Christmas is coming!

There's a children's home we work closely with down here called Mision Timoteo.  Two of our guys have sisters who live there.  If you have a moment, take a look at the next post below this one for a bit more information about them.  At any rate, Mision Timoteo is a really great home, but like most children's homes down here, they exist on very little money.  There's usually nothing left over for anything "special". ...

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My Christmas Update Letter...

Merry Christmas! Or Felz Navidad as we say here in South America. It’s hard to believe that Christmas is so close. To be honest, it’s always a bit tough for me to get into the Christmas spirit when most days the temperature hovers between 35 and 40 C and I’m surrounded by palm trees. Well…maybe not surrounded exactly. But I can see at least one from where I sit. Yes, yes…I know…poor me. But seriously, as a Saskatchewan farm boy, it feels like there should be snow and wind and biting cold for me to really feel like Christmas has arrived. Our Christmas...

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Ken 1 - Bolivia 0

As I'm sure I've mentioned many times before...I love the life that comes with living in a foreign country.  A simple drive to the supermarket can turn into some crazy adventure.  Or in this case a simple drive to some pretty cool waterfalls on a little dirt trail an hour back into the jungle. Okay...maybe the supermarket/waterfall-jungle comparison wasn't exactly even. Be that as it may, what started out as a relaxing day in the...

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