A team from Believers Fellowship will be in Bolivia from July 10–17 as
part of our 10-year Community-to-Community (C2C) relationship with Ushpa Ushpa
through Food for the Hungry (FH).
Our theme this year is strengthening families. The trip will
involve teaching biblical principles about the family (Ephesians 6:1 for the
kids, Deuteronomy 6 for the adults), visiting the families of children
sponsored by our church, learning about Bolivian culture and life in Ushpa
Ushpa, and assisting in the construction of a childcare center for the
community.
The people of Ushpa Ushpa identified the childcare center as
a high priority need. Many fathers are away for weeks or months working, while
the mothers spend all day at the market selling goods to cover day-to-day
expenses. Children are often left home by themselves—little ones in charge of
littler ones. This arrangement puts small kids in danger and interferes with
the older kids’ ability to complete their schoolwork. Because of this, the
community sees high rates of victimization, gang involvement, drug and alcohol
abuse, and school dropout among the youth. The childcare center will provide a
safe environment for the kids in Ushpa Ushpa to play, do their homework,
participate in FH programs, and break the cycle of poverty.
Please pray for the team while they are in Bolivia! Matt
Edwards has set up a blog, which you can read at http://bfbolivia.blogspot.com/. You
can find out more about Believers Fellowship’s C2C relationship with Ushpa
Ushpa by going to http://www.believersfellowship.net/mission/bolivia.
There will be a recap of the trip (along with a reveal of next year’s theme) on
Sunday, September 2.
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