There were so many things for us to celebrate in May. Maybe this is true in your life as well.
Rachel’s parents, Charles and Keet Winters, came to Bolivia for three months to help fill the need for a hostess and host at the World Gospel Mission guesthouse in Santa Cruz. God confirmed this by putting in place all the details for their time in Bolivia. This was a special blessing since both the USA and Bolivian Mother’s Day celebrations fall in the month of May. We have had many Kerney/Winters/Ordoñez reunions just because we can. Usually we can’t get together because of distance. (Ila, Rachel’s sister, and her family also live in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.)
David is celebrating the the new small men’s group that was started in May and has already grown from two to eight in attendance.
It was exciting to have our WGM coach, Mark Purkey, and his son David come to visit Bolivia. They were able to experience a tutor center ministry as well as one of our partnering ministries to kids living on the streets and under bridges in Santa Cruz. David Kerney traveled with Mark and David Purkey to the Bolivia department of Chuquisaca. They saw what God is doing in the capital of Sucre and the small churches in the rural parts of Chuquisaca. It was an opportunity to dream and envision growth and projects in that part of Bolivia.
There were many things to celebrate in May at Santa Cruz Christian Learning Center. It was the end of a school year, and we saw God working in many ways. Rachel celebrated the completion of a full year of teaching elementary art at SCCLC. The final project was a favorite as the students made a special magnetic frame with a personalized message to give to their mom’s on the Bolivian Mother’s Day, May 27. Leah is now celebrating that she has finished her junior year and is officially a senior in high school. Wesley Ordoñez, Ila’s oldest son, our nephew, graduated from the SCCLC and is preparing to go to the USA for college. At the same time, Micah, our son, graduated from Kentucky Mountain Bible College with an associate’s degree.
As you can tell by the tone of this letter, this has been a time of joyful celebration. Thank You, Lord, for Your strength and guidance in each of these occasions!
