A Word Concerning Donations and a Visa Update.

Hola!

As most of you know, we came to MAP Bolivia as volunteers.  While MAP has provided us with housing and a few house-related amenities, we cover every other living expense ourselves. When deciding to come here, we had faith that God would provide us supporters both spiritually and financially, and there is no doubt to us that God has provided.  We feel the prayers coming in from the US and around the world daily. We believe our time here has been blessed from said prayers. We also have had our prayers answered through the continual financial support of our home church, West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship (WPMF).  Their initial support for our time here is a reminder to us how God provides and continually will provide as we serve those in Bolivia and beyond. We are incredibly thankful for those who have already supported us; and since many have asked how to support us we would like to share with you how you can…

Our church, WPMF, has set up a fund for us so that anyone can donate to our time in Bolivia. Anyone who wants to donate can write a check out to West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship with BOLIVIA FUND written on the memo line (NOT our names).

Then mail the check to:

West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship

Calvary Center

4740 Baltimore Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19143

Having a fund through them ensures that we will receive every donation and allows every donation to be tax deductible.  Your donations will be used to provide us with our food and daily expenses as we work with MAP Bolivia. Donations will also be used to help provide the school with recreation and classroom materials that are lacking. Let us know if you have any questions and once again, thank you for all the support! Our time here would not be possible without your continued spiritual and financial support.

We would also like to give you a quick update about our visas.  Unfortunately, our first attempt at receiving longer visas was unsuccessful. Right before our arrival to Bolivia, the laws changed concerning foreign workers and extended stay visas.  Under the new laws, any organization desiring foreign workers needs to complete an application process and receive government clearance. While this is bad news, MAP Bolivia now has this information and has gained clarity regarding what they and we need to do. We are unsure about what this means regarding our stay in Bolivia, but we are working with MAP Bolivia in this process. We believe God will provide for us in this matter, and now need to be patient and wait for this new application process to run its course over the next couple of months.  We appreciate your prayers specifically regarding our visas and will keep you updated.

On a lighter note, we took a video of our house for you all, BUT the Internet is not fast enough to upload it. So, we are going to take some pics & post them soon! 

Peace, Daniel