Rhythm or Stay on Beat

Everyone needs a little rhythm in life, right? Rhythm keeps us all moving on beat and helps us mark the  passage of time. This past week a couple of events took place that are a part of the rhythm of the ministry here in Bolivia. First, the  Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church,celebrated its anniversary. Church anniversaries are an important part of the rhythm of life in the Bolivian church and each congregation carefully keeps track of its founding date and celebrates it each year. Celebrations sometimes include special evangelistic meetings and other events. Often they are several days long and other times just Sunday. They usually involve lots of music and maybe even a cake.

The celebration at Luz del Mundo was lots of loud music with rhythm

followed by an excellent sermon by Pastor Jhonny on the family.

Jhonny's youngest daughter.

 Lunch was salpicón, kind of a potato salad with shredded chicken, green beans, peas and carrots. I thank God for this church and pray that it will really be a light to its world.

As you know by know if you read Ch'airo very much, part of my weekly rhythm is working at the tutoring center twice a week.

The gates are now up on the New Hope Tutoring Center. That should help keep kids in and the wrong people out. The center property has been robbed several times.

Since this was the first week back at the center following school winter break, I decided it would be a good time to introduce some new rhythm to my kindergarten and pre-kinder kids. We started a rhythm band. How fun can you get! Even sober little Jesús (Jesús is a very common name in Bolivia) gave a smile as we sang about Jesus and banged our instruments in time to the melody.

New Hope Philharmonic Rhythm Band, Gordon Bernstein directing.

 We're probably not quite ready for a grand performance at Carnegie Hall but we might be after a little more practice. (Yes, our CD's are available!)

That's it for this week's post. Have a good week and don't forget to enjoy a little rhythm in your life.