How about you, "What do you believe?" To you, who is Jesus? Do you think there is a heaven or a hell? If you were to die right now, where would you go? If what you believe were not true, would you want to know?
The Bible says, " For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)
"For the wages of sin is death, but the "gift" of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ my Lord." (Romans 6:23) "Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. " (John 3:3) "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." "But GOD commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised from the dead, you will be saved. for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." (Romans 10: 9-11). "And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again." (I Corinthians 5:15). "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in."
Many years ago I trusted Jesus to be my Savior and Lord of my life. No longer do I live, but Christ lives in me and through me. It was the most important decision of my life, and I have "never" regretted it. GOD is real and I can trust HIM.
How about you friend, who are you living for? GOD wants to have a relationship with you. HE is just waiting for you to invite HIM in. Think about it........................
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I have posted a few more pictures so you can experience Bolivia through our eyes. I hope that you enjoy them.
As you look at the following picture, you are probably wondering about what these are........ they are cows heads, mounted, and ..... as you eat your beef sandwiches these poor creatures stare and ask the question "Why?" Cows heads are common sights at many restaurants that serve beef. I took this picture at our favorite restaurant here in Santa Cruz, "Los Lomitos."
The following picture was taken in mid-April while we were serving lunches for "Mission of Hope," (also known as Mision Esperanza). Mission of Hope brings down medical teams that provide free medical counseling and free surgeries. This group of doctors and interns came from the University of Oklahoma.
Pregnant, and beautiful. The following two pictures are of the "toborochi" tree we have in our back yard. It is also known as the "pregnant tree." If you look at the trunk of the tree I think you will understand why they call it that. It is a very beautiful tree that only blooms in April and May each year. Unfortunately, the tree loses it blooms after just a few days, and many people have an allergic reaction to the blossom. I, myself sneeze a lot when it is in bloom.
One night the Sophomore class at the Christian school, (Santa Cruz Christian Learning Center) had a taco night to raise funds for class projects. The next two pictures show a Mariachi band that performed for us, and the third picture is everyone sitting around in the school gym eating the tacos. They were pretty good by the way!
The next three pictures are just some shots I took one Wednesday evening during our group meal.
And yes, we have birthdays here while on the mission field too. The next two pictures are of Kenny Krestan Jr. (Rudy for short), celebrating his 12Th birthday.
Here is a picture of Sandy trying to sneak into to the apartment. She loves being in the center of everything.
The next two pictures were taken at the English speaking church here in Santa Cruz, the Trinity Union Church. This is the church that we are attending at the present time.
And, sadly, we have had to say goodbye to a number of people. Several SAM missionaries are going home on home assignment, (furlough), while others are leaving the field. The next two pictures were taken at the farewell party, (known as a despidido) for Kenny and Diane Krestan who have been on the field here in Bolivia for the last 18 years. Their ministry is changing and they are going to be working at the home office in Fort Mill, SC . They will be sadly missed here in Bolivia.
Prayer Requests:
1. Please pray for us as we prepare for ministry teams coming throughout June and July. It will be a very busy time for us and we often get worn out.
2. Pray for the teams coming down that they will be organized and have a passion for the people of Bolivia, that they speak into their lives as they try to make a difference.
3. Pray for safety and good health for us as well as our colleagues.
4. Please pray that we will find ample time to dig into the Word of God and grow closer to Him every day.
Thank you for your love and support. It means a lot! Dan and Neva
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