A time to grieve and a time to rejoice...

What wisdom came from the author of Ecclesiastes as he penned the fact that there are so many seasons to this life we live!

We have definitely been walking through a time of grieving, mourning, and loss... but God is good and faithful and He has brought us much to rejoice about as well.

Two Sunday's ago we rejoiced as a new sister Elsa put the Lord on in baptism...

This past Sunday a precious member of our youth group and our small group, a single mom named Carmen, put her Savior on in baptism as well...

Agustina's house is in its finishing stages (thanks to such hard work from Miguel - Belen's father who remains in a clinic here with traumatic brain injury - and Gaston)...

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After

I started a new girls prayer time for youth group members and it went really well last week... this past Sunday as well a family that has been worshipping with us placed their membership with us and committed to us and us to them - Welcome Johnny and Lijia, we're so excited to have you and your kids as a part of the body here in Cochabamba...

Saturday night we had a small one night course on evangelism/obeying the gospel/being a member of the church and over 20 were in attendance which was a great encouragement to the guys!... we've gotten good news that a move to the 5th floor of our building could be VERY possible (which would give the boys some outdoor space to play, which we're finding is VERY important for little Grant man)... pregnancy continues to go well, trying to pick a name for this third little man is coming, slowly but surely :) ... and while I'm sure there are many more things as well, that's a great start huh?

In transitioning back to life here it's good for me to actively remember God's movement here among us. We've passed through difficult times this past month and it could have been something Satan used against us... but on the contrary, the church continues to grow strong, members have pulled together, visitors continue to come and we're seeing growth among our members. Their faith grows deeper in the Lord and all He has planned for them and for us and that is something to step back, remember, take note of, and PRAISE GOD FOR! So thanks for giving me a public place to acknowledge that God is good, God is faithful, and that He never changes... no matter what happens, He was, He is, and He is to come!