My last day of teaching at the Santa Cruz Christian learning center occurred last Thursday, May 14Th. On that last day, prior to taking their final and handing in the required work book I took this picture of "my girls" wearing the aprons they made. From left to right are Gaby, Ziza, Marela, and Arriana. I will never forget them. I pray they choose to follow Christ and make Him first in their lives.
A couple posts ago I wrote of the baby shower that I had for Rosa our guesthouse maid. Well, Rosa delivered a healthy baby boy on May 6Th. Rosa was dismissed from the hospital on May 9Th and sadly the baby had to stay in the hospital a week longer due to jaundice. But he is all right now. Traditionally Bolivians do not name their babies until they are a year old. They think it is bad luck to name the baby sooner because so many babies die before their first birthday. Rosa stopped by the other day to pick up her maternity wages and I took this photo. Nothing is official yet, in fact probably nothing for several months, but Rosa seems to think they will name him Samuel after his father.
We have been blessed these past four years to have a dear Christian women working for us. Her name is Nancy and Nancy has worked for the guesthouse and SAM missionaries for over 50 years. She started working when she was 15 years old. Nancy celebrated her 65th birthday the other day............ we think that she is older but no one really knows. She is almost blind and has a variety of health problems. She makes the best bread and sweet rolls I have ever tasted! Below is a picture of Nancy with Dan. Nancy is wearing on of the necklaces we gave her for her birthday. It is not the best picture of her, she had already worked all day and was preparing to go home. We will always be grateful for her hard work and endearing nature. She is a sweet and wonderful women of God. When she is not working she is visiting the sick and keeps very busy teaching at her local church. 
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we will miss you guys!
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