We're Doing Great!

Hello from Bolivia!

It’s been a while – not because we don’t love you – but because we don’t have WiFi at English Village. Right now we’re at the local SAM missionary base called El Atrio. We’re here this afternoon for a prayer meeting and dinner with missionaries from the area.

Thank you so much for your prayers over these past few days! Several people on the team (including local missionaries who are also working at English Village) contracted what seemed to be a virus. We’re so thankful everyone is healing and feeling so much better! They’ve still got a little ways to go to be back to 100 percent health, so please continue to pray. I’m doing pretty well. The food is amazing! I’m loving all the rice. ;)

It’s important you also pray for English Village – the teachers, students, cook and technology. Our days are long. They start at 8 a.m. with breakfast and go until 9 or 9:30 p.m. after dinner. Each tutor has two or three students who came from around South America. We spend several hours throughout the day in groups practicing the language acquisition techniques using English. Students aren’t able to speak in any language but English in order to practice total immersion. It’s very draining for them, but they’ve been doing a great job!

That’s all the time I have right now for this blog. I’m sorry this is such a cryptic message, but students are arriving, and we need to begin setting up for the prayer meeting. Thanks again for all your prayers!

I may or may not be able to post another update. It probably won’t be until we’re flying out next week. 

Take care!

Riah

P.S. For those of you who are wondering (aka my family), Bolivia doesn't remind me that much of Peru. It might be closer to Lima since we're in the city here in Bolivia, but I don't remember a ton from Lima so I don't know if they're very similar. There are a few students from Peru, so it's been fun to talk with them.