Thursday 8/20 Normal morning routine and on the road by 7:30. We all got a chuckle of how much of the previous day’s confetti was still with us. It showed up everywhere! In pockets, hoods and kept even seeing it on the floors of the elevators and restaurant. Today we were headed to another village…
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The Day of Three Lunches
Wednesday – 8/19 After our amazing sponsorship day, I, at least, thought today might be anti-climactic. I had even had trouble falling asleep last night because I was still on an adrenaline high. But I was wrong! We head out each morning at 7:30, showered, dressed, and fed. Back out to Colomi. A few words…
My Girl!
Tuesday, 8/18 What do I say about today?! There aren’t enough exclamation marks, even for me! Today was Sponsorship Day and six of us met our children. I have done this before but quite I. This fashion. After a good night’s sleep, unmarred by dreams of small enclosed places for Alice and LuAnn, we had…
Bolivia Bounce! (credit to Sandy Grubb for this title!)
Monday, 8/17 Our first World Vision day! Whoopee! Up for a lovely breakfast buffet at our hotel. The food here is very good. I especially loved the lake trout we got at Titicaca. Then our faithful Ivar showed up, loaded up our myriad pieces of luggage and took the short ride over to WV headquarters….
A Lake Day
Sunday – 8/16 After sleeping the sleep of the just and the mostly dead, we enjoyed a more leisurely start to our day on the edge of the lake. The dining room overlooks the lake so views are spectacular. We met for breakfast and devotions at 8 and then boarded our faithful hydrofoil for a…
Reeds Galore!
After a night of frankly drugged sleep, thank you Ambien! we arrived in La Paz about 6 am. We are in the same time zone as the U.S. east coast. We quickly coasted through customs and immigration, got our bags, which were all ready and waiting for us – another big thanks – and met…
Off to Bolivia!
Hello fellow travelers! I always feel like I take you along with me. Currently we are high above the clouds, flying on the second leg of our journey – from Chicago to Miami. Then our last leg will take us to La Paz, Bolivia! A new country, a new continent. This is a Women of…
This is Your Life
Since being home the last couple of weeks, my thoughts keep returning to my time in the Holy Land. I learned and saw so much and feel quite convicted about sharing it. As I’m sure I’ve said previously, we, in the Christian church, have been firmly pro-Israeli with little, if any attempt at trying to…
The Holy Land?
Saturday – April 25 The last day in Israel – the land God gave his people, the land where Jesus lived and died and lived again, the land that today is so torn and conflicted. I have yet to see what God has for me from this trip. Anyway, we did not have to make…
Battles, Bathing, Bread
Friday – April 24 Today the sun came up over the Old City and we were thankful as we would be outside most of the day. Yesterday we dodged a few showers and cooler temperatures. We start our mornings, at this hotel, with a very good breakfast selection and cappuccinos. Nice! Amit actually came back…
Jerusalem Revisited (with a cute Israeli guide!)
Thursday – April 23 Our first small group day. The hotel we are at is lovely – right in the heart of a pedestrian mall with shops and all. But this is still Jerusalem so think old stones and new signs. It was also a great place for revelry last night. We literally had to…
Walking on Water
It always seems impossible until it’s done. -Nelson Mandela Wednesday – April 22 Our last day as a group. We had to get all our luggage together – quite a pile! We hopped on our bus and headed up to the Sea of Galilee! It was a little over 2 hours so we drove through…
Holy Ends Holy Beginnings 