The Commons Team

For the last two weeks, a team from The Commons Church in Hamilton, Canada has been here working with the organization. It is wonderful to have teams come down and see what we are doing, especially since many of the teams have been supporting us for years. While here,...

Hospitality in Mizque

With a group of university students from Canada, we took a trip to Mizque. Mizque is about 4 and half hours south of the city of Cochabamba. It is a small city and yet, like other parts of Bolivia, it is rich in a culture of hospitality. I encountered this hospitality...

Mizque, Another Perspective

I’m behind on my blogging, so I’m going to cheat this week and combine two topics into one:) Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and something that certainly needs to be celebrated and honored here in Bolivia where women are still so...

Mizque

The road from Calera to Mizque. Just amazing clouds and scenery! Two girls from Calera showing their new dolls! All the children were very excited to receive toys! Parachute games with the children of Calera. Friends helping each other put on their candy necklaces....

On Babies and Barbies

I know that we already posted this picture above in last month’s newsletter, but I think it merits some further commentary. This was one of the most striking images for me from our time in Mizque last month- seeing our 15 year old Sofia painting the face of a...