Staff retreat Bolivienhilfe
This year, we staff members spent our holiday in Samaipata. It is a beautiful place in the mountains with a climate quite different from that of Sant…
Evangelism in Seminole, USA
The evangelistic campaign, organised by a church in Seminole, has been running since Tuesday. We have around 600 visitors every evening and the Lord…
AGUM Brothers’ Conference
On 8 February 2020, a brothers’ conference organised by AGUM Bolivia took place in the ‘Chihuahua’ settlement. Around 320 brothers from the various s…
10th anniversary of the ‘Horizonte’ new settlement
On 1 February, the 10th anniversary of the Horizonte colony was celebrated. With breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea provided for all guests, nearly 3…
Youth camp in Santa Cruz
A youth retreat took place on the mission grounds in Santa Cruz from 29 to 31 January 2020. Young people from the newly forming congregation in Morge…
Training for Sunday school teachers
On 25 January 2020, a full-day training session for Sunday school teachers took place at the ‘Sommerfeld’ new congregation. Peter and Anna Giesbrecht…
A visit to the Schartner family in Filadelfia
Sylvia and Sieghard Schartner served in Bolivia from 1999 to 2010. For the first four years, they worked in the Mennonite colonies through the MCC. T…
Mission work in the old colony of ‘Fresnillo’
We from the new congregation ‘Sommerfeld’ went on a mission to the old colony ‘Fresnillo’ on 6 January 2020. As it was a long journey, we stopped for…
Christmas party Bolivienhilfe
On 28 December, we met up with the staff of Bolivienhilfe for a Christmas party. We enjoyed a lovely time together with a devotional, songs and, afte…
A visit to the old colony of ‘Rio Negro’
Here is an account of a truly historic journey. We (Herman & Lena Friesen) set off on a trip following my sister’s wedding in ‘Cerro Grande’ – an ide…
Wedding of Anton Reimer and Susy Friesen in the new congregation ‘Cerro Grande’
On 30 November 2019, the wedding of Anton Reimer and Susy Friesen took place in the new congregation of ‘Cerro Grande’. It was a wedding blessed by t…
Graduation ceremonies at the ‘Chihuahua’ School
On 27 November and 29 November 2019, the end-of-year celebrations for the 2019 school year took place in the ‘Chihuahua’ settlement. On Wednesday eve…
