TrRg50f5GBI/AAAAAAAABy0/D2giX5vlelA/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B011.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671264377227515922" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J_NDuAgoRgg/TrRg50f5GBI/AAAAAAAABy0/D2giX5vlelA/s200/oct%2B2011%2B011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pray for Ana, a sweet friend of mine who has suffered some hard times.<br />We have a coffee date next week so I can give her the Bible the AMRBC team left for her!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Work Day!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br />The WONDERFUL team from Anderson Mill Road Baptist did a work day at our house! We are trying to put it in nice shape to do more student ministry events here.<br />The team got very dirty, very sweaty and very tired and we appreciate every ounce of effort they blessed us with that day!!</div><div align="center">Here are some photos of the work!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Side of the house</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9NW9jFtIx9k/TrRh4EfBPXI/AAAAAAAABzw/D1X-X24ITCs/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B028.jpg"></a> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9NW9jFtIx9k/TrRh4EfBPXI/AAAAAAAABzw/D1X-X24ITCs/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B028.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671265446670712178" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9NW9jFtIx9k/TrRh4EfBPXI/AAAAAAAABzw/D1X-X24ITCs/s200/oct%2B2011%2B028.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PGg_66-fxRI/TrRkI1HNiUI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/F_4CIg6ac40/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B029.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671267933625354562" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PGg_66-fxRI/TrRkI1HNiUI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/F_4CIg6ac40/s200/oct%2B2011%2B029.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Bqxpgb_7U8/TrRh47tJ2iI/AAAAAAAAB0M/UqqoYDDxHo4/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B036.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671265461493946914" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Bqxpgb_7U8/TrRh47tJ2iI/AAAAAAAAB0M/UqqoYDDxHo4/s200/oct%2B2011%2B036.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Before, During and After<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EFrctneb6zI/TrRkKVjwA5I/AAAAAAAAB1I/9dx9y-RSEss/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B023.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Front Yard<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6TGXH5nSfUU/TrRg6eXJldI/AAAAAAAABzE/sGSO1ldIg0g/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B017.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671264388465137106" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6TGXH5nSfUU/TrRg6eXJldI/AAAAAAAABzE/sGSO1ldIg0g/s200/oct%2B2011%2B017.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Before</div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HTGV2kWbgb0/TrRh4uvyw6I/AAAAAAAABz4/3iAR1UzhyBY/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B030.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671265458015355810" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HTGV2kWbgb0/TrRh4uvyw6I/AAAAAAAABz4/3iAR1UzhyBY/s200/oct%2B2011%2B030.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Nyqt95-hDPw/TrRkJpD6J_I/AAAAAAAAB0w/RdpnMs-Y1x8/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B022.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671267947570145266" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Nyqt95-hDPw/TrRkJpD6J_I/AAAAAAAAB0w/RdpnMs-Y1x8/s200/oct%2B2011%2B022.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hKestZBH7zo/TrRphZVkZZI/AAAAAAAAB1U/HVHlBVbEjZU/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B031.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671273853224248722" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hKestZBH7zo/TrRphZVkZZI/AAAAAAAAB1U/HVHlBVbEjZU/s200/oct%2B2011%2B031.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sE7S26YpXYU/TrRR18sGdhI/AAAAAAAABws/nZf9uTDXgXw/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B007.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671247818032313874" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sE7S26YpXYU/TrRR18sGdhI/AAAAAAAABws/nZf9uTDXgXw/s200/oct%2B2011%2B007.jpg" border="0" /></a>During</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ftrh2T7TRD4/TrRkJ7MxTLI/AAAAAAAAB08/rz-iiVzzp0k/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B040.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671267952439151794" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ftrh2T7TRD4/TrRkJ7MxTLI/AAAAAAAAB08/rz-iiVzzp0k/s200/oct%2B2011%2B040.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">After</div><div align="center">Not bad considering it poured down rain...twice!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Back "yard"<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EFrctneb6zI/TrRkKVjwA5I/AAAAAAAAB1I/9dx9y-RSEss/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B023.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671267959514858386" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EFrctneb6zI/TrRkKVjwA5I/AAAAAAAAB1I/9dx9y-RSEss/s200/oct%2B2011%2B023.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Before</div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CLXDiLM8mMY/TrRskbwgeFI/AAAAAAAAB14/Dg-rf9h3Ar8/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B025.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671277203948599378" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CLXDiLM8mMY/TrRskbwgeFI/AAAAAAAAB14/Dg-rf9h3Ar8/s200/oct%2B2011%2B025.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dua9Sc0zg2g/TrRskBf_lbI/AAAAAAAAB1s/iDK8vuJ5jnA/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B027.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671277196900013490" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dua9Sc0zg2g/TrRskBf_lbI/AAAAAAAAB1s/iDK8vuJ5jnA/s200/oct%2B2011%2B027.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">During</div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-xqo9IZHBk/TrRphlNgfBI/AAAAAAAAB1g/VRp39aKIBUg/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B035.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671273856411663378" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-xqo9IZHBk/TrRphlNgfBI/AAAAAAAAB1g/VRp39aKIBUg/s200/oct%2B2011%2B035.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">After</p><p align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Driveway</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--k1hN2gsVr4/TrRh3X5CU5I/AAAAAAAABzY/Kwq7nYo99Ac/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B018.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671265434700239762" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--k1hN2gsVr4/TrRh3X5CU5I/AAAAAAAABzY/Kwq7nYo99Ac/s200/oct%2B2011%2B018.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6imQ9Ehxwwg/TrRh3nGQ4wI/AAAAAAAABzk/FXzsW9KMrQs/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B021.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671265438782251778" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6imQ9Ehxwwg/TrRh3nGQ4wI/AAAAAAAABzk/FXzsW9KMrQs/s200/oct%2B2011%2B021.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SD68okiExto/TrRkJG94vUI/AAAAAAAAB0k/DdTU6Ehemqo/s1600/oct%2B2011%2B037.jpg"><img style="width: 134px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671267938418081090" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SD68okiExto/TrRkJG94vUI/AAAAAAAAB0k/DdTU6Ehemqo/s200/oct%2B2011%2B037.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">...we still have to lay the cement!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Prayer Requests:</span></div><div align="left">1) Students in my English classes and English Club-that we will be able to form relationships with them in order to share the gospel.</div><div align="left">2) Students in our Monday group-growth for the team of leaders we are forming.</div><div align="left">3) Thursday Bible Study at our house with the student residents.</div><div align="left">4) Continued repairs and maintenance needs at our house.</div><div align="left">5) New works on other campuses, new groups at UCV.</div><div align="left">6) November 19-20-Weekend kick-off of National Student Week. </div><ul><li><div align="left">on the 19th, we will have a celebration for Christian students where we will hear testimonies of the work God is doing on various campuses and encourage more work</div></li><li><div align="left">on the 20th, we are encouraging all church members to invite a university student who does not yet know the Lord and we are having a special worship service geared at them.</div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-3727175737358653265?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-13928948236414396442011-07-13T20:17:00.000-07:002011-07-15T15:40:07.882-07:00<div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTkEBMWTwOk/Th7l7wGxfDI/AAAAAAAABso/pVxQ1CNjwN4/s1600/254261_2179352442468_1206615242_2719284_6471163_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 133px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629189398948052018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTkEBMWTwOk/Th7l7wGxfDI/AAAAAAAABso/pVxQ1CNjwN4/s200/254261_2179352442468_1206615242_2719284_6471163_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VgdSnr8bIYs/Th7l7tTI_rI/AAAAAAAABsg/2fQqSKTwmkM/s1600/270159_564351644639_201800097_31774157_5696079_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629189398194618034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VgdSnr8bIYs/Th7l7tTI_rI/AAAAAAAABsg/2fQqSKTwmkM/s200/270159_564351644639_201800097_31774157_5696079_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XV0BF34CkNI/Th5s3dL-WaI/AAAAAAAABpI/hkCng4QO80o/s1600/253908_2179352162461_1206615242_2719283_3228414_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 133px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629056284243155362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XV0BF34CkNI/Th5s3dL-WaI/AAAAAAAABpI/hkCng4QO80o/s200/253908_2179352162461_1206615242_2719283_3228414_n.jpg" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div align="center">The months of June and July have been promising ones as far as the university ministry goes. Several students have started showing an interest in spiritual things and it is apparent that the Holy Spirit is working on these hearts. </div><div align="center"><div> </div><div>In June we had two teams, one from Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church in South Carolina and the other from Dublin Baptist Church in Virginia. </div><div> </div><div>The first team did a photography project in the barrios, offering free family portraits taken in a church located there as an outreach to the community. They then came and did a photography workshop for my students. It was the best-attended English Club session we have had and all the students expressed their thanks and excitement about getting to learn about and even practice photography! Thanks to this team, we made many new contacts and had a surge of new students join English Club and our Facebook group!</div><div> </div><div>The second team was with us in the university almost the whole week. They did workshops and taught my classes. The topics included Morals and Values, Terrorism, Interview Skills and English Pronunciation Skills. They were a great group who truly loved on the students, handing out Bibles, tracts, bracelets and candy all week. Many students began to ask about our faith as a result of this group's workshops!</div><div> </div><div> <b>Mariah</b></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SkAXjKZxwDs/Th7qV8sbLgI/AAAAAAAABsw/jlWi9nWwIzw/s1600/269923_10150237362327955_539842954_7518154_4391376_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 113px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629194247050309122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SkAXjKZxwDs/Th7qV8sbLgI/AAAAAAAABsw/jlWi9nWwIzw/s200/269923_10150237362327955_539842954_7518154_4391376_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rqr2l8sj6jo/Th5w97t5A9I/AAAAAAAABp4/jK5WVHbZVEg/s1600/267641_10150237373407955_539842954_7518219_3439405_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 113px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629060793564201938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rqr2l8sj6jo/Th5w97t5A9I/AAAAAAAABp4/jK5WVHbZVEg/s200/267641_10150237373407955_539842954_7518219_3439405_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vZHN6wDQMS8/Th7qWN7humI/AAAAAAAABs4/xH1K6wo31vo/s1600/271188_10150237521217955_539842954_7520444_5175432_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 113px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629194251677055586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vZHN6wDQMS8/Th7qWN7humI/AAAAAAAABs4/xH1K6wo31vo/s200/271188_10150237521217955_539842954_7520444_5175432_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Mariah also came to work with me this summer. </div><div>She is a student from my parents' church, First Baptist Kingsland, Texas. She was here for two weeks and helped with English class and club and also got to experience first-hand what it is like to host a volunteer team! Pray for her as she starts her Freshman year at Dallas Baptist University this Fall.</div><div><b></b> </div><div><b>Now for the Students!</b></div><div> Below you will find pictures and descriptions of the students we have been working with. Please continue to be in prayer for these and more to come to know the Lord!!</div><div> </div><div><b>Fabiola</b></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1U0DmSBQgOQ/Th5zt6_VNVI/AAAAAAAABrI/jpmziI4S20U/s1600/276193_100000130219116_96829_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 180px; height: 192px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629063817025893714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1U0DmSBQgOQ/Th5zt6_VNVI/AAAAAAAABrI/jpmziI4S20U/s200/276193_100000130219116_96829_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Fabiola visited church last weekend and brought her younger sister. They both enjoyed it and promised to come back! Fabiola has been attending the Friday English Club and is interested in talking about spiritual things. She has an intellectual belief in Jesus Christ, but I don't know if she has a true relationship with Him yet.<br /></div><div><b>Jhon</b></div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C1xcMj-1Anc/Th5ztZpJG1I/AAAAAAAABq4/6Iy1kbvnSUY/s1600/271031_10150235681633250_605338249_7597343_253447_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 184px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629063808074455890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C1xcMj-1Anc/Th5ztZpJG1I/AAAAAAAABq4/6Iy1kbvnSUY/s200/271031_10150235681633250_605338249_7597343_253447_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Jhon was invited to English Club during our Monday campus evangelism activity. He came and brought a friend and has been bringing various friends every week. He asked me what it is that I believe and told me that he likes the way we share our faith, that it doesn't seem like we are trying to force them to make a decision. He wants to come to church.<br /><b></b></div><div><b>Luis Pinto</b></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g9NUw3L6Gs4/Th5x3zok6uI/AAAAAAAABqo/wtVCJfSpk7I/s1600/270437_10150313446301416_603291415_9631824_2574225_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mkBogImsnc/Th52SrAqDII/AAAAAAAABrg/Rk0Ejw1ivfA/s1600/265040_2179436484569_1206615242_2719381_8362741_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 133px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629066647414901890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mkBogImsnc/Th52SrAqDII/AAAAAAAABrg/Rk0Ejw1ivfA/s200/265040_2179436484569_1206615242_2719381_8362741_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Luis Pinto has expressed interest in going to church, but hasn't come yet. The group from Dublin Baptist gave him a Gideon's Bible and he was very happy to receive it. Pray he will decide to come to church!</div><div> </div><div><b>Luis Carlos</b><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZC-Gue5Wbnw/Th6D3pEknXI/AAAAAAAABsI/WRiokXK00Jc/s1600/148226_468149362682_676707682_5866250_2005971_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 185px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629081576200772978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZC-Gue5Wbnw/Th6D3pEknXI/AAAAAAAABsI/WRiokXK00Jc/s200/148226_468149362682_676707682_5866250_2005971_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Luis is a believer who has joined our team for Monday campus evangelism. He is really on fire for the Lord and wants to continue growing and sharing his faith.</div><div> </div><div><b>Oderyx</b></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lCd9A18bkHQ/Th6BHnnKAhI/AAAAAAAABsA/rZPNl1_wGJw/s1600/149176_465051718674_580048674_5430252_6885782_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629078552151982610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lCd9A18bkHQ/Th6BHnnKAhI/AAAAAAAABsA/rZPNl1_wGJw/s200/149176_465051718674_580048674_5430252_6885782_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Oderyx (pronounced AU-dreeks) is also a believer who has been joining us for Monday campus evangelism. She comes to English club as well and even hosted Mariah for a week while I was in Peru.</div><div><b></b> </div><div><b>Niwcor</b></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2A56zkbDOqA/Th5s4CoplMI/AAAAAAAABpY/YUfaeIdEpsI/s1600/261064_1277096556_7772407_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 170px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629056294295540930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2A56zkbDOqA/Th5s4CoplMI/AAAAAAAABpY/YUfaeIdEpsI/s200/261064_1277096556_7772407_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Niwcor (pronounced Nee-OO-cor) is interested in spritual things. She and her classmates discuss their beliefs often and have only recently asked me about mine.<br /></div><div><b>Randold</b></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g1dmclKh5E/Th5s3CAdcuI/AAAAAAAABpA/42oHV8MAWtY/s1600/227333_2017026983522_1179270260_32523935_6150112_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 182px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629056276947104482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g1dmclKh5E/Th5s3CAdcuI/AAAAAAAABpA/42oHV8MAWtY/s200/227333_2017026983522_1179270260_32523935_6150112_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Randold is interested in hanging out, but hasn't expressed as much interest in spirtual things.<br /></div><div><b>Fidel</b></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RgMtGF34DAg/Th5l09aLElI/AAAAAAAABo4/oeMXP61mzbg/s1600/226862_2023772395413_1277096556_32469171_691937_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vltCIayltH8/Th5ztpeptWI/AAAAAAAABrA/zXlPEIWr2tc/s1600/275007_1014662520_4681339_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629063812325422434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vltCIayltH8/Th5ztpeptWI/AAAAAAAABrA/zXlPEIWr2tc/s200/275007_1014662520_4681339_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Fidel has friends that are Jehovah's Witnesses and just recently, he asked me to explain the differences between what they believe and what I believe. He has a Bible from them, so we were able to use that and compare with a King James Version to point out some of the major differences.</div><div> </div><div>Nathaly</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-unFrn3nG9oc/Th5293_x2xI/AAAAAAAABro/EKWg5RRd3yo/s1600/77135_488842128815_798228815_5432235_110485_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629067389635255058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-unFrn3nG9oc/Th5293_x2xI/AAAAAAAABro/EKWg5RRd3yo/s200/77135_488842128815_798228815_5432235_110485_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Nathaly has spoken to Jose a couple of times about spiritual things and is interested in visiting church.<br /></div><div><b>Valery and Cesar</b></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V2P_hsTEhQ8/Th5l0ZgQMdI/AAAAAAAABow/PiTui0uZRug/s1600/226459_10150192701482955_539842954_7140711_7640331_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 113px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629048535133467090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V2P_hsTEhQ8/Th5l0ZgQMdI/AAAAAAAABow/PiTui0uZRug/s200/226459_10150192701482955_539842954_7140711_7640331_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Valery is very interested in visiting church and talking to me about my faith, but Cesar is less interested. Pray for them!</div><div><div><b></b> </div><b>Juan</b></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f8R3illyGTA/Th5lzyWmf1I/AAAAAAAABoo/ufy-gdereZ8/s1600/211501_1435442090_8247291_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 136px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629048524624002898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f8R3illyGTA/Th5lzyWmf1I/AAAAAAAABoo/ufy-gdereZ8/s200/211501_1435442090_8247291_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Juan has asked to come to church, but since his family lives far away, he has been travelling on the weekends to visit them and hasn't been able to come yet. He is one of our most faithful English Club students.</div><div> </div><div><b>Luis Pernia</b><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 133px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629071693149958786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bszKhhk0-fQ/Th564X1o8oI/AAAAAAAABrw/tKobMmF-VDo/s200/254363_2179439684649_1206615242_2719386_975803_n.jpg" /></div><div>Luis Pernia is interested in chatting about just about anything, but doesn't seem too interested in talking about my faith. He listens respectfully, though.<br /></div><div><b>Adrianka</b></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n1q_ARrvVM0/Th5lzAQomyI/AAAAAAAABoY/Qhruh1-ShYs/s1600/37892_416414542074_690062074_4816035_2448497_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QYsp6Sa4cSg/Th5x27kk5FI/AAAAAAAABqY/1UCZYEK-164/s1600/269576_10150237882642955_539842954_7523962_5875785_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629061772777677906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QYsp6Sa4cSg/Th5x27kk5FI/AAAAAAAABqY/1UCZYEK-164/s200/269576_10150237882642955_539842954_7523962_5875785_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Adrianka came to the cable cars outing, but I haven't had a chance to speak to her one-on-one about spiritual matters. Pray for that opportunity to present itself and for me to make the most of it!</div><div><b></b> </div><div><b>Axybel</b></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zDkfROfYSsg/Th52SU5gZ6I/AAAAAAAABrY/cvzAc37OrDk/s1600/254310_2179437004582_1206615242_2719382_3488459_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 133px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629066641479329698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zDkfROfYSsg/Th52SU5gZ6I/AAAAAAAABrY/cvzAc37OrDk/s200/254310_2179437004582_1206615242_2719382_3488459_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Axybel is good friends with Luis Pernia, but has shown more interest in spiritual matters. Pray she will continue to listen and come to church!</div><div><b></b> </div><div><b>Sindy</b></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4e2ecoC-cBg/Th5_wKEROhI/AAAAAAAABr4/LzjQ9iKoxKA/s1600/198434_10150107078313733_573068732_6503424_166309_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629077049572407826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4e2ecoC-cBg/Th5_wKEROhI/AAAAAAAABr4/LzjQ9iKoxKA/s200/198434_10150107078313733_573068732_6503424_166309_n.jpg" /></a></div></div><div>I don't know much about Sindy even though she is in my English Class. She does not come to club, but she came with Randold to the Cable Cars outing. Pray for an opportunity to get to know her more!</div><div> </div><div>EVENTS!!</div><div> </div><div><b>English Club Photography Workshop</b></div><div><img style="width: 200px; height: 132px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629066636337170754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lr12zuVdQcY/Th52SBvhSUI/AAAAAAAABrQ/vv4UHRG7JX0/s200/251082_2179440524670_1206615242_2719388_3650581_n.jpg" /></div><div>English Club Photography Workshop Group</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9HPcpfc4Ik/Th5w9roGSrI/AAAAAAAABpw/J3SZlkNFqdQ/s1600/264057_10150242709438250_605338249_7676880_7562002_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 144px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629060789244938930" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9HPcpfc4Ik/Th5w9roGSrI/AAAAAAAABpw/J3SZlkNFqdQ/s200/264057_10150242709438250_605338249_7676880_7562002_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>This photo is one of my favorites taken by a student as part of the English Club photography workshop, taught by Jason Williamson of the Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church team.</div><div> </div><div><b>Avila Adventure</b></div><div>(Cable Cars)</div><div>We had our first English Club Outing on Sunday, July 3. There were 10 people including myself. This event has moved us a step closer to reaching these students as we deepen relationships with them!</div><div><img style="width: 200px; height: 113px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629060789442160114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_DZcQZHq04Q/Th5w9sXHpfI/AAAAAAAABpo/6Ghu6w388jk/s200/262038_10150237497022955_539842954_7520158_1606444_n.jpg" /><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629056291157523330" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_ucucBDvk8/Th5s328fO4I/AAAAAAAABpQ/3W0cPGJW5as/s200/260066_10150237000707955_539842954_7512413_2453887_n.jpg" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DnjdhPs-USU/Th5s4KvgxDI/AAAAAAAABpg/miLW_wUQwHA/s1600/262038_10150237497042955_539842954_7520162_5204641_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 113px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629056296471807026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DnjdhPs-USU/Th5s4KvgxDI/AAAAAAAABpg/miLW_wUQwHA/s200/262038_10150237497042955_539842954_7520162_5204641_n.jpg" /></a></div><div>Left and Middle: The group who did the cable cars. Right: We ran into a group of soldiers from Belarus...not a common occurrence</div><div> </div><div><b>More photos from the Avila Adventure</b></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iAafDbaH0M0/Th5x2tKH9MI/AAAAAAAABqQ/9XdvJWHaFHc/s1600/269576_10150237882627955_539842954_7523961_1774191_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629061768908633282" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iAafDbaH0M0/Th5x2tKH9MI/AAAAAAAABqQ/9XdvJWHaFHc/s200/269576_10150237882627955_539842954_7523961_1774191_n.jpg" /></a><img style="width: 200px; height: 113px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629061792979779938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZ8ZSbH4x_k/Th5x4G1IgWI/AAAAAAAABqw/MHabYpdzjUg/s200/270895_10150237648877955_539842954_7521932_3607666_n.jpg" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dV9G8GO3AdM/Th5w-3jSq8I/AAAAAAAABqI/mUqREgSnS1c/s1600/267899_10150237348222955_539842954_7517947_7051197_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629060809625873346" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dV9G8GO3AdM/Th5w-3jSq8I/AAAAAAAABqI/mUqREgSnS1c/s200/267899_10150237348222955_539842954_7517947_7051197_n.jpg" /></a></div><div> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSzYhaIL58A/Th5x3JQkuBI/AAAAAAAABqg/JKWVleSlB_Y/s1600/269576_10150237882647955_539842954_7523963_1335324_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629061776451876882" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSzYhaIL58A/Th5x3JQkuBI/AAAAAAAABqg/JKWVleSlB_Y/s200/269576_10150237882647955_539842954_7523963_1335324_n.jpg" /></a></div><div><div>Pray for us!!</div><div> </div><div><strong>On a personal-ish note...</strong></div><div>Jose and I will be married at the end of July! I can't believe it's already here!</div><div>My last day with the International Mission Board is July 20.</div><div>After we come back from our honeymoon, Jose and I will pick back up with these students and continue our ministry here in Caracas.</div><div>Our church has voted us the official University Ministers, but our salary will probably only cover rent.</div><div>We will need support from our friends and family in the States in order to make it each month. With over 22% inflation, Caracas is one of the most expensive cities in the world, so our budget is nearly $2000 a month.</div><div><strong>Please pray about whether God would have you be a financial as well as a prayer supporter for the work He is doing in Caracas, Venezuela!</strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-1392894823641439644?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-44755833757240557762011-05-08T15:09:00.000-07:002011-05-19T22:10:56.180-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">HUGE PRAISE!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jose and I received our first wedding gift...a car!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We were offered the chance to buy the Mazda Allegro that I have been driving, which belongs to the mission, but we didn't know where we were going to get the money. We found out on Friday that it is going to be a gift from a wonderful family in our church!</div><div style="text-align: center;">God is so GOOD! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few pictures we were able to get from other people's cameras, followed by a summary of what we have been doing in the last couple of months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jose, his brother Rafa and I travelled to Trinidad and Tobago to check out the site as a potential destination wedding spot. We loved it! Here are a few pictures...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZHVEio6MLc/TdX0wvJfoVI/AAAAAAAABoM/g0ab_SeZ7uM/s200/P4040214.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608658029087007058" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqydCpYY8bU/Tc3223Sl7rI/AAAAAAAABn8/nZ-QRTvirjM/s1600/P4040212.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606408533561437874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqydCpYY8bU/Tc3223Sl7rI/AAAAAAAABn8/nZ-QRTvirjM/s200/P4040212.JPG" /></a><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6WILoi7ZNj0/TdX0waR6RBI/AAAAAAAABoE/S3Iq7eVTmxk/s200/P4040210.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608658023485162514" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Trinidad and Tobago are beautiful! This is the site of our wedding, July 30, 2011. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqydCpYY8bU/Tc3223Sl7rI/AAAAAAAABn8/nZ-QRTvirjM/s1600/P4040212.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dRZNkQoLDE8/Tc322q5ojfI/AAAAAAAABn0/A848ybOa4Xk/s1600/P4020155.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606408530235526642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dRZNkQoLDE8/Tc322q5ojfI/AAAAAAAABn0/A848ybOa4Xk/s200/P4020155.JPG" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Castara, Tobago-we chose this little fishing village because there are beautiful beaches and many great options for accommodation. The people are wonderful and this little waterfall was an added surprise!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dRZNkQoLDE8/Tc322q5ojfI/AAAAAAAABn0/A848ybOa4Xk/s1600/P4020155.JPG"></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bEJ4enONAZ0/Tc322uN_5qI/AAAAAAAABns/acXH2I_eUHI/s1600/P4010089.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606408531126249122" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bEJ4enONAZ0/Tc322uN_5qI/AAAAAAAABns/acXH2I_eUHI/s200/P4010089.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bEJ4enONAZ0/Tc322uN_5qI/AAAAAAAABns/acXH2I_eUHI/s1600/P4010089.JPG"></a>Jose and Rafael arriving in Trinidad...this was their first time out of the country and for Rafa, his first time on an airplane (that he is old enough to remember).</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lighthouse Semana Santa </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Mission Trip over Easter Weekend)</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JuveC59BNME/TccolIWQzbI/AAAAAAAABnk/7otphXdL3PE/s1600/IMG_8669.CR2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 158px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604492879647002034" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JuveC59BNME/TccolIWQzbI/AAAAAAAABnk/7otphXdL3PE/s200/IMG_8669.CR2.jpg" /></a>Sharing the gospel with the Rubik's Cube</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-id2XfZmapRg/Tccm1X6lP0I/AAAAAAAABnc/KVMIYC37YfU/s1600/IMG_8683.CR2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-id2XfZmapRg/Tccm1X6lP0I/AAAAAAAABnc/KVMIYC37YfU/s1600/IMG_8683.CR2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604490959680520002" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-id2XfZmapRg/Tccm1X6lP0I/AAAAAAAABnc/KVMIYC37YfU/s200/IMG_8683.CR2.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-id2XfZmapRg/Tccm1X6lP0I/AAAAAAAABnc/KVMIYC37YfU/s1600/IMG_8683.CR2.jpg"></a>One of our "regulars", Majia (Magic...I don't think that's his real name), came back for a second jujito (hair wrap). He used to be active in his church, but has fallen away. Pray for him to come back to the Lord.</div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In March, I had surgery, so I was not able to do much ministry-wise, but April was jam-packed, and May has been likewise.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the highlights:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">April 9, we did a workshop in Yaracuy (three states over) for over 50 university students and lay leaders on how to start a university ministry on your campus/in your church. It was part of a training conference leading up to a major evangelistic campaign in July called Toma Yaracuy (Take Yaracuy). This state is famous in Venezuela as the home of the cult of Maria Lionza. It is a very dark place, desperately in need of the light of Jesus Christ! </li></ul></div><div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">April 21-24, Lighthouse, Semana Santa: We did beach evangelism during Easter weekend as seen in pictures above. We shared the gospel through free hair wraps, game night and movie night. Over 100 people heard the gospel and about 20 prayed to receive Christ. Pray for us as we follow up.</li><li style="text-align: left;">May 12, I visited a high school and spoke to the English classes. I was able to share a little of my testimony with them and answer some of their biblical questions. The cool thing about this visit is that I was invited by one of my university students, Fidel, who teaches part-time at the high school. He and I were able to talk about spiritual things on the ride over there and I think he will join our Bible study once we get started!</li><li style="text-align: left;">English Club has been going strong on Thursdays and semi-strong on Fridays. Pray we continue to build bridges with these students.</li><li style="text-align: left;">Monday campus evangelism has also seen some fruit in these last couple of months. Please keep praying that God will touch lives and change hearts through us.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;">Upcoming Stuff and Prayer Requests:</div></div><div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Today, Thursday, May 19 we have a special guest in English Club, volunteer missionary Dan Taylor will speak to the students about Self-Esteem.</li><li style="text-align: left;">June 13-19, we will again host a group from Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church in South Carolina. They will be on campus doing English Club and evangelism.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><b><i>June 20, Summer Missionary, Mariah Marion arrives. She will be partnering with our ministry helping with English Club and Campus Bible Studies!</i></b></li><li style="text-align: left;">June 20-24, Volunteer team from Dublin Baptist Church in Virginia will be here working on campus with us. They plan to give seminars, do skits and even teach my class a couple of days! :)</li><li style="text-align: left;">Please keep praying for visas for both Jose and I so that we can visit family and so that I can get a real job here in Venezuela.</li><li style="text-align: left;">Please pray for the students in English club and my classes. Pray I will be able to build bridges to relationships. Here are a few specific names of folks I'm praying for to either recieve Christ or to step up and begin leading a group: </li></ul><ol><li>Nathaly-student who is interested in spiritual things, but doesn't know what she believes.</li><li style="text-align: left; ">Fidel-student/teacher who invited me to speak in his school and brought up the topic of the Bible and religion on the way there.</li><li style="text-align: left; ">Gregory-comes faithfully to English club and has excellent questions...is an intellecual/skeptic</li><li style="text-align: left; ">Ruben, Juan, Oderyx, Lucia-Christians in the English department who we are encouraging to begin a Bible study.