Cochabamba Here We Come!

We left early this morning for Cochabamba, a city at the base of the Andes (you can see it with Google Earth here). This next week we will be working in Cochabamba with a team from Christ Fellowship in Miami, FL.

While I do not know what specific activities we will be doing (VBS, Jesus Film, Musical Performances, etc.), I do know that we will be working with a local pastor, Jorge, to plant a church. Right now, I think the plan is to do some childrens activites (similar to a VBS) and do large group attractional meetings (musical performances and Jesus Film).

Please pray for the team (both us, the Christ Fellowship team, and our Bolivia believers) as we put together a plan and minister here in Cochabamba.

On another note, we do have another prayer request. Currently Bolivia is starting to see a sharp uptick in the number of Swine Flu cases. Because of the rather haphazard health infrastructure, the authorities are trying to react swiftly to contain the spread of the virus. In Santa Cruz, the government has cancelled school and forbidden public gatherings of more than 30 people. People are required to wear masks in certain situations and places (like on overnight buses). While this does pose some problems to us, we are not overly concerned about our personal health. Furthermore, this will not affect our team here in Cochabamba because they have yet to enact similar restrictions up here in the mountains. However, my brother-in-law is bringing a team in a week to Santa Cruz and they may not be able to come if the current restrictions continue. Please pray for the team, wisdom for the Crusade staff here, and for the government officials so that the team can still come next week and minister.