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| Culpina... |
Sorry it has been a while since my last post, everything has
been super busy and my internet wasn’t working really good but… I am very
excited to tell you all about Culpina! J
After returning home from our last trip to Culpina and Villa Charcas in October
I was very excited to see how Jehovah would carry out his will to have a group
formed in this town 8 hours outside the nearest city… the 13,000 inhabitants living
in these towns could be nearly forgotten by many but are most definitely not
forgotten by their creator Jehovah. Swelled with excitement upon returning I called
my roommate Paula (who was working in the States at the time) and told her all
about our experience, she also quickly became very excited about the idea of helping
in Culpina. She told me that on her way to the States she had stopped to
visit some friends in Santa Cruz, Bolivia and met a Japanese sister who just
happened to be praying and looking for a small town to move to where there was
a greater need for kingdom proclaimers… Paula of course told her about Culpina.
It’s amazing to see Jehovah’s hand in action. He has made it so clear to all of
us that he wants this group to be formed, he is gathering workers from all
around. Wakako, her friend Nina and Paula joined us on this trip to Culpina and absolutely
loved it.
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| Breakfast anyone? |
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| Literature! We always need a lot :) |
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| Janise, Lena, Paula and I |
We were only able to spend two days in Culpina this time but
with 35 of us working the territory we were able to reach quite a lot of
people. We started early Saturday
morning with the goal of starting bible studies and returning THE VERY NEXT DAY
to conduct the studies. It was amazing! Considering that almost every door is a
return visit the number of bible studies conducted was outstanding. The
experiences that were had by all were so encouraging, the group was aglow with
excitement.
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| Feild Service Meeting |
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| Bruno and Mario preaching in the town of Culpina |
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| Lena haveing a very heartfelt conversation with a woman in the market... |
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| Haha I Love Bolivia |
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| Aww Paula and Sumi in the plaza (after finishing our assigned territory for the morning we go and preach in the plaza) |
We met a man who on his own has started preaching using his
Bible and our publications. He said he sits outside his store in the market and
as people go by he begins talking to them. He said he realizes that preaching is
the most important work and he needs to take part in it. He said “Other
religions have come by and left me literature but the literature from Jehovah’s
Witnesses is different, it’s easy to understand and always based on the Bible, I
look up the scriptures in my Bible and can see that what you teach is the
truth. I only wish you had meetings here, my wife and I would definitely go.” I
joyfully exclaimed to him that very soon there will be a group formed and
meetings will be started. I could see him being one of our brothers one day…
Jehovah has definitely not forgotten these people…
That is one of many amazing experiences that we had and the beginning
of many to come… At the end of this month we are all going to go back and this
time the elders told us that they want to do a meeting so a small group of us
are going to go a few days ahead of time to find somewhere to hold the meeting.
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| Wakako and I tired and wet from walking in the fog at 5:30am on our way to a return visit. It was all worth it :) |
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| Beautiful... |
Wakako and I plan on moving to Culpina at the end of
February/beginning of March. My roommate Paula plans on coming in April. There
is also another couple who want to rent a room in Culpina so they can come and
help us work the territory once and month and are making plans to move there permanently
in time. There is also a brother Mario who is making plans to move there to
help as well.
“The harvest is great but the workers are few.” (Matt. 9:
37,38)… We have full faith that Jehovah will send more workers to help us cultivate
the territory in Culpina, Villa Charcas and the other many surrounding towns. If you have set the goal to help where the need is greater or think that
you would like to expand your ministry just comment on this post! J The blessings are endless and the joys abound in Jehovah’s service.
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| We will be back next month... |
