Word Made Flesh

The compassionate life could be described as a life patiently lived with others
-Henri Nouwen

Dear Friends,
Patience is required for life in Bolivia. I have to practice patience in soliciting a 1 year visa, in waiting for transportation on a daily basis, at the hospital, in cooking in the altitude, in being present with the suffering—almost [...]

The details of our life and ministry are complicated these days. Our barn is not clean. The last few days have involved continuations of said dramas and today we sit, homeless, illegal, much of our earthly possessions in boxes with no where to go. Cold. Stinking. Messy.