If you read our previous post or keep up on your South American news, you know that Bolivia has seen its share of turmoil the past couple of weeks. We have made the decision to leave for a little while. The decision was essentially made for us because our current visas run out very soon. We need to renew our visas outside of Bolivia before we can re-enter the country; but with the political situation the way it is right now, we aren't sure whether or not we will be able to get the visas we need or if the current peace will continue.

We will fly out next Tuesday to begin work on our visas, while we continue our Spanish tutoring (isn't Skype great!?), and Adam continues his studies. God has provided so much for us and we are extremely thankful to be able to keep our house here and have a wonderful sister in Christ live in it and "cuidar" for our things (take care of them for us.) It seems like a miraclulous provision for us since you normally have to pay someone to live in or watch your home for you. We are encouraged that the door to Bolivia has not closed permanently for us.

We do not know what the next few months will bring us--nor even where we will be after debriefing at our home office in Kansas City. We hope to be somewhere affordable where Adam can continue his Master's program with Tyndale Theological Seminary and possibly do an internship or assistantship related to his studies--or even head back to Bolivia with visas in hand and peace in Santa Cruz!

God is good, all the time and we are thankful for our health and safety. We realize that "we must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God" and we accept that whatever God has planned for us, it is good and for His ultimate purposes. We are also excited to see the Bolivian church stand up for righteousness, knowing that these trials bring about the perfecting of our faith.