Episode 6: When You Were Young

Sam and Napoleon in front of one of the road-blocks.

This is a prayer meeting in our neighbourhood that arose during the strikes.

These roads are usually bumper-to-bumper traffic all day
long. At least I could do something useful during the
strike like grow a beard!

Some graffiti on the road by a supermarket.

Hauling luggage between friends' houses became a normal part of life.

10th November: Evo Morales resigns as president.

12th November: Jeanine Añez, Bible in hand, assumes the interim presidency.

Today: Tensions remain high in many areas of the country.

Here are a couple of useful articles on the fall of Evo Morales:

https://gringoinbolivia.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/why-the-bolivian-crisis-is-not-a-right-wing-racist-imperialist-violent-coup/?fbclid=IwAR0VVn7iATB6UypFBms5x1X8LJN_z40YdxzVQ2EvhZxqI7IRonRoF1yM0QQ

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/evo-morales-finally-went-too-far-bolivia/601741/?fbclid=IwAR1wO78hslhrZuiWphg7aUpkx7oI38TYNDNo7sCIYLCz5B5BfRoJ_NCst4Q

Prayer Points

• Give thanks that some semblance of justice has been done with the president's resignation.
• Give thanks that the Lord was proclaimed and honoured as God throughout the period of the protests.
• Give thanks that we were able to return to our home and re-establish something of a normal routine.
• Pray for a peaceful resolution to the current tensions in the country.
• Pray for Amanda's one-on-one training with Suzanne Potter, Latin Link's short-term coordinator. 
• Pray for our time with new short-term volunteer Andy Robertson.

¡Que Dios les bendiga!

Craig, Amanda & Sam