Thank you!!! also a rumor -U.S. Citizens must leave…

Wow! Me of little faith.  I expected a much, much smaller number.  I see myself as one of the small missionaries. One of little account, but today I hang my head down in humility.   You  as a church have shown us love, and support.  God has shown me his  provision.  We are grateful, thankful, encouraged and humbled.  Thank you for all you have done for us!  Thanks to God as well.  Funds have been raised for us to purchase another car.

On another note.  We have heard nothing official yet, but it appears that US citizens have been asked to leave Bolivia.  We, as a family, are also Bolivian citizens due to the fact that Eric is Bolivian.  It does not help me much to be red headed and blue eyed though.  We will let you know how things unfold in the next few weeks.

Butterflies

Thank you all for praying for us and helping in our work. Thank you for being our partners. Truth is, in Bolivia, life is hard.  It seems to be getting harder every day.  When I reflect on life in other places such as India, or in radical Muslium areas, I realize that life here ísn´t so hard.  However, today we will go shopping to stock up on everything we can.  With our president and his radical ideas, one half of the country is standing up for their rights.  It has gotten bloody and Bolivian troops have moved in. There is no gas to buy for cooking or for cars.  (I have an electric crock pot and a solar pot if it comes to that.)  So far things are pretty normal in our area but with half of the country shut down we expect lots of shortages.  My family loves butterflies.  Who doesn´t?  They are so beautiful. My children know the verses that state that Christians will rise to meet Jesus in the air someday.  In trying to explain all the problems in Bolivia and around the world, I tell my kids that.  Everything is OK.  Jesus said these things would happen just before he turned us all into butterflies and we would flutter up to meet Him in the air.  They all cheer.  I used to be afraid to say, ¨Come Lord, Jesus, Come.¨  but now I can easily say it.  Pray for us.  Pray for God to take note of the evil that Evo, the Bolivian President, is doing and put a stop to it.  Pray for Justice. Thank you. 
 
Eric and Emily Lizarazu
Benji ,Lydia, Ellie, and Julia