Last week of vacations

Jason is better and learning to eat the food here. I have been working in the garden and loving it. I am learning so much about how to make a garden prosper. I am also able to see daily miracles of new plants sprouting up which is only possible with Gods help. Jason has been helping put up solar panels and wiring an electrical output for our room so we can sit on our bed and watch sermons on the computer. He also dug a 2 foot deep post hole, thanks for the training, Dad. Carrie has gotten hang of the Bolivian laundry service...put your swimsuit on go stand in the river, let your legs adjust to the cold water until you don{t feel them and then wash everything by hand. The nice part is you can finish with a nice bath in the river. Saturday Jason spoke for church! He spoke on Daniel 3 and encouraged the kids to spend time with GOd now so that when troubles and hard times come we will already have made the decision to follow God. The whole story of Daniel 3 has many parallels to the end of time. Go check them out! Saturday afternoon we walked to Yata which is a little pueblo (town) 4 miles from our school. The weather has heated up and there is very rarely clouds in the sky. The walk is mostly along a big, dusty dirt road in the middle of the day. Lets just say we were slightly sweaty with a nice dirt tan when we got back. In Yata the students went from house to house telling the people we were there to have a church service. The people started trickling in and the students proceded to put on a church service. They are hoping to build a church there within the next year. Last week Jerry, another missionary here, found a 8 foot long snake caught in the water wheel. They pulled it out and luckily it was already dead. Jason almost stepped on a little one yesterday as we made the treck into the jungle to get water. The cold showers are starting to feel good after long hot days and by 8pm we are ready to climb into bed. Then we have been enjoying watching sermons. In the sermons we have been deeply impressed that Jesus is coming very soon. The pastor giving the sermons is constantly saying we have just a few short months to a few short years. He has been studying prophecy and breaks down how the prophecies are being fulfilled rapidly. we know from revelation 13 that there will be a great change in the financial system because it says that no one will be able to buy or sell without the mark of the beast. the american economy reached a peak in 2000 and has been steadily declining until 2008 when it finally burst. we know the economy must fail in order to change it. why would you change something that is working so well? you wouldnt, so we know the economy has to collapse. baby boomers represent the largest group of people in america right now and the majority of them will be retiring from 2008-2011. there is no longer such a thing as a 401k. what is going to happen when so many americans come to collect their retirement and it doesnt exist? they are going to seek a solution to the problem and great changes are going to be made. we must be reading our Bibles so that we understand what is happening around us. we dont need to fear the things we read in the news because Jesus told us beforehand what would come to pass. What a loving God! but 1 Corinthians 13 1-3 tells us it is not enough to be able to understand all mysteries, fathom all knowledge, give all we have to the poor, or even die a martyrs death if we dont have love. Our characters must reflect the character of Christ. I have been impressed that everyday we need to learn to love like Jesus. We need to be living now like we will be living in heaven. I find myself often asking Jesus to come because im tired of living here in sin and i want my family and friends to be ready and to be saved from this suffering. but how often have i forgotten to think about the suffering that God is feeling because our sins have separated us from Him? It is all about a personal walk with Jesus. Here in Bolivia I am finding it is easier to study our Bible and spend time in prayer and meditation with God. It makes me realize the dangers that technology has brought into our society. Our time is eaten up by tv, internet, video games, and cellphones. It really is nice not to have them here. I encourage you to evaluate where you are spending your time and determine if this is where you want your treasure to be stored. We are spending time in prayer and study of Gods word and hope that you are as well.