Tragedy in Bolivia

by Jim on 3 June 2010

in Interesting Posts

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This is a long post, but worth reading.  It’s filled with challenges missionaries face, tragedy, culture, questions and emotion.

Dealing with death is never easy, and yet it gets to the heart of the reality of this world and our need for salvation.

Thursday, May 21. Daniel and Ines were ready to go back to their house in La Pista.  The onions were planted; the patuju was cut along the road; the work for the day was finished.  They would return tomorrow. But now it was around 6 o’clock and getting dark.  Their two school-aged children, Gustavo and Grabiella, were waiting for them. They mounted the motor bike with 3 year old, Aiden, and 14 month old, Graciela.  Travelling to and from the chaco was much easier since they purchased the moto a year and a half before.  It was dark and the first part of the road required concentration since there were many potholes and bumps…

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