</li><li style="text-align: left; ">Jan and Mari-medical student and professor who are starting a Bible study at their med school-UCV Vargas this Friday (today, May 20).</li><li style="text-align: left; ">Jose Eduardo and Katerin-students at Metropolitan University who have started a Bible study at their school.</li></ol></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-4475583375724055776?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-63773384560888578062011-02-12T09:31:00.000-08:002011-03-13T19:03:33.861-07:00<div align="center">Hello All! Here's what has been happening in Caracas so far in 2011:</div><div align="center">The events are a bit out of chronological order, but you get the idea...</div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Lighthouse Carnival</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>March 5-9</strong></div><div align="center"><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RGsfEpNpqLY/TX1tueDRK0I/AAAAAAAABmE/n366ui0m5-8/s1600/100_2455.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583739758117464898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RGsfEpNpqLY/TX1tueDRK0I/AAAAAAAABmE/n366ui0m5-8/s200/100_2455.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OE-yC7aJFmw/TX1u8aXlu1I/AAAAAAAABmc/Ad0A3ETh3Ks/s1600/100_2493.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583741097158753106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OE-yC7aJFmw/TX1u8aXlu1I/AAAAAAAABmc/Ad0A3ETh3Ks/s200/100_2493.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RvUNY5-IhIE/TX1tuQmPIoI/AAAAAAAABmM/sxb69XtzG8A/s1600/Lighthouse%2BCarnival%2B2011.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583739754506035842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RvUNY5-IhIE/TX1tuQmPIoI/AAAAAAAABmM/sxb69XtzG8A/s200/Lighthouse%2BCarnival%2B2011.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5nlxF02zo-0/TX1tt5ScQcI/AAAAAAAABl0/0rnutvWkPjE/s1600/100_2541.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583739748248994242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5nlxF02zo-0/TX1tt5ScQcI/AAAAAAAABl0/0rnutvWkPjE/s200/100_2541.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WsjY07JPTpk/TX1tuqg8NuI/AAAAAAAABmU/goqNVcaqDKc/s1600/100_2458.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583739761463146210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WsjY07JPTpk/TX1tuqg8NuI/AAAAAAAABmU/goqNVcaqDKc/s200/100_2458.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0YDy-Bn6T24/TX1tuEcNy1I/AAAAAAAABl8/M0Pjxf91Rgk/s1600/100_2483.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583739751242779474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0YDy-Bn6T24/TX1tuEcNy1I/AAAAAAAABl8/M0Pjxf91Rgk/s200/100_2483.JPG" /></a><br />Again, we took advantage of the Carnival holiday and trekked to the beach, Bahia de Cata (Cata Bay) to do free hair wraps and share the gospel. We also projected the movie Fireproof one evening with a great response.</div>We had many decisions for Christ, gave out about 20 Bibles, 100 tracts and shared Christ with about 200 people.<br /><div>Here are some photos of the people who came to our tent as well as a few fun shots of the missionaries who participated from Caracas, Valencia, Los Teques and Maracaibo.<br /><br /><strong>Second Meeting of Baptist University Students of Greater Caracas</strong></div><div><strong>March 12</strong></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ws7T0DV99U/TX1mC96LgxI/AAAAAAAABlc/d9vIo5UHTI4/s1600/100_2709.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583731314173641490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ws7T0DV99U/TX1mC96LgxI/AAAAAAAABlc/d9vIo5UHTI4/s200/100_2709.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-haTFttaDFEk/TX1mCiTuInI/AAAAAAAABlU/sR3tv03LbYo/s1600/100_2696.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583731306764575346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-haTFttaDFEk/TX1mCiTuInI/AAAAAAAABlU/sR3tv03LbYo/s200/100_2696.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-52J3y-kfuT8/TX1mDKstc-I/AAAAAAAABlk/mRf4RstqutA/s1600/100_2736.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583731317606806498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-52J3y-kfuT8/TX1mDKstc-I/AAAAAAAABlk/mRf4RstqutA/s200/100_2736.JPG" /></a></div><div>Jose did a workshop on how to start a Christian group on a college campus. </div><div>Then, I gave a demonstration of how to use Chronological Bible Storying to start a group.<br />We had over 30 students representing 11 different campuses and 8 different churches. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0JOmLMruN3A/TX1rnS2fBsI/AAAAAAAABls/1jSm3ysR9lo/s1600/100_2755.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583737435828717250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0JOmLMruN3A/TX1rnS2fBsI/AAAAAAAABls/1jSm3ysR9lo/s200/100_2755.JPG" /></a></div><div>All of the students left feeling motivated and empowered to start working on their campuses.<br /></div><br /><div><strong>My Birthday, February 13</strong></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cELoNHNCr18/TXBL0eH0T7I/AAAAAAAABlM/CwdLe-xlbJg/s1600/P2130246.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580043303123177394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cELoNHNCr18/TXBL0eH0T7I/AAAAAAAABlM/CwdLe-xlbJg/s200/P2130246.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Jose took me to see Narnia (yes, it had just come out here) and then to a nice Italian dinner. Here's a pic of us at dinner.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZPDIJFAnks/TXBKVc0ahvI/AAAAAAAABlE/g4OrZh7beQ4/s1600/P2130242.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580041670685787890" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZPDIJFAnks/TXBKVc0ahvI/AAAAAAAABlE/g4OrZh7beQ4/s200/P2130242.JPG" /></a> </div><div>MUF had two cakes for the February birthday girls...there were 4 of us with the exact same birthday and one with a day after us. That's pretty random since our church only has about 120 people! Here is the associate pastor's wife, Marbella who threw us a little party.<br /></div><br /><div><strong>English Club!!</strong></div><div><strong>Every Thursday and Friday</strong></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zV_rvRxtrWw/TXBKVNHlGBI/AAAAAAAABk8/EWnO8s7ciYU/s1600/P2030169.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580041666471204882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zV_rvRxtrWw/TXBKVNHlGBI/AAAAAAAABk8/EWnO8s7ciYU/s200/P2030169.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center"><div>Laura and I posing during Club. Laura is one of the teachers who helps with the club...she also happens to be dating my future brother-in-law, so we could be family one day! ;)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VD8515WBMnM/TVbOM0gH9ZI/AAAAAAAABk0/RafcQCSVBUk/s1600/P2030157.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572868308564702610" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VD8515WBMnM/TVbOM0gH9ZI/AAAAAAAABk0/RafcQCSVBUk/s200/P2030157.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Club is growing and sometimes we have up to 35 people in attendance. Each week we make sure the discussion comes around to God and the Gospel. The students love practicing their English and are surprisingly open to spiritual topics!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MyvsINGiXes/TVbOMm4powI/AAAAAAAABks/H55JKCO2QQ4/s1600/P2030158.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572868304909476610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MyvsINGiXes/TVbOMm4powI/AAAAAAAABks/H55JKCO2QQ4/s200/P2030158.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tf07s18wVdE/TVbOMc1SYTI/AAAAAAAABkk/LgA6VztPHzU/s1600/P2030154.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572868302211014962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tf07s18wVdE/TVbOMc1SYTI/AAAAAAAABkk/LgA6VztPHzU/s200/P2030154.JPG" /></a></div><div>Discussion in small groups helps the students feel more comfortable and open up more. This also gives us a chance to share our faith in a more personal way.<br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Joint Activity with two other Christian Groups </strong></div><div><strong>February 15, 2011<br /></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SbbKUWoreso/TVbL9IoJe-I/AAAAAAAABkc/0eTH3-xdApY/s1600/P1220110.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572865840065903586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SbbKUWoreso/TVbL9IoJe-I/AAAAAAAABkc/0eTH3-xdApY/s200/P1220110.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6W-opE1A9q8/TVbL8_QTBuI/AAAAAAAABkU/HbenRk68XiM/s1600/P1220109.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572865837549946594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6W-opE1A9q8/TVbL8_QTBuI/AAAAAAAABkU/HbenRk68XiM/s200/P1220109.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1mYs5pRuB0g/TVbL8WGrlqI/AAAAAAAABkM/Cv8o_iCqzOs/s1600/P1140082.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572865826503759522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1mYs5pRuB0g/TVbL8WGrlqI/AAAAAAAABkM/Cv8o_iCqzOs/s200/P1140082.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eDu_j0fXwE/TX1zWHqtx9I/AAAAAAAABms/-31ll3Td0N4/s1600/P2150263.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583745936861808594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eDu_j0fXwE/TX1zWHqtx9I/AAAAAAAABms/-31ll3Td0N4/s200/P2150263.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqPZ2B_vwAE/TX1zV02HeCI/AAAAAAAABmk/xVi1IvZ48yc/s1600/P2150252.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583745931809355810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqPZ2B_vwAE/TX1zV02HeCI/AAAAAAAABmk/xVi1IvZ48yc/s200/P2150252.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XcL4a3PXCbQ/TX1zWd8jmVI/AAAAAAAABm0/vARY0eE4Nj4/s1600/P2150268.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583745942842218834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XcL4a3PXCbQ/TX1zWd8jmVI/AAAAAAAABm0/vARY0eE4Nj4/s200/P2150268.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BuDRMC7k5_g/TX1zWj0SlQI/AAAAAAAABm8/Nmq84IQ-b3M/s1600/P2150269.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583745944418161922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BuDRMC7k5_g/TX1zWj0SlQI/AAAAAAAABm8/Nmq84IQ-b3M/s200/P2150269.JPG" /></a><br />We decided to join forces with other Christian groups on campus to multiply our impact. Here are some pictures of our joint planning meetings when we birthed the idea for an activity that included music, a professor testimony and distribution of flyers, tracts, English Club invitations and 200 sandwiches!</div><div><div></div><br /><div><strong>Prayer Requests:</strong></div><div>Please pray for more students to come to English club and Monday Bible study.</div><div> </div><div>Pray for the cooperative work with other Christian groups at UCV.</div><br /><div>Pray for the students from the meeting on March 12 to start new groups on their campuses.</div><br /><div>Pray for my surgery today and my full recovery.</div><br /><div>Especially pray for me to be up for travel on April 2 when I have to fly out for my visa renewal.</div><div> </div><div>Pray for Jose and my wedding plans. We will get married July 30 in Trinidad and Tobago on the Island of Tobago.</div><div> </div><div>Pray for visas for Jose and I. He was denied on his first try to get a visitor visa, so that is why we are not getting married in Texas. We will try again after we are married. I will apply for a spouse visa after our wedding which will give me the ability to work and earn a salary here as well as remove the need to travel every 90 days.</div></div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-6377338456088857806?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-82373735932159920602010-12-08T10:52:00.000-08:002010-12-15T09:29:50.586-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"><strong>Feliz Navidad!!</strong></span><br />This year has flown by and I can't believe it's already December!<br /></div><div align="center">Many changes have come my way in 2010 and many more are expected in 2011, but through it all God has been, is and always will be faithful!<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>Highlights of the year 2010</strong><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">January</span></strong></div><div align="center">I returned to Valencia, Venezuela to begin working on my own continuing the ministry that had been started by Lorri, Debbie and Morgan in the past several years.<br /><br />I was able to begin meeting regularly with 4 ladies doing discipleship and Bible study. I really miss Thais, Evelisse, Beatriz and Alejandra since moving to Caracas.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_e2jvclRI/AAAAAAAABgA/1l0qeT4xfiY/s1600/DSC06543.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548398294832289042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_e2jvclRI/AAAAAAAABgA/1l0qeT4xfiY/s200/DSC06543.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_ebFqOmTI/AAAAAAAABf4/VFbJVinS5Lw/s1600/DSC06540.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548397822900869426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_ebFqOmTI/AAAAAAAABf4/VFbJVinS5Lw/s200/DSC06540.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thais and her mom Evelisse being baptized </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_eZqL65BI/AAAAAAAABfo/RECVJR81a-A/s1600/DSC06446.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548397798346122258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_eZqL65BI/AAAAAAAABfo/RECVJR81a-A/s200/DSC06446.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_eaHhC-LI/AAAAAAAABfw/HvN1kqLA8VI/s1600/DSC06523.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548397806219360434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_eaHhC-LI/AAAAAAAABfw/HvN1kqLA8VI/s200/DSC06523.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Beatriz and Alejandra<br /></div></span><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">February and March</span></strong></div><div align="center">Beach Reach (also known as Lighthouse), a mission trip to the beach where we set up a tent and offer free hair wraps. The idea is to share the gospel with the students who come to get their free hair wrap or "yuyito" (pronounced ju-ji-to). The highlight of Beach Reach 2010 for me is that Juan, one of our students from Valencia, gave his life to the Lord the first night of the trip!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_bycyBEUI/AAAAAAAABfQ/HU--oXqLdxc/s1600/DSC06715.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548394925709660482" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_bycyBEUI/AAAAAAAABfQ/HU--oXqLdxc/s200/DSC06715.JPG" /></a><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548394933212572354" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_by4u2asI/AAAAAAAABfY/H-EBupYCHzg/s200/DSC06408.JPG" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Juan and Lexi at the beach (left); Me posing with some students who came for hair wraps</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">April </span></strong></div><div align="center">I moved to Caracas just in time for the 2nd National Encounter of University Leaders. It was MUF Caracas' turn to host and I was happy to get to participate and start meeting students who would be instrumental in my work here.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_k9qzLxjI/AAAAAAAABgI/13wIJ9o4Kl4/s1600/24743_416845445738_650275738_5201271_8275955_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548405014055863858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_k9qzLxjI/AAAAAAAABgI/13wIJ9o4Kl4/s200/24743_416845445738_650275738_5201271_8275955_n.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The group of participants in the 2nd National Encounter of University Leaders</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>May</strong><br /></span></span>My parents along with 5 others from their church came to visit and work alongside me in both Valencia and Caracas. They did a Mother's Day activity, visited the university campus, led Bible studies and fixed up and painted my apartment!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_nQlc-C1I/AAAAAAAABgQ/2cEURyy_LQg/s1600/DSC06862.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548407538061282130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_nQlc-C1I/AAAAAAAABgQ/2cEURyy_LQg/s200/DSC06862.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_nRpvaxbI/AAAAAAAABgg/ZaiQTKQ_9xk/s1600/DSC06924.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548407556392273330" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_nRpvaxbI/AAAAAAAABgg/ZaiQTKQ_9xk/s200/DSC06924.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_oWfg-c3I/AAAAAAAABgw/hRrM5wOq11Q/s1600/DSC06948.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548408739058316146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_oWfg-c3I/AAAAAAAABgw/hRrM5wOq11Q/s200/DSC06948.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mother's Day Event (left); mission group singing with my friends and English students at MUF (Center); The team at the National Baptist Seminary (Right)</span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_nRKKyjMI/AAAAAAAABgY/-16z0gECug0/s1600/DSC06917.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548407547917143234" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_nRKKyjMI/AAAAAAAABgY/-16z0gECug0/s200/DSC06917.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_oWFc8OFI/AAAAAAAABgo/v48tS1YZqwg/s1600/DSC06927.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548408732062070866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_oWFc8OFI/AAAAAAAABgo/v48tS1YZqwg/s200/DSC06927.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_oW9Rj-gI/AAAAAAAABg4/pz94PHboYJ8/s1600/DSC06932.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548408747046730242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TP_oW9Rj-gI/AAAAAAAABg4/pz94PHboYJ8/s200/DSC06932.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The group hanging out at my newly-painted apartment (left); eating traditional food (center); Jose and his brother Rafael (right)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>June-July</strong></span></span></div><div align="center">Visa trip to the US! I was able to spend 16 days with my family from June 25-July 9 and be there for the big Independence Day celebration at my brother's house.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDsy-2CDnI/AAAAAAAABhQ/PF0p8AOkEl0/s1600/P7070382.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548695101527690866" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDsy-2CDnI/AAAAAAAABhQ/PF0p8AOkEl0/s200/P7070382.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDsySwqSqI/AAAAAAAABhI/qoS_l7cs7Y8/s1600/P7070354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548695089694001826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDsySwqSqI/AAAAAAAABhI/qoS_l7cs7Y8/s200/P7070354.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDsxi6hlTI/AAAAAAAABhA/oVROdE9eFa0/s1600/P7040308.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548695076850472242" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDsxi6hlTI/AAAAAAAABhA/oVROdE9eFa0/s200/P7040308.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDzkxnmLgI/AAAAAAAABhY/yDDMvVp5DDg/s1600/P7030142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548702554040708610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQDzkxnmLgI/AAAAAAAABhY/yDDMvVp5DDg/s200/P7030142.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">July</span></strong> </div><div align="center">Upon my return to Caracas, I began officially dating Jose Morey.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD3MBBUWxI/AAAAAAAABhg/CRH-lxceH7E/s1600/P7110123.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548706526724905746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD3MBBUWxI/AAAAAAAABhg/CRH-lxceH7E/s200/P7110123.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />We also had a wonderful meeting with pastors and leaders from around the city where we were able to share visions and ideas for the future.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD6svnWJcI/AAAAAAAABhs/WMdu_5EOq_I/s1600/P7280032.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548710387523134914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD6svnWJcI/AAAAAAAABhs/WMdu_5EOq_I/s200/P7280032.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><strong>August</strong></span></div><div align="center">Susanne Arnold, my partner and roommate arrived from Costa Rica and we began to get her settled.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD8i1jCYQI/AAAAAAAABh0/Jnc4EGxh3EA/s1600/P8290969.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548712416340238594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD8i1jCYQI/AAAAAAAABh0/Jnc4EGxh3EA/s200/P8290969.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">September</span></strong></div><div align="center">I was able to go to Carupano to visit Jose's family and we had a good time sharing and discussing our future plans with them.<br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD8kOMzGvI/AAAAAAAABiE/qo9wZG7Swl0/s1600/P9201121.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548712440137718514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD8kOMzGvI/AAAAAAAABiE/qo9wZG7Swl0/s200/P9201121.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD8jXj6-HI/AAAAAAAABh8/gRSUkReRKOk/s1600/P7180560.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548712425470752882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQD8jXj6-HI/AAAAAAAABh8/gRSUkReRKOk/s200/P7180560.JPG" /></a></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;">Jose and I took his dad to Margarita Island to buy a new TV; Jose and his 'cousins'/neighbors at the beach</span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">October</span></strong></div><div align="center">Classes began at UCV and we started up our semester of Bible studies and prayer meetings on Mondays and Fridays.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEA_K2F6II/AAAAAAAABiM/wW1kQj_we7U/s1600/PA081277.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548717301140154498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEA_K2F6II/AAAAAAAABiM/wW1kQj_we7U/s200/PA081277.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />We had a meeting with Baptist university students from around Greater Caracas-28 students representing 6 churches and 13 universities participated and we were able to have a time of encouragement and vision sharing.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEN4CIaesI/AAAAAAAABik/QpRgb5ixHpQ/s1600/PA091296.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548731472193157826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEN4CIaesI/AAAAAAAABik/QpRgb5ixHpQ/s200/PA091296.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEBAGjCR8I/AAAAAAAABic/J8Ubal5wuHo/s1600/PA091293.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548717317166352322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEBAGjCR8I/AAAAAAAABic/J8Ubal5wuHo/s200/PA091293.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We were also able to finally get English Club going, and I was joined by Susanne and 3 wonderful teachers from the International School, Kayla, Laura and Natalie. </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEA_lCQYnI/AAAAAAAABiU/WyVcOZBo38o/s1600/PA221337.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548717308170494578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQEA_lCQYnI/AAAAAAAABiU/WyVcOZBo38o/s200/PA221337.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Left to right: Natalie, me, Jose, Susanne, Kayla and Laura<br /></div></span><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNMZO_JCI/AAAAAAAABis/bJuecC8TDYM/s1600/english%2Bclub.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550912153550005282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNMZO_JCI/AAAAAAAABis/bJuecC8TDYM/s200/english%2Bclub.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Also, I was offered a job at UCV teaching English. Unfortunately, our building was shut down for repairs and we had to suspend classes until January, but I look forward to meeting my new students, building relationships with them and inviting them to outside events where we can share the gospel with them.<br /></div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">November</span></strong></div><div align="center">We had a vision team from Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church in Moore, South Carolina come visit and check out what they could do to join in our work in the future. They were super-fun people and we look forward to working with them in the future.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNNIFG8EI/AAAAAAAABi8/Vk3dUg2-azY/s1600/5160183472_7b5ae56054_o.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550912166125039682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNNIFG8EI/AAAAAAAABi8/Vk3dUg2-azY/s200/5160183472_7b5ae56054_o.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNM7fQYZI/AAAAAAAABi0/vmLvX6D8CHU/s1600/5160134028_17fcca95ce_o.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550912162745049490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNM7fQYZI/AAAAAAAABi0/vmLvX6D8CHU/s200/5160134028_17fcca95ce_o.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Left: The vision team atop the Avila; Right: Jose and Ashton, staff member from the church, discussing plans for future university ministry.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Also, Jose and I got officially engaged on November 20!!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNN-k4joI/AAAAAAAABjE/OwOHJ-2L2Cg/s1600/PB201617.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550912180753829506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNN-k4joI/AAAAAAAABjE/OwOHJ-2L2Cg/s200/PB201617.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNOdIgApI/AAAAAAAABjM/p5V0zgc-yP0/s1600/PB201601.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550912188956279442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjNOdIgApI/AAAAAAAABjM/p5V0zgc-yP0/s200/PB201601.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">My friend Becky was here visiting November 13-Dec 1 and we were able to go to Salto Angel (the world's highest free-falling waterfall).<br /></div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjzH980zZI/AAAAAAAABjc/1m-O3hJPhDA/s1600/DSC05272.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550953858948451730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjzH980zZI/AAAAAAAABjc/1m-O3hJPhDA/s200/DSC05272.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjzHj0r29I/AAAAAAAABjU/sckqpwwDqJc/s1600/PB191545.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550953851934989266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjzHj0r29I/AAAAAAAABjU/sckqpwwDqJc/s200/PB191545.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjzIVEARTI/AAAAAAAABjk/AHRik5Xunfk/s1600/PB271727.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550953865152578866" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TQjzIVEARTI/AAAAAAAABjk/AHRik5Xunfk/s200/PB271727.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">December</span></strong><br />With heavy rains, Caracas and other parts of Venezuela and Colombia have been greatly affected by multiple land slides leaving thousands and thousands homeless. We were able to help with a load of food and supplies for refugees and will continue to help with relief efforts. Please pray for these folks who are without a home for Christmas</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Tomorrow, (Thursday, Dec 16) is our last day of ministry at UCV for the year. We are helping sponsor an intramural tournament and will be handing out the medals and trophies at the awards ceremony. We will also give each participant a toosie roll pop and a tract with our information on back. Pray that the gospel will go from these students hands to their hearts as they read the tracts and that they will use the information on the back to contact us.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">After the awards ceremony, we will have our final English club of 2010. Some of the students have already expressed interest in knowing more about God, the Bible and our beliefs. Pray this week's lesson on holidays will spark great conversation as to why we celebrate Jesus' birth and resurrection like we do.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-8237373593215992060?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-37014869766700842802010-10-19T16:42:00.001-07:002010-10-19T18:31:55.041-07:00I know it's only been a couple of days since I wrote about my future ministry partner, but so much has happened in those couple of days that I had to write again! *Warning, this entry is kindof long and there are no pictures, so if you don't have time to read all of it, you can skim! I won't be offended!<br /><br />Here are some prayers God has already answered:<br />1) Pastor Daniel talked to Jose on Sunday to let him know that they will be paying his expenses so he can focus on the University ministry full-time and not have to work at the copy center to pay his rent! They just want him to sit down and write out his monthly budget and they said they would take care of it! They also said that when we get married, they want us to do the same as a couple.<br /><br /><ul><li>pray for Jose as he makes decisions about what he will need on a monthly basis to live and continue working on the ministry.</li><li>pray for the pastors of our church as they work out the church's budget to include supporting this new ministry position.</li></ul>2) The pastors and some leaders/businessmen in the church met to talk about the house that is for sale and they said they would like to look at it on Saturday, Oct 30 so they can see what they will be investing in. They are already talking like buying it is a done deal! We talked to the pastor who owns the house and he was very excited about having us move in there and help shore up and move forward with the ministry he and his wife started before they moved. There is a Thursday night Bible study there that he wanted us to go to so that we can meet the students who already live there and assure them that they will still have a place to live when the house is sold...that was part of the deal.<br /><br /><ul><li>pray that the pastors like what they see and decide to invest in the house.</li><li>pray for Reinaldo Pico who had to leave Venezuela to move to Houston for cancer treatment. He and his wife Danielle, who is from Houston, met here in Venezuela when she was teaching at an international school. They bought the house with the same idea we have, to turn it into a Christian residence hall.</li></ul><p>3) Today, we went by the dean's office at the engineering school to see if they had approved our request for a classroom for English Club. The dean was in a meeting and was heading out of town right afterwards, so we weren't able to find out anything. We decided to go by the School of Modern Languages to see if they would be willing to give us a classroom. We walked in and the girl at the front desk got real excited when I told her why we were there. She directed us to the Academic Coordinator, but he was busy talking to a lady, so we waited until she finished and started to leave. When it was our turn, I introduced myself and asked if they would be interested in allowing me to hold an English club in one of their classrooms. He called the lady back and said, "here is this girl who is a native speaker and wants to do English Club, maybe we could talk her into doing something else too!" The lady turned out to be the director of the department and they had just had an English professor quit that morning to have vocal chord surgery. They offered me her position on the spot without seeing a resume or anything! I told her that I would take it, but I couldn't be paid until I get a work visa. I think they may be able to help me get one...but for now, i will be working on a volunteer basis. I will be teaching 2 hours of grammar and 4 hours of American Culture. </p><ul><li>Pray for me to take advantage of this great opportunity to get to know students and build relationships. I will not be allowed to share the gospel in class, but will have open access to classrooms for English Club where I will be free to do whatever I want.</li><li>Pray that I will be able to get a visa so that I can be paid and can use the money for future needs.</li></ul><p>**Also, please be praying that the man we contracted to design and print the folders will come through. We have not been able to get a hold of him and he is over 3 weeks late with the folders. He promised them for today, but was not at his work and is not answering his phone or email. We've already paid 85% of the cost.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-3701486976670084280?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-24691059246292970422010-10-11T06:01:00.000-07:002010-10-16T06:31:44.672-07:00<p align="center"><strong>Jose</strong></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLmXlC1lb6I/AAAAAAAABfI/t7qoV5rWcKI/s1600/P9111104.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528616680246570914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLmXlC1lb6I/AAAAAAAABfI/t7qoV5rWcKI/s200/P9111104.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">Yes, my last post was in July, so some of you may be wondering what happened in Caracas in August and September. For me, Jose Morey* is what happened. That's right, after 37 years of waiting, God has finally brought me a ministry partner! For those who are facebook friends, you already know about Jose, but what you probably don't know is that although it's not official, Jose and I plan to make our partnership a permanent one. (We are waiting for the ring to be brought from Texas by my good friend Becky in November for it to be official.) We do not have a date yet because many factors are involved in that decision, but I promise to let you know when we do.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLMPYbERO1I/AAAAAAAABeo/QznvzknHKCc/s1600/P8270962.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526778079970671442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLMPYbERO1I/AAAAAAAABeo/QznvzknHKCc/s200/P8270962.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jose and I hiking the Avila (mountain that separates Caracas from the Caribbean Sea)<br />Behind us in our mission field<br /></span><br />When we marry, I will no longer be able to work for the IMB, but will stay in Venezuela as an independent missionary. Jose's calling is the same as mine: to reach Venezuelan university students for Christ; and we may have the opportunity to become administrators of a Christian student residence. This house, which holds 13 and is right next door to UCV, would be our ministry hub. It will be a place where students from outside Caracas can live and learn about the Lord while they are studying at the University. I will continue the ministry of building relationships with students through English clubs and may even have the opportunity to be an English professor in the next year. </div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Susanne<br /></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLisoqlRN_I/AAAAAAAABfA/omybhfYNWUc/s1600/P8290969.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528358357222635506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLisoqlRN_I/AAAAAAAABfA/omybhfYNWUc/s200/P8290969.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLisJUVsqYI/AAAAAAAABe4/bwwxjrTbXD4/s1600/P8290978.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528357818675800450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TLisJUVsqYI/AAAAAAAABe4/bwwxjrTbXD4/s200/P8290978.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Left: Susanne and I waiting in the interminably long line for the cable cars; Right: Susanne, Jose and I on the cable cars going up Mount Avila.<br /></div><p align="center"></span>In addition to a life/ministry partner, I also was blessed with a roommate/missionary partner in Susanne Arnold. Susanne arrived August 14 and went straight to work as the part-time guidance counselor at the International Christian School. She will spend the rest of her time working in the university ministry either directly with me or starting in another location. We are still praying for God to show us where to have her invest.<br /></p><p align="left">Because classes were not in session August and September, we did a lot of planning and getting ready for the new semester. We designed a new logo for our campus group CAFU (Cristianizando Al Futuro Universitario) and had folders made to pass out on campus. We planned a city-wide Baptist University Student event which took place on Oct 9. My team had a prayer walk on campus which was a great time to show the Bennetts (Professional) and Engles (Barrio) what I do in University ministry.<br /><br />Right now, I am asking for prayer for the following things:<br />1) Timing and decision-making for Jose and I as we transition. Visas for Jose, his parents and brother and potential groomsman, Guillermo. (Tourist visas to the US are hard to get from Venezuela! Jose's interview appointment for his visa is Jan 25. We still have to make the appointments for the others.)