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As usual time seems to get the best of us and before we know it, the months are flying by. We came to the U.S. in the end of September, 2009 after having lived in Cochabamba, Bolivia for over 7 years. The Lord was telling us that we needed to take a bit of a 'break' (aka: home assignment) and figure out what our next step would be. It was a difficult decision to make saying goodbye to many friends and ministries that we've worked with over the years and a bit of a transition as we made our way back to the states. Micah & Zack began Middle School and Caleb entered into Elementary. The public school system is 'new' to us with so many more students than the boys were used too. It felt a bit overwhelming in the beginning but now they are beginning to find their place...little by little. In the meanwhile, Gustavo felt the Lord was leading him to start a small English speaking church. We are using some space at a local Korean church...rent free. There is a tiny congregation of about 15-20 of us but we are trusting the Lord that He will send those He wants to be a part of us. We are continuing to keep in touch with our ministries in Bolivia and will never forget the years we served. God is good. As we are here in the U.S., Gustavo is making new contacts and we're hoping to expand Operation Harvest through going to missions events and sharing to new church congregations. Even though we're in the U.S., we are still living as missionaries and only receiving the financials gifts that are sent to us. Please remember to pray for us! The cost of living in the U.S. is so much higher than that of Bolivia. God Bless! < top> |
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The Alseth family has just joined Operation Harvest as of March 2010. They are 'parents' to orphan children in the process of finding adoptive homes. Including their own, they have 12 kids! Here is a short exerpt about one of the children that is in their home. Our Alejandra is a survivor! We know nothing of her
past since she was left at the hospital at birth and it appears that her
mother gave false data. What we do know is that she was born weighing
only 2 lbs and stayed in the hospital for 7 weeks. At that point she
arrived to the Baby Home weighing less than 4 lbs and was admitted to a
nutrition center clinic until she weighed 6 lbs. Alejandra has stayed
remarkably healthy for her tiny beginnings. However, she needs an extra
lot of stimulation and therapy for her delays due to Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (permanent brain damage because of alcohol and/or drug use by
her mother while pregnant). She also uses 2 hearing aids for severe
hearing loss diagnosed when she was 21 months old and is learning to
speak and obey better now that she can hear!” –(Jennifer Thompson)
*Please pray for Alejandra’s speech skills to continue to progress, her behaviors to continue to improve, and for an adoptive family. < top> |
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She
is a happy-go-lucky little toddler who is active and adventurous, she
loves to listen to music, dance, play with the family cat, and her
favorite thing of all is having special time with Shekkinah, her most
beloved member of the Alseth Family!