Congregation Day at the Sommerfeld New Congregation
We held a church day at the Sommerfeld congregation on 17 November 2019. It was a truly blessed day, though it was very warm. As usual, the morning c…
Promoting reading
To encourage reading amongst schoolchildren, Maria and I handed out reading passports in May to the pupils in the classes we teach (Years 3–5). Signa…
Visit to the Hohenau colony
On Sunday 29 September 2019, we visited the brothers and sisters in the Hohenau New Congregation. After a joint service followed by a cup of terere…
Staff conference at Horizonte
On Saturday 21 September 2019, we, the staff of Bolivienhilfe, met at the ‘Horizonte’ settlement. We began at 10 am with a Bible study on Nehemiah ch…
Flute Course School, ‘Chihuahua’ Colony
After Maria Klaassen had started playing the flute in her school music lessons at the ‘Campo Chihuahua’ settlement, it became apparent that quite a f…
Inauguration of the ‘La Gracia’ parish hall
On 1 September, a new place of worship was consecrated at Las Brechas (the ‘Riva Palacios’ Old Colony) south of Santa Cruz. The young congregation ‘L…
Radio work
Radio work at Las Brechas is continuing. The technical equipment (tower, aerial, transmitter, etc.) is now up and running. In May, we received signif…
Weekend retreat for a youth group
Things used to be different. For the first time, a weekend retreat was organised on the grounds of the Bolivienhilfe with the youth group from Horizo…
Mission is multifaceted
Some of our staff work in schools. In our local communities here, schools and the church are very closely linked. Here is a brief introduction to Dom…
Youth Day 2018
As part of the Association of Congregations in Bolivia, a youth day is organised every year. This year, the Hohenau congregation hosted the event. Ar…
Evangelism 2017
This year, an evangelistic campaign was held in the Chihuahua colony from 23 July to 30 July. The speaker was Wilhelm Pahls, from the mission organis…
Bible school qualification
The Chihuahua Community Bible School held a service to mark the end of a course, during which certificates were presented to the graduates. Many gues…
