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La Jornada's Blog
Welcome to La Jornada's blog! This is where you can find out more of what happens day to day in the house. Life, funny moments, prayer requests and whatever falls in between! Come back often and we'll do our best to keep you updated!
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Graduations!
A while back, I posted a picture of the Paul and Sandro in the back of my truck, the day we picked up Sandro from the children's home...
Ken
Nov 29, 2024
Visiting prison and whatnot...
Andres and I went to see our wayward son in prison last week. It's a terrible place. I've been to the prison a few times over the...
Ken
Aug 12, 2024
Andres is getting married!
I remember very clearly when the picture below was taken. It was my first visit to Bolivia and I was asked to help out at a boys' home...
Ken
Aug 31, 2022
Toborochi Trees!
The Toborochi tree is one of the symbols of Santa Cruz. They're all over the city. They're one of a number of flowering trees we have. ...
Ken
May 16, 2022
Road trip!
A few months ago, Isabel and I visited one of Isabel’s favourite areas of Bolivia, a town called Santiago de Chiquitos in eastern Bolivia....
Ken
May 10, 2022
My latest "God intervened" moment...
I had a funny moment on the way back from our road trip with the guys. We were travelling in two vehicles and we stopped for lunch in a...
Ken
Mar 29, 2022
Decorating and the annual bribes....
The first Christmas we were in the house, my parents came to visit the end of November. They didn't stay for Christmas, but they were...
Ken
Jan 4, 2022
Gettin' the house looking pretty...
We used to paint inside the house every couple of years. Then we started doing it in conjunction with the Christian school. All those...
Ken
Dec 7, 2021
Sandro's a good preacher...
Well, maybe he wasn't preaching exactly, but Sandro is getting really good at public speaking. He hates it mind you, because he gets so...
Ken
Oct 21, 2021
Rain never slows us down...
I learned a long time ago (and my wife has reinforced this often), if you want to be a good camba (someone from Santa Cruz), you need to...
Ken
Sep 6, 2021
What Happened to Carnival?
Well, you know it’s serious when they cancel Carnival… I’m not sure this has ever happened before in the history of Bolivia, but Carnival...
Ken
Feb 15, 2021
Birthdays...
With ten guys in the house, plus Isabel, Andres, Daniel and I...we celebrate a lot of birthdays! One week in July we had a birthday on...
Ken
Aug 8, 2020
Noche de San Juan
This week we celebrated the "Night of Saint John".....by roasting hotdogs over a bonfire... Some days you just have to go with the flow...
Ken
Jul 12, 2020
My life as a...missionary?
Much has been written about the missionary life. Often in more eloquently ways than I would likely be able to express. Those amazing...
Ken
Jul 3, 2020
Rowing our collective boat.
Let me start by saying that, in my defense, I did realize that it was raining last night. The thunder woke me up and I heard the rain. ...
Ken
Jun 22, 2020
Origami?
In our ongoing quest to keep everyone occupied, last week at our Saturday lunch with the guys, my wife came up with the idea of making...
Ken
May 31, 2020
Martial Law?
We were warned over the weekend that Santa Cruz would be militarized on Tuesday. A lot of people and businesses weren't obeying the...
Ken
Apr 15, 2020
Quarantined and Bad Haircuts...
As it has with the rest of the world, the past few weeks have brought some dramatic changes to our lives. When it became clear what...
Ken
Apr 5, 2020
Pandemic? What pandemic? (Also Father's Day)
Well, it's possible the above title reflects some frustration on my part. Here in Bolivia, we're in the early stages of Corona 19. The...
Ken
Mar 19, 2020
Carnival!
Once again, Carnival has come and gone and once again, we all survived. For those of you who aren't clear about what Carnival is all...
Ken
Mar 10, 2020
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