Episode 22: The Perils of Paddleboats

In our latest podcast episode, we give a nifty guide to the beautiful city of Sucre. We recently spent a weekend break there, and here are some pictures from that trip (more pictures from our last visit, in 2016, here). 

With the Beetles.

The main cathedral in Sucre's beautiful plaza.

Craig & Mark enjoy a stroll.

Sucre awakens.

Zebras (now bemasked, of course) are the Bolivian 
equivalent of crossing guards/lollipop men+ladies.

For the first time, we visited Sucre's legendary 
'Parque Cretácico'. You find us at the feet of a 
Titanosaurus, of course.

Sam could have played in the paleontology pit all day!

To close, some pictures taken from a (long!) 
walk Craig took with Mark (pictured) and others, 
at 3,600m altitude.

What a stunning part of the country this is.

A few closing pictures from back in Santa Cruz. 
We recently celebrated Bolivian independence 
day (6th of August) in the appropriate fashion.

Alas, that same weekend we were rear-ended by 
a drunk truck-driver. This was the result.
Thankfully we emerged unscathed, but please pray 
that our car can be repaired ASAP.

Sam falling asleep on the bus (or micro, pronounced 
'mee-cro'). We're seeing a lot more of these just now!

Last, but not least: Sam goes back to school.

Prayer Points

• Pray for Maribel's visa application. She had her appointment at the UK visa office in La Paz in late July. It is now just a case of waiting and praying. She is due to begin serving in Manchester from October.
• Pray for an increasing sense of 'normality' and for an extended season of blessing in our ministries, now that the third wave is behind us. 
• Pray for peace and wisdom for the three of us as Sam returns to school, with all that full-time hybrid schooling could entail!
• Pray that our car can be repaired soon.

¡Que Dios les bendiga!

Craig, Amanda & Sam