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Day 3

Dave Clark

Our day began with a trip to the center of the city, where we visited the main cathedral.  The cathedral’s courtyard was beautiful in the morning light and today was refreshingly warm.  We arrived just in time for the end of Mass.  We then arrived at a Campus Crusade Conference where we met the national Bolivian Director Tito Ramos.  Then we left for the local church sponsoring us called Casa de Dios.  They welcomed us and presented us to the congregation, to whom we performed two songs in English followed by an encore. 

We arrived at a restaurant following church called Bodeguero Cubano.  The food was amazing.  After lunch we visited a local street market and the girls bargained for a few necklaces.  Afterward, we returned to the hotel and then headed out to the barrio (neighborhood) where we hosted another session of VBS.  The kids were waiting for us when we arrived this time.  We led the kids in songs and a narrated drama of David and Goliath.  Part of the team prepared for tomorrow’s construction project by unloading 2000 bricks, while other team members painted the kids faces and each others. 

In the evening we went out and evangelized house to house in the barrio.  It was amazing to witness both the boldness of our hosts and the peoples’ receptivity to the basic gospel message.  We saw many lives changed and many come to Christ.  It was both beneficial for the community and emboldening for us as a team.  We’re beginning to realize the lasting impact that the church we’re building will have on the barrio.

Our day ended with a return to the conference for an evening service followed by dinner at the Hotel.  Our night was capped off with a trip to the delicious Bolivian version of Cold Stone – Bits and Crème.  Our highlights of the day would be incomplete without mention of Cori’s great catch of the Bolivian ice cream maker’s Favre-ian throw of grandango mound of chocolate ice cream.  More to come manana.

Moment of the day: Pastor Dave was taking in the scenery of the passing Vaca, (cows) when all of the sudden one of the cows thought that he was a little too close for comfort.  Luckily no cows or humans were hurt.  Our friendly intern Dave Hickox was totally oblivious to the approaching angry cow. =)

We’ll keep rocking on into tomorrow!

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