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Guisco, Musica, y Esta Bien Aqui
Some snapshots from the end of last week in Charagua: Isabelle was in full piano teacher mode for one week. She's a good artist, eh? Rudy...
Celeste
Sep 22, 2018
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Transition Time!
Isabelle's time here is half over (😭) - and that means we move to Santa Cruz to help the Derksens! At the end of last week we finished...
Celeste
Sep 22, 2018
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Of Spanish and Mennonites
My Spanish is better than my Low German, thanks to sitting in on the kids' Spanish lessons. The first language of all the people I know,...
Celeste
Sep 15, 2018
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A Regular Schoolmarm
The stories to go along with these pictures can be found here. We went to see the cultural dances in the Charagua plaza on Saturday. Then...
Celeste
Sep 15, 2018
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Stories from the First Week
Well, I live in Bolivia now! Overall, I would describe it as just like India, but milder. Everything - the traffic, the poverty, the...
Celeste
Sep 6, 2018
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I'm Off to Bolivia!
This is the first blog post about Bolivia, and this is what all of them will look like. You won't be able to see the whole post in the...
Celeste
Aug 28, 2018
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Pictures from Fisher Bay!
This has been my home for the past three weeks. (I head back to it on Monday!) The graffiti on the bunk beds is wonderful to behold. We...
Celeste
Jul 26, 2018
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The Harvest is Ripe
We went evangelifying at the Forks on Saturday! It was a good, productive time. I wish you all could have been there, as it was...
Celeste
Jun 27, 2018
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Pictures from the Liberty Film Challenge
Awww, Team 4 is so nice. Never mind! Where to next? Dan calmly whacks Edgar with the boom pole. "Gabe, did you check the gun wasn't...
Celeste
May 28, 2018
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City Kid Meets Farm
Our school tours started on Wednesday. In honour of that and the fact that I am done giving pony rides (for good!), I here present some...
Celeste
May 10, 2018
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My Advice to the Short Term Mission Tripper
The news is out! I am going on yet another mission trip. This one will finally be about how useful I can be, rather than how much...
Celeste
May 8, 2018
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The Movie is Out! Stripped Away! It's Out!
We worked hard on this, guys. Especially Caleb. Make sure to go to youtube as well so you can like and comment on it. And stay 'till the...
Celeste
Feb 7, 2018
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Kombucha Day
Thursday is Kombucha day at our house. Kombucha is tea fermented with a jellyfish for a week. So good! Today I made a bigger batch than...
Celeste
Dec 21, 2017
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I Love Letters!
I've just been going through all my old correspondence with Isabelle, from when we were very little up to the present date. Anyone who...
Celeste
Dec 7, 2017
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We Shot a Movie on the Weekend ~ Stripped Away
Liberty Film's biggest project yet is a pro life spoken word. We got together with some good friends old and new this weekend and had a...
Celeste
Dec 7, 2017
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Goertzenville is Over!
Thursday, Nov. 23rd was moving day - for the end goal of this whole build was to move Oma and Opa out of that dear old farmhouse and into...
Celeste
Nov 24, 2017
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Construction Terminology
Our time at Goertzenville is almost over. I have especially enjoyed learning and getting comfortable with all the construction say and...
Celeste
Nov 18, 2017
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Coffee Break in Goertzenville
I am enjoying Goertzenville very much. I have now (including my time at Roseau River Bible Camp) lived out of a bag for 2 1/2 months,...
Isabelle
Oct 18, 2017
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What I do when I go on My Computer
The internet is an evil place that I spend too much of my time on, and I wouldn’t wish this plague on anybody. So please, if you can,...
Celeste
Sep 15, 2017
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The Movie is out!
Introducing "The Destiny of the Artist". I am thrilled to be in a movie! Comment and give me an honest opinion on whether I should do it...
Celeste
Jun 30, 2017
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