Back to Sacaba

I'm so happy to receive good news from my friends working in Sacaba, Bolivia. Sacaba is a city so close to Cochabamba that you would think it was the same city. But it isn't. Sacaba was dusty in May when we had our visit there. We had no building to stay in. But we had the meetings in open air on an open and dusty ground. The teeth was chewing on sand after a night in the Sacaba-dust, and we felt dirty. But it felt good to be dirty because it felt like beeing one of those wonderful children living all the time in the dusty place. It's only on the outside. Inside we are all clean, knowing Jesus.



My greatest longing this year have been to come back to the field in Sacaba and see what has happened to them since last year. And I was not disapointed. The smiles was bigger, and they had matured in many ways. I said to them: (mostly children) "I think your smiles are bigger than last year?" And they all shouted: "Siiiiiiiiiii"!! I think Jesus has grown inside you? Siiiiiiiiii !!!"



Oh, I love this people. Most of them are children. God is doing great things here among children and youths. Last year we had the first meeting here. 63 people gave their life to Christ. That was the beginning. During the last 12 months they have grown to about 150. The last night we had together with them on May 7th , more people came and 36 more gave their life to Jesus, children and adults. On the mothers day recently, many mothers were invited to the field for a "mommy-meeting". 46 of them received salvation. And when we visited the schools in May, 750 youths responded to the gospel of the kingdom of God. That's when we knew that there is a lot of work ahead. How can we do it? Well, I strongly believe that the Lord know what he's doing and will lead us.

I find myslf saying "us" like I was still there. I'm not, but feel included and responsible anyway. I can pray for them. Our bolivian friends are doing a great job, and it is so good to find that the Lord open doors on the schools, and lead a way to take care of all this young men and women, who within a few years, will be the fathers and the mothers of the nation.