<br />2) The purchase of the above-mentioned house. MUF will most likely be the actual purchaser of the house, and we will work there as ministers from MUF.<br />3) The current semester as we have many projects and ministry activities going on: </p><ul><li><div align="left">Campus Bible studies, prayer times and evangelism (see below)</div></li><li><div align="left">A university-wide, semester-long sports tournament which we will co-sponsor by providing the medals and trophies. As sponsors, we will be allowed to share the gospel throughout the tournament and at the awards ceremony. </div></li><li><div align="left">Gift folders for incoming freshmen. We will hand out 1000 folders in classes as soon as they arrive from the printers. These folders contain information about our meeting times and ministries as well as the plan of salvation. Pray these will have a huge impact on students who receive them.</div></li></ul><p align="left">Pray the gospel will reach many through all of these activities! </p><div align="left">3) My weekly schedule as far as I know: </div><br /><ul><li>Monday Bible study-led by our good friend and seminary student, Guillermo.</li><li>Monday and Wednesday night English classes at our church-Mision Ultima Frontera (MUF)</li><li>Tuesday and/or Thursday-Potential English club </li><li>Friday English Club</li><li>Friday Prayer and Evangelism on campus</li></ul><p align="left">Pray that God will work in and through me durng all of these activities and clarify the fuzzy parts of my weekly schedule in the upcoming weeks.</p>Thank you all for supporting me as a missionary in Venezuela. I covet your continued prayer support as I will be changing sources of income in the next year when my time with the IMB ends.<br /><br /><div align="left">*If you would like to more about Jose, you can read about him on my personal blog: <a href="http://kthiskid213.blogspot.com/">http://kthiskid213.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-2469105924629297042?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-66565011062066955732010-07-26T21:33:00.000-07:002010-07-26T22:21:21.392-07:00Newest Prayer Requests (for some reason, blogspot wouldn't let me copy and paste these into my other entry, so they are in a separate one):<br /><br />1) August will be a down month since the students are on summer break. Pray for me to make the most of the time to rest, recharge, pray and prepare for the upcoming semester. We have a lot of ideas, but will need God's hand and guidance to see them come to fruition, not to mention favor from the university officials for rooms, permission to use public space and other logistical details.<br /><br />2) I have a new roommate/partner coming on August 14th. Her name is Susanne Arnold and she is a career missionary like myself. Pray for her transition to Caracas and that we will click right away and be able to work together well as a team.<br /><br />3) Pray for the students who have shown interest in English club and Bible study at UCV. Pray that when we start the fall semester, they will still be interested and willl participate.<br /><br />4) I would like to do a retreat in August for the leaders and future leaders, but still need to work out details for that.<br /><br />5) Please keep praying for my visa. I was able to actually sit down with the Consul who runs the consulate in Houston and talk to her about my situation and explain why I was applying again. She was very helpful and kind and even returned the application fee to me. She says she will do all she can to help me be successful on this second attempt! Pray that she is able to help me!<br /><br />Please continue to the next blog for pictures of my trip to Texas!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-6656501106206695573?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-38963175605979994902010-07-26T12:57:00.000-07:002010-07-27T15:17:39.632-07:00<div align="center">In July, I was asked to re-apply for my religious visa and that meant a trip to Houston! I took advantage of the opportunity to extend my stay through the 4th of July in order to spend it with friends and family. Here are some pictures! </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4ISy8DmfI/AAAAAAAABb8/6nB_A8w-Zms/s1600/P6270476.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498341314070288882" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4ISy8DmfI/AAAAAAAABb8/6nB_A8w-Zms/s200/P6270476.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5pVwclJXI/AAAAAAAABdU/FxK1ZWGAZ2s/s1600/P7030144.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498448017568900466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5pVwclJXI/AAAAAAAABdU/FxK1ZWGAZ2s/s200/P7030144.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4M8fo-CiI/AAAAAAAABc0/zr8hw-gv6Jg/s1600/P7040252.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498346428490975778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4M8fo-CiI/AAAAAAAABc0/zr8hw-gv6Jg/s200/P7040252.JPG" /></a><br />Cousins I don't see often enough!!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3r1d3q7MI/AAAAAAAABbk/dm7UJioJwq8/s1600/P7030052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498310023872965826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3r1d3q7MI/AAAAAAAABbk/dm7UJioJwq8/s200/P7030052.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4M8PcVMlI/AAAAAAAABcs/ySsOBSOH7oA/s1600/P7040237.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498346424143000146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4M8PcVMlI/AAAAAAAABcs/ySsOBSOH7oA/s200/P7040237.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5n1GcYzcI/AAAAAAAABc8/WyKMviou6B0/s1600/P7030169.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498446357026360770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5n1GcYzcI/AAAAAAAABc8/WyKMviou6B0/s200/P7030169.JPG" /></a><br />Babies that have been born to cousins since last time I was in the States:<br />Left, Turner-son of Mandy and Shane Adams; Middle: Pommer-son of Keenan and Kirsten Swain; Right: Alex-son of Stephanie and Tim Atwood<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4M7QgjR6I/AAAAAAAABcc/6wfRQ8RMj80/s1600/P6300481.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498346407249266594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4M7QgjR6I/AAAAAAAABcc/6wfRQ8RMj80/s200/P6300481.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4J0MdGX4I/AAAAAAAABcU/DxKrS1OnsfA/s1600/CIMG2264.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498342987367079810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4J0MdGX4I/AAAAAAAABcU/DxKrS1OnsfA/s200/CIMG2264.JPG" /></a><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498346412157965618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4M7iy4FTI/AAAAAAAABck/SkYjVBgWFTM/s200/P7070373.JPG" /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE7QJ8fL_rI/AAAAAAAABd8/p9m-xGD_3V4/s1600/P7030050.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498561064340291250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE7QJ8fL_rI/AAAAAAAABd8/p9m-xGD_3V4/s200/P7030050.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE7QKPKIC6I/AAAAAAAABeE/dvUvCHizS9E/s1600/P7040256.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498561069352225698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE7QKPKIC6I/AAAAAAAABeE/dvUvCHizS9E/s200/P7040256.JPG" /></a><br />My brother and sister<br /></div><div align="center"><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3sPR0lGQI/AAAAAAAABbs/2elewAUkWQs/s1600/P7070354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498310467315374338" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3sPR0lGQI/AAAAAAAABbs/2elewAUkWQs/s200/P7070354.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4ITul9HEI/AAAAAAAABcM/vvECFj_9or4/s1600/P7030142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498341330083716162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4ITul9HEI/AAAAAAAABcM/vvECFj_9or4/s200/P7030142.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3rRNbpxiI/AAAAAAAABbc/-GGwgNKB9MI/s1600/P7040308.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498309400985191970" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3rRNbpxiI/AAAAAAAABbc/-GGwgNKB9MI/s200/P7040308.JPG" /></a></div><div>My niece and nephews!</div><div><br /><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3v-GqbubI/AAAAAAAABb0/DqMJuiC3B68/s1600/P7070382.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498314570308762034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3v-GqbubI/AAAAAAAABb0/DqMJuiC3B68/s200/P7070382.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u_dFSWEI/AAAAAAAABd0/gwiS8ATqcZI/s1600/P7040300.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498454231483570242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u_dFSWEI/AAAAAAAABd0/gwiS8ATqcZI/s200/P7040300.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u_NkcyTI/AAAAAAAABds/ChQXQfCG-GQ/s1600/P7040283.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498454227319310642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u_NkcyTI/AAAAAAAABds/ChQXQfCG-GQ/s200/P7040283.JPG" /></a></div><div>Watching fireworks!!</div><div><div><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5n2FWyd5I/AAAAAAAABdM/X1AZQomO_vU/s1600/P7030202.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 176px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498446373914310546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5n2FWyd5I/AAAAAAAABdM/X1AZQomO_vU/s200/P7030202.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5n2Ebwz-I/AAAAAAAABdE/38mofq3m8VI/s1600/P7030195.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498446373666738146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5n2Ebwz-I/AAAAAAAABdE/38mofq3m8VI/s200/P7030195.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3qpiDo6eI/AAAAAAAABbU/7x0CFzsUiIA/s1600/P7030226.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 172px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498308719326849506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE3qpiDo6eI/AAAAAAAABbU/7x0CFzsUiIA/s200/P7030226.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u-dc9StI/AAAAAAAABdc/SfAGYrLslHg/s1600/P7040281.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498454214402984658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u-dc9StI/AAAAAAAABdc/SfAGYrLslHg/s200/P7040281.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u-h-3bRI/AAAAAAAABdk/ebP_1pyP_oA/s1600/P7040297.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498454215618948370" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE5u-h-3bRI/AAAAAAAABdk/ebP_1pyP_oA/s200/P7040297.JPG" /></a></div><div>Fireworks!!</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4ITa1POZI/AAAAAAAABcE/XLi3G1Eh4Lo/s1600/P6300484.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498341324779108754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TE4ITa1POZI/AAAAAAAABcE/XLi3G1Eh4Lo/s200/P6300484.JPG" /></a></div><div>Cool evening with girl friends I haven't seen in a while. Sandi (left) is a childhood friend whose mom was my elementary PE teacher. Becky (right) is a dear friend from First Baptist Houston who I was blessed to be in a small group with about 5 years ago. They both now live in Austin. These two didn't know each other before we all got together for dinner in Austin, but with girls as cool as these two, they were destined to hit it off! I'm just glad I was able to introduce them!</div></div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-3896317560597999490?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-54472309364117810752010-06-19T11:15:00.000-07:002010-07-17T08:54:44.359-07:00<div align="center">I know it's been a couple of months since my last report, but since moving to Caracas, it has taken me a while to learn my way around and get started on the ministry here. It has been fun, wild, sometimes not fun, wild and always a little crazy!! And that's just the traffic!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">In May, my parents came with a group from First Baptist Church in Kingsland, TX. We did ministry in Valencia and then they worked on my house and met some of my new friends in Caracas. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Here are some pictures:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>Mom and Dad and First Baptist, Kingsland in Venezuela</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Dinner in Caracas with folks from MUF (Mision Ultima Frontera-Mission Ultimate Frontier)</div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mQXfxj6I/AAAAAAAABYM/e--A5xNa-zY/s1600/DSC06935.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484581983834181538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mQXfxj6I/AAAAAAAABYM/e--A5xNa-zY/s200/DSC06935.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mPVQ89fI/AAAAAAAABYE/0IxTigP8lFE/s1600/DSC06933.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484581966055273970" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mPVQ89fI/AAAAAAAABYE/0IxTigP8lFE/s200/DSC06933.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mNR4Z-1I/AAAAAAAABX8/RB4a7K_cNMg/s1600/DSC06928.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484581930787273554" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mNR4Z-1I/AAAAAAAABX8/RB4a7K_cNMg/s200/DSC06928.JPG" /></a><br />Left, My new pastor, Daniel Ojeda and his wife Mayerling. Middle, the minister of worship, Romulo, and his wife Lisnet. Right, the group at dinner.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TCzh4aUAinI/AAAAAAAABac/LhllNphAyTs/s1600/DSC06932.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489010405109959282" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TCzh4aUAinI/AAAAAAAABac/LhllNphAyTs/s200/DSC06932.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Brothers and College leaders from MUF. Rafa, left, plays the drums while Jose, right, plays the bass guitar in the MUF praise team.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mMJQkOoI/AAAAAAAABX0/EwFgeZsKKR4/s1600/DSC06927.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484581911292820098" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mMJQkOoI/AAAAAAAABX0/EwFgeZsKKR4/s200/DSC06927.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mLcWIK0I/AAAAAAAABXs/8W72WjMNFUA/s1600/DSC06925.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484581899236551490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0mLcWIK0I/AAAAAAAABXs/8W72WjMNFUA/s200/DSC06925.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0_jSD-N2I/AAAAAAAABZ0/xxANHtIMyz8/s1600/DSC06924.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484609796583602018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0_jSD-N2I/AAAAAAAABZ0/xxANHtIMyz8/s200/DSC06924.JPG" /></a><br />Left, another shot of the group at dinner. Middle, Pabellon (pa-bey-yon), the national dish of Venezuela. Right, impromptu worship time with the mission team and the MUF Caracas praise team...we are singing How Great Thou Art in Spanish and English.<br /><br /><strong>Getting Around!!<br /></strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0i9uk6UVI/AAAAAAAABXk/CNxQKwYRJ84/s1600/DSC06912.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484578365077344594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0i9uk6UVI/AAAAAAAABXk/CNxQKwYRJ84/s200/DSC06912.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0i8kO8jWI/AAAAAAAABXc/HWisH4-aHwA/s1600/DSC06911.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484578345120992610" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0i8kO8jWI/AAAAAAAABXc/HWisH4-aHwA/s200/DSC06911.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aA1gXpfI/AAAAAAAABV0/weU1H1dsGrM/s1600/DSC06857.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484568522872301042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aA1gXpfI/AAAAAAAABV0/weU1H1dsGrM/s200/DSC06857.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TCzh3sEpQQI/AAAAAAAABaU/wbXKpqwzW1A/s1600/DSC06864.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489010392697487618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TCzh3sEpQQI/AAAAAAAABaU/wbXKpqwzW1A/s200/DSC06864.JPG" /></a><br />Our only mode of transportation, a Ford Ranger with a camper. At any time, 2-6 people were riding in the back!<br /><br /><strong>Ministry in Valencia</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aCc5OTmI/AAAAAAAABWE/SlMZCVHwezc/s1600/DSC06862.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484568550625398370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aCc5OTmI/AAAAAAAABWE/SlMZCVHwezc/s200/DSC06862.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0i8L9kH2I/AAAAAAAABXU/gn_HJoW4EYs/s1600/DSC06874.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484578338605637474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0i8L9kH2I/AAAAAAAABXU/gn_HJoW4EYs/s200/DSC06874.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hB59GjFI/AAAAAAAABXE/WC14h5rFvX0/s1600/DSC06870.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484576237827820626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hB59GjFI/AAAAAAAABXE/WC14h5rFvX0/s200/DSC06870.JPG" /></a><br />Left, activity for Mother's Day; Middle, attending church at MUF, where pastor Steve preached an impromptu sermon (Steve is good at impromptu stuff); Right, and movie night at my house with students and their families. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Movie Night and Baseball Museum</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aC6y4qcI/AAAAAAAABWM/FnmdcN1RyLk/s1600/DSC06865.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484568558651877826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aC6y4qcI/AAAAAAAABWM/FnmdcN1RyLk/s200/DSC06865.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB1C3-Rl--I/AAAAAAAABZ8/QoVYfBWkRwA/s1600/DSC06867.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484613450584161250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB1C3-Rl--I/AAAAAAAABZ8/QoVYfBWkRwA/s200/DSC06867.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB1C4iHOgzI/AAAAAAAABaE/OnMUG-FUENU/s1600/DSC06897.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484613460204356402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB1C4iHOgzI/AAAAAAAABaE/OnMUG-FUENU/s200/DSC06897.JPG" /></a><br />Left, hanging out with students at movie night; Middle, Mom, Dad and Gary visiting with Juan and his mom (Juan accepted Christ at Easter and now is trying to witness to his mom); Right, Dad trying his hand at the batting cages in the National Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame.<br /><br /><strong>Bible studies</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0fp5fskpI/AAAAAAAABWk/Ii1tfvpXMLQ/s1600/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+03.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484574725875995282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0fp5fskpI/AAAAAAAABWk/Ii1tfvpXMLQ/s200/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+03.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hDby93kI/AAAAAAAABXM/yJ_S_EU3ZHo/s1600/DSC06893.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484576264091983426" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hDby93kI/AAAAAAAABXM/yJ_S_EU3ZHo/s200/DSC06893.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hAba_CSI/AAAAAAAABWs/B6y8zhTlq18/s1600/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+04.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484576212451789090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hAba_CSI/AAAAAAAABWs/B6y8zhTlq18/s200/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+04.jpg" /></a><br />Left, Sunday night, Dad led a Bible study which was very well attended and enjoyed by all; Middle and Right, Monday hanging out with students at University of Arturo Michelena where we did a Bible study, led by Jonathan, one of the Texas team members.<br /><br /><strong>Seminary</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hA3kf1nI/AAAAAAAABW8/vu1Vsl6F06k/s1600/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+08.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484576220007880306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hA3kf1nI/AAAAAAAABW8/vu1Vsl6F06k/s200/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+08.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0fohs-muI/AAAAAAAABWU/ImENGd1C4Js/s1600/mom+and+dad+mission+trip.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484574702309382882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0fohs-muI/AAAAAAAABWU/ImENGd1C4Js/s200/mom+and+dad+mission+trip.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hAodwo8I/AAAAAAAABW0/MAty-4lbXPA/s1600/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+06.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484576215953089474" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0hAodwo8I/AAAAAAAABW0/MAty-4lbXPA/s200/mom+and+dad+mission+trip+06.jpg" /></a><br />Thursday, the team came with me to the seminary for Church Music and Theological English classes (I only teach the English one...haha).<br /><br /><strong>Visiting and Sight Seeing!</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB1GcGxpuII/AAAAAAAABaM/WjV4gSehFP8/s1600/31378_1444447188434_1150757941_1273670_8366275_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484617369876281474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB1GcGxpuII/AAAAAAAABaM/WjV4gSehFP8/s200/31378_1444447188434_1150757941_1273670_8366275_n.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aBh5cLVI/AAAAAAAABV8/-nYOWDrAakE/s1600/DSC06848.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484568534788615506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aBh5cLVI/AAAAAAAABV8/-nYOWDrAakE/s200/DSC06848.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aAKGjvLI/AAAAAAAABVs/9vn1FaB340I/s1600/DSC06847.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484568511221316786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0aAKGjvLI/AAAAAAAABVs/9vn1FaB340I/s200/DSC06847.JPG" /></a><br />Left, Pastor Teo and his wife Lilian cooked us a scrumptious dinner of Pabellon to welcome the team to the country. Middle and Right, riding to the top of the mountain in the cable cars (teleferico)...for some reason I can't find the group pic we took at the top.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Back to Caracas</strong><br />In Caracas, the team painted my apartment (among other repairs).<br />Here are the "Before and After" shots. Not too shabby! :)<br /><br /><strong>Before </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>(seafoam green! blech!)</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0P0AKa8zI/AAAAAAAABUk/jDGswAVuGGs/s1600/DSC02739.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484557307278455602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0P0AKa8zI/AAAAAAAABUk/jDGswAVuGGs/s200/DSC02739.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0PymyCqrI/AAAAAAAABUU/is3TdoExpio/s1600/DSC02740.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484557283285445298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0PymyCqrI/AAAAAAAABUU/is3TdoExpio/s200/DSC02740.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Pzg2vjtI/AAAAAAAABUc/weCcwWRobbg/s1600/DSC02751.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484557298874420946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Pzg2vjtI/AAAAAAAABUc/weCcwWRobbg/s200/DSC02751.JPG" /></a><br /><strong>After </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>(maroon and tan! yeah!!)</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB004CC9zII/AAAAAAAABZU/4lrntWFnGJA/s1600/DSC06991.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484598058433760386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB004CC9zII/AAAAAAAABZU/4lrntWFnGJA/s200/DSC06991.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB002u2Ud8I/AAAAAAAABZE/6aXIz-cfKbM/s1600/DSC06988.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484598036100577218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB002u2Ud8I/AAAAAAAABZE/6aXIz-cfKbM/s200/DSC06988.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB003CNtmMI/AAAAAAAABZM/v_D_tG7tl8Y/s1600/DSC06990.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484598041298966722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB003CNtmMI/AAAAAAAABZM/v_D_tG7tl8Y/s200/DSC06990.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Iglesia Hogar (Home Church)</strong><br />MUF Caracas has a Sunday afternoon fellowship every other week, so I offered to host in my newly painted apartment. Here are some pics of folks enjoying the new wii mom and dad brought me followed by pics from the previous Iglesia Hogar in the pastor's home.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0MtiQLYgI/AAAAAAAABT8/89gA66QYcEY/s1600/DSC06957.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484553897635439106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0MtiQLYgI/AAAAAAAABT8/89gA66QYcEY/s200/DSC06957.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Muo26S6I/AAAAAAAABUM/QcxhQVtzgA4/s1600/DSC06976.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484553916588379042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Muo26S6I/AAAAAAAABUM/QcxhQVtzgA4/s200/DSC06976.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB09MFhDNbI/AAAAAAAABZk/xyHVnsUpG_k/s1600/DSC06980.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484607199055656370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB09MFhDNbI/AAAAAAAABZk/xyHVnsUpG_k/s200/DSC06980.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0MuKsP3rI/AAAAAAAABUE/ICM07mUR_04/s1600/DSC06971.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484553908490591922" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0MuKsP3rI/AAAAAAAABUE/ICM07mUR_04/s200/DSC06971.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB005MGU6MI/AAAAAAAABZc/Yr9zoB60pQA/s1600/DSC06961.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484598078312081602" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB005MGU6MI/AAAAAAAABZc/Yr9zoB60pQA/s200/DSC06961.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0K3UeG-ZI/AAAAAAAABT0/Ebk2Y0-8fF0/s1600/DSC06964.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484551866711210386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0K3UeG-ZI/AAAAAAAABT0/Ebk2Y0-8fF0/s200/DSC06964.JPG" /></a><br /><strong>Iglesia Hogar at Daniel and Mayerling's</strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0waaYnwqI/AAAAAAAABYk/M_BIm9gJHvw/s1600/DSC06821.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484593151524455074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0waaYnwqI/AAAAAAAABYk/M_BIm9gJHvw/s200/DSC06821.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0VtwXMzrI/AAAAAAAABVc/2b1EhQok1EY/s1600/DSC06828.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484563797027638962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0VtwXMzrI/AAAAAAAABVc/2b1EhQok1EY/s200/DSC06828.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0wbA7MrpI/AAAAAAAABYs/tsrgdMWiBiA/s1600/DSC06827.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484593161870028434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0wbA7MrpI/AAAAAAAABYs/tsrgdMWiBiA/s200/DSC06827.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><strong>2nd National Encounter of University Leaders</strong><br />MUF Valencia, MUF Caracas and MUF Merida have a National Encounter of University Leaders a couple of times a year. Here are some pictures from the second such encounter. This time it was Caracas' turn to host.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0t_KRsFRI/AAAAAAAABYc/pnjt9kmPTmE/s1600/DSC06770.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484590484320687378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0t_KRsFRI/AAAAAAAABYc/pnjt9kmPTmE/s200/DSC06770.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0t9osidqI/AAAAAAAABYU/7p1Q9mdOWSU/s1600/segundo.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484590458126628514" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0t9osidqI/AAAAAAAABYU/7p1Q9mdOWSU/s200/segundo.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0VuZs-6cI/AAAAAAAABVk/X9z0C5jXbx4/s1600/DSC06780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484563808124856770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0VuZs-6cI/AAAAAAAABVk/X9z0C5jXbx4/s200/DSC06780.JPG" /></a><br />Left, part of the group from MUF Caracas on campus at University Central de Venezuela (UCV) where we had some workshops and did some campus evangelism; Middle, the whole group on the rooftop of the biggest mall in Caracas; Right, my new friend Lisnet.<br /><br /><strong>Bicentennial Picnic</strong><br />April 19, 2010 marked the 200th year since the signing of Venezuela's Declaration of Independence. Here are some pics from MUF Caracas' Bicentenario picnic.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Vs_p34TI/AAAAAAAABVU/3Rd4yarItCg/s1600/DSC06783.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484563783952621874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Vs_p34TI/AAAAAAAABVU/3Rd4yarItCg/s200/DSC06783.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0wb4V8SiI/AAAAAAAABY0/YD8H4fDdsSo/s1600/picnic.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484593176746150434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0wb4V8SiI/AAAAAAAABY0/YD8H4fDdsSo/s200/picnic.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0wdxYneWI/AAAAAAAABY8/D0gWEcDFKt8/s1600/DSC06786.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484593209238059362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0wdxYneWI/AAAAAAAABY8/D0gWEcDFKt8/s200/DSC06786.JPG" /></a><br />Left, bus ride to the park. On the way back, we sang the whole way, which was about 2 hours because of traffic! Good times!; Middle, the group gathered around to say the blessing for the meal; Right, the sandwiches they served for "breakfast" were on this fun multi-colored bread...nothing like a tuna sandwich for breakfast!<br /><br /><strong>Campus Bible Study</strong><br />One of the ministry activities is a campus Bible study on Mondays at UCV. Lately, we have had a few new attendees who are also interested in a Friday English Club that we hope to get started next month.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SnO1J8-I/AAAAAAAABVM/7e3GNrNlAnk/s1600/DSC06832.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484560386412377058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SnO1J8-I/AAAAAAAABVM/7e3GNrNlAnk/s200/DSC06832.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SmQsSGFI/AAAAAAAABVE/5zb8EHCi92A/s1600/DSC06831.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484560369732163666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SmQsSGFI/AAAAAAAABVE/5zb8EHCi92A/s200/DSC06831.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SlV62E7I/AAAAAAAABU8/-gt-agfL5Q0/s1600/P5310183.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484560353955550130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SlV62E7I/AAAAAAAABU8/-gt-agfL5Q0/s200/P5310183.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB09MsUnyLI/AAAAAAAABZs/zav72wJ2tDs/s1600/P5300160.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484607209472510130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB09MsUnyLI/AAAAAAAABZs/zav72wJ2tDs/s200/P5300160.JPG" /> </a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Sk17NjcI/AAAAAAAABU0/LRR-wtViq0I/s1600/P5300171.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484560345367154114" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0Sk17NjcI/AAAAAAAABU0/LRR-wtViq0I/s200/P5300171.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SkRVyCgI/AAAAAAAABUs/Fcme2749TVo/s1600/P5300150.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484560335546485250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/TB0SkRVyCgI/AAAAAAAABUs/Fcme2749TVo/s200/P5300150.JPG" /></a><br /><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Prayer Requests:</strong></div><ul><li><div align="left">The powers that be have decided that I need to start over on my visa application, so I will be travelling to Houston Tuesday, June 22 to get the paperwork I need and turn it in at the Venezuelan consulate. Please pray that it meets with more success than the first attempt!</div></li><li><div align="left">Pray for the English Club at UCV to become a reality and that it will attract many students so they can hear the gospel.</div></li><li><p align="left">Pray for our Monday studies to continue growing.</p></li><li><p align="left">Pray for future decisions the board is making about where missionaries will be placed in the next 4 years. There has been a shift of focus to become more strategic in carrying out the Great Commission, but that means some people are going to have to move. Pray for wisdom and cooperation from all parties as these decisions are made. Pray specifically for me to know where God wants me after my Stateside Assignment (formerly known as furlough) in August 2011.</p></li><li><p align="left">Pray for the students in Valencia who still need to be baptized and discipled to find church homes. (Juan, Wilneidith, Alejandra, Carla, Karen, Yesenia and Beatriz)</p></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-5447230936411781075?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-84596528651043715322010-03-29T08:16:00.000-07:002010-04-24T18:26:48.505-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I know it's been a couple of months since I've done an update, but my excuse is that I've been really busy, which is a good thing!</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">February and March I was able to get into a routine of ministry in Valencia that kept me running nearly every day of the week.</div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Mondays and Wednesdays, I was at the University of Arturo Michelena hanging out with students and doing English Club when anyone showed up. I was also able to spend some time helping the missionaries from Campus Crusade get to know the university faculty so that they can take over the English clubs and continue to do ministry on the campus.</div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Tuesdays, I have been discipling Thais and her mom, then driving Thais to UAM where she has just started teaching English. Alejandra would meet me there and we would do discipleship or just hang out and have lunch.</div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Thursdays, I have been teaching Theological English at the seminary which required a 2-3 hour drive depending on traffic. Sometimes, Luzmery, pastor's wife of MUF Valencia rode with me since she teaches Music on the same day.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Special Events:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>Lighthouse</strong></div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Mission trips with students from Valencia, Caracas and Los Teques to Cata Bay</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">February 13-16 Carnaval (Latin version of Mardi Gras)</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">April 1-4 Semana Santa (Holy Week or Easter)</div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">These dates are when tons of people head to the beach to enjoy their holidays, though as you can imagine, "holy" wouldn't be the way to describe most of their activity there. We offered free hair wraps (yuyitos "ju-ji-tos"), as a means to meet people and share the gospel with them. Also, each week, we projected a movie on a big sheet one evening. We chose movies that had themes which could segue into the gospel and gave a short talk afterwards.</div></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here are some pictures:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b>Lighthouse Carnaval</b></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-eTdmKSI/AAAAAAAABRs/BbAE-68JP10/s1600/lexi+at+lighthouse.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460753607272311074" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-eTdmKSI/AAAAAAAABRs/BbAE-68JP10/s200/lexi+at+lighthouse.bmp" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-dfmUDFI/AAAAAAAABRU/TLuEvUr-QkM/s1600/lighthouse+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460753593350229074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-dfmUDFI/AAAAAAAABRU/TLuEvUr-QkM/s200/lighthouse+1.jpg" /></a></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-diVGDXI/AAAAAAAABRc/i0qykBXR_pk/s1600/lighthouse+2.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460753594083315058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-diVGDXI/AAAAAAAABRc/i0qykBXR_pk/s200/lighthouse+2.bmp" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-dznVdBI/AAAAAAAABRk/woqavA_xa3M/s1600/lighthouse+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460753598723224594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8h-dznVdBI/AAAAAAAABRk/woqavA_xa3M/s200/lighthouse+3.jpg" /></a></div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qPchmfLHI/AAAAAAAABOc/CXr2bmL8NNk/s1600/DSC06414.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456831618731682930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qPchmfLHI/AAAAAAAABOc/CXr2bmL8NNk/s200/DSC06414.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Miguel-yuyito master</div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qPcRJgbbI/AAAAAAAABOU/d3Kd3g05SSw/s1600/DSC06410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456831614315163058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qPcRJgbbI/AAAAAAAABOU/d3Kd3g05SSw/s200/DSC06410.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Debbie and Efrain doing a yuyito while Douglas witnesses</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNibz370I/AAAAAAAABOM/Xm2ivULEVJw/s1600/DSC06408.