The Wende's

I thought it was gonna be one of those weeks with little to do at nights, but it has turned out to be a very busy, and fruitful, week. Tonight I had dinner with the Wende's, minus Ron because he is in the states. It was something I wanted to do since I first arrived, but I kept putting it off because I was "too busy" until today. It was great conversation at dinner, and let me just say, I will miss them VERY much. They are moving to the states next Monday, and La Paz will no longer be the same for anyone who knew them. They are the family I first lived with when I came last year, and have cared for me since the moment I arrived. It was Ron who took me to the doctors in the middle of the night when I was in more pain than I can ever remember. It was Ron who started the idea of the Mountaineering Club, which will take off this year. Some of my favorite conversations in La Paz happened at the table of the Wende's, whether it was on Bolivian politics, school agendas, micro-economics in Bolivia, or just learning about each other's pasts and how faithful God has been through everything. When the Lord told them to help start the school, they poured everything they had into it, and it was more than visible that they were following God's calling in their lives. And now.... God has called them to another place, in the states, where I'm sure they will follow Him as they have before with the same efforts.

So to Ron, Maria Ester, Ian, Michael, and Dasha, I can only Say Thank You for being faithful to the Lord. God's love has shown thru you, and I am a better person because of you.