hey everyone! thank you so much for all of the encouragement and prayers it really means so much to me to know that i have so many people supporting me here in bolivia! everything is going really well right now! saturday was my favorite day so far...we went to mt. tunari the highest point in chochabamba to the san miguel village...it felt like we were at the end of the earth where we were...the area was beautiful just like the people. we watched them chop up their lamas for meat and get their wool to sell. the people there speak ketucha and there was one man in the village that knew spanish so we would have someone speaking in english someone translate that to spanish and then the man translate that to ketchua it was so surreal sitting in the little clay house with all kinds of people, madres nursing their babies, people holding baby lambs, little kids laughing..it was amazing..i´m pretty sure those people had never seen a puppet show so it was cool to see their response to that! after we left tunari we went to the town zocalo, square..and did baby washing. i really enjoyed that also... we had a tent set up and they would bring in about 3 babies at a time and we had big basins we would sit them in pour water all over them, lather them up , then rinse off! we had to take turns doing that so after my turn was over i got to brush the little girls hair and braid it.
the timmers are an amazing family...bonnie has already cooked dinner for us 2 different nights and had us over to their house to eat so that has been nice. i have really grown close to their two oldest daughters that are still here..mallory and sidney.. sunday after going to the cristo with the team that is here we had the afternoon free so another intern joli, myself, sidney, and mallory went to go see a movie...it was a lot of fun and really relaxing. the whole timmer family is just an encouragement with their testimonies of coming to bolivia and the process of adopting their bolivian daughter gracie. i look up to each of them for how they have allowed the lord to transform their lives.
i finally got my luggage today which is a huge answer to prayer...as soon as i got it i changed clothes...so nice! i have really enjoyed the other interns too...right now there is 15 of us staying at the hacienda..it´s kinda like the real world missionary style! last night we cooked dinner for the team that is here and all sat by a fire talking and eating. sadly enough 8 of the 15 are leaving in the next week. but all of them are really cool and i have enjoyed getting to hear their testimonies and their hearts.
once again thanks for the prayers everyone! i´m not sure what all we are doing this week...today we went to the center which a after school program that is christian based and played with the children...i think tomorrow we are going to the orphanages that are already complete and hanging out with the kids there! hopefully i will be able to get on again soon...but just incase i can´t email my mom at fivenhim@aol.com and tell her you want to be on the list of email updates and prayer requests that she sends out for me!
some prayer requests for right now...one of the interns ashley has an infected ankle from a bug bite..the doctor said that if it gets worse she will have to go the clinic and here if you go to the clinic you have to check in over night! they gave her some medicine so pray she will be healed. also mrs. bonnie´s mom is having tests and surgery this week...it´s really hard on here to be in here in bolivia and her mom in the states having an operation so pray for her mom but also for mrs. bonnie. the team here from south carolina left tonight so travel mercies for them and the team from minnesota is leaving wednesday...also the other interns leaving this week! for me just pray that i will allow the lord to use me in any way that he wants to and that i will just be able to use my spanish and understand it effectively to talk with the people here in bolivia!
thank you so much again and i love each of you!
hasta luego,
CARRiE
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wow - what an jounrey - love ya and I am praying for ya
Michael B
Carrie,
I am so proud of you! It is great to watch our Lord work through you!
You are a dear sweet friend. I am praying for you every day!
Love,
Brenda H
Prayers have been answered! Thank GOd for your luggage! Praises!
Love ya friend!
Brenda
Hi Carrie Besses!!!! Love you so much girl and can't believe you are doing such a great work. Ofcourse your mom is telling me everything about your trip. You had us a little worried at first with the lost luggage, money and jobs you were required to do right away. But it appears that things have settled down and you have a little routine going. Life if pretty boring here. HOT...HOT...HOT weather and school starting in a couple of weeks. Adrian and I went to UT Knowville last week and she was at soccer camp at MTSU this week. Hopefully she will make a decision soon about which college to go to. She said she is definetly not going to UT Martin.
Well...luv ya girlie and I will keep praying for your time there. I am so proud of you and all that you are accomplishing and giving back to this world. It is a better place because you are in it!
Vonda
Carrie boo, I love you. You are an amazing woman and the best sister a brother could ever ask for. I am so proud of you, keep up the good work! I miss you! I love you!
-Clay
Hey Carrie Boo! I am so gald to hear you finally got your luggage. I know God is doing a mighty work in your life right know. We are praying for you everyday. I hear tonight that you are hand washing your clothes. Sounds like alot of fun. We can't wait for you to get back in August. It is really hot here. We love you Boo! love, Aunt Mimi and Jane
Dear Carrie it is great to hear what God is doing through you.I know He will meet all your needs in the days to come and give grace for the moments ahead. In Doxa, Freddy T spoke on the 13Corinths., the chapter of love today. It was a good reminder that God doesn't look at what we do, but the heart in which we do it with. I pray God will fill your heart with love and peace this week. We love you and miss you. See you soon Boo. Robin, Martin, Laura, and Katie We
yo carrie
i must say i am quite impressed with this little set up here with the messaging. it is really exciting for me to hear what you are doing. i love you and am thinking of you -em
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