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456829521233178434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNibz370I/AAAAAAAABOM/Xm2ivULEVJw/s200/DSC06408.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Some girls we did yuyitos for...the one next to me I had just finished</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNh59J01I/AAAAAAAABOE/pCnIflZPLp0/s1600/DSC06331.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456829512145294162" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNh59J01I/AAAAAAAABOE/pCnIflZPLp0/s200/DSC06331.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNh59J01I/AAAAAAAABOE/pCnIflZPLp0/s1600/DSC06331.JPG"></a>Miguel and I waiting for them to finish decorating for my birthday party</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNh59J01I/AAAAAAAABOE/pCnIflZPLp0/s1600/DSC06331.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNhgvla4I/AAAAAAAABN8/zMtdk0RVJc4/s1600/Cata+Lighthouse+Carnaval.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456829505377495938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNhgvla4I/AAAAAAAABN8/zMtdk0RVJc4/s200/Cata+Lighthouse+Carnaval.jpg" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qNhgvla4I/AAAAAAAABN8/zMtdk0RVJc4/s1600/Cata+Lighthouse+Carnaval.jpg"></a>My cake! the oven at the beach house is an uncertain quantity, so Debbie did a great job with what she had to work with!! She also bought me this fun hat!!!</div></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Lighthouse Semana Santa</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hkCgpeIjI/AAAAAAAABQM/pWcjNLaOKLY/s1600/DSC06723.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460724542473118258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hkCgpeIjI/AAAAAAAABQM/pWcjNLaOKLY/s200/DSC06723.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Wilfredo and Wilneidith (Brother and sister who came to the Cata mission trip for Semana Santa (Holy Week). This was their first mission trip and it was amazing to see how God used them, grew them and showed them what the Christian life is about!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hkCFwQRrI/AAAAAAAABQE/138joSrfugE/s1600/DSC06715.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460724535253812914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hkCFwQRrI/AAAAAAAABQE/138joSrfugE/s200/DSC06715.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Juan, one of my students from Valencia and best friend of Wilneidith. He accepted Christ at Cata after coming to Bible study for almost 2 years.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><strong><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Segundo Encuent<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><strong>ro Nacional de Lideres Universitarios</strong> </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span">(Second National Encounter of University Leaders)</span></div></strong></div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Last year, Mision Ultima Frontera (MUF) Valencia hosted the first national encounter of university leaders, where students from MUF churches all over the country came together for 3 days of leadership training, fellowship, campus evangelism and fun. This April, it was MUF Caracas' turn to host. What a great time to meet the students and make new friends in Caracas as this took place the week after I moved from Valencia.</div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here are some pictures:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8howx6cjiI/AAAAAAAABRM/fy2Gs7c0xWk/s1600/DSC06781.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460729735428214306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8howx6cjiI/AAAAAAAABRM/fy2Gs7c0xWk/s200/DSC06781.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Jarvin, from MUF Merida who had just learned to work the Rubik's Cube (I like how he's holding it where the colors showing match his shirt...unintentional, I'm sure)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8howWUi8gI/AAAAAAAABRE/ttDR9nNFY8A/s1600/DSC06779.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460729728021492226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8howWUi8gI/AAAAAAAABRE/ttDR9nNFY8A/s200/DSC06779.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">New Friends. Center-Jose, student at UCV (University Central de Venezuela) and member of MUF Caracas</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hovwT8ARI/AAAAAAAABQ8/clXQncdZLfk/s1600/DSC06780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460729717818392850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hovwT8ARI/AAAAAAAABQ8/clXQncdZLfk/s200/DSC06780.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hovwT8ARI/AAAAAAAABQ8/clXQncdZLfk/s1600/DSC06780.JPG"></a>Lisnet, worship leader at MUF Caracas and engineering student at UCV</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hovwT8ARI/AAAAAAAABQ8/clXQncdZLfk/s1600/DSC06780.JPG"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hndtDYBZI/AAAAAAAABQ0/18kFrd2S3xM/s1600/DSC06771.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460728308194346386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hndtDYBZI/AAAAAAAABQ0/18kFrd2S3xM/s200/DSC06771.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">MUF Caracas</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hndE9567I/AAAAAAAABQs/UPzPkKKF478/s1600/DSC06769.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460728297433983922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hndE9567I/AAAAAAAABQs/UPzPkKKF478/s200/DSC06769.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Guanare (MUF still in the process of forming)</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hncQ4c0gI/AAAAAAAABQc/V4G24wQW5-M/s1600/DSC06767.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460728283452461570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hncQ4c0gI/AAAAAAAABQc/V4G24wQW5-M/s200/DSC06767.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">MUF Merida</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hnb6W7OKI/AAAAAAAABQU/irk0XO6YptQ/s1600/DSC06765.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span"></span></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hnb6W7OKI/AAAAAAAABQU/irk0XO6YptQ/s1600/DSC06765.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460728277406267554" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hnb6W7OKI/AAAAAAAABQU/irk0XO6YptQ/s200/DSC06765.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8hnb6W7OKI/AAAAAAAABQU/irk0XO6YptQ/s1600/DSC06765.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span">MUF Valencia</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">MY BIRTHDAY!! :)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFqDMQeI/AAAAAAAABP8/MKI-Vyp6DGc/s1600/DSC06502-1.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span"></span></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFqDMQeI/AAAAAAAABP8/MKI-Vyp6DGc/s1600/DSC06502-1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456841121467220450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFqDMQeI/AAAAAAAABP8/MKI-Vyp6DGc/s200/DSC06502-1.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFqDMQeI/AAAAAAAABP8/MKI-Vyp6DGc/s1600/DSC06502-1.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span">My Birthday party (actually, my second since we also celebrated with the few who were at Cata)</span></a></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFNcurUI/AAAAAAAABP0/uRUleAAmTrU/s1600/DSC06494.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456841113789705538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFNcurUI/AAAAAAAABP0/uRUleAAmTrU/s200/DSC06494.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFNcurUI/AAAAAAAABP0/uRUleAAmTrU/s1600/DSC06494.JPG"></a>Jerry, Desiree, Maria Elena, me, Jose Gregorio and Miguel</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qYFNcurUI/AAAAAAAABP0/uRUleAAmTrU/s1600/DSC06494.JPG"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVpcbX2HI/AAAAAAAABPs/bUoY3DrkAD4/s1600/DSC06493.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456838437750954098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVpcbX2HI/AAAAAAAABPs/bUoY3DrkAD4/s200/DSC06493.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVpcbX2HI/AAAAAAAABPs/bUoY3DrkAD4/s1600/DSC06493.JPG"></a>Jerry,Me, Jose Gregorio and Miguel</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVpcbX2HI/AAAAAAAABPs/bUoY3DrkAD4/s1600/DSC06493.JPG"></a></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVo3RcdII/AAAAAAAABPk/qzZISV_bIiA/s1600/DSC06512.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456838427777201282" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVo3RcdII/AAAAAAAABPk/qzZISV_bIiA/s200/DSC06512.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Lexi modeling my pink cowboy hat</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVnyTo2-I/AAAAAAAABPU/v6Bq-nywhIw/s1600/DSC06467.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span"></span></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVnyTo2-I/AAAAAAAABPU/v6Bq-nywhIw/s1600/DSC06467.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456838409264356322" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVnyTo2-I/AAAAAAAABPU/v6Bq-nywhIw/s200/DSC06467.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qVnyTo2-I/AAAAAAAABPU/v6Bq-nywhIw/s1600/DSC06467.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span">Gerardo modeling my pink hat</span></a></div></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8m-hckQfRI/AAAAAAAABTk/rXmnSE75mjc/s200/DSC06454.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Fedor bought these great super long blow horns!! 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style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>National WMU's "Honor our Seminarians Day"</strong> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Through the work of Venezuela's version of the Women's Missionary Union, churches all over the country adopt students to help support them as they study. These students move to Los Teques for four years and commit to study full time without holding jobs. The churches sponsor them with tuition, supplies and gifts to help them through these years, which are especially tough on those who are married and have kids.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qLYXe7dzI/AAAAAAAABN0/ggkWLux0DP8/s1600/DSC06575.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456827149249640242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qLYXe7dzI/AAAAAAAABN0/ggkWLux0DP8/s200/DSC06575.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Me and one of my seminary students Luis</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qLXyHlXwI/AAAAAAAABNs/KjMT0Z9RSDM/s1600/DSC06574.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456827139219611394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qLXyHlXwI/AAAAAAAABNs/KjMT0Z9RSDM/s200/DSC06574.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Evelisse, Thais' mom who I have been discipling and Douglas, my one student in Caracas</div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qLXiizg6I/AAAAAAAABNk/AMnzdSno4Nc/s1600/DSC06563.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456827135038817186" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qLXiizg6I/AAAAAAAABNk/AMnzdSno4Nc/s200/DSC06563.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Douglas</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>Baptisms</strong> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Thais and her mom both came to know the Lord through the ministry in Valencia and are now following Christ in baptism.</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p09figc0I/AAAAAAAABMs/vFRzvlklqQE/s1600/DSC06544.JPG"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456802498299851586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p09figc0I/AAAAAAAABMs/vFRzvlklqQE/s200/DSC06544.JPG" /></strong></a><strong> </strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>Thais' Baptism</strong></div><strong><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p085kLCAI/AAAAAAAABMk/W_TDtadj7As/s1600/DSC06540.JPG"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456802488106289154" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p085kLCAI/AAAAAAAABMk/W_TDtadj7As/s200/DSC06540.JPG" /></strong></a><strong> </strong></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><strong>Evelisse (Thais' mom)</strong></span></div></strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>Depedidas</strong> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">When ever anyone leaves, there has to be a good-bye party called a "despedida."</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Debbie, one of the Journeymen I was blessed to live and work with, married a Venezuelan named Efrain last November and after going through all the work to get Efrain a visa to the US, they left in March to start their new life together in Georgia where Debbie's family lives. They will both be sorely missed! Here are some pictures from that night followed by pictures from my own despedida.</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8iP2SAxYgI/AAAAAAAABR8/sJVIwtQ-k18/s1600/DSC06682.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460772710897508866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8iP2SAxYgI/AAAAAAAABR8/sJVIwtQ-k18/s200/DSC06682.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8iP2yX7W-I/AAAAAAAABSE/jMf-hmSdXsk/s1600/DSC06663.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 110px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460772719584566242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8iP2yX7W-I/AAAAAAAABSE/jMf-hmSdXsk/s200/DSC06663.JPG" 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style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8iP3XGvZGI/AAAAAAAABSM/EXJRkdLxy4o/s1600/DSC06689.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460772729444590690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8iP3XGvZGI/AAAAAAAABSM/EXJRkdLxy4o/s200/DSC06689.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8iP3XGvZGI/AAAAAAAABSM/EXJRkdLxy4o/s1600/DSC06689.JPG"></a>Elsabeth (still has not made a decision for Christ, keep praying for her)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qDjT181eI/AAAAAAAABNc/yXsfSyTs5nk/s1600/DSC06661.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456818541157996002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7qDjT181eI/AAAAAAAABNc/yXsfSyTs5nk/s200/DSC06661.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Beatriz, one of the girls I've been discipling and Lexi's babysitter</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p_m562WFI/AAAAAAAABNU/2GeG544WpJw/s1600/DSC06630.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456814204872185938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p_m562WFI/AAAAAAAABNU/2GeG544WpJw/s200/DSC06630.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Freddy, worship leader from First Baptist Church</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></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style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p_mejXiPI/AAAAAAAABNM/rgdi6KZSJjY/s1600/DSC06604.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456814197525940466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p_mejXiPI/AAAAAAAABNM/rgdi6KZSJjY/s200/DSC06604.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Luz Carolina (still has not made a decision for Christ...keep praying for her!)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p_loJGYVI/AAAAAAAABNE/0LCZGS-zysw/s1600/DSC06595.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456814182920249682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p_loJGYVI/AAAAAAAABNE/0LCZGS-zysw/s200/DSC06595.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Alejandra and Thais (pray they will help one another contine to grow in their faith,</div><div><div><div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p-qmOpz7I/AAAAAAAABM0/9akz-68WaL4/s1600/DSC06605.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456813168794390450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7p-qmOpz7I/AAAAAAAABM0/9akz-68WaL4/s200/DSC06605.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Karen and Willy's foot</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7DFuH_NC1I/AAAAAAAABLM/yZVrlJwyFzU/s1600/DSC06590.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span"></span></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7DFuH_NC1I/AAAAAAAABLM/yZVrlJwyFzU/s1600/DSC06590.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454076544954469202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7DFuH_NC1I/AAAAAAAABLM/yZVrlJwyFzU/s200/DSC06590.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S7DFuH_NC1I/AAAAAAAABLM/yZVrlJwyFzU/s1600/DSC06590.JPG"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none" class="Apple-style-span">Thais became one of my closest friends in the last two months. I'm really going to miss her.</span></a></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b>My Despedida</b></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8m1d4WlFbI/AAAAAAAABTE/3bkOQQA0D5M/s200/DSC06727.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Karen</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8m1eplfiXI/AAAAAAAABTU/ZkT-n66ZXoI/s200/DSC06732.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Jose Gregorio</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8m1eYy8J3I/AAAAAAAABTM/xUthFuwPiEs/s200/DSC06729.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Abelardo</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8m1dkdgS6I/AAAAAAAABS8/2eiyxksyBwg/s200/DSC06712.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Andres modeling the stocking cap he asked me to buy him in Ecuador</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S8m1fOkZ7RI/AAAAAAAABTc/iv3EujNivh4/s200/DSC06743.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Me cutting Abelardo's birthday cake (it happened to be the same weekend as my despedida)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-8459652865104371532?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-42144724899260596762010-02-02T10:25:00.000-08:002010-02-02T12:48:39.268-08:00<div align="center">BASEBALL!!!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hwtTWs9xI/AAAAAAAABJA/EFA8UY0WDts/s1600-h/DSC05984.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433716874014422802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hwtTWs9xI/AAAAAAAABJA/EFA8UY0WDts/s200/DSC05984.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hwsBesWkI/AAAAAAAABIo/RfbSMgprW5c/s1600-h/DSC05985.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433716852036229698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hwsBesWkI/AAAAAAAABIo/RfbSMgprW5c/s200/DSC05985.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hz_JiddYI/AAAAAAAABJI/LnCYQfTEzDg/s1600-h/DSC05983.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433720479151912322" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hz_JiddYI/AAAAAAAABJI/LnCYQfTEzDg/s200/DSC05983.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">I got back to Venezuela just in time for the end of baseball season. For those who don't know, baseball is the national sport here and the fans are crazy!! </div><div align="center">Several players from the U.S. come down to play and many Venezuelans play in the mlb. In fact, Venezuela has training programs for all the major league teams in the U.S. </div><div align="center">The Magallanes are the team here in Valencia named after Ferdinand Magellan...the team's full name is Navegantes de Magallanes (Navigators of Magellan). </div><div align="center">The playoffs for national champions were between the Magallanes and the Leones of Caracas. Caracas won, so I was sad, but the series was good and we had fun watching the games. The winner from Venezuela goes on to play in the Caribbean World Series against Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hws75sH5I/AAAAAAAABI4/HU92vMa5iMg/s1600-h/DSC05966.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433716867718717330" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hws75sH5I/AAAAAAAABI4/HU92vMa5iMg/s200/DSC05966.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hwsgKzzhI/AAAAAAAABIw/MEuHjOlqTiI/s1600-h/DSC05950.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433716860274331154" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hwsgKzzhI/AAAAAAAABIw/MEuHjOlqTiI/s200/DSC05950.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hz_Tdz2mI/AAAAAAAABJQ/j0lYE9Jh0HI/s1600-h/DSC05955.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433720481816762978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2hz_Tdz2mI/AAAAAAAABJQ/j0lYE9Jh0HI/s200/DSC05955.JPG" /></a><br />Flags, signs, cardboard boats and lots of team gear make up the crowd's spirit paraphenalia. The terminology is a crazy mix of Spanish and English...a lot of it is the English word said with a Spanish accent...my favorite: Don Pire or Dumpire (umpire). </div><br /><br /><div align="center">BIRTHDAY!!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2h9Xx7BSqI/AAAAAAAABJo/JNigD2lUopM/s1600-h/DSC06075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433730797913852578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2h9Xx7BSqI/AAAAAAAABJo/JNigD2lUopM/s200/DSC06075.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2h9XAM3GhI/AAAAAAAABJY/C1kX94gC2WY/s1600-h/DSC06005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433730784566909458" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2h9XAM3GhI/AAAAAAAABJY/C1kX94gC2WY/s200/DSC06005.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2h9XgAWnhI/AAAAAAAABJg/izkI5-_zYTg/s1600-h/DSC06066.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433730793104383506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2h9XgAWnhI/AAAAAAAABJg/izkI5-_zYTg/s200/DSC06066.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Debbie's birthday was January 16, so we had a party for her hosted by her new in-laws!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">COLONIA TOVAR!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iHWVrBndI/AAAAAAAABKw/htGcTq-xR2U/s1600-h/DSC06102.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433741768266980818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iHWVrBndI/AAAAAAAABKw/htGcTq-xR2U/s200/DSC06102.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iHW73KwPI/AAAAAAAABK4/DAtrqbmn6Pk/s1600-h/DSC06122.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433741778518458610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iHW73KwPI/AAAAAAAABK4/DAtrqbmn6Pk/s200/DSC06122.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iHXOJyYGI/AAAAAAAABLA/lt8IaK7atX8/s1600-h/DSC06138.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433741783428391010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iHXOJyYGI/AAAAAAAABLA/lt8IaK7atX8/s200/DSC06138.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iEdskm1YI/AAAAAAAABKY/TfLdiI4yVDQ/s1600-h/DSC06090.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433738596138276226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iEdskm1YI/AAAAAAAABKY/TfLdiI4yVDQ/s200/DSC06090.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iEeixTgHI/AAAAAAAABKo/Wg_ACv5FCys/s1600-h/DSC06108.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433738610687049842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iEeixTgHI/AAAAAAAABKo/Wg_ACv5FCys/s200/DSC06108.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iEeEQMktI/AAAAAAAABKg/yA523mR-F7Q/s1600-h/DSC06096.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433738602495120082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/S2iEeEQMktI/AAAAAAAABKg/yA523mR-F7Q/s200/DSC06096.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Not far outside of Caracas is a German village called Colonia Tovar. The architechture, food and atmosphere are all distinctly German. It is a cool place to spend a day shopping and seeing the sights. They even have a Baptist church (along with the Catholic, of course).</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">COMING UP NEXT...</div><div align="left"></div><ul><li><div align="left">February and March: English Club at the University of Arturo Michelena (Mondays and Wednesdays)</div></li><li><div align="left">February-May: Theological English at Baptist Seminary (Thursdays)</div></li><li><div align="left">February 13-16 and March 29-April 3: Lighthouse (Beach evangelism trip)</div></li><li><div align="left">April: Move to Caracas</div></li><li><div align="left">June: Summer missionaries arrive; English Clubs in Valencia</div></li><li><div align="left">July: English Clubs in Caracas</div></li></ul><div align="left"></div><div align="left">PRAYER REQUESTS:</div><ul><li><div align="left">Summer missionaries: I have asked for four students to come do English clubs this June and July. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please send them to this website to apply. <a href="http://thetask.org/students/Projects/ProjectDetails.asp?JobID=101157">http://thetask.org/students/Projects/ProjectDetails.asp?JobID=101157</a> (The cost might not be as high as what is posted due to the devaluation of the local currency, but we are waiting to see how that affects inflation before making official changes to the information.)</div></li><li><div align="left">English Clubs: Pray that bridges will be built to students and that they will come to outside activities where they will hear the gospel clearly. I am not supposed to "teach my religion" during the actual club, but I can build relationships with students where I will have more opportunities to share. </div></li><li><div align="left">Pray for the Wednesday campus Bible study to get started back up now that classes are back in session. I spoke with one of the leaders today about it.</div></li><li><div align="left">Pray for the Sunday afternoon home study and the two leaders, Jose Gregorio and Miguel who are teaching it. Pray that it will grow and become an active, thriving ministry.</div></li><li><div align="left">Pray for me as I continue to adjust to working alone without Morgan and Debbie. Pray that God will help me in times of loneliness and when the task seems overwhelming.</div></li></ul><div align="left"></div><div align="center">Thanks everyone for praying!!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-4214472489926059676?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-27345664640001635372009-12-28T07:52:00.000-08:002009-12-28T08:04:18.374-08:00<div align="center">Thanks to Lottie Moon, we were able to purchase a study Bible for 14 leaders and new believers. Here are some pictures of them opening their Bibles. Everyone was so excited about them and I look forward to seeing how much they grow using the tools inside to study God's Word.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SzjWmP2Q1BI/AAAAAAAABII/BIUw4EMz3vE/s1600-h/bibles+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420318104117892114" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SzjWmP2Q1BI/AAAAAAAABII/BIUw4EMz3vE/s200/bibles+2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SzjWmUvM4PI/AAAAAAAABIQ/GSZROU-QkYo/s1600-h/bibles+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420318105430450418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SzjWmUvM4PI/AAAAAAAABIQ/GSZROU-QkYo/s200/bibles+3.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SzjWl9KrJHI/AAAAAAAABIA/Ob29InvMw8M/s1600-h/bibles.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420318099103229042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SzjWl9KrJHI/AAAAAAAABIA/Ob29InvMw8M/s200/bibles.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-2734566464000163537?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-23121437351543007602009-10-21T12:58:00.000-07:002009-11-20T14:12:33.487-08:00<div><div><div><div><div><strong>Leadership Retreat</strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div>October and November have been dedicated to training new leadership to help continue the ministry after the missionaries are no longer in Valencia. We had a retreat at our beach house in Cata where Morgan, Debbie and I took turns leading talks on Devotional Living, Bible Study Preparation and Leading, Evangelism and How to Start and Maintain a Small Group. Here are some photos from the weekend.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-L3btFKiI/AAAAAAAABEM/VlQDJbSk0r0/s1600-h/DSC04799.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395184663059048994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-L3btFKiI/AAAAAAAABEM/VlQDJbSk0r0/s200/DSC04799.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-L3PgEjmI/AAAAAAAABEE/GzCduzHexZE/s1600-h/DSC04810.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395184659783257698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-L3PgEjmI/AAAAAAAABEE/GzCduzHexZE/s200/DSC04810.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-AhaEfJFI/AAAAAAAABD0/Of-_RP6gceQ/s1600-h/DSC04805.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395172190035321938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-AhaEfJFI/AAAAAAAABD0/Of-_RP6gceQ/s200/DSC04805.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-Ag89hn8I/AAAAAAAABDs/9CygBmqmKbs/s1600-h/DSC04800.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395172182221496258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-Ag89hn8I/AAAAAAAABDs/9CygBmqmKbs/s200/DSC04800.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-AhgNd2uI/AAAAAAAABD8/XoBH4EssJrc/s1600-h/DSC04842.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395172191683599074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-AhgNd2uI/AAAAAAAABD8/XoBH4EssJrc/s200/DSC04842.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-L3sRrP5I/AAAAAAAABEU/y-bZSt4Thsw/s1600-h/DSC04789.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395184667507507090" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-L3sRrP5I/AAAAAAAABEU/y-bZSt4Thsw/s200/DSC04789.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-AgRkNXzI/AAAAAAAABDk/CTzYU8QwBXE/s1600-h/DSC04778.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395172170572586802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St-AgRkNXzI/AAAAAAAABDk/CTzYU8QwBXE/s200/DSC04778.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9xlU36esI/AAAAAAAABB0/puD4LKYWH1M/s1600-h/9625_152021402178_528837178_2505188_1669926_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395155764685470402" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9xlU36esI/AAAAAAAABB0/puD4LKYWH1M/s200/9625_152021402178_528837178_2505188_1669926_n.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9zJ-p9oII/AAAAAAAABCU/GRQHKmBk0Tg/s1600-h/IMG_5901.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395157493888163970" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9zJ-p9oII/AAAAAAAABCU/GRQHKmBk0Tg/s200/IMG_5901.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9zJDsi28I/AAAAAAAABCE/27KsXBZu99U/s1600-h/IMG_5882.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395157478061300674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9zJDsi28I/AAAAAAAABCE/27KsXBZu99U/s200/IMG_5882.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St99RJ1mGZI/AAAAAAAABDU/8ZQ4DxnW8gA/s1600-h/IMG_5946.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395168612265105810" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St99RJ1mGZI/AAAAAAAABDU/8ZQ4DxnW8gA/s200/IMG_5946.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9xlk5Kx3I/AAAAAAAABB8/jEv2BRTvHhQ/s1600-h/IMG_5879.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395155768985700210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9xlk5Kx3I/AAAAAAAABB8/jEv2BRTvHhQ/s200/IMG_5879.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Fall Festival Activity</strong></div><div> </div><div>In lieu of Halloween, we decided to visit a local orphanage and play with the children. We did not know that this orphanage housed mostly special needs children, so we had to change some of our activities, but the day was a success.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwLvlbaGfII/AAAAAAAABGo/DV0Q6jyfUgs/s1600/DSC05040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405145929089449090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwLvlbaGfII/AAAAAAAABGo/DV0Q6jyfUgs/s200/DSC05040.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwLvlBKanBI/AAAAAAAABGg/z0umLdIOgUk/s1600/DSC05115.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405145922044337170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwLvlBKanBI/AAAAAAAABGg/z0umLdIOgUk/s200/DSC05115.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwLvkyhbI1I/AAAAAAAABGY/JtfbhgSxigA/s1600/DSC05110.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405145918114308946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwLvkyhbI1I/AAAAAAAABGY/JtfbhgSxigA/s200/DSC05110.JPG" /></a><br />Left: Karen, one of our leaders, paints faces for the children. Middle: me. Right: Jose Gregorio is great with special needs kids.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUQNZGrJI/AAAAAAAABGQ/ltCaTAN0TdI/s1600-h/DSC05044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400753015596952722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUQNZGrJI/AAAAAAAABGQ/ltCaTAN0TdI/s200/DSC05044.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUPhVTfVI/AAAAAAAABGI/kl3MSFwI06g/s1600-h/DSC05071.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400753003769855314" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUPhVTfVI/AAAAAAAABGI/kl3MSFwI06g/s200/DSC05071.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUPW-caVI/AAAAAAAABGA/2TYAX0RQZ6U/s1600-h/DSC05037.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400753000989616466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUPW-caVI/AAAAAAAABGA/2TYAX0RQZ6U/s200/DSC05037.JPG" /></a><br />Left: Beatriz, a new believer, is telling the Bible story. Middle: Fedor, one of the students from this summer's English clubs, surrounded by children. Right: Miguel, one of our more faithful leaders, plays ball with a little boy who can't walk.<br /><br /><strong>BAPTISMS!!</strong><br />November 1, two of the students from our ministry take the step of baptism. Miguel and Jose Gregorio have been coming faithfully to MUF and leading Bible study in their homes. Unlike in the States, baptism services are only every few months, because as you can see, they have to bring in a baptistry. Something was wrong with the tank they usually use, so they had to use a kiddie pool. It worked.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQb1Swx2I/AAAAAAAABFY/BNqov4jtVw4/s1600-h/DSC05140.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400748817239820130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQb1Swx2I/AAAAAAAABFY/BNqov4jtVw4/s200/DSC05140.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUPFRqigI/AAAAAAAABF4/EnNBXRWc2l8/s1600-h/DSC05164.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400752996238395906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUPFRqigI/AAAAAAAABF4/EnNBXRWc2l8/s200/DSC05164.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUOv6NC4I/AAAAAAAABFw/zzVazDSbRog/s1600-h/DSC05162.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400752990502849410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNUOv6NC4I/AAAAAAAABFw/zzVazDSbRog/s200/DSC05162.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQcVyyiLI/AAAAAAAABFg/xCsANoueQDg/s1600-h/DSC05149.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400748825964087474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQcVyyiLI/AAAAAAAABFg/xCsANoueQDg/s200/DSC05149.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQco-CzEI/AAAAAAAABFo/qNVBACV_k_0/s1600-h/DSC05155.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400748831111564354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQco-CzEI/AAAAAAAABFo/qNVBACV_k_0/s200/DSC05155.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQbl0d6_I/AAAAAAAABFQ/Hf2Eaht96mc/s1600-h/DSC05139.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400748813086223346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQbl0d6_I/AAAAAAAABFQ/Hf2Eaht96mc/s200/DSC05139.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQbc0DCiI/AAAAAAAABFI/-bze4jVxBzA/s1600-h/DSC05138.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400748810668542498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNQbc0DCiI/AAAAAAAABFI/-bze4jVxBzA/s200/DSC05138.JPG" /></a><br />Each baptismal candidate was asked to share his testimony and a verse that God used to help him understand his need for Christ.<br /></div><div><strong>Sunday Afternoon Bible Study</strong></div><strong></strong><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNMWjjZjLI/AAAAAAAABE8/7C9ws6Rb2NA/s1600-h/8426_560181090513_7202260_33197925_672717_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400744328531905714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNMWjjZjLI/AAAAAAAABE8/7C9ws6Rb2NA/s200/8426_560181090513_7202260_33197925_672717_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Bible study at Jose Gregorio's House. One of the great things about having the study in the students' homes is that their family usually joins us. On this day, Jose Gregorio's brother, Andres and best friend Willy were present. Neither has made a decision for Christ, but ironically, they were the ones who first brought Jose Gregorio to Bible study. Now he's leading them!