Oh Dear...Dear...Dear

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Published: Thursday, 08 September 2011 15:46

Written by Corina Clements Soria

Well... the many things I want to still share with you will once again be put on the back burner because I would like to ask you to PLEASE  pray for two things from El Jordan:

1.  Dayana is the 11 year old daughter of Adela – one of our students...  She has had fevers, pain and vomiting since Monday... Her teacher told her she was just being lazy (she doesn’t do very well at all in school... she has such a difficult time with retention... I celebrated with her the other day because she got a 40 (36 is between passing and failing)... she usually gets 20s...)  Anyhow... her mom washes clothes for other people and her step-father drives a tractor for someone – but it is broken down right now... so they finally got enough money together to take her to the doctor yesterday... and we paid for the blood tests and medicines...  Her blood test came back today with the white blood count really high... and we were sent to get an ultrasound... back to another doctor... She already had her appendix out two years ago so we knew it wasn’t that...

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Just a Bit Sad...

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Published: Monday, 01 August 2011 15:46

Written by Corina Clements Soria

They say no one was really sad... even her own family didn’t even try to pretend they were grief stricken...  Not many people went to her wake (In Bolivia, the burial has to take place within 24 hours, so family and friends “accompany” the body for that period of time...)  I didn’t even find out about her death until several days later...

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Good News & Bad News X 2

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Published: Thursday, 14 July 2011 15:46

Written by Marco Soria

I think that something needs to happen – either good or bad – to inspire us to write – and that is what happened to me...

One good piece of news is just seeing how the construction of our boy’s workshops is advancing day by day – it is probably 75% finished...

The other good news is a dream come true.  Ron L., a fellow believer (American), has lived here and worked for decades in agriculture and ranching.  Recently he has been through a very tumultuous time - the government abusively confiscated his main ranch (1000’s of hectares).  Ron was interested in our boys’ project (who it was directed to and how we planned to work – knowledge of God, technical trade training and sports).  Almost as soon as he saw the construction site he showed his approval by offering to build a small soccer field –for 5 or 6 players per team – with synthetic grass (Marco’s dream)... Not only that, he is buying the lot next door so that the field can be official size – and include bathrooms, showers and change rooms....  Isn’t that incredible!!!

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Do annoying things overshadow more important things in your life?

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Published: Thursday, 23 June 2011 15:46

Written by Corina Clements Soria

Paper work/standing in lines… car troubles… technology… and Keiden being sick… I don’t like any of them… and I’ve seen too much of them lately!

…I had to go 7 or 8 times to renew my drivers’ licence – including a 3 hour wait for my “eye and physical examination” which consisted of an 8 second eye exam and a 12 second conversation of where I’m from!...  One time I waited through 5 lines - Keiden in one arm, my paperwork and my broken flip flop in the other – only to have a policemen tell me not to bend my papers so much… and to hurry because he was behind!  Right before I got my final pictures, a policewoman told me I really should comb my hair! =)  Anyhow…I finally got my drivers’ licence!!!  No comment on my picture!!! =)  Unfortunately, it’s valid for only 9 months because of an irregularity from 15 years ago!!! 

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