More pics from Santa Cruz

Below Samuel, in yellow, gets ready to sling a rock against a wall. He broke our hearts on our last night when he crashed into me, hugging me tight and sobbing. He is a great son who looked after his younger brothers and sisters all week. It was obvious his parents depended heavily on him.

Segunda speaking with Bryannia about her day. Behind her, the one-year old baby, Belin, sleeps in the stroller.
Paula gives us a big smile.
Pastor Angel shares Christ with Esther. When she prayed to accept Christ, she wept uncontrollably. In Bolivia men don't hug women who are not their wives, but I couldn't take it. I reached through that barbed wire and hugged her. She was so overcome by the saving power of Christ, it was too much for me. She came to our meeting that evening and wept again and shared with everyone how happy she was that Jesus forgave her of her sins.
Nancy, mother to our translator, David, shows me her hot empanadas. These were filled with cheese and so delicious I could have made myself sick on them. She was part of the faith story of our week. Feeding us lunch and dinner on our third day because our host family could not afford to. God provided through Nancy, and it was a great provision.

Pastor Angel telling Mary that Christ can take her to heaven. Mary prayed to receive Christ then asked us to pray for her husband who struggles with alcohol.

Below is Alberto. He was a huge encouragement to us. When we came to his home, he preached to us. God radically changed his life. Three years ago a missionary from Korea came and challenged him to read his bible with all his heart. Now Alberto reads his bible constantly and was tremendous at proclaiming God's truth. He came to the meetings to encourage the new believers and gave a powerful testimony of Christ's redemptive power to the entire church. He was a blessing from God and one we're praying will continue to help Pastor Angel make disciples in this new work.