<br /></div><div><strong>Sunday in the park</strong></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNMWaqzLaI/AAAAAAAABE0/0mDtoHzgHBw/s1600-h/8426_560181085523_7202260_33197924_3055470_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400744326147026338" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNMWaqzLaI/AAAAAAAABE0/0mDtoHzgHBw/s200/8426_560181085523_7202260_33197924_3055470_n.jpg" /></a><br />We went to play soccer (futbol), but the guy who was supposed to bring the ball didn't show up. So, we made friends with a father and son who were also at the park to play futbol and they agreed to let us play with them!<br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong>BIRTHDAYS!!</strong></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNMWA8LFoI/AAAAAAAABEs/3iuPlNhIJns/s1600-h/8426_560178884933_7202260_33197796_6813491_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400744319240574594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SvNMWA8LFoI/AAAAAAAABEs/3iuPlNhIJns/s200/8426_560178884933_7202260_33197796_6813491_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sum3yNtz7vI/AAAAAAAABEk/2UlZGO0PoY8/s1600-h/DSC04905.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398047701683400434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sum3yNtz7vI/AAAAAAAABEk/2UlZGO0PoY8/s200/DSC04905.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Luz Carolina wanted to go sing karaoke for her birthday. here's the cake the folks at the karaoke place made for her! nice. Pray for Luz as she meets regularly with Morgan to talk about spiritual things. She has lots of questions and wants to really be sure she knows what it means to be a Christian. She has not made a decision of faith.<br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sum3x_omfRI/AAAAAAAABEc/dD0OmLHKd6U/s1600-h/DSC04943.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398047697903451410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sum3x_omfRI/AAAAAAAABEc/dD0OmLHKd6U/s200/DSC04943.JPG" /></a><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395157483869182498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/St9zJZVQGiI/AAAAAAAABCM/u7Rj0bHaric/s200/IMG_5895.JPG" /></div><div>Thais had her birthday party at a local cafe called Primos. It was hosted by her boyfriend Gerardo. Both Thais and Gerardo are new believers. They plan to be baptized in February at MUF. I am currently meeting with Thais and her mom for discipleship.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><ul><li>Prayer Requests:<br />Please be praying for new believers as they discover their spiritual gifts and how God wants to use them in the church to further His kingdom.</li><br /><li>Please pray for the following students/friends who still have questions and have not taken a step of faith to receive Christ:</li></ul><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbJNNDAa6I/AAAAAAAABGw/Wxhc8Z3tRiQ/s1600/DSC04862.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406229631382612898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbJNNDAa6I/AAAAAAAABGw/Wxhc8Z3tRiQ/s200/DSC04862.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth (pictured here) and her partner Stefanie<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbMSbampGI/AAAAAAAABG4/LVMqkFkAFRE/s1600/DSC05259.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406233019673912418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbMSbampGI/AAAAAAAABG4/LVMqkFkAFRE/s200/DSC05259.JPG" /></a>Wilneidith (middle) and Juan (right)</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQPXmoSwI/AAAAAAAABHI/tITlC3ZjHgk/s1600/DSC04865.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406237365157513986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQPXmoSwI/AAAAAAAABHI/tITlC3ZjHgk/s200/DSC04865.JPG" /></a>Andres, brother of Jose Gregorio. Andres and his sister Massiel have joined a group of Taoists and are faithfully following the teachings of Taoism.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQPn5ZYoI/AAAAAAAABHQ/zyEtEmSLEe4/s1600/DSC04886.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406237369531196034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQPn5ZYoI/AAAAAAAABHQ/zyEtEmSLEe4/s200/DSC04886.JPG" /></a>Massiel, sister of Jose Gregorio and Andres. She is a single mom of three boys, the youngest of which, Guillermo, has Down's Syndrome.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQQMLRFgI/AAAAAAAABHg/DkP8jflYECU/s1600/6374_112204343482_559963482_2333175_6882929_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406237379269826050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQQMLRFgI/AAAAAAAABHg/DkP8jflYECU/s200/6374_112204343482_559963482_2333175_6882929_n.jpg" /></a>Willy and Pedro, friends of Jose Gregorio and Andres<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQP_FjlBI/AAAAAAAABHY/jdSON8aK7sQ/s1600/DSC03214.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406237375756211218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQP_FjlBI/AAAAAAAABHY/jdSON8aK7sQ/s200/DSC03214.JPG" /></a>Jose Felix, friend of Abelardo and Efrain whose dads are both pastors</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQPBsCTCI/AAAAAAAABHA/X-KjZSUIqUU/s1600/DSC05257.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406237359274609698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SwbQPBsCTCI/AAAAAAAABHA/X-KjZSUIqUU/s200/DSC05257.JPG" /></a>Luz Carolina and her daughter Abril. Morgan has been meeting regularly with Luz and she is really seeking truth. Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak to her.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-2312143735154300760?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-87438673806494310272009-09-26T10:20:00.000-07:002009-09-27T20:32:15.310-07:00When you run out of things to say in a conversation or aren't sure how to start one, you say, "Y, ¿Qué más?" (And, what else?). The answer doesn't have to be anything specific, what you did that day, what you think of the weather, something interesting that happened recently...anything goes...but it usually helps start (or restart) the conversation.<br /><br />I could give you a whole list of new things I've learned lately, but I'm sure you'd much rather hear about what God is doing here among the students of Venezuela. Here are some photos and recaps of the last 8 weeks or so.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr51fF8m_XI/AAAAAAAABBU/NnXn66bTspA/s1600-h/DSC03613.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385871381414477170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr51fF8m_XI/AAAAAAAABBU/NnXn66bTspA/s200/DSC03613.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5xKw4HU6I/AAAAAAAABBM/Tm1LM0Uxm8I/s1600-h/DSC03612.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385866634114585506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5xKw4HU6I/AAAAAAAABBM/Tm1LM0Uxm8I/s200/DSC03612.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr51fU9MnnI/AAAAAAAABBc/tC36Em3yriY/s1600-h/DSC03540.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385871385443475058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr51fU9MnnI/AAAAAAAABBc/tC36Em3yriY/s200/DSC03540.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My roommate, Morgan turned 25 on August 17. Her party was a lot of fun and gave us a chance to hang out with students in an informal setting.<br /><br /><ul><li>Left: David and Fedor, two students at U of Carabobo. Strong believers and leaders.</li><li>Middle: Morgan and her parents who were here visiting.</li><li>Right: Abril, daughter of Luz Carolina. Pray for this mother and daughter to come to know Christ.<br /></li></ul><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5xKSHrAmI/AAAAAAAABBE/de3d9NBi6Rw/s1600-h/DSC03772.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385866625858339426" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5xKSHrAmI/AAAAAAAABBE/de3d9NBi6Rw/s200/DSC03772.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5xKCFqQGI/AAAAAAAABA8/ffmadJZRBKc/s1600-h/DSC03759.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385866621554933858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5xKCFqQGI/AAAAAAAABA8/ffmadJZRBKc/s200/DSC03759.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5s9uAvujI/AAAAAAAABA0/eA_B-JlVovQ/s1600-h/DSC03764.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385862011960670770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5s9uAvujI/AAAAAAAABA0/eA_B-JlVovQ/s200/DSC03764.JPG" /></a> </p>Morgan and a few friends were lucky enough to get to go see Angel Falls-the tallest free-falling waterfall in the world...here known as Salto Angel. Debbie and I hosted a chili dinner for those who didn't get to go on the Angel Falls adventure. We had a pretty good group of mixed believers and non-believers. I made chili and tons of chocolate chip cookies!!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r7ElZ5iI/AAAAAAAABAs/XZaeoThtOkw/s1600-h/DSC03704.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385860866968774178" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r7ElZ5iI/AAAAAAAABAs/XZaeoThtOkw/s200/DSC03704.JPG" /></a> Jose Gregorio has been coming to Bible studies and events for about a year and a half. When Morgan's dad gave his testimony at church, Jose was finally ready and made a decision for Christ. This was a huge day for our ministry, since Jose is a natural-born leader and has already committed to hosting and helping lead Bible studies.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r6mRjE7I/AAAAAAAABAk/DPf38Nz3LXs/s1600-h/DSC03711.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385860858832425906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r6mRjE7I/AAAAAAAABAk/DPf38Nz3LXs/s200/DSC03711.JPG" /></a> Abelardo is a good friend of ours whose dad is a pastor. Pray for him to find his own place in God's work and purpose for his life.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r6DQ7I2I/AAAAAAAABAc/4BazHBbjq_0/s1600-h/DSC03782.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385860849434567522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r6DQ7I2I/AAAAAAAABAc/4BazHBbjq_0/s200/DSC03782.JPG" /></a> Five people responded to the invitation at MUF (Mision Ultima Frontera-Mission Ultimate Frontier) a few weeks ago. I don't have all their names, but pray for them to grow in their new faith and get plugged into the ministry of the church.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r5gtahtI/AAAAAAAABAU/u_mQHLCSxa4/s1600-h/6291_800919748475_23403585_47920816_4212905_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385860840158824146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5r5gtahtI/AAAAAAAABAU/u_mQHLCSxa4/s200/6291_800919748475_23403585_47920816_4212905_n.jpg" /></a> I had to put this picture in because this fat little baby is so adorable!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5o5L7noOI/AAAAAAAABAM/GOAMKiArbr0/s1600-h/DSC03845.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385857536046375138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5o5L7noOI/AAAAAAAABAM/GOAMKiArbr0/s200/DSC03845.JPG" /></a> Me making Arepas (Venezuela's substitute for the tortilla...sort of a cross between an English Muffin and Corn Bread). Arepas are a daily meal for many people here because they're affordable and fairly easy to make and can be stuffed with just about anything.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5o4sTSg7I/AAAAAAAABAE/tcnN-oAnASQ/s1600-h/DSC03856.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385857527555720114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5o4sTSg7I/AAAAAAAABAE/tcnN-oAnASQ/s200/DSC03856.JPG" /></a><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385844531728905746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5dEPEudhI/AAAAAAAAA-s/FQ4vv9eocu4/s200/DSC03850.JPG" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5dEtzfWhI/AAAAAAAAA-0/cEoEUvhaU30/s1600-h/DSC03852.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385844539978111506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5dEtzfWhI/AAAAAAAAA-0/cEoEUvhaU30/s200/DSC03852.JPG" /></a><br />A volunteer group came from Georgia Sept 13-19. While they were here, we had an informal "hang out with the gringos" night where each of the Northamericans shared a favorite verse and mini-testimony...it was a very impactful night.<br /><ul><li>Left: Wilneidith (Wil for short), one of our English students at U of Arturo Michalena. Wil came to English Club this summer where we first got to know her. </li><li>Middle: Wil and friends, Juan and Maria Gabriela also came, but since it was a 'school night' they did homework while they waited on the others to arrive.</li><li>Right: Most of the group who showed up for Hang Out with the Gringos Night. </li></ul><p>Probably the most impactful activity the Georgia team did was share their testimonies in our classes at University de Arturo Michalena. Nearly 200 students heard their stories which really demonstrated God's power and love...the students were on the edge of their seats the whole time and many stayed after to talk and share their own stories. Pray for us as we follow up. Sorry, I don't have any photos of those days, but the students in the photos above came because they had heard the Gringos in class. </p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jKLbVuZI/AAAAAAAAA-8/tgkrFiFac98/s1600-h/DSC03837.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385851230898993554" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jKLbVuZI/AAAAAAAAA-8/tgkrFiFac98/s200/DSC03837.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5o4AoAirI/AAAAAAAAA_8/zpcEJXDyvlo/s1600-h/IMG_4661.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385857515831462578" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5o4AoAirI/AAAAAAAAA_8/zpcEJXDyvlo/s200/IMG_4661.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr6D-pce5bI/AAAAAAAABBk/oZ4iex7P0qM/s1600-h/IMG_4665.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385887316682139058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr6D-pce5bI/AAAAAAAABBk/oZ4iex7P0qM/s200/IMG_4665.JPG" /></a><br />The same week that the Gringos were here from Georgia, MUF hosted a national leadership conference for the other MUF churches including students and pastors who are interested in reaching the universities of Venezuela. </p><ul><li>Left: Derek, one of the Georgia team gave a talk on leadership and priorities at the conference.</li><li>Middle: Me and Douglas (student from Caracas) on our way to the beach in a lancha (small boat)</li><li>Right: Kristina and Debbie also in the lancha </li></ul><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5lIMPj-4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/Z9Ifxqs8MNo/s1600-h/DSC03914.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385853395781548930" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5lIMPj-4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/Z9Ifxqs8MNo/s200/DSC03914.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5m_Y1-OcI/AAAAAAAAA_s/mp6_i6ZtlJY/s1600-h/DSC03919.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385855443568310722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5m_Y1-OcI/AAAAAAAAA_s/mp6_i6ZtlJY/s200/DSC03919.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5lIsOBB4I/AAAAAAAAA_k/zme8P6vbVjg/s1600-h/DSC03916.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 162px; HEIGHT: 128px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385853404364998530" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5lIsOBB4I/AAAAAAAAA_k/zme8P6vbVjg/s200/DSC03916.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5m_8vhnaI/AAAAAAAAA_0/cJabYTOWaH4/s1600-h/IMG_4748.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385855453204946338" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5m_8vhnaI/AAAAAAAAA_0/cJabYTOWaH4/s200/IMG_4748.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr6GPGdzK_I/AAAAAAAABBs/10xgB-Xbz7c/s1600-h/DSC03870.JPG"></a><br />Some of the projects the Georgia team participated in included visiting an indigenous neighborhood where we actually weren't able to do any activities because someone from the government came questioning our motives for being there. We did, however get to talk to some of the children and share God's love with them.<br /><ul><li>Left: Me and Douglas after I bought one of the indigenous sombreros.</li><li>Middle: Children from the indigenous community</li><li>Right: Me sharing the gospel with the Rubik's cube...the kids were a really good audience and their answers to my questions showed they are getting some religious training somewhere.<br /></li></ul><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jLrtjq3I/AAAAAAAAA_U/b4a9s9J4wCU/s1600-h/DSC03889.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385851256745208690" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jLrtjq3I/AAAAAAAAA_U/b4a9s9J4wCU/s200/DSC03889.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jLE2CnvI/AAAAAAAAA_M/onpJgSlDM5g/s1600-h/DSC03865.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385851246311808754" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jLE2CnvI/AAAAAAAAA_M/onpJgSlDM5g/s200/DSC03865.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr6GPGdzK_I/AAAAAAAABBs/10xgB-Xbz7c/s1600-h/DSC03870.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385889798373452786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr6GPGdzK_I/AAAAAAAABBs/10xgB-Xbz7c/s200/DSC03870.JPG" /></a><br />Another activity was a morning spent at this orphanage run by a sweet Colombian family. </p><ul><li>Left: The family who runs the orphanage</li><li>Middle: me jumping-rope with the kids</li><li>Right: two of the kids at the orphange...we played them in soccer...they won. </li></ul><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jKtDZDLI/AAAAAAAAA_E/VR45iVXqLxA/s1600-h/DSC03907.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385851239925353650" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sr5jKtDZDLI/AAAAAAAAA_E/VR45iVXqLxA/s200/DSC03907.JPG" /></a> The Georgia group also visited this new church which meets on Thursday nights for prayer and praise. Kristina shared her talk on influence...again...she had also shared it with the leadership conference participants. It made a great impact both times!</p><p>Prayer Requests:</p><ul><li>Praise God for the students who are showing interest and coming to Christ!</li><li>Pray for those who still are undecided about their faith and those who are seeking, especially those who are looking into other religions and philosophies.</li><li>Pray for Debbie, Morgan and I as we teach at the university, that our eyes will be open to every opportunity to share with our students and we will have the boldness to speak the Truth clearly.</li><li>Pray for the upcoming leadership retreat October 2-4. We've invited the leaders and potential leaders from both campuses, MUF church and the Sunday afternoon study. Pray that it will be a productive time of training the new leaders to take over and reach their campuses as well as building unity among the various groups represented.</li><li>Pray for me to trust God with my future as I try not to stress about the time when Debbie and Morgan leave and I'm on my own here in Valencia, Jan-March, then move to Caracas in April.</li><li>Pray for spiritual warefare going on among students and missionaries as we are penetrating darkness.</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-8743867380649431027?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-46101550183692552082009-09-11T12:56:00.000-07:002009-09-12T12:59:46.873-07:00August began with a super-hot trip to Maracaibo, the site of Venezuela's largest lake and largest supply of oil.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SqrCHlNzNUI/AAAAAAAAA-E/rOBgQzq_B8A/s1600-h/DSC03353.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380326140352345410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SqrCHlNzNUI/AAAAAAAAA-E/rOBgQzq_B8A/s200/DSC03353.JPG" /></a> Maracaibo's version of the "virgin." This one was very ornate and has a whole fancy park built around it. I think this is the same statue that was struck by lightning on August 21.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq-SU01syI/AAAAAAAAA98/s0peoEX4wqA/s1600-h/DSCF3722.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380321926884733730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq-SU01syI/AAAAAAAAA98/s0peoEX4wqA/s200/DSCF3722.JPG" /></a> Sunset over Lake Maracaibo...wish I could take credit for this shot, but Jose took the picture.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq-R96oYlI/AAAAAAAAA90/jzO7wX3-HHs/s1600-h/DSCF3784.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380321920735011410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq-R96oYlI/AAAAAAAAA90/jzO7wX3-HHs/s200/DSCF3784.JPG" /></a> I gave a seminar on living the devotional life...basics of prayer, Bible study, Scripture memory and Christian fellowship.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq7Wy4WnCI/AAAAAAAAA9s/TQbWfEVzc50/s1600-h/DSC03409.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380318705137130530" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq7Wy4WnCI/AAAAAAAAA9s/TQbWfEVzc50/s200/DSC03409.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqvk6F955kI/AAAAAAAAA-k/TUcIFT-kNbc/s1600-h/DSC03410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380645866509559362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqvk6F955kI/AAAAAAAAA-k/TUcIFT-kNbc/s200/DSC03410.JPG" /></a>There is a chain of malls in Venezuela called Sambil...each one has its own theme...this is a replica of the bridge over Lake Maracaibo in the Sambil-Maracaibo. </div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Squ64H_PK-I/AAAAAAAAA-U/C-w103za9LY/s1600-h/DSC03399.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380599653203913698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Squ64H_PK-I/AAAAAAAAA-U/C-w103za9LY/s200/DSC03399.JPG" /></a><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380599645231883666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Squ63qSjpZI/AAAAAAAAA-M/W9dlGyRkJXM/s200/DSC03398.JPG" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqvk5paA5NI/AAAAAAAAA-c/pGXQkbsO7zk/s1600-h/DSC03407.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380645858842830034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqvk5paA5NI/AAAAAAAAA-c/pGXQkbsO7zk/s200/DSC03407.JPG" /></a><br />They also have these replicas of the houses on stilts that gave the country its name. The Spanish explorers said the houses reminded them of Venice (Venezia), so they named it little Venezia.</div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq56C_KpxI/AAAAAAAAA9k/EB2ayHmFrqs/s1600-h/DSC03343.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380317111732840210" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq56C_KpxI/AAAAAAAAA9k/EB2ayHmFrqs/s200/DSC03343.JPG" /></a>Debbie, Morgan and I at Lake Maracaibo</div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq55ocdwII/AAAAAAAAA9c/p0WjckC4pnk/s1600-h/DSC03336.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380317104607969410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq55ocdwII/AAAAAAAAA9c/p0WjckC4pnk/s200/DSC03336.JPG" /></a> A group of participants at the leadership conference<br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq2f4WKndI/AAAAAAAAA9U/hUlH86j2b1Q/s1600-h/DSC03317.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380313363665034706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq2f4WKndI/AAAAAAAAA9U/hUlH86j2b1Q/s200/DSC03317.JPG" /></a>The worship band also attendend the seminars during the day. Here are several band members and other conference participants</div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq2fU2p-1I/AAAAAAAAA9M/8EkqUIUEF0E/s1600-h/DSC03304.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380313354137631570" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq2fU2p-1I/AAAAAAAAA9M/8EkqUIUEF0E/s200/DSC03304.JPG" /></a>Dario (dar-EE-o) and Luzmery (lus-mary) Ortega are both from Maracaibo...they were invited to this conference through Luzmery's mother. Dario is also the pastor of MUF Valencia (where I attend church in Valencia)</div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq2e2rbKjI/AAAAAAAAA9E/gjOVJIqIEeA/s1600-h/DSC03292.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380313346037459506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sqq2e2rbKjI/AAAAAAAAA9E/gjOVJIqIEeA/s200/DSC03292.JPG" /></a> These parrots were free to fly around the conference center, which was all open air. I wasn't so sure I wanted this one on my shoulder, though.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-4610155018369255208?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-6009303728365015112009-07-24T09:16:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:46:31.302-07:00<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbyoz-SoI/AAAAAAAAA8I/FJNvbVUoBMg/s1600-h/DSC03109.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 199px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365225087844633218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbyoz-SoI/AAAAAAAAA8I/FJNvbVUoBMg/s200/DSC03109.JPG" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><div align="center">July was the craziest, busiest, funnest month of missions so far!! Here are some highlights...I'll try to keep it short, but hopefully you'll get the idea from the pictures!<br />Students and fellow missionaries at English Club.<br /></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="left">1) <strong>Nexo English Clubs</strong> (Nexo means 'link' in Spanish, because we use the camps to connect with students who we'd never meet otherwise) </div><ul><li><div align="left">Clubs met on two campuses: 1) Universidad Arturo Michalena, where Debbie and Morgan are professors and I will be assisting in the Fall. and 2) Universidad de Carabobo (Carabobo is the name of the state we live in).</div></li><li><div align="left">We had class/club every Monday-Thursday, two hours at each campus.</div></li><li><div align="left">The topics we covered include friendships and relationships, sports, vacations and holidays and music and pop culture. Every day, we shared and discussed a couple of songs and had a Verse of the Day. We've all become experts at Power Point!!</div></li><li><div align="left">We had two summer missionaries (who were mentioned in the previous post) who were here specifically for Nexo.</div></li></ul><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUFPGkU9WI/AAAAAAAAA6w/265BEoXXXzc/s1600-h/DSC03241.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365200288100971874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUFPGkU9WI/AAAAAAAAA6w/265BEoXXXzc/s200/DSC03241.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-TCDyqJeI/AAAAAAAAA6o/M9reo_gRLXE/s1600-h/5536_122630639953_545359953_3060539_988696_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363667344808355298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-TCDyqJeI/AAAAAAAAA6o/M9reo_gRLXE/s200/5536_122630639953_545359953_3060539_988696_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUFPkQ9zQI/AAAAAAAAA64/f1ZWyxW42mE/s1600-h/DSC03240.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365200296072826114" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUFPkQ9zQI/AAAAAAAAA64/f1ZWyxW42mE/s200/DSC03240.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy0NGNpdbI/AAAAAAAAA4o/zWH8Uw899aY/s1600-h/DSC03035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362859393390572978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy0NGNpdbI/AAAAAAAAA4o/zWH8Uw899aY/s200/DSC03035.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-SaOw7HUI/AAAAAAAAA6g/QJaZwN99iFY/s1600-h/DSC03098.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363666660559101250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-SaOw7HUI/AAAAAAAAA6g/QJaZwN99iFY/s200/DSC03098.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUFPwhYsDI/AAAAAAAAA7A/xHFz8JGnhTs/s1600-h/DSC03033.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365200299362922546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUFPwhYsDI/AAAAAAAAA7A/xHFz8JGnhTs/s200/DSC03033.JPG" /></a></p><p>The middle picture was taken on "Music Through the Decades" day...guess which decade I represent</p><p align="left">2) <strong><em>English Camp-</em></strong>as a part of Nexo, we invite our students to come to events outside of club/class where we can get to know them better and they can have even more opportunity to practice their English. One of those events is a weekend retreat at the beach that we call English Camp. Most of the time, it's a very relaxed, informal couple of days to just chill on the beach and hang out and play games at night. Saturday night, we had a movie (Antwone Fisher) and discussed some of the themes. Sunday, we had a church service. I gave a short message from Luke 5 and challenged the students to be like Peter, James and John and leave everything behind to follow Jesus. The Nexo missionaries shared testimonies and Scriptures, Morgan MC'd and Debbie led worship. Also, one of the Venezuelan students who is a new believer shared his testimony and couldn't have done it better if he had been trained for months! It was a really impactful service that some of the students are still talking about! </p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUTcVF99QI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/Ezj8cFsajzs/s1600-h/DSC03038.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365215908501255426" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUTcVF99QI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/Ezj8cFsajzs/s200/DSC03038.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">My new puppy Lexi loves Cata (where our beach house is located) because she can roam the yard and get dirty! </div><div align="center"></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy2GyYdmRI/AAAAAAAAA44/MW1IM2Jx7jg/s1600-h/DSC03070.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362861484011264274" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy2GyYdmRI/AAAAAAAAA44/MW1IM2Jx7jg/s200/DSC03070.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy0NZSfL8I/AAAAAAAAA4w/fDtJAuLB1gE/s1600-h/DSC03048.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362859398511144898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy0NZSfL8I/AAAAAAAAA4w/fDtJAuLB1gE/s200/DSC03048.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUMe95IarI/AAAAAAAAA7I/2gP7UTK3H1A/s1600-h/P7180854.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365208257231612594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUMe95IarI/AAAAAAAAA7I/2gP7UTK3H1A/s200/P7180854.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUVgrsgsgI/AAAAAAAAA7o/8I-8dKaWWok/s1600-h/P7180849.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365218182311227906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUVgrsgsgI/AAAAAAAAA7o/8I-8dKaWWok/s200/P7180849.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy9EXRsHcI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/zTZMAVywSbQ/s1600-h/english+camp+5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362869138956754370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy9EXRsHcI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/zTZMAVywSbQ/s200/english+camp+5.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm00_HhfB1I/AAAAAAAAA5w/shF8qIaKkCE/s1600-h/DSC03075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363000990224025426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm00_HhfB1I/AAAAAAAAA5w/shF8qIaKkCE/s200/DSC03075.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy9EJ59KhI/AAAAAAAAA5I/A1w6gLFyYsI/s1600-h/english+camp.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362869135367547410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smy9EJ59KhI/AAAAAAAAA5I/A1w6gLFyYsI/s200/english+camp.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div>Top Row: Hanging out til late chatting and playing games; all the chicas heading to the beach; a shot of Cata</div><div>Bottom Row: Lexi loving life; me giving the message on Sunday; Gerardo sharing his testimony; me cooking chili in the dark when the power went out </div><div><br /> </div><div align="left">3) <strong>Other points of connection:</strong> </div><div align="left"><br /></div><ul><li><div align="left"><strong><em>Sunday afternoon Bible study called El Camino-</em></strong>we met in our home the last week, but are trying to trasition to others' houses in the future.</div></li><p align="center">El Camino had a ministry event at the Chinese Club in town. We helped them with their big Children's Day (like Mother and Father's Day) event by bringing and distributing lollipops and playing games with the kids. Here are some pictures from the work party the night before and the event that day.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-J4CSdXEI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/MLW1pn2JNu8/s1600-h/el+camino+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363657277001522242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-J4CSdXEI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/MLW1pn2JNu8/s200/el+camino+2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-J3wMwupI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/-BO1Li4l3ZI/s1600-h/el+camino.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363657272145787538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm-J3wMwupI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/-BO1Li4l3ZI/s200/el+camino.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SmnzFTB4d3I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/Jnvvf4gF5zU/s1600-h/6771_791116404455_23403585_47512717_6345332_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362084103694350194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SmnzFTB4d3I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/Jnvvf4gF5zU/s200/6771_791116404455_23403585_47512717_6345332_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbx0qtc2I/AAAAAAAAA74/oqs2I5yZYoo/s1600-h/P7120795.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365225073847137122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbx0qtc2I/AAAAAAAAA74/oqs2I5yZYoo/s200/P7120795.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SmnxDHbOC8I/AAAAAAAAA4I/5iDzKnQ8CWk/s1600-h/5414_102105123482_559963482_2184970_8368810_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 148px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362081867196402626" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SmnxDHbOC8I/AAAAAAAAA4I/5iDzKnQ8CWk/s200/5414_102105123482_559963482_2184970_8368810_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUVgVwGo1I/AAAAAAAAA7g/5LDsYWsymqM/s1600-h/P7120805.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365218176420717394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUVgVwGo1I/AAAAAAAAA7g/5LDsYWsymqM/s200/P7120805.JPG" /></a><br />Top Row: Labelling lollipops with tags that say Jesus Loves You in Spanish and Chinese; the students got a little crazy and put the empty lollipop bags on their heads; for some reason a lot of people wore brown on this night, so this is the "brown club"</p><p align="center">Bottom Row: Karen Juan coordinating a game of memory; the whole group inside the club; then outside with the funny lion/dragon statue.<br /><br /></p><li><div align="left"><strong>Monday Night at the Movies</strong>-Monday is half-off movie night, so we usually try to get a group together to eat dinner at the food court, then go see a movie.</div></li><li><div align="left"><strong>Other movie nights</strong>-we have had two movie nights so far, one at MUF (see previous post) and one at our house. The one at MUF, we watched and discussed the movie The Ultimate Gift. If you haven't seen it, it's a good one for discussion. The other was an impromptu movie night when we couldn't get tickets for a Monday night at the theater. </div></li></ul><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbxgU4GQI/AAAAAAAAA7w/2BhbCdrS93g/s1600-h/P7100717.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365225068386851074" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbxgU4GQI/AAAAAAAAA7w/2BhbCdrS93g/s200/P7100717.JPG" /></a></p><p>MUF is really proud of their air conditioner, which means we froze throughout the movie!!<br /></p><ul><li><div align="left"><strong>Fiestas</strong>-we had a Luau at our apartment/complex pool for the English students, plus a bunch of other folks who heard about it via word of mouth. We will also have a despedida (goodbye party) when the Nexo missionaries leave and hope to connect with the students who have been coming to club and invite them to continue hanging out with us informally or come to our Sunday and Monday events.</div></li></ul><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmb250i2I/AAAAAAAAA8w/27MxTRTyBmM/s1600-h/DSC03220.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368755228327054178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmb250i2I/AAAAAAAAA8w/27MxTRTyBmM/s200/DSC03220.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmaAFtBjI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/EKk8Q2VPyAQ/s1600-h/DSC03169.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368755196433073714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmaAFtBjI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/EKk8Q2VPyAQ/s200/DSC03169.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmbeDsxyI/AAAAAAAAA8o/NUukELBBWGg/s1600-h/DSC03215.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 198px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368755221657601826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmbeDsxyI/AAAAAAAAA8o/NUukELBBWGg/s200/DSC03215.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoG2OsDqpNI/AAAAAAAAA84/jbXiE7pRG3A/s1600-h/DSC03222.