September 18th was the equivalent to our 4th of July celebration. It is one of my favorite times in Chile. Some of the pictures above are from our “Fonda” en El Oasis. We celebrated the 18th with all of the students. The event raised funds to help send student Camila Arias to Thailand. In the … [Read More]
Video Update
Here is a great video update that Claudia and David put together from recent events in El Oasis. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/44330223[/vimeo]
Photo highlights
Here are a few pictures and captions that tell the story of these last few months in El Oasis.
Dinner with the boys
This update photo comes from last Wednesday’s dinner with the boys from the boy’s home that we work with. These boys are at social risk and therefore live at this home during the week. Some of the families just can’t take care of their children, or the parents are in jail, or on drugs, etc. … [Read More]
Peru Pictures
Thanks for your prayers for our trip to Peru. These pictures in this update show just a little of what the week was like. I hope to make a video soon to tell the story in more detail of what it was like to serve in Peru alongside these students from El Oasis. We had … [Read More]
In Peru
Markus peeks in behind the curtains to find out where the puppets are at in this photo. We are in the middle of our trip to Peru. We’ve had lots to do. Construction type work in the morning and VBS in the afternoon. We are all tired, but of good spirit. Thanks for keeping us … [Read More]
Living water will flow from within
Out of this mountain flows streams of ice cold glacier melt water giving life to the valley below. We hiked most of the day to reach the base of the glacier where the two streams emerged from beneath the massive blocks of ice. There was a man and his young son nearby. The man tried to … [Read More]
Back to Summer
I hope everyone was able to enjoy a wonderful Christmas and New Years. After being gone for about a year, it was wonderful to go home and spend quality time with family and friends during this holiday season. I arrived back in Santiago yesterday morning. The picture above is from the market that I went … [Read More]
End of Year Slideshow
During our end of the year banquet, we looked back over the previous year with a 7 minute slide show. If you have a minute, please check it out. I hope these pictures show a little bit about what this past year was like in El Oasis. The pictures show our regular Monday night devotional … [Read More]
BAFA
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of events. We finished another semester of ministry in El Oasis, had a team retreat to discuss and evaluate the year, and I am currently writing this from Lilburn, Ga. This Monday night at 10:15 for my 10:15 flight, we were frantically putting our shoes on … [Read More]