I am in Australia at the moment for a short break. I've just uploaded heaps of photos from 2008 so you can take a look.

That time of reflection is upon me again, as I prepare to come home to Australia for Christmas. For me here in Bolivia, 2008 has been the year of the battle. I have seen victories and times of retreat, and though we grow weary at times the battle continues on all fronts and never ceases.

I want to thank all of you who have joined with me in this battle through prayer. Your prayers have brought many victories and accomplished all that is now here at Casa Segura. This year we have seen a school and a kindergarten opened, the first orphans come to live with us, new staff trained, and all staff and their families grow in their walk with God. By the end of the year 9 buildings will have been completed, with 13 more in various stages of construction. We have running water and I have turned responsibility for the office over to Wanda, our new secretary. Many other blessings too numerous to count come our way everyday.

I am praying for 2009 to be the year of the breakthrough. We need financial breakthrough, emotional breakthrough and spiritual breakthrough, especially against the powers of darkness that are at work to steal and destroy all that has been accomplished for God’s glory and for the forgotten children of Bolivia.

And all of us have had that veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT)

 

I will be in arriving in Australia in the middle of December. I hope to catch up with many of you in January. May your Christmas be filled with love, peace and joy.