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368772594263303378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoG2OsDqpNI/AAAAAAAAA84/jbXiE7pRG3A/s200/DSC03222.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmav8acBI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/lrKp4YnW3LA/s1600-h/DSC03179.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368755209279008786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmav8acBI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/lrKp4YnW3LA/s200/DSC03179.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmayKrIiI/AAAAAAAAA8g/RNTdkoRCvOY/s1600-h/DSC03212.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368755209875694114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SoGmayKrIiI/AAAAAAAAA8g/RNTdkoRCvOY/s200/DSC03212.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="left">4) <strong>Birthdays!</strong> I have now been to two Venezuelan birthday parties, though one of them was hosted by us, so it wasn't full-on Venezuelan. Here are some pictures from these parties. </p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbyQGKApI/AAAAAAAAA8A/1bLQJI6v5nA/s1600-h/DSC02977.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365225081210012306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SnUbyQGKApI/AAAAAAAAA8A/1bLQJI6v5nA/s200/DSC02977.JPG" /></a></p><div>Gerardo was out of town on his birthday, so we threw him a surprise party when he got back!<br /><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SmnzFkz-naI/AAAAAAAAA4g/c96brZcDCds/s1600-h/DSC02959.JPG"></a><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smz41mIfn_I/AAAAAAAAA5o/0l-Bfyvz_CI/s1600-h/DSC03105.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362934855944347634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Smz41mIfn_I/AAAAAAAAA5o/0l-Bfyvz_CI/s200/DSC03105.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">Karen Juan (one of two Karens in our group of friends) had a traditional Venezuelan birthday party. It was a lot of fun!!<br /></div><div><br /></div><p>Please be praying for me as I continue to build relationships with students and share with them the best News they've ever heard. </p></div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-600930372836501511?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-54295427170423451882009-07-05T18:09:00.000-07:002009-07-28T06:52:21.095-07:00I arrived in Valencia July 2 and have gone non-stop since! Day two in the city, my roommates, Debbie and Morgan, and I decided to get a puppy. There is a local orphanage who breeds golden retrievers to sell as a fund raiser, so we drove over there and picked out the most precious four month old puppy, who we named Lexi. She is already adjusting well to her new home.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm7-VO6e8GI/AAAAAAAAA54/NYkIWGFmFhs/s1600-h/6771_788924107835_23403585_47407015_8209469_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363503846978941026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm7-VO6e8GI/AAAAAAAAA54/NYkIWGFmFhs/s200/6771_788924107835_23403585_47407015_8209469_n.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm8AlUz8DRI/AAAAAAAAA6A/vpFtgCsUe_I/s1600-h/DSC02967.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363506322463264018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm8AlUz8DRI/AAAAAAAAA6A/vpFtgCsUe_I/s200/DSC02967.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm8B7EwPa8I/AAAAAAAAA6I/pgvCX1wZwZc/s1600-h/DSC02965.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363507795621538754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sm8B7EwPa8I/AAAAAAAAA6I/pgvCX1wZwZc/s200/DSC02965.JPG" /></a><br />Abril, the little girl in the middle photo, is the daughter of our good friend Luz Carolina.<br /><br /><div><br /><div>That night, we also had a bienvenida (welcome) party in our home for me and the two college summer missionaries. Stacy and Kayleigh will be with us for the month of June, doing English club and other activities with the two universities here in Valencia. The program is called Nexo, which means 'link' in Spanish. This is the 7th summer of Nexo and it has proven to be a very successful bridge for reaching students. Tomorrow is our first day of English Club, which we will hold Monday-Thursday, two hours at the public university (Universidad de Carabobo) and two hours at the private university (Universidad de Arturo Michalena).</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SlFTmpnSoCI/AAAAAAAAA34/UM5I3-Em0xA/s1600-h/P7030026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355153355391016994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SlFTmpnSoCI/AAAAAAAAA34/UM5I3-Em0xA/s200/P7030026.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SlFVoB9U1jI/AAAAAAAAA4A/wZngXU_ubrk/s1600-h/P7030058.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355155578129012274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SlFVoB9U1jI/AAAAAAAAA4A/wZngXU_ubrk/s200/P7030058.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yesterday, we attended a 'Constitution Ceremony' for a new church. It's called Mision Ultima Frontera (Mission Final Frontier)...MUF is a Baptist church planting effort that focuses on reaching university students and young professionals. Their goal is to have a MUF church in each major city where there is a university. So far, there are three-MUF Caracas, MUF Merida and MUF Valencia. They hope to plant a church in Barquisimeto in the next year or so. I'm not sure how many other cities there are with major universities, but I need to find out.</div><br /><div></div><div>Valencia is HOT! My room is on the second floor so I am able to leave my window open and with a ceiling fan and a floor fan, I've managed to sleep pretty well, until Lexi wakes me up at 4:30am ready to play. The mall closest to our home (Sambil), is shaped like a baseball diamond and hosts the National Baseball Museum, which I plan to visit in the next week or so. There's also a really cool street just around the corner called Calle del Hambre (Hunger Street) where you can find everything from fruit smoothies to grilled steak...all the restaurants are open air and interspersed between movie and music stores and small open air dance floors...it's a really popular place in the evenings.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-5429542717042345188?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-89159502289114842292009-06-16T07:01:00.000-07:002009-06-27T20:00:40.192-07:00I've been in Venezuela about a month now and feel like I'm finally getting to know Caracas a little. Here are some highlights and first impressions from my time in Venezuela so far:<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>1) Driving here is crazy. It's never the same route to get back from a place as it was to get there. The roads are confusing and signage is sparse, so you just have to keep exploring until you find what you're looking for. This is all well and good as long as you avoid certain parts of town (just like in any large city of the world). So far I've managed to do that. I've only gotten 'lost' a couple of times, but finally found my way back home. Of course, I always say that getting lost is the best way to learn your way around, so I don't mind it too much.</div><div></div><div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-48459c328ffdfdc6" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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value="flvurl=http://v17.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D06f97764b2b82c2a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331841582%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D11AEFD7B649FF5DDAD8A83B0B570C09A25AEC13C.94510EBB060C484C8A4B2216F257E54A8D449ED%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D6f97764b2b82c2a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DcOjfFT2jrAzVu8ZGbuA0jpknINg&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v17.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D06f97764b2b82c2a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331841582%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D11AEFD7B649FF5DDAD8A83B0B570C09A25AEC13C.94510EBB060C484C8A4B2216F257E54A8D449ED%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D6f97764b2b82c2a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DcOjfFT2jrAzVu8ZGbuA0jpknINg&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>2) After just a few days here in Caracas, I flew out to Barquisimeto to meet Lisa, my orientation coordinator and go through the orientation manuals...two huge binders filled with information and activities to help me get to know the language, people, country, other workers and fellow team members I will be working with. Sam and Lisa are easily some of my favorite people so far in Venezuela and I was blessed to get to meet their kids, Samuel and his wife Brianna who just graduated from Le Tourneau University and Andrea who is staying in country for college.</div><br /><div>3) We had a prayer retreat week before last with all the families who are working here in Venezuela. One of the things that struck me was the lack of MKs on the retreat, with the exception of one college-bound kid who is leaving in about a month for the States. In Ecuador, any gathering of folks from our organization would have somewhere around 20 kids from 1 to 18 years old, so it felt really weird to be at an "all adult" retreat. This tells me two things about the work here: 1) Folks will be retiring left and right in the next decade and we need new folks to come in and take their places; and 2) We have a lot of experience and expertise among those who are here and there is much to be learned from them as I get started.</div><br /><div>The retreat was a wonderful time of prayer for all of us and I was glad to get away and just focus on praying for what we're doing here and asking God to bless and move mightily among and through us.</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7KWMTArI/AAAAAAAAA3I/abVOVzXazJA/s1600-h/DSC02784.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347948868955996850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7KWMTArI/AAAAAAAAA3I/abVOVzXazJA/s200/DSC02784.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7KnQPo8I/AAAAAAAAA3Q/lEM-pRhRldc/s1600-h/DSC02785.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347948873535955906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7KnQPo8I/AAAAAAAAA3Q/lEM-pRhRldc/s200/DSC02785.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7J7ZfjwI/AAAAAAAAA3A/2lEInd-xUSQ/s1600-h/DSC02775.JPG"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7Je6cDzI/AAAAAAAAA24/rzWHuI4BSQY/s1600-h/DSC02774.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347948854117142322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7Je6cDzI/AAAAAAAAA24/rzWHuI4BSQY/s200/DSC02774.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje_2-l0p7I/AAAAAAAAA3w/R0WTHFZC1kE/s1600-h/DSC02792.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347954033761232818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje_2-l0p7I/AAAAAAAAA3w/R0WTHFZC1kE/s200/DSC02792.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje_Ii7YkhI/AAAAAAAAA3o/iZxlRictf1A/s1600-h/DSC02798.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347953236061491730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje_Ii7YkhI/AAAAAAAAA3o/iZxlRictf1A/s200/DSC02798.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje_IMyu1JI/AAAAAAAAA3g/zk7iLlVX5ns/s1600-h/DSC02803.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347953230119621778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje_IMyu1JI/AAAAAAAAA3g/zk7iLlVX5ns/s200/DSC02803.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sje7Je6cDzI/AAAAAAAAA24/rzWHuI4BSQY/s1600-h/DSC02774.JPG"></a>As you can see, the Journeymen are a lot of fun! I'm glad I've gotten to spend some time with them!<br /><br /><div>4) Big changes: At the retreat, we evaluated our personnel and team configurations now that our numbers have dwindled down so low. Right now, we have one family unit in each major city and one couple and one single in the jungle. In Caracas, there is only one couple (who is actually in charge of mobilization for the whole country) and myself. There was supposed to be a family arriving from language school in August, but the cost of living is so high, that they are being sent elsewhere for now because they have three children and the board can't afford to pay them enough to live on here. </div><div></div><div>Because there is no one in Caracas to mentor me through my first year in my specific area of ministry, I have been asked to move to Valencia to work with the two journeygirls and the one couple who are there working with university/professionals. The journeygirls only have 6 months left, but I will live with them and shadow their ministry until they leave. After that I may stay a few more months and work with the other family or I may come back to Caracas...that's still kindof up in the air. </div><br /><div>5) Our fledgling church, Lighthouse, will be down to two people (Douglas, a college student and Dagmar a young mother) for a while as all the gringos leave and one of the three nationals (Ketty, a school teacher from the opposite end of the country) goes home for the summer. We have all encouraged these two to step up and take ownership and responsibility for growing this group. Pray that they will do so. Pray that God will just bring people into their path who are interested in studying the Bible and that Douglas and Dagmar will make the most of those opportunities and invite them to join the group. here are some pictures of the group at my "Welcome to Caracas party"</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SjezmFUTZsI/AAAAAAAAA2w/1M31yoNU1dA/s1600-h/DSC02769.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347940549369489090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SjezmFUTZsI/AAAAAAAAA2w/1M31yoNU1dA/s200/DSC02769.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SjezlyWNV8I/AAAAAAAAA2o/XfBaTO5wf40/s1600-h/DSC02766.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347940544277206978" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SjezlyWNV8I/AAAAAAAAA2o/XfBaTO5wf40/s200/DSC02766.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sjezli89YtI/AAAAAAAAA2g/JNwnJSnKX7I/s1600-h/DSC02767.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347940540144771794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sjezli89YtI/AAAAAAAAA2g/JNwnJSnKX7I/s200/DSC02767.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>6) I have met some wonderful folks so far and am enjoying getting to know them, even though I'm sad now that I will be leaving them for a few months. I'm hoping I will be able to come back and visit at least a few times. Anna, my roommate, who is getting ready to leave at the first of July, has been attending an aerobic dance class at a local gym and I've been going with her and one of the teachers from her school. Pray for the contacts I've made there: Felipe, the teacher and Daniela, one of the other students. I am hoping to have the opportunity to talk with both of them more in the future and thanks to Facebook, already have talked to them some outside of class.</div><br /><div>7) Lastly, but very, very importantly, this past month we have learned that the board will not be sending any more short term workers (Journeyman and ISC) this year due to lack of funds and will also be cutting back on the number of career personnel by making the application process even more stringent and selective. This is a sad day for the board and for all of us in the field who are hoping and praying for more workers to be sent, but knowing that without funds that just isn't going to happen. Lottie Moon Christmas Offering did not meet it's goal last year and we know that with the economy as it is, it would be a miracle if it did this year. And a miracle is exactly what we're praying for. We know that times are ripe for revival and on the wake of revival, growth happens...new believers, new missionaries, new churches and more giving than ever. Pray for revival. No great movement of God has ever come about without concerted, corporate prayer on the part of God's people. That's what we're praying for here and that's what we need to pray for the U.S.</div><br /><div>I know this has been a long post and I hope it hasn't bored you to tears. Thanks again for your prayers and support! I love hearing from you on facebook and via email. Please let me know if there's anything I can be praying for you about.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-8915950228911484229?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-19338489651790230352009-05-21T14:29:00.000-07:002009-05-21T21:24:10.600-07:00So, I'm sitting in my new room, thankful that we have internet and that it's actually not that hot. I was a little worried when I got here yesterday and was sweating from the time I stepped off the plane til I woke up this morning. No need for blankets here...which is a good thing since I had to leave my big wool Ecuadorian blanket in Quito because it wouldn't fit in my suitcase. Anna, my new roommate, tells that there were a couple of nights in October or November when she actually needed a blanket. On the one hand, I'm super-glad to be back in the Texas-like weather where you can wear flip-flops and capris every day and it doesn't get so cold in your apartment that you have to put on socks and sweats every night. On the other hand, I will miss my jackets and scarves since I will almost never encounter wintry weather. <div><div><div><br /><div></div><div>I have a really busy schedule coming up with meetings, meals and errands all planned out for me for the next several weeks. Fortunately, "rest and settle in" were the plans for this morning and I have enjoyed getting to know my apartment and making a list of things that I'll need to get. I have a lot of stuff waiting for me in Valencia, a town about 2 hours from here, but I'm not sure when I'll get to go get that. I'm sure it's on the schedule. . </div><div><div><div> </div><div>I've been told about several of the ministry opportunities I will have with our fledgling church plant called "The Lighthouse" and possible conversational English classes at the Universidad Central. I am to meet Daniel Ojeda, the man with "his finger on the pulse of student ministry," (according to my supervisors) on Sunday. He will be a great source of ministry opportunities and I look forward to making that contact.</div><div></div><br /><div>As promised, I am posting some pictures I took today of my new place. My room is a bit sparse right now, but I have plans to get a few pieces of furniture like a night stand and bookshelf and add some pictures to make it more homey. </div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXOl2zjyxI/AAAAAAAAA1w/82Qszhb7Gv4/s1600-h/DSC02739.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338400083079842578" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXOl2zjyxI/AAAAAAAAA1w/82Qszhb7Gv4/s200/DSC02739.JPG" border="0" /></a> The living room...notice the wall of windows<br /></div></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXVOX1bSVI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/IuXX8ExpjVM/s1600-h/DSC02747.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338407376210577746" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXVOX1bSVI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/IuXX8ExpjVM/s200/DSC02747.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXVNlgLV5I/AAAAAAAAA2I/_K-LFHZr3uY/s1600-h/DSC02744.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338407362699679634" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXVNlgLV5I/AAAAAAAAA2I/_K-LFHZr3uY/s200/DSC02744.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXVOCT42zI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/X79yOp8h5xY/s1600-h/DSC02746.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338407370432764722" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXVOCT42zI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/X79yOp8h5xY/s200/DSC02746.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now, here are some views from that window.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXNUde-w3I/AAAAAAAAA1g/B-huIFH1CaQ/s1600-h/DSC02735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338398684713239410" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXNUde-w3I/AAAAAAAAA1g/B-huIFH1CaQ/s200/DSC02735.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXNUgH5ESI/AAAAAAAAA1o/GxgQCYkDoFA/s1600-h/DSC02737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338398685421703458" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXNUgH5ESI/AAAAAAAAA1o/GxgQCYkDoFA/s200/DSC02737.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXNT_Zum6I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/5ihtm5vzDSM/s1600-h/DSC02733.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338398676638145442" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXNT_Zum6I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/5ihtm5vzDSM/s200/DSC02733.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>My bedroom</div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXOmSC6JOI/AAAAAAAAA2A/UtK9muBN5xE/s1600-h/DSC02741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338400090391979234" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXOmSC6JOI/AAAAAAAAA2A/UtK9muBN5xE/s200/DSC02741.JPG" border="0" /></a> View out my bedroom door down the hall to my roommates' rooms.<br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXOmGzfbXI/AAAAAAAAA14/-9ahNpOxw10/s1600-h/DSC02740.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338400087374523762" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ShXOmGzfbXI/AAAAAAAAA14/-9ahNpOxw10/s200/DSC02740.JPG" border="0" /></a>View out my bedroom door to the front door. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-1933848965179023035?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-2988112083244651202009-05-07T13:30:00.000-07:002009-05-11T00:18:01.475-07:00<div>Yes! It's true. The Powers That Be (meaning my various supervisors and the chain of command among personnel from the Board) have been discussing my situation and the fact that a missionary visa takes a really long time to get. They've decided to go ahead and bring me in on a tourist visa until the missionary visa is granted. Missionaries from other organizations have done this recently without a problem. So, after investigating to be sure it wasn't against the law, TPTB gave our business manager the go ahead to buy me a plane ticket for the end of May.<br />I will be flying directly to Caracas from Quito somewhere between May 21 and May 26. Hopefully, my crate that has been waiting for me in Houston will be able to join me in Venezuela not long after I arrive. I will have to look into that.<br /><div><div><div><div></div><br /><div>Thank you everyone who has been praying and please continue to pray for my missionary visa to be granted soon. With a tourist visa, I will have to leave the country every 90 days and return. This costs the Board money and you know how things are at this time, so a religious visa would be very helpful since it lasts a whole year and can be renewed from within the country.<br /></div><div> </div><div>As my last ministry activity in Quito, I will be helping with the FBC Grapevine team again next week as we continue to work toward a new church plant in Cumbaya. Please be praying for a productive week of ministry and lots of open doors! Thanks!<br /></div><div>Signing off from Ecuador...next blog entry, I will be in Venezuela!! </div><div> </div><div>Here are some pictures from the past several weeks. Enjoy!<br /></div><div><strong>Cooking at the Clifton's</strong></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc8P_sPlII/AAAAAAAAAzY/hmybllZPaNk/s1600-h/DSC02664.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334298529136350338" style="WIDTH: 148px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc8P_sPlII/AAAAAAAAAzY/hmybllZPaNk/s200/DSC02664.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Taking after my dad, I made taco soup for about 18-20 people for Matt's goodbye party</div><div><br /><strong>Randomness... </strong></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc4rjtTK2I/AAAAAAAAAzQ/mzI172aWEI0/s1600-h/DSC02671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334294604614413154" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc4rjtTK2I/AAAAAAAAAzQ/mzI172aWEI0/s200/DSC02671.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Texas Chicken, a local mall food court chain, gives you plastic gloves to eat your chicken with!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11zyyDnI/AAAAAAAAAzI/dhgm_TlYpMU/s1600-h/Otavalo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334291482196184690" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11zyyDnI/AAAAAAAAAzI/dhgm_TlYpMU/s200/Otavalo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The journeymen, Hands-On students and I stopped on a roadtrip to have some bizcochos (really dry bready cookie things...they're pretty good dipped in caramel)</div><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Easter</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11sJV9kI/AAAAAAAAAzA/vcUnWE6h1ec/s1600-h/Easter+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334291480143328834" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11sJV9kI/AAAAAAAAAzA/vcUnWE6h1ec/s200/Easter+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEi2ZYxhI/AAAAAAAAA0w/IL5VFdiq2G4/s1600-h/DSC02628.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334448386640234002" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEi2ZYxhI/AAAAAAAAA0w/IL5VFdiq2G4/s200/DSC02628.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEiqlSsTI/AAAAAAAAA0o/qviWD7uRrho/s1600-h/DSC02626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334448383468941618" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEiqlSsTI/AAAAAAAAA0o/qviWD7uRrho/s200/DSC02626.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>The journeymen and I spent Easter with the Clifton's, joining them for church, lunch and Matthew's first Easter egg hunt.</div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11Hicw_I/AAAAAAAAAyw/c3K4WasfQa0/s1600-h/Easter+with+Gaby.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334291470316520434" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11Hicw_I/AAAAAAAAAyw/c3K4WasfQa0/s200/Easter+with+Gaby.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc0kFc-pbI/AAAAAAAAAyo/6gnp1y0NLYI/s1600-h/Easter+with+Gaby+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334290078187300274" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc0kFc-pbI/AAAAAAAAAyo/6gnp1y0NLYI/s200/Easter+with+Gaby+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNQowp-r9I/AAAAAAAAAyY/f9n0Ddaub8k/s1600-h/DSC02608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333195044922765266" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNQowp-r9I/AAAAAAAAAyY/f9n0Ddaub8k/s200/DSC02608.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNQoVUUWVI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/zakPZJ1HtMs/s1600-h/DSC02602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333195037584152914" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNQoVUUWVI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/zakPZJ1HtMs/s200/DSC02602.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNQoH9Oh8I/AAAAAAAAAyI/sVAUnv3qVA8/s1600-h/DSC02598.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333195033997641666" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNQoH9Oh8I/AAAAAAAAAyI/sVAUnv3qVA8/s200/DSC02598.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdEthi8TVI/AAAAAAAAAzw/5FnLHV1AHFM/s1600-h/DSC02620.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334307832533372242" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdEthi8TVI/AAAAAAAAAzw/5FnLHV1AHFM/s200/DSC02620.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>My friend Gaby invited me to a picnic Saturday of Easter weekend. After lunch, we played a traditional Ecuadorian game called "Avanzadas" which is hard to explain, but involves tackling your opponent as they try to sneak a little squashy ball into your team's goal. Then I taught them baseball, along with Gaby's brother-in-law, Toby and his brother, Marty, who are also from the States.</div><br /><div><strong>Fire!!</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdIMzfwOJI/AAAAAAAAA0I/k85u0eFdiuk/s1600-h/DSC02641.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334311668462663826" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdIMzfwOJI/AAAAAAAAA0I/k85u0eFdiuk/s200/DSC02641.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgczxP1UL-I/AAAAAAAAAyg/DMnid-eDRIk/s1600-h/DSC02637.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334289204800401378" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgczxP1UL-I/AAAAAAAAAyg/DMnid-eDRIk/s200/DSC02637.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11bebdtI/AAAAAAAAAy4/jDbzRir_Lgc/s1600-h/DSC02648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334291475668367058" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sgc11bebdtI/AAAAAAAAAy4/jDbzRir_Lgc/s200/DSC02648.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>We had a fire scare a while back. The basement apartment in our building had some wiring problems which caused this refridgerator to catch fire. Fortunately, the other apartments were unharmed, but the poor family in the basement had extensive damage. Pray for them to recover from their loss. </div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Jess' Birthday Parties</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdEtwwuCjI/AAAAAAAAAz4/dvodwNLYKZo/s1600-h/DSC02517.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334307836617689650" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdEtwwuCjI/AAAAAAAAAz4/dvodwNLYKZo/s200/DSC02517.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdEuIic7zI/AAAAAAAAA0A/NtZgZDL_l9M/s1600-h/DSC02516.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334307843000299314" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgdEuIic7zI/AAAAAAAAA0A/NtZgZDL_l9M/s200/DSC02516.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNOFTYv7_I/AAAAAAAAAyA/uB-WRd0jnGM/s1600-h/DSC02520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333192236747190258" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNOFTYv7_I/AAAAAAAAAyA/uB-WRd0jnGM/s200/DSC02520.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Jessica Brooks had a birthday, April 7. Her 4th cousin, Brett and his wife, Brenda, had us over for dinner and birthday cake!! </div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNNQm9dqjI/AAAAAAAAAx4/445rMtFyx0k/s1600-h/DSC02544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333191331468388914" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNNQm9dqjI/AAAAAAAAAx4/445rMtFyx0k/s200/DSC02544.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEj3U4aQI/AAAAAAAAA1I/7HNkUIi_e7A/s1600-h/DSC02542.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334448404069640450" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEj3U4aQI/AAAAAAAAA1I/7HNkUIi_e7A/s200/DSC02542.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEjiK_vGI/AAAAAAAAA1A/QokS9mYvWWc/s1600-h/DSC02529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334448398391032930" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEjiK_vGI/AAAAAAAAA1A/QokS9mYvWWc/s200/DSC02529.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>We also celebrated at TGI Friday's with the Hands-On students<br /></div><br /><div><strong>English Group</strong><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNJ1FD965I/AAAAAAAAAxo/rzMcRh5WgNQ/s1600-h/DSC02660.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333187559977511826" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgNJ1FD965I/AAAAAAAAAxo/rzMcRh5WgNQ/s200/DSC02660.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEjB9HtiI/AAAAAAAAA04/uqmMMYVQ_qA/s1600-h/DSC02661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334448389742900770" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfEjB9HtiI/AAAAAAAAA04/uqmMMYVQ_qA/s200/DSC02661.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfQPMJO6xI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/AE-1uPJFPQQ/s1600-h/DSC02662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334461243020208914" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SgfQPMJO6xI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/AE-1uPJFPQQ/s200/DSC02662.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Jessica has started a Conversational English group that meets on Thursday nights. It's purpose is to help translators and future translators get more comfortable with their English and prepare them to help with volunteer teams. Some of them are not believers, so please pray for this to be an open door to share the gospel. (interesting tidbit: Guillermo, in the black vest, is the face on all of the IMB's Lottie Moon Christmas Offering materials. See this link</div><div><a href="http://www.imb.org/main/give/page.asp?StoryID=5428&amp;LanguageID=1709">http://www.imb.org/main/give/page.asp?StoryID=5428&amp;LanguageID=1709</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-298811208324465120?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-88277372227344150772009-04-09T08:04:00.001-07:002009-04-15T09:08:35.036-07:00(Yes, we did watch the NCAA tourney!)<br /><br />March flew by practically without my notice and here it is already mid-April! Let me fill you in on what happened in Ecuador in the last month or so.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div></div><div>Changes are taking place at the Board meaning several missionaries are being asked to take new roles and even move to new locations. Several families including, the Calverts, will be moving to Peru. My journeyman friends and I helped pack up their home for the big move. The Calverts have been in the States for a while and Mrs. Calvert was not able to come pack up her home, so we girls helped Mr. Calvert know what she would want packed and what could be donated or tossed. </div><div></div><div></div></div><div>Since not many teams were coming in March and I still don't have a regular work schedule, I've had a lot of time to fellowship with the other missionaries and go on some crazy adventures (including mountain bike rides and two vocano-climbing expeditions). If you're on my facebook, you've already seen these pictures, but here are some for those of you who haven't.<br /><br /><strong>Volcan Pinchincha</strong><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeS1BGi_ScI/AAAAAAAAAwc/PlQ2nzygIc4/s1600-h/DSC02487.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324579690000632258" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeS1BGi_ScI/AAAAAAAAAwc/PlQ2nzygIc4/s200/DSC02487.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeS1A0EPHJI/AAAAAAAAAwU/YIOMEUGFTi0/s1600-h/DSC02497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324579685039807634" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeS1A0EPHJI/AAAAAAAAAwU/YIOMEUGFTi0/s200/DSC02497.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeSyn5VUS6I/AAAAAAAAAv8/DGqnaXrvTsU/s1600-h/DSC02493.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324577057933642658" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeSyn5VUS6I/AAAAAAAAAv8/DGqnaXrvTsU/s200/DSC02493.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Here I am climbing Volcan Pinchinca, part of which can be seen from my kitchen window. The vegetation was gorgeous at that altitude...plants I've never seen and this green stuff that covered everything...it looked like the Shire where the Hobbits live in Lord of the Rings.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeSyoPwCOcI/AAAAAAAAAwE/Mo7OtrGUn4U/s1600-h/DSC02503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324577063951284674" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeSyoPwCOcI/AAAAAAAAAwE/Mo7OtrGUn4U/s200/DSC02503.JPG" border="0" /></a>Yes, we were climbing sideways...basically walking across a wall of rocks!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeS1AQOFJTI/AAAAAAAAAwM/H71h_hUlkOE/s1600-h/DSC02504.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324579675417421106" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeS1AQOFJTI/AAAAAAAAAwM/H71h_hUlkOE/s200/DSC02504.JPG" border="0" /></a> My foot found the mud puddle at the end of that wall of rocks...that's what happens when you're too short to jump beyond the mud like everyone else did.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeSyntCo9VI/AAAAAAAAAv0/TDY0L8DQV_Q/s1600-h/DSC02490.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324577054634079570" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeSyntCo9VI/AAAAAAAAAv0/TDY0L8DQV_Q/s200/DSC02490.JPG" border="0" /></a> Robyn and Valarie tried to see who could trow an apple core the farthest off the side of a volcano...I think Robyn won. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Volcan Pululahua</strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStWmTjyhI/AAAAAAAAAvk/pQyjWCMuDqU/s1600-h/DSC02460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324571263210080786" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStWmTjyhI/AAAAAAAAAvk/pQyjWCMuDqU/s200/DSC02460.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Volcan Pululahua (Poo-loo-LAH-wah)...the crater of which is one of only two inhabited volcanoes in the world.