Hello to all of you from Bolivia

I am writing tonight to tell you all about the amazing things that our Precious Lord is doing here. I am completely amazed and blown away by how He works all that He does through weak me...us, His church. He has been so faithful not just here but in the months coming up to this time. I had felt so completely inadequate to even come on this trip but the Lord has been showing me how He is the one who will do the work not me. And today I was able to meet the child that I sponsor. His name is Armando. I can´t even begin to express to you all in words the feelings that I experienced as I stood there with Armando and his humble family. His mother,sister (21 years old)and two younger siblings. Seven children in this family and his mother so thankful that we had come. The father was not present. He works 12-13 hours days, 6 days a week and then today he was out drinking. Very sad. They asked that we would pray that their father would become a Christian. They did not ask for things but for the salvation of their father. The tangible poverty, the yard that we walked into was desolate of any life. A bare dusty yard with dogs, and trash. They humbly offered us a place to sit outside. As we spoke with them through an interpreter, Derek, an FFH worker and missionary from the states-(what an amazing young man). We learned (I learned) more about this family. There extreme struggles with poverty, despair, alcholism....I can´t even begin to explain the hoplessness that is here and yet here comes our Jesus with the hand of hope that this family needs. The extension of His loving hands through us,me! I think I don´t derserve to be here and yet the Lord has granted me this opportunity, has granted us this opportunity to stand before these precious people and show them the very thing that He has shown me. He now in this dark place is causing His light to shine out of the darkness and His name is glorified. I am amazed that there is not place that is too dark for the hands and eyes of our Lord to reach and He chooses to do it through me, through us, through MCC, through us all. I feel I am not doing enough. I cried so much and yet they did too. I am so thankful to be here and this is only the second day of being here in Horna Casa. Thank you all for your support and your prayers and please know that the Lord is answering them. He is doing them in His way, not ours but His and it is beautiful to see His word and His work come together in a tangible way. Also my brother Mike is notibly being changed as well. Today I asked him, "So what do you think so far? Do you think you would want to be a Christian now?" His answer was that "Yes" He was thinking about it. I am in awe and don´t even know how to feel or think because it is too much now. I guess that´s all. I'm certain I am rambling. So sorry for that. Thank you for praying. With much love an prayers for you all. In our Precious Jesus Christo! Patty :o)