A Special Thanks to donors

The construction of Hospital Bethel has never had any planned financing upon which we could depend. Our help has come from unusual donations that I should write a book about: A few rentals I have in the US that seem to stay rented despite the recession; A young couple that saved and sent the extra bandages when their new-born needed surgery; A group of VBS kids that gave 50 cents for each roof tile they bought for the hospital (they sent $1,300!); A nursing student from England who may give her life working here because God spoke to her about Bolivia as she prayed when she was 8 years old; A friend of mine whose Mother died and left her an inheritance which she gave to build our guard-house; Bolivian friends who donated a guard dog to stop a string of robberies here; a man and his wife who just anonymously donated a brand new computer; The Alcaldia of El Alto that has given us water and let us use some construction equipment; A fellow Vietnam Vet who helps with my excess baggage and expenses; a group of women in my church in Ohio who have formed the BBBB group - they hand knit Boots and Bonnets for Babies in Bolivia; A US Dr. that pays each month for the salary for a full-time Doc for the clinic in my house; an elderly saint who requested before he died that his expensive tool collection be given to missions; etc,etc,etc.

Just because we have no planned financing, does not mean that we have no one upon Whom to depend from month to month (day to day actually). I hear the voice of the Eternal Whisperer in each of the above situations. I only stand in awe of the access He has to human hearts. A special thanks to each reader who has followed "His Promptings" in regard to Bethel Hospital. Judy

Check out Job 26; 1, 4a and 14 " What a help You have been to one without resource! What deliverence You have brought to the powerless. Who has prompted you? ............these are but the fringes of His power, and how faint the Whisper that we hear of Him! Who could comprehend the thunder of His might? "

PRAYER REQUEST!!! Our Dr. Roberto has felt God´s leading in an opportunity to finish his OB - GYN specialty and learn Chiropractic tecnique. His wife, at the same time, will finish her liscence in Physical Therapy. They may be gone up to three years but plan to return to Bethel. Please pray that God will bring another of His Docs to fill this essential slot.

Ramp to "loza" level and retaining wall

This will be a ramp leading up to the second level over the OR area. Plans for this upper level are threefold at this point.
1. It will be a storage area for medical equipment or furniture that is not being used,
2. provide space for three tanks of hot water that come from three solar panels and provide hot water for three or four main areas, and 3. provide men's and women's areas to sleep when short-term teams come.
To the right of the ramp will be a transparently covered patio for the laundry. It can be hard to dry cloths in rainy season.

Bethel Hospital Construction from back-Dec 2008

The section to the right will be the OR, patient rooms, cafeteria and kitchen, sterilization and storage . Part of this section will have a second story and a separate roof (loza). All efforts at present are concentrated in the Loza. The building in the foreground (tin roof) is our "little hospital" while the interior of the rest gets finished. Pray that we can find needed Electrical and Plumbing advice.

My SS kids in Amachuma-day B4 I left for US

When much of their life is exposure to the darker side of abuse, drunkenness, corruption, hunger, TV, poverty, fear, and animistic beliefs - an hour and a half on Sunday morning seems so little time to draw the curtain and show them ONE who has created the natural beauty around them and who has paid the ultimate price to love and forgive them. Pray for the 8 who have chosen to follow HIM this past year.

HS girls in Amachuma-from Wed. night B.S.

Before I came to US in Dec., these girls brought food and cooked a farewell meal. Most graduated from H.S. in mid December. Pray for them as they face future decisions and often have to choose between honoring culture and custom, honoring family, and honoring God.