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStWJNduEI/AAAAAAAAAvc/F3uUMaNluvo/s1600-h/DSC02451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324571255399888962" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStWJNduEI/AAAAAAAAAvc/F3uUMaNluvo/s200/DSC02451.JPG" border="0" /></a> Climbing back out of the crater was a little tough...I got winded a few times.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStVrJuDxI/AAAAAAAAAvU/oj1AEB4yEeI/s1600-h/DSC02444.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324571247331118866" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStVrJuDxI/AAAAAAAAAvU/oj1AEB4yEeI/s200/DSC02444.JPG" border="0" /></a> The path got really narrow in places, but was beautiful<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStVbXY0qI/AAAAAAAAAvM/V7dBdqor5Ek/s1600-h/DSC02459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324571243093480098" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeStVbXY0qI/AAAAAAAAAvM/V7dBdqor5Ek/s200/DSC02459.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here's a view of the inhabited crater...from up above.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd9dmh0jiyI/AAAAAAAAAvE/6IE1mAKxnHE/s1600-h/DSC02430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323076201070431010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd9dmh0jiyI/AAAAAAAAAvE/6IE1mAKxnHE/s200/DSC02430.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are the Hands On students down in the bottom of the crater. Left to right, Robyn, Valarie, Jackie and Jason<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd9bI5_xhCI/AAAAAAAAAu8/gKNtUtfiCA8/s1600-h/DSC02426.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323073493140603938" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd9bI5_xhCI/AAAAAAAAAu8/gKNtUtfiCA8/s200/DSC02426.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jessica Brooks and I at the bottom...going down was the easy part...we still have the climb back up at this point<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd9aUs-BQoI/AAAAAAAAAu0/asHtU7ydHm8/s1600-h/DSC02424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323072596290388610" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd9aUs-BQoI/AAAAAAAAAu0/asHtU7ydHm8/s200/DSC02424.JPG" border="0" /></a> Who knew that trees and grass grew inside volcanoes...I guess if it hasn't erupted in about 200 years, that's possible...the ground is really fertile. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Biking Trip #1</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd4R9f_9BZI/AAAAAAAAAuU/JMjBIsGgnqM/s1600-h/DSC02361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322711557857936786" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd4R9f_9BZI/AAAAAAAAAuU/JMjBIsGgnqM/s200/DSC02361.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd5iZJI2SQI/AAAAAAAAAuk/9-gV0dmSIdI/s1600-h/DSC02376.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322799993687787778" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd5iZJI2SQI/AAAAAAAAAuk/9-gV0dmSIdI/s200/DSC02376.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd5iZGJh9MI/AAAAAAAAAus/WzUoaCogWB4/s1600-h/DSC02377.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322799992885343426" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd5iZGJh9MI/AAAAAAAAAus/WzUoaCogWB4/s200/DSC02377.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Hiking and Biking...I'm becoming quite the outdoorsy type! Here are our before, during, and after poses</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd5iYpj0XwI/AAAAAAAAAuc/kXtKoWTg_aY/s1600-h/DSC02371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322799985210973954" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sd5iYpj0XwI/AAAAAAAAAuc/kXtKoWTg_aY/s200/DSC02371.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the views from the bike trail was this raging river down below...pretty, huh?</div><div></div><div><strong>Biking Trip #2</strong></div></div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKGQ0rJZI/AAAAAAAAAxc/F9AJUqhteM8/s1600-h/DSC02585.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324602868402693522" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKGQ0rJZI/AAAAAAAAAxc/F9AJUqhteM8/s200/DSC02585.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anna Kurtz, who would be my roommate, if I were in Venzuela came to Quito last week for her visa renewal trip. Here she is on the left posing and pondering the great view from this rest stop.<br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKGC-6zZI/AAAAAAAAAxU/5IBEJDVY3T0/s1600-h/DSC02564.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324602864687566226" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKGC-6zZI/AAAAAAAAAxU/5IBEJDVY3T0/s200/DSC02564.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jessica had to have a picture of this door that reminded her of "The Secret Garden"</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKFiLVJhI/AAAAAAAAAxM/YFQqTb8WuEo/s1600-h/DSC02560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324602855881254418" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKFiLVJhI/AAAAAAAAAxM/YFQqTb8WuEo/s200/DSC02560.JPG" border="0" /></a>My bike got a flat right after this picture was taken and I had to walk 4km back to the entrance of the trail<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKFHKSO3I/AAAAAAAAAw8/y99nPfBatLA/s1600-h/DSC02549.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324602848629111666" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKFHKSO3I/AAAAAAAAAw8/y99nPfBatLA/s200/DSC02549.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's Jessica posing in front of Bessie the cow.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKFVCGN3I/AAAAAAAAAxE/ygfXF6uNI84/s1600-h/DSC02551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324602852352866162" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTKFVCGN3I/AAAAAAAAAxE/ygfXF6uNI84/s200/DSC02551.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anna seemed to like the bike ride.<br /></div><div> </div><div>I did manage to do some ministry this month as well as all the adventures. Here's a recap: </div><div> </div><div>1) The last Sunday in March, we had our second monthly girl's Bible study at Vida Nueva Church which had about 15 attendees...it was during the Ecuador vs. Brazil soccer game which was in the stadium right down the street, so we could hear the game both live and on the pastor's TV as he watched it downstairs. We still managed to have a good discussion of family relationships, focusing especially on the commandment to honor our father and mother. Pray for Lalita and Roxi who are leading the study. They are doing a great job!</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div><div>2) While working on my Esther study at a local coffee shop, I met a girl named May (pronounced My) who is a design student at a local college. She and I talked for a while and exchanged numbers...we were finally able to get together again a couple of Sundays ago. We went to a movie, then on the drive home, we talked about church and a little about the differences between Catholics and evangelicals. She expressed interest in going to church, so I plan to invite her this week, since her family was out of town for Easter. Pray that she accepts my invitation and for an open door to share the whole Gospel with her.</div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>3) Jessica Brooks and I have been going out to Carapungo, about 30 mins outside of Quito to play with children at a local clinic and to visit house church members in their homes. One such member has five children, none of whom are in school. That makes for long days in their tiny home with a holey roof, where rain pours in every afternoon. Jessica will be going every Friday (an I will go when I can) to play with these kids and their neighborhood friends and try to start a "kids club" type ministry. Pray for Janette and her children and for Jessica as she starts this new ministry.</div><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTE665N1KI/AAAAAAAAAw0/iJ4K70ljGmE/s1600-h/DSC02525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324597175979463842" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTE665N1KI/AAAAAAAAAw0/iJ4K70ljGmE/s200/DSC02525.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTE6hmkrRI/AAAAAAAAAws/Pk2oaTkjjiE/s1600-h/DSC02523.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324597169190382866" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTE6hmkrRI/AAAAAAAAAws/Pk2oaTkjjiE/s200/DSC02523.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTE6Z1qq8I/AAAAAAAAAwk/qFHjOrogENc/s1600-h/DSC02524.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324597167106206658" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SeTE6Z1qq8I/AAAAAAAAAwk/qFHjOrogENc/s200/DSC02524.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>4) On Tuesday evenings, I meet with the Journeymen and Hands On students for a Bible study. We going through the book of Colossians. Pray for us as we study God's Word together.</div><div></div><br /><div>5) On a personal note, pray for me as I am attempting to build more structure into my week, including regular Bible study times, excercise, ministry and fellowship. It has been a difficult month as the time stretches out with still no word on my visa to Venezuela. From the looks of things I'm not going anywhere for a while and that is a bit disheartening as my heart and my work are waiting for me in Caracas, not to mention all the stuff I have packed in Houston waiting for my permanent placement. </div><div></div><br /><div>If you made it to the end of this blog post, thank you for your time and support and most importantly for your prayers. I know God is orchestrating every detail and I simply must trust Him and "be where I am," glorifying Him with all I am here in Ecuador. Pray for me!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-8827737222734415077?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-64775508977878046522009-02-23T18:36:00.000-08:002009-03-01T22:53:01.129-08:00<div align="center">February was a busy month! I helped with two different teams, went on a project with a local church, started a Bible study for single girls at another local church and went on a missionary ladies' retreat. Oh, and I also had a birthday! Here is a recap of the month with pictures (that do not want to cooperate and stay where I put them!).<br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><strong>Event #1-Medical Clinic with Enterprise Baptist Church, Littleton, North Carolina</strong> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SamwgezaUaI/AAAAAAAAAks/6vmaWBs_g5o/s1600-h/DSC02069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307967707903840674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SamwgezaUaI/AAAAAAAAAks/6vmaWBs_g5o/s200/DSC02069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />February 2-6, I joined up with a volunteer group, several other IMB missionaries and a local church to do a medical clinic in Carcelen, a suburb of Quito. We saw about 300 patients (I think...it was a lot, that's for sure!) and everyone who came through the clinic heard the gospel. There were many decisions for Christ and Thursday night of the clinic, the local church hosted a movie night where they showed a Christian film and had a time of evangelism and fellowship. Overall the clinic was a huge success, despite many people having to wait hours to see the one doctor of one of the two nurses we had. Here are some pictures from the week.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNh0TSZJRI/AAAAAAAAAi8/gEVFC7QCLVw/s1600-h/DSC02033.JPG"></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sarru0Ebi4I/AAAAAAAAAlk/kw7EET9CHDQ/s1600-h/DSC02046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308314300293286786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sarru0Ebi4I/AAAAAAAAAlk/kw7EET9CHDQ/s200/DSC02046.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SarzPxRDrUI/AAAAAAAAAmc/6o43MNxPbjA/s1600-h/DSC02037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308322563058019650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SarzPxRDrUI/AAAAAAAAAmc/6o43MNxPbjA/s200/DSC02037.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SarxjDTR7DI/AAAAAAAAAmM/xJgDfWX50vc/s1600-h/DSC02057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308320695293439026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SarxjDTR7DI/AAAAAAAAAmM/xJgDfWX50vc/s200/DSC02057.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNxig10CXI/AAAAAAAAAjs/xZCGMKXexok/s1600-h/DSC02036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306209623717710194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNxig10CXI/AAAAAAAAAjs/xZCGMKXexok/s200/DSC02036.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaN0LMPaNbI/AAAAAAAAAj8/rkN1oENkfrQ/s1600-h/DSC02043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212521585817010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaN0LMPaNbI/AAAAAAAAAj8/rkN1oENkfrQ/s200/DSC02043.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Since moving to Ecuador, I've gained some unexpected new medical skills: blood pressure and glucose testing...cool, huh? </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaSsto2lJUI/AAAAAAAAAkM/YYoU6fAa16Y/s1600-h/DSC02054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306556161009722690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaSsto2lJUI/AAAAAAAAAkM/YYoU6fAa16Y/s200/DSC02054.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaruyYoessI/AAAAAAAAAls/C1_UZ9tgfhc/s1600-h/DSC02063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308317660182655682" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaruyYoessI/AAAAAAAAAls/C1_UZ9tgfhc/s200/DSC02063.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306556178860101890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaSsurWcUQI/AAAAAAAAAkc/NFPhY_7xbT8/s200/DSC02062.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SarximzaH9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/8mP4FxBomWY/s1600-h/DSC02064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308320687643566034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SarximzaH9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/8mP4FxBomWY/s200/DSC02064.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">While <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sar1UCbf-uI/AAAAAAAAAmk/ifmAHrG5dzY/s1600-h/DSC02028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308324835407952610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sar1UCbf-uI/AAAAAAAAAmk/ifmAHrG5dzY/s200/DSC02028.JPG" border="0" /></a>the adults waited their turn to see the doctor, the children were entertained with games, crafts and a tooth brushing clinic. They seemed a lot more willing to wait their turn than their parents were! <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNp8dkMROI/AAAAAAAAAjc/AdwO9moFZck/s1600-h/DSC02027.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNjmfDKkzI/AAAAAAAAAjE/dIF5ZAYjFhM/s1600-h/DSC02020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306194298793530162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNjmfDKkzI/AAAAAAAAAjE/dIF5ZAYjFhM/s200/DSC02020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Mariela, a translator, and Greg and Carla, members of Enterprise Baptist, worked together in the triage tent to make sure everyone got their vitals taken.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNxiGWXKVI/AAAAAAAAAjk/yGAYpSF0oIE/s1600-h/DSC02032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306209616606472530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNxiGWXKVI/AAAAAAAAAjk/yGAYpSF0oIE/s200/DSC02032.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Matt, a journeyman, and Craig, a member of EBC team up to share the gospel with patients.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaScP_eBZxI/AAAAAAAAAkE/aKDwj8ZExv0/s1600-h/DSC02053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306538059498612498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaScP_eBZxI/AAAAAAAAAkE/aKDwj8ZExv0/s200/DSC02053.JPG" border="0" /></a>Retired missionary, Jim Muse and his wife, Patricia joined us this week also. They have a gift for evangelism and spent most of the week making sure everyone had an opportunity to accept Christ. Here, Jim takes a break to pose with some of the children.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNp8OohtuI/AAAAAAAAAjU/Tw2x1S3e4OU/s1600-h/DSC02022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306201269413721826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaNp8OohtuI/AAAAAAAAAjU/Tw2x1S3e4OU/s200/DSC02022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We had a tent for the clinic since we didn't have indoor space. Here is a line of folks waiting their turn for the doctor.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Here are some pics from our sight-seeing day at the end of the week. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sam9kWQXNuI/AAAAAAAAAlE/3tqntLx9imA/s1600-h/DSC02126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307982067979990754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sam9kWQXNuI/AAAAAAAAAlE/3tqntLx9imA/s200/DSC02126.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sam7ggucrtI/AAAAAAAAAk0/sOixeUlhmQ4/s1600-h/DSC02119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307979803047800530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sam7ggucrtI/AAAAAAAAAk0/sOixeUlhmQ4/s200/DSC02119.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sam_HnUSlpI/AAAAAAAAAlM/pOxeGBvKVrY/s1600-h/DSC02132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307983773366916754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sam_HnUSlpI/AAAAAAAAAlM/pOxeGBvKVrY/s200/DSC02132.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SanBkdyUbzI/AAAAAAAAAlc/jRGZqd0a6e8/s1600-h/DSC02134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307986468047974194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SanBkdyUbzI/AAAAAAAAAlc/jRGZqd0a6e8/s200/DSC02134.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SanBj_qU4dI/AAAAAAAAAlU/Oxh0TfxUu2Y/s1600-h/DSC02131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307986459961385426" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SanBj_qU4dI/AAAAAAAAAlU/Oxh0TfxUu2Y/s200/DSC02131.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sar4mZOsPxI/AAAAAAAAAms/6po719ZmPgw/s1600-h/DSC02129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308328449300774674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sar4mZOsPxI/AAAAAAAAAms/6po719ZmPgw/s200/DSC02129.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><strong></strong><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">:)</div><div align="center">Yay, I'm a llama again...wait!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Event #2-My Birthday!!</strong></div><div align="center">My roommate, Jessica Franks, and I celebrated our birthdays together this year. We actually ended up having two parties, but both of them were for both of us, so that was fun! First, we had a party on my birthday, February 13, at our house. I cooked chili and we invited several nationals and a few other missionaries. The hands-on missionary girls made two cakes, a bundt and a brownie cake. They were yummy, especially the bundt (I can't say that without thinking of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding" where the Greek mom doesn't know what a bundt cake is, so she puts a flower in the hole in the middle!) The Ecuadorians brought roses, one of their main exports, because that is their b-day tradition. Here are some pictures from that party.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaseIzU1P4I/AAAAAAAAAok/XLoImZTCXsc/s1600-h/DSC02189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308369722351632258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SaseIzU1P4I/AAAAAAAAAok/XLoImZTCXsc/s200/DSC02189.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sasc3ydpGoI/AAAAAAAAAoc/pXGrYJcDqQU/s1600-h/DSC02187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308368330550745730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sasc3ydpGoI/AAAAAAAAAoc/pXGrYJcDqQU/s200/DSC02187.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasgK0AFAOI/AAAAAAAAAos/Re6U2fNqgm0/s1600-h/DSC02192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308371955916013794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasgK0AFAOI/AAAAAAAAAos/Re6U2fNqgm0/s200/DSC02192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasjGWd2pTI/AAAAAAAAApE/Ab3kf8WSQsA/s1600-h/DSCN1885.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308375177803244850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasjGWd2pTI/AAAAAAAAApE/Ab3kf8WSQsA/s200/DSCN1885.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sash88GpvfI/AAAAAAAAAo8/WMViTTteo7U/s1600-h/DSCN1873.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308373916596157938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sash88GpvfI/AAAAAAAAAo8/WMViTTteo7U/s200/DSCN1873.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasgLDTT5UI/AAAAAAAAAo0/WlydSqEIIds/s1600-h/DSC02193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308371960023213378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasgLDTT5UI/AAAAAAAAAo0/WlydSqEIIds/s200/DSC02193.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br />Our second party was at the ladies retreat (more on that in a minute) on Febrary 15, Jessica's birthday. The ladies decorated the dining room of the hotel and many of them gave us gifts. It was cool to be 'accepted' by the group that way.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sask8jyLonI/AAAAAAAAApU/K2U6p4SMhnY/s1600-h/n1212503398_336970_1105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308377208602731122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sask8jyLonI/AAAAAAAAApU/K2U6p4SMhnY/s200/n1212503398_336970_1105.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sask8ftl18I/AAAAAAAAApM/NJUkkXoFir0/s1600-h/n1212503398_336969_852.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308377207509735362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sask8ftl18I/AAAAAAAAApM/NJUkkXoFir0/s200/n1212503398_336969_852.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308456037317259010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Satso_oSrwI/AAAAAAAAAs8/hymwWPIwslc/s200/n1212503398_336968_600.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Event #3-Ladies Retreat</strong></div><div align="center">February 15-18 all of us female missionary types made our way to Rio Bamba, about 4 hours from Quito. The facilities were gorgeous and the food was excellent, but the best part of the retreat was the way God spoke to me through Marvina, a retired missionary from Florida. The theme of the retreat was Surrender and we talked about areas of our lives that we must continually bow to the Lord. The one that hit me the most was "Bowing My Times of Waiting." Through this session, God helped me understand that even though my life lately has been a lifestyle of waiting (waiting for Mr. Right, waiting for my Venezuela visa, waiting for the right ministry opportunities, etc. etc.), this period of my life can be one of the most powerful if I allow God to use and teach me through it.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">In addition to powerful and challenging sessions, we also took time to relax and to play. Sometimes, it was card games like Hand and Foot or Phase 10 and other times, we played silly group games and relived our youth group days! </div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasnTaEhzAI/AAAAAAAAApc/FqmMT_FlKZU/s1600-h/n1212503398_336972_1594.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308379800155573250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasnTaEhzAI/AAAAAAAAApc/FqmMT_FlKZU/s200/n1212503398_336972_1594.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasnzCTeA7I/AAAAAAAAAps/7cecZuCugkI/s1600-h/n1212503398_336982_4455.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308380343531602866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasnzCTeA7I/AAAAAAAAAps/7cecZuCugkI/s200/n1212503398_336982_4455.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasoZqirepI/AAAAAAAAAp0/n4QE4Bnm7KU/s1600-h/n1212503398_336985_5280.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308381007167847058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasoZqirepI/AAAAAAAAAp0/n4QE4Bnm7KU/s200/n1212503398_336985_5280.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasrHyTpcHI/AAAAAAAAAqE/8nZGiN0GEiM/s1600-h/n1212503398_336990_6692.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308383998549520498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasrHyTpcHI/AAAAAAAAAqE/8nZGiN0GEiM/s200/n1212503398_336990_6692.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasoZukwKeI/AAAAAAAAAp8/KQvJhX2ypww/s1600-h/n1212503398_336989_6404.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308381008250284514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasoZukwKeI/AAAAAAAAAp8/KQvJhX2ypww/s200/n1212503398_336989_6404.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Told you it was beautiful! Left: The front of our hotel called Abraspungo, a Quichua word that I have no clue as to the meaning of! Right: My roomies having a little quiet time on the back patio.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308391330582319122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasxykQfUBI/AAAAAAAAAq8/p-kbeh1kE7k/s200/n1212503398_337057_382.jpg" border="0" /> Our retreat speaker, Marvina. She has a gift for making every person feel loved!<br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308392658684497410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sasy_30uTgI/AAAAAAAAArU/WqkN1f9CoMQ/s200/n1212503398_337039_5340.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">My small group-we met after each session to discuss the topic and pray for one another.</div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308392368844059906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasyvAFYNQI/AAAAAAAAArM/EfsghgI76hI/s200/n1212503398_337004_1012.jpg" border="0" />Meal times were lots of fun, especially when we went out to a local restaurant like this pizza place owned by some believers who were reached by one of our missionary couples.</p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308390538017276914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SasxEbuQg_I/AAAAAAAAAqs/pEvr7pVajlo/s200/n1212503398_337063_2188.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div align="center">Most of the group, though a few were still inside paying their check.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Event #4-Saturday Medical Clinic with Iglesia Bautista Getsemani </strong></div><div align="center">Saturday, February 21, I was asked to drive a truck (I took the Explorer, actually) for Getsemani church to help them haul tables and sound equipment about two hours out of Quito for an evangelistic event. We had a clinic, a clothing give away and child evangelism activities. Each person received a Bible as well as a few articles of clothing. The good folks at the host church wanted to feed us, so they made chicken soup...it's slightly different from what you might be used to. Check it out!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatvQvGDEbI/AAAAAAAAAtU/h7jALvapujQ/s1600-h/DSC02243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308458919096684978" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatvQvGDEbI/AAAAAAAAAtU/h7jALvapujQ/s200/DSC02243.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p align="center">Yes, there are whole chicken feet in this bowl.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatvQWfFDbI/AAAAAAAAAtM/N3AD-XsOffY/s1600-h/DSC02242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308458912490786226" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatvQWfFDbI/AAAAAAAAAtM/N3AD-XsOffY/s200/DSC02242.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Upon closer inspection, I also found a whole chicken heart, completely intact. I graciously gave it to the lady across from me who was more than happy to eat all the parts I didn't want. She actually described the parts of the heart as the ate them. Her 'lucky' daughter had a brain in her bowl. The lady ate that too. I was told I couldn't be a missionary if I didn't eat all of it, but I was ok with having failed that test!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatvQJkmYxI/AAAAAAAAAtE/UhreacjmNwc/s1600-h/DSC02241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308458909024281362" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatvQJkmYxI/AAAAAAAAAtE/UhreacjmNwc/s200/DSC02241.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the 'kitchen' where our soup was prepared.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308397964460088674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sas30tYM3WI/AAAAAAAAArk/n-3mY4eegFw/s200/DSC02223.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">One of the medical team examines an elderly man who couldn't make the trip down the hill to the clinic. House calls, Ecuador-style.<br /></p><p><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308402529785951666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sas7-citNbI/AAAAAAAAAr8/HYGnipAD358/s200/DSC02224.JPG" border="0" /></strong></p><p align="center">This man also lived in the same house with the man in the previous picture. It's the village's version of a nursing home. They even have a care taker, who I think may be related to one of them, but I'm not sure.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308404419436202482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sas9scCbyfI/AAAAAAAAAsM/AWyfz4AJOIU/s200/DSC02229.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308404415692174098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sas9sOFycxI/AAAAAAAAAsE/CuVhELMYHB8/s200/DSC02228.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Here's the kitchen...we didn't see the sleeping quarters, but I'm imagining something pretty rudimentary.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308402523874667778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sas7-GhWLQI/AAAAAAAAAr0/8NXcuSzXIAY/s200/DSC02222.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Nothing like a few cows to make you feel right at home...of course the mountains in the background don't exactly look like Texas!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308450442397363986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatnjU7cLxI/AAAAAAAAAsc/Dqn7mAaJNxg/s200/DSC02234.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308455463919055970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatsHnjgdGI/AAAAAAAAAss/XHmLnsYSD9Y/s200/DSC02239.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308452276027618002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatpODu9ctI/AAAAAAAAAsk/AWzsLoBc3tc/s200/DSC02237.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308422597392870466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SatOOiNCLEI/AAAAAAAAAsU/4w63RUcB968/s200/DSC02230.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center">The children seemed to enjoy the puppet shows and stories. Yes, the one in the picture above does have a cell phone...it's amazing where you'll see those things!</div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Event #5-Senoritas' Bible Study at Vida Nueva Church</strong></div><div align="center">It was a long time coming, but I finally managed to meet with the pastor and some of the girls from Iglesia Bautista Vida Nueva to plan and hold a single ladies' Bible study. We had our first meeting on February 22. About 15 girls 14-40 years old were there and we had a good time of sharing. Lalita and Roxi, members of the church helped lead and will keep it going after I'm gone. For now, we're only meeting once a month, but I think it will become a weekly thing soon. Here's a picture of me with Lalita and Nancy, the pastor's wife.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat1WkixPLI/AAAAAAAAAtc/9aJ9TeOC30A/s1600-h/DSC02212.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308465616413342898" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat1WkixPLI/AAAAAAAAAtc/9aJ9TeOC30A/s200/DSC02212.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><strong>Event #6-Cumbaya Mission with First Baptist, Grapevine, Texas</strong></div><div align="left">This is my second time to work with FBC Grapevine volunteer missionaries on a church planting project in an affluent suburb of Quito. The Lord again surprised us daily with incredible things Here are just a few of the amazing things that happened:</div><ul><li><div align="left">God opened doors for three team members not just to go on campus, but to actually give guest lectures in 4 classes at San Fransico University! In those classes, every student gave them email addresses and phone numbers and one of our college semester missionaries who accompanied the team members will be following up with them.</div></li><br /><br /><li><div align="left">We met with the administrator of a strip mall who allowed us to have a Christian illusionist come and do a show in the center. Also, we met or reconnected with several business owners in that mall who are interested in being involved with Bible study.</div></li><br /><br /><li><div align="left">The hands-on missionaries prepared a skit to the song "Everything" by Lifehouse which we performed in the main plaza and a mall food court. We had many great conversations after each performance and have at least one contact, a local university student, that Matt, the journeyman will be continuing to follow up with. Pray for Roberto-he has a lot of questions about Christianity and the Bible.</div></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat74YoRMwI/AAAAAAAAAt8/87nF_M9PgLA/s1600-h/DSC02257.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308472794400502530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat74YoRMwI/AAAAAAAAAt8/87nF_M9PgLA/s200/DSC02257.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat74AXTeiI/AAAAAAAAAt0/oMT_zChLPBY/s1600-h/DSC02252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308472787886897698" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat74AXTeiI/AAAAAAAAAt0/oMT_zChLPBY/s200/DSC02252.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat732b9RDI/AAAAAAAAAts/thVdx7mpDLo/s1600-h/DSC02251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308472785222059058" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat732b9RDI/AAAAAAAAAts/thVdx7mpDLo/s200/DSC02251.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Pic #1-the skit; Pic #2-Robyn, one of the Hands on students shares with two ladies in the park; Pic #3, Kelli, FBC Grapevine team member plays with a little girl as her aunt looks on. This lady just needed someone to talk to about life and faith. </ul><ul><p align="center"><br /></p><li><div align="left">We had about 50 people come to the hotel dining room to watch 'Fireproof' on Friday night. At least 5 people accepted Christ afterwards.</div></li><br /><br /><li><div align="left">We followed up with a contact from the October trip-a guitar maker who wanted to host a Bible study. The guys from FBC Grapevine along with Matt and Jason, the Hands On missionary went to the shop Thursday to start that Bible study. Jason and Matt will be continuing that study in the guitar maker's home with his whole family and possibly some friends. Two days earlier, the man's daughter had a friend over who was talking about church and the wife asked "whatever happened to that group from Texas that was going to start a church here in Cumbaya?" Two hours later, one of the Grapevine team members knocked on their door and asked if they were still interested in having a Bible study. In October, we learned that the wife has been praying for 2 years for a new church to be started in her town.</div></li></ul><p align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat5YBhgv_I/AAAAAAAAAtk/4wRBGEvVqUQ/s1600-h/DSC02300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308470039419076594" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat5YBhgv_I/AAAAAAAAAtk/4wRBGEvVqUQ/s200/DSC02300.JPG" border="0" /></a>Me, Matt, Jason and Jessica Franks on a mountaintop overlooking Quito. We rode a cable car, then hiked about a mile to get up there.</p><p align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat9hEGUVZI/AAAAAAAAAuE/2-d0Y5WXwlk/s1600-h/DSC02302.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308474592775656850" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/Sat9hEGUVZI/AAAAAAAAAuE/2-d0Y5WXwlk/s200/DSC02302.JPG" border="0" /></a>Grapevine Team members, Dave, Brian, John and Bill minus their token female, Kelli, who stayed back in Quito to be with her sister, Vicki, a missionary here.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-6477550897787804652?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-15190859503932241392009-02-10T18:09:00.000-08:002009-02-10T18:31:24.612-08:00I've just heard from the field that my visa is still "ok" according to the lawyer's investigation, but the people with the power to move it along are all out trying to "up the vote" for Sunday's referendum. If you don't know what that is, check out the following link: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2009Jan16/0,4670,LTVenezuelaReferendum,00.html">http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2009Jan16/0,4670,LTVenezuelaReferendum,00.html</a><br /><br />I've been asked to encourage everyone to keep praying for the vote, my visa and the work God wants to do in Venezuela. As my supervisor says, "Only the truly called make it to Venezuela." It's the second hardest country to get my type of visa...the first is that little island south of Florida. Richard (aforementioned supervisor) says that many other missions organizations also have personnel praying for my visa, as it will open the doors for their people also. There's a lot more riding on this than just who my roommies are and when I get my crate from the wharehouse in Houston. We expect to know more even as early as next week!