Written by J.D. Reed,
International Ministries’ Global Servant to Bolivia
Just like everyone else, this year has been a strange one for us. We were planning on returning to the US for our year of US/PR Assignment (more in a minute…) in late June. Instead, the pandemic changed that and on April 30th we returned to begin our home assignment year a little early. Part of the challenge of this pandemic has been the funding for the Fundación Proyecto de Esperanza (FPE). This is where so many of you have stepped up to help us to get things back on track.
In May we put out a plea for help from individuals and churches to make 10,000 masks and help us get a grant from Wheaton College for $10,000.00 to go to FPE and the House of Hope. Over the course of two months, hundreds of people helped us make masks and I think it is safe to say…WE DID IT!!! In total, 10,033 masks were made and mailed to Wheaton College!
This grant will go a long way in helping to sustain FPE to continue ministering to the Bolivian community. We need to say a huge thank you to each and every person who made masks, to Sarah Nash, our colleague in Bolivia, and most importantly to the Lord for providing this opportunity.
Also, we have already begun scheduling with churches to share about God’s ministry in Bolivia. We would love to come give an update at your church! We currently have more places to visit than we do Sundays to do it in, so help us be creative about how we can get to your church. If you have any ideas or would like to begin scheduling us to visit you, email Todd McClure (WVBC Minister of Mission Support) at todd@wvbc.org to get us on the calendar today!
