Unrest

If you receive our emails, this will be on the way to you shortly (and hoping makes my lack of communication here self-explanatory.)
Hello from Bolivia:

For anyone not keeping up on the news, the political situation here is tense. Pro-Santa Cruz protesters have taken over some government facilities. A region north of here had one serious conflict earlier this week. While the international news sources discuss the diplomats fighting and expelling each other, life feels pretty normal in Santa Cruz; stores, banks, buses are still open and running. The perspective here is quite different from the rhetoric being thrown around the international media.

We’ve spent a lot of our time this week making sure we are up-to-date and in contact with as many other missionaries and Bolivian friends as possible. So far we are stocking up on groceries and gas for our stoves, and gathering all our papers, but no one we’ve talked to feels an evacuation is imminent. One friend who has been here much of his life explained the situation saying, “It’s September” (this is when and how Bolivians express their political opinions, but historically there has been little actual violence, especially in Santa Cruz).

In the meantime, Molly and I continue our work on Spanish, and I add in as many hours of Greek and Hebrew as each day allows. Last week we celebrated Hebron Seminary’s 55th anniversary and enjoyed the excitement of Hebron’s continued growth in both depth and scope as we train servant-leaders to proclaim and live the Word of Christ. The new Masters of Bible and Masters of Theology programs have Hebrew language requirements, which I am going to be teaching in the near future, along with Greek. So language study is a major area of prayer.

In a couple weeks we are planning a brief trip to the Brazilian border to work on our visas. Our largest concern with the current political situation is the it will trickle down to the immigration department and prevent us from obtaining visas, please pray for this also along with the costs involved in travel and fees (out of Bolivia, into Brazil and back into Bolivia long-term).

Natasha is loving kindergarten, Ana Sophia is crawling all over everything and climbing up onto her feet whenever she can. Elias enjoyed his fourth birthday last week. I am working on a backyard playground for his birthday in my free time.

Your continued encouragement and prayers for our ministry and safety are appreciated and felt.

In Christ’s Sovereign Hands;

Adam & Molly Wehrley

P.S. For those of you who do keep up on the news, please contact us if you have questions or concerns. We will be keeping you updated on our status as things unfold. We trust that God has brought us here for His purposes and we are still joyfully serving Him amidst turmoil.

Luke 10:2-3 “And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.”

Mat 10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”