<br /><br />Also, if you're on my facebook, you've probably seen pictures of last week's medical clinic. I will add a report on that soon, but don't want to take away from the urgency of prayer right now for my visa situation!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-1519085950393224139?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-22922115092973676052009-01-31T06:35:00.000-08:002009-01-31T08:19:41.788-08:00Jack, the dog came to live with us on Thursday. His family needed to get a bigger dog because of where they live, but Mack, the guard dog and Jack didn't get along too well, so we all decided Jack would be better off with us girls. Here are some pictures...<br /><div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYRj8hpd5jI/AAAAAAAAAiU/kXbukcwdz7k/s1600-h/DSC01985.JPG"></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYRj8hpd5jI/AAAAAAAAAiU/kXbukcwdz7k/s1600-h/DSC01985.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297468953170142770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 145px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYRj8hpd5jI/AAAAAAAAAiU/kXbukcwdz7k/s200/DSC01985.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYR1XXhTf_I/AAAAAAAAAik/IrqGdDsA4Ik/s1600-h/DSC02001.JPG"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYRj9I_djCI/AAAAAAAAAic/4NxWvBC6gsE/s1600-h/DSC01981.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297468963731377186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYRj9I_djCI/AAAAAAAAAic/4NxWvBC6gsE/s200/DSC01981.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYR2h2QcfdI/AAAAAAAAAis/Dv_Vuy37TLw/s1600-h/DSC02000.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297489385566797266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYR2h2QcfdI/AAAAAAAAAis/Dv_Vuy37TLw/s200/DSC02000.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYRj8WXTseI/AAAAAAAAAiM/qo6z0mNRhhw/s1600-h/DSC01982.JPG"></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYRj8hpd5jI/AAAAAAAAAiU/kXbukcwdz7k/s1600-h/DSC01985.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-2292211509297367605?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-74736188158287176352009-01-18T15:49:00.000-08:002009-01-31T08:26:34.417-08:00<div align="center">Well, after a great time with family and friends in Texas and Louisiana for Christmas, I went to Houston to take care of business...visa business, that is. Applying for the Ecuadorian missionary visa proved to be much easier than applying for a Venezuela visa. I just walked into the consulate and turned in my paperwork, left and met a friend for lunch, came back and wah-lah, I have a 2 year visa. I also visited the Venezuelan consulate. They faxed a request to Caracas to grant my visa and unbeknownst to them, gave me false hope that it might just be a day or two before they had their response. So, I checked back with them two more times before leaving Houston only to find they hadn't heard anything, which my colleagues in Venezuela already knew. </div><div align="center">It appears God wants me in Ecuador a little longer.<br /></div><div align="center"><em>Here are some pics of Christmas with the family. I wish I had taken more.</em><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaNBmcufoI/AAAAAAAAAek/kFGcbFyQKOc/s1600-h/DSC01825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293573470661017218" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaNBmcufoI/AAAAAAAAAek/kFGcbFyQKOc/s200/DSC01825.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaQnnKRp8I/AAAAAAAAAe0/HTGASgN_UDE/s1600-h/DSC01813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293577422221977538" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaQnnKRp8I/AAAAAAAAAe0/HTGASgN_UDE/s200/DSC01813.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaQna32KlI/AAAAAAAAAes/WWnh9TG0JXo/s1600-h/DSC01812.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293577418923453010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaQna32KlI/AAAAAAAAAes/WWnh9TG0JXo/s200/DSC01812.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPKW5pzevI/AAAAAAAAAcM/aNAjXN0r55g/s1600-h/DSC01870.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292796481872558834" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPKW5pzevI/AAAAAAAAAcM/aNAjXN0r55g/s200/DSC01870.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPKWnW2xqI/AAAAAAAAAcE/8n_ktt_Ld6I/s1600-h/DSC01851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292796476961244834" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPKWnW2xqI/AAAAAAAAAcE/8n_ktt_Ld6I/s200/DSC01851.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPnW9my61I/AAAAAAAAAc0/CDXOvFC_rDs/s1600-h/DSC01821.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292828368770886482" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPnW9my61I/AAAAAAAAAc0/CDXOvFC_rDs/s200/DSC01821.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>I was able to have dinner with friends from church and former students from Fort Settlement. </em></div><div align="center"><em>Fun times!!</em> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPORG48UGI/AAAAAAAAAcs/heotd00lfXk/s1600-h/DSC01882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292800780393009250" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPORG48UGI/AAAAAAAAAcs/heotd00lfXk/s200/DSC01882.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPOQnYiBKI/AAAAAAAAAck/GpRr5AsD1Zk/s1600-h/DSC01881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292800771935569058" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPOQnYiBKI/AAAAAAAAAck/GpRr5AsD1Zk/s200/DSC01881.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPOQZxjspI/AAAAAAAAAcc/QLCpBkUg_3w/s1600-h/DSC01880.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292800768282440338" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPOQZxjspI/AAAAAAAAAcc/QLCpBkUg_3w/s200/DSC01880.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPOQA7JKsI/AAAAAAAAAcU/HlT9UhJlkdk/s1600-h/DSC01878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292800761611758274" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXPOQA7JKsI/AAAAAAAAAcU/HlT9UhJlkdk/s200/DSC01878.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXSj6AZMTUI/AAAAAAAAAc8/F_kSvzvk97U/s1600-h/DSC01887.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293035679000579394" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXSj6AZMTUI/AAAAAAAAAc8/F_kSvzvk97U/s200/DSC01887.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXSk0UhcF6I/AAAAAAAAAdE/4KRe9wHsWtQ/s1600-h/DSC01886.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293036680836290466" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXSk0UhcF6I/AAAAAAAAAdE/4KRe9wHsWtQ/s200/DSC01886.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXZa8B5YrGI/AAAAAAAAAdU/FXaBseUhi9Q/s1600-h/DSC01888.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293518399368375394" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXZa8B5YrGI/AAAAAAAAAdU/FXaBseUhi9Q/s200/DSC01888.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXZengCzgRI/AAAAAAAAAdk/7_3PC0kI5B8/s1600-h/DSC01884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293522444730204434" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXZengCzgRI/AAAAAAAAAdk/7_3PC0kI5B8/s200/DSC01884.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXZ2g127qCI/AAAAAAAAAd0/mHJuvfXhiUk/s1600-h/DSC01890.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXZa8nTgFVI/AAAAAAAAAdc/vQMxGtSPHmM/s1600-h/DSC01900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293518409410024786" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXZa8nTgFVI/AAAAAAAAAdc/vQMxGtSPHmM/s200/DSC01900.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaEebMocBI/AAAAAAAAAeE/LPi7VOqY6Zw/s1600-h/DSC01903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293564070252277778" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 146px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaEebMocBI/AAAAAAAAAeE/LPi7VOqY6Zw/s200/DSC01903.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaEeET8JCI/AAAAAAAAAd8/Jn_yjxKdaHs/s1600-h/DSC01901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293564064108913698" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXaEeET8JCI/AAAAAAAAAd8/Jn_yjxKdaHs/s200/DSC01901.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Since returning to the country, I've moved to a new apartment and gained two roommates, both named Jessica, who are serving 2 year terms. </div><p align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYDrzGaEdDI/AAAAAAAAAg8/Qr2wrG6U28o/s1600-h/DSC01964.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296492424913515570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYDrzGaEdDI/AAAAAAAAAg8/Qr2wrG6U28o/s200/DSC01964.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi-XckiabI/AAAAAAAAAf0/JSjr-8ixOcs/s1600-h/jessica+b.jpg"></a><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYDrzGaEdDI/AAAAAAAAAg8/Qr2wrG6U28o/s1600-h/DSC01964.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYDrzGaEdDI/AAAAAAAAAg8/Qr2wrG6U28o/s1600-h/DSC01964.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Me and the Jessicas. More information on my new roomies below...keep scrolling!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi-XckiabI/AAAAAAAAAf0/JSjr-8ixOcs/s1600-h/jessica+b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294190671989729714" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi-XckiabI/AAAAAAAAAf0/JSjr-8ixOcs/s200/jessica+b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Jessica Brooks </em><br /></div><div align="center"><em>is from Arkansas and will be working with translators and teaching ESL. I had the privilege of getting to know this Jessica in orientation.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi-XVKNVfI/AAAAAAAAAf8/ejUmnlHv66U/s1600-h/jessica+f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294190670000248306" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi-XVKNVfI/AAAAAAAAAf8/ejUmnlHv66U/s200/jessica+f.jpg" border="0" /></a><em> </em><br /><em>Jessica Franks</em><br /><em>is from Tennessee and is an MK teacher for a family who is moving to Ecuador from Peru. When the semester ends, she will have a new assignment here in Quito.</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXfpozbkS6I/AAAAAAAAAfE/XFveI_7_PrY/s1600-h/DSC01909.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293956774207179682" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXfpozbkS6I/AAAAAAAAAfE/XFveI_7_PrY/s200/DSC01909.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294172250651507634" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXitnLvQO7I/AAAAAAAAAfM/H1To-4_do6g/s200/DSC01914.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXiyuxan-AI/AAAAAAAAAfU/zcdaJa6YFNY/s1600-h/DSC01917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294177878582753282" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXiyuxan-AI/AAAAAAAAAfU/zcdaJa6YFNY/s200/DSC01917.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi7wXnbiRI/AAAAAAAAAfk/RkRyNk7QAXc/s1600-h/DSC01922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294187801621530898" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi7wXnbiRI/AAAAAAAAAfk/RkRyNk7QAXc/s200/DSC01922.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi679d8k-I/AAAAAAAAAfc/DEy8-6be-HQ/s1600-h/DSC01920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294186901249233890" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi679d8k-I/AAAAAAAAAfc/DEy8-6be-HQ/s200/DSC01920.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi96gAGmnI/AAAAAAAAAfs/x9lTPnV0Jic/s1600-h/DSC01926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294190174694447730" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SXi96gAGmnI/AAAAAAAAAfs/x9lTPnV0Jic/s200/DSC01926.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Here are some shots of our apartment.</em><br />There are more pics on facebook if you want to see more of our new living space and it's view! We have a car assigned to us, but I am the only one who can drive it for now because the other two don't know how to drive a 5 speed...I'm going to teach them!<br /><br />I have also talked to a few nationals and fellow missionaries about possible ministry opportunities coming up in the near future. Here are some of my upcoming activities and prayer requests:<br /><br /><br />1) Monday, January 19, I helped with a training event for a group of college-aged semester missionaries. A group of about 24 students arrived in handfuls from all over the States. They will train here in Quito, then disperse to various countries in South America for the Spring semester. Four of them will stay and work here in Ecuador. Please pray for safe travels and a productive time of training and orientation. If you're interested in learning more about this program, visit <a href="http://www.thetask.org/students/default.asp">http://www.thetask.org/students/default.asp</a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD1CPW6jlI/AAAAAAAAAhM/yV0z2oLrQjc/s1600-h/DSC01972.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296502580618890834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD1CPW6jlI/AAAAAAAAAhM/yV0z2oLrQjc/s200/DSC01972.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hands On Students<br />South America Spring 2009<br />Four of these students will be staying to work with us here in Quito. They are from left to right, Jason, Robyn, Jackie and Valarie.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD2qNjFAnI/AAAAAAAAAhU/XJzaH8uW25M/s1600-h/DSC01962.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296504366839431794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD2qNjFAnI/AAAAAAAAAhU/XJzaH8uW25M/s200/DSC01962.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD2qNjFAnI/AAAAAAAAAhU/XJzaH8uW25M/s1600-h/DSC01962.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2) January 31-February 7, a medical mission team from North Carolina will be here to work with indigenous people in an area called Carcelen outside of Quito. I will be helping translate and using my new triage skills (taking blood pressure, pulse and finding out basic symptoms). Pray for safe travels for the team and for God to use this service as a bridge for the gospel to be preached to all those who come.<br /><br />3) Sunday at church, I spoke with Roxi, a college student who is interested in a girls' Bible study for college and single young ladies. Before Christmas, I'd mentioned my desire to start something like this to Annie, another member of the same church, and she also expressed interest. I met with the pastor and his associate and he has opened the door for me to meet with the señoritas of his congregation starting Sunday, February 22 at 4:00pm. Roxi will be helping lead and I will train her to replace me after I go to Venezuela. Pray that the Lord will make this a fruitful and powerful time.<br /><br />4) We are still going out to Cumbaya on Tuesdays to meet with Anna and study Romans. We've not managed to meet every week, but we are keeping up by email when we can't get together. Pray for God to continue speaking to her through Paul's letter to Rome and for her friends and husband who are also involved in our studies via email. I haven't heard much from them lately, so pray that God will continue to peak their interest and they will keep asking questions.<br /><br />5) As February 15 approches, the date for another vote to amend the Venezuelan constitution, many workers are concentrating on boosting the vote rather than sitting in their offices. This means that my visa will most likely continue to sit on someone's desk for at least another 3 weeks. Please pray for God to move mountains to get that visa into the right hands in the right time. </div><div align="center"><br />6) Lastly, pray for my eyes to be open to any opportunities to share the gospel and that I will not chicken out. Pray for my quiet times to be fruitful and meaningful and for God to bless my new relationships with the Jessicas.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD2qI_BmBI/AAAAAAAAAhc/V7lUOWjiviU/s1600-h/DSC01953.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296504365614471186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD2qI_BmBI/AAAAAAAAAhc/V7lUOWjiviU/s200/DSC01953.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few shots of missionary families I work with here in Ecuador. The kids were so precious, I couldn't help but take their pictures to share with you. Pray for the Martinez family who has just arrived. This is Kelly Martinez and two of her three beautiful <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD8fE5ZIJI/AAAAAAAAAh8/38Kiw3Mj8vU/s1600-h/DSC01958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296510772608311442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD8fE5ZIJI/AAAAAAAAAh8/38Kiw3Mj8vU/s200/DSC01958.JPG" border="0" /></a>children, Olivia and Gabriella.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pray also for our business manager, Gary Clifton and his wife Julie. Here are some pictures of them and their adorable son, Matthew.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD6ug66nfI/AAAAAAAAAhk/XeUk_BkQ_fw/s1600-h/DSC01956.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296508838805675506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD6ug66nfI/AAAAAAAAAhk/XeUk_BkQ_fw/s200/DSC01956.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD8fsPjqII/AAAAAAAAAiE/TatkbYZMYQo/s1600-h/DSC01961.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296510783170259074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD8fsPjqII/AAAAAAAAAiE/TatkbYZMYQo/s200/DSC01961.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD6vP4QeGI/AAAAAAAAAh0/kjgVukc58Q4/s1600-h/DSC01963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296508851410991202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/SYD6vP4QeGI/AAAAAAAAAh0/kjgVukc58Q4/s200/DSC01963.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks to all for supporting me! It was great to get to see some of you while I was in the States.<br /><br /></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-de10c6e2a1b1f22b" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dde10c6e2a1b1f22b%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331841582%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D76F631C96E32042BE7A837627F18EEEDFAC0B9C8.51DAD50406991566D22051E880962949698FFD7%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dde10c6e2a1b1f22b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DBW-hwKJsdvxDO-njNjN5z0oHg7I&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dde10c6e2a1b1f22b%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331841582%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D76F631C96E32042BE7A837627F18EEEDFAC0B9C8.51DAD50406991566D22051E880962949698FFD7%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dde10c6e2a1b1f22b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DBW-hwKJsdvxDO-njNjN5z0oHg7I&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object>Parque Metropolitano is a fun park just above the city where we went with the hands-on kids. Here's me riding the swing/zip line.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-7473618815828717635?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-39085153135859067262008-12-18T13:30:00.000-08:002008-12-18T13:48:46.557-08:00Ok, so I am STILL waiting on my Venezuela visa, so that remains #1 on my prayer request list. The most recent information I have is that our lawyer in Caracas is still "optimistic" about it.<br /><br />The upside of this problem is that I "have to" come home to apply for a new Ecuadorian visa since my original 90 day tourist visa is not renewable. It just so happens that my 90 days are up in early January, so I will get to be with family for Christmas, then spend a few days in Houston working on paperwork and applying for my Ecuadorian visa. Apparently, they process them right then and there at the Ecuadorian consulate when you apply so, unlike Venezuela, I should be able to get it done quickly. Please pray for a smooth process at the Ecuadorian consulate.<br /><br />While I'm in Houston, I do plan to visit the Venezuelan consulate and hopefully will be able to "check up on" my application. Please pray that that visit also goes smoothly and I can get some information, or even better a confirmation that my visa is on the way! That would be a miracle!<br /><br />Finally, please pray for a safe trip to the States, I will be flying into Houston on December 24, then will catch a one-way flight to Austin to keep my family from having to travel so far to pick me up. We will spend a few days in Louisiana with my dad's family, then I will be back in Marble Falls/Kingsland for New Years. Dad and I will go to Houston to get my visa stuff done, then I will leave from there to fly back to Quito on January 8.<br /><br />I'd love to see as many people as possible, but it will just be a matter of logistics. If I don't get to see you, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed New Year!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-3908515313585906726?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-9391270512079611262008-12-09T08:05:00.000-08:002008-12-09T10:49:42.771-08:00<div align="center"><em><strong>Notice: all pictures can be seen better by clicking on them. Enjoy!!</strong></em></div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong>Interesting:</strong></em></span> This past week was a celebration called Fiestas de Quito, which I mistakenly thought was independence day, but found out is actually a celebration of the day Quito was founded. December 6 marked Quito's 474th birthday. This website, although in Spanish, has some great photos: <a href="http://www.quito.com.ec/fiestasquito/2008/index.php">http://www.quito.com.ec/fiestasquito/2008/index.php</a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>Another interesting thing I did this past week was going back to the Equator to tour the museum where the "real" equator is...you may remember from a previous post that the large monument was a few meters off the true line. Here are a few pictures from that trip. I really appreciate my new missionary friend Gail who took me even though she's been a million times. She and I made a day of it and had fun Christmas shopping for her two boys after the tour.</div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61ygIb30I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/jgFlRDJQKbY/s1600-h/DSC01655.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277855692548202306" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61ygIb30I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/jgFlRDJQKbY/s200/DSC01655.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Gail and I standing in opposite hemispheres. I thought it was fitting that she be in the Southern Hemisphere since she was born in Quito to missionary parents. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61z5V0bzI/AAAAAAAAAaU/0QlgNUE0iRA/s1600-h/DSC01659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277855716495093554" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61z5V0bzI/AAAAAAAAAaU/0QlgNUE0iRA/s200/DSC01659.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">One of the experiments was to try to balance an egg on a nail head. On a normal day, this is supposed to be a very easy task, but it was a bit windy, so I wasn't able to do it.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST610g1jq2I/AAAAAAAAAac/KJd8Y_jpmH4/s1600-h/DSC01661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277855727097195362" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST610g1jq2I/AAAAAAAAAac/KJd8Y_jpmH4/s200/DSC01661.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I felt a little better when neither Gail nor Paulette the tour guide could do it either. They've both accomplished the feat several times.</div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61zCZ0-fI/AAAAAAAAAaE/cUJiw2WQ-Rw/s1600-h/DSC01656.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277855701747956210" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61zCZ0-fI/AAAAAAAAAaE/cUJiw2WQ-Rw/s200/DSC01656.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Another experiment is to try to walk this line with your eyes closed and your thumbs up (the natives believe that the thumbs up draws the energy from the sun into one's body, giving them more strength...a new reason for "gig 'em?")</p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61zsP644I/AAAAAAAAAaM/Vao1oukXYQM/s1600-h/DSC01657.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277855712980689794" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST61zsP644I/AAAAAAAAAaM/Vao1oukXYQM/s200/DSC01657.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Of course, put me on a balance beam, and...</p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST64FPRRYgI/AAAAAAAAAas/_L34OjAWkUk/s1600-h/DSC01665.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277858213462630914" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST64FPRRYgI/AAAAAAAAAas/_L34OjAWkUk/s200/DSC01665.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Who knew I was good with a blow gun? This is what several South American natives use to hunt monkeys, wild turkeys and other animals.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST64FRu3qTI/AAAAAAAAAa0/wywq_mEj1F0/s1600-h/DSC01667.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277858214123645234" style="WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST64FRu3qTI/AAAAAAAAAa0/wywq_mEj1F0/s200/DSC01667.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Apparently, I have good lungs...I managed to bend the point on this dart (normally poisoned to incapacitate the victim).</p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST64E3J3UWI/AAAAAAAAAak/3rpkvChBSPo/s1600-h/DSC01663.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277858206989111650" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST64E3J3UWI/AAAAAAAAAak/3rpkvChBSPo/s200/DSC01663.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Guinea pigs (Cuy-as they're called here) are one of the main dishes in many native diets. They are raised in the home with the family until they become dinner. They're so cute, I can't imagine eating them!!</p><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Exciting:</em></strong></span> The week of Dec 1-6 there are parades, culminating in a huge parade the night of the 6th (I was advised not to bring my camera, so there are no pictures...sorry!). </div><div><div><div></div><div>Although I didn't go on one myself, there are these open air double decker buses, called 'chivas' that drive around the city all day and all night filled with people hanging out the sides and off the back. There are bands on top playing all types of music. Here's the only picture I got of that. This one came by my apartment around 8:30am.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6ck0Wt6jI/AAAAAAAAAYs/QEA80zcQPvs/s1600-h/DSC01644.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277827969667951154" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6ck0Wt6jI/AAAAAAAAAYs/QEA80zcQPvs/s200/DSC01644.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Click to enlarge and you will be able to see the band on top and the people riding on the back. This was taken from my 10th floor window, so I apologize for the poor quality. </div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Disgusting:</em></strong></span> There are also bullfights all week. We went on Friday, Dec 5. Below are the least disgusting of the pictures I took. I also have some video clips, but they may be a little too gross for the blog...let me know if you really want to see them and I'll try to send them to you via e-mail.</div><div></div><div>There are 4 matadors who perform, 3 on foot and one on horseback. The ones on foot go 2 rounds each. A round consists of 4 parts, announced by trumpeters in the stands: 1) three guys with the pink capes come out to show off the bull's strength and agility, 2) horse riders come with long spears and 'weaken' the bull, 3) two guys with shorter spears in each hand plant the spears behind the bull's shoulder blades to further weaken the bull, 4) the matador comes out with a red cape and a sword to finish him off.<br /></div><div>We saw all but the last round because it started pouring down rain and even though we bought the cheap plastic ponchos they were selling in the stands, we still got soaked and decided we'd had enough gore for one day!</div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6iEC--XhI/AAAAAAAAAZE/Mu_yrYpOcZY/s1600-h/DSC01689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277834003728981522" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6iEC--XhI/AAAAAAAAAZE/Mu_yrYpOcZY/s200/DSC01689.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Hole where the bull enters the ring. The sign above displays the bull's name and weight.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mialmT1I/AAAAAAAAAZM/LDbh2MTxzBs/s1600-h/DSC01671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277838923507584850" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mialmT1I/AAAAAAAAAZM/LDbh2MTxzBs/s200/DSC01671.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center">Stage 2 where the horsemen weaken the bull</p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6iDXAD9VI/AAAAAAAAAY0/JNpe1YvOm1M/s1600-h/DSC01683.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277833991922382162" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6iDXAD9VI/AAAAAAAAAY0/JNpe1YvOm1M/s200/DSC01683.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Stage 4-man vs. bull</p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6iDuwuqJI/AAAAAAAAAY8/6fjBNwEurXM/s1600-h/DSC01684.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277833998300522642" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6iDuwuqJI/AAAAAAAAAY8/6fjBNwEurXM/s200/DSC01684.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">This matador got more than he bargained for when the bull got a hold of his backside, ripping his really expensive sparkly pastel outfit...and what's with the bright pink socks?? </div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mkH2IELI/AAAAAAAAAZk/p_lmHp-wSzM/s1600-h/DSC01708.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277838952836370610" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mkH2IELI/AAAAAAAAAZk/p_lmHp-wSzM/s200/DSC01708.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">The horseback matador. This event was actually really exciting to watch because the matador did all 4 parts himself. He changed horses between rounds. The horses were beautiful and graceful to watch as they pranced and dodged the bull. The fight ended with the matador on foot with cape and sword, just like the others. He also had the most masculine outfit!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mjOq3OYI/AAAAAAAAAZU/v7r_EhZMz_Y/s1600-h/DSC01699.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277838937488308610" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mjOq3OYI/AAAAAAAAAZU/v7r_EhZMz_Y/s200/DSC01699.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mjW70RGI/AAAAAAAAAZc/aaBWzkkKoME/s1600-h/DSC01701.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277838939706901602" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mjW70RGI/AAAAAAAAAZc/aaBWzkkKoME/s200/DSC01701.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">When a matador has done an exceptional job of finishing off the bull, with style, flair, speed, etc., they cut off the bull's ear as a trophy and it is presented to him by the Master of Ceremonies in the feathered hat, who looks like a muskateer. Then the people throw flowers and hats into the ring. The matador tries to throw as many hats back to the people as possible, but you don't throw yours out there unless you're willing to loose it. One of the local banks was handing out cheap straw hats just for this purpose. They're the ones with the blue bands. We got to see two matadors received this honor...this one and the one with the ripped pants, which magically got repaired between his first and second rounds.</div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mksL1-WI/AAAAAAAAAZs/HXdVGhmrJhI/s1600-h/DSC01718.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277838962591136098" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6mksL1-WI/AAAAAAAAAZs/HXdVGhmrJhI/s200/DSC01718.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">This is the Ecuadorian version of the peanut salesman at a ballgame. This lady has a bucket full of roasted peanuts and "habas" which are large roasted lima beans (they're actually pretty good). She sells them a cupful for a dollar. </div><div align="center"></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Challenging:</em></strong></span> This Sunday, we (my missionary friends, the Smallwoods, and I) went to a village north of town to a large Quichua church, one of the first among this people group. We got there around 9:00am, only to find they had already had their worship service at 5:00am, so they could spend the rest of the day working on the church building, the grounds and the school across the street. I guess you could call that "worshipping through service." We weren't dressed to stay and pitch in, but I took a couple of photos from the car window. What a challenge to us who are so used to sitting comfortably in our churches without thought of how our nice surroundings got to be that way. Would we be willing to have our worship service at 5am so that we could spend the rest of the day worshipping through service? </div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6xDkO0a6I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/wr9KTELXYIg/s1600-h/DSC01727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277850488148356002" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/ST6xDkO0a6I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/wr9KTELXYIg/s200/DSC01727.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Prayer Requests:</em></strong></span><br /></div><ul><li>There is still no word on my Venezuelan visa, other than that it has not moved from the Office of Foreign Relations. Please pray for God's timing to work out on that. I was not-so-secretly hoping the visa would be granted in late December so that my trip home to get it stamped would coincide with Christmas. Only lots of prayer and the miraculous movement of the Holy Spirit could make that happen. </li><br /><li>A couple of other missionaries and I are still meeting with Sarah in Cumbaya, but we've missed a couple of weeks due to scheduling conflicts and Sara's masters thesis which is due soon. Please continue to pray for her as her eyes are being opened to God's Truth through our study of Romans.<br /></li><li>Also pray for Sara's husband, Mauricio, as he is still struggling to believe that the Bible is really the accurate, authentic Word of God. We are doing a study via email with him and a few of their friends.<br /></li><li>Pray for me as I try to fill my week with enough activity to avoid getting lonely and homesick. Sometimes, the only thing I can find to do is walk down to the mall or the grocery store. It's tempting to sit in my apartment and watch movies, work puzzles, read and make scarves for my friends, but that is not "mission work" and besides, it's pretty lame! Pray that I will find the right places to plug in, even if it's for a short time.<br /></li><li>Pray for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. If you are a member of a Southern Baptist Church, you may know that the LMCO goes 100% to the International Mission Board for missionary salaries and support. Please consider making a contribution this Christmas season on my behalf. Also, please encourage you Sunday school classes and church congregations to give generously. In the past couple of years, we have not met our national goal and much of our work has suffered due to lack of funding.</li></ul><div><strong><em>One last thing:</em></strong> I purchased a Texas phone number that calls my computer using Skype...to you, it would be like calling any number in Texas. If you are interested in setting up a conference call or having a phone interview with me for your Sunday school class, church group or whatever, please email me at <a href="mailto:kthiskid213@yahoo.com">kthiskid213@yahoo.com</a> and we can set that up. Also, if you download skype to your computer, we can talk computer-to-computer and even video, chat for free! Click here to download skype. <a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windows/">http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windows/</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/585681660700740140-939127051207961126?l=ktvenezuela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142259566207182782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585681660700740140.post-32766853126049365012008-12-02T21:12:00.000-08:002008-12-02T21:35:50.929-08:00<p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275431563482586882" style="WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2vCg-uezzM/STYZDnpDXwI/AAAAAAAAAYk/X7iX2mcbPvI/s200/DSC01649.JPG" border="0" /></p>My new friends, the Brooms, loaned me one of their three Christmas trees (the reason they have three is a long story involving moves from one country to another and not getting their crate