JONATHAN !!!

Another young life decided to leave a the darkness of the streets and begin a new life to our boys' restoration home 'El Camino.' Above is Jonathan (above in orange shirt, flanked by Mt. Paran men's team), who is 14 years old & has just left our reception house to begin his new life at the boys' home. Jonathan had been on the streets for 2 years, having to steal to survive & being subjected to regular beatings by the police. He is excited, and knows several of the boys at the home from the streets. Please pray for him as he adjusts to his new life at the home, that he will turn his life, will & future over to Christ and choose to walk w/ the Lord daily.

Thank You Mt. Paran Men!

Wow what a week! Blood, sweat, tears, toilet duty, demolition, hip-hop joy, new kids in the Kingdom and that was just like the first 3 days!

We are so very grateful to the Mt. Paran Men's team who came down and really blew our minds with their hard work & incredible love shown to us, our kids, our ministry team, & our church. In the short time they were here they preached the gospel & ministered to those in need at church, loved on the girls at the girls' home & helped make the home safer by installing outdoor lighting, helped revolutionize the bathroom at the boys' home, helped bring a young man off of the streets, started a birthday cake fight & shared the gospel through hip-hop to the young people. Thanks Reg, Scott, David, Ray, David, Ken, Chuck & Ronnie! Love you guys enjoy the pics above.

Answered Prayers

For a while we've been praying for more staff, & married couples in particular to complement our ministry team here in Bolivia. We want to thank you for helping us to pray for this need, & would like to share w/ you that God has been responding in a big way! Above are Gualberto & Fausta, a Bolivian couple who've come on board w/ us & are currently training at both the boys' & girls' restoration homes to see where they might best fit in. They are considering taking on the role of house parents @ one of the homes - & we know this is a huge decision/commitment so please pray for them & for discernment in knowing where the best fit for them is. We are looking for at least 1 couple who would live-in at the girls' home & 2 couples to live at the boys' home.

Launch of the Mobile Medical Post!

It's been a long time coming, but the good news can now be confirmed - we now have a Mobile Medical vehicle for our street work up & running! We have a nurse (Rick from the U.S.) & a doctor (Iris - from Holland) volunteering with us on street visits to attend to the vast array of health needs we see on the streets. The vehicle is a van that's been equipped w/ a dental chair (that's doubling as an examination table), an air compressor & a generator - which gives us the capacity to do dental work (once we find a volunteer dentist : ).

Last week we were able to take Roberto (pictured above) to the hospital to get an x-ray on his broken leg (fractured when he was run over by a motorcycle). Overall, the van is allowing us much greater mobility in the streets to visit more kids & attend to urgent health needs the kids have. We are very grateful & excited to have this new outreach facility - thanks to all who've helped to make it a functioning reality!