Bowie Newsletter--May, 2009
It seems like just yesterday that Ken and I were settling into Ica and now we’re looking at packing our suitcases for flying back to Chile on June 1. It has been a blessing to be in Peru this year. Some of our highlights have been:
- Reunions with friends at the annual meeting of the Peruvian Baptist Convention in February
- Opportunity for Ken to teach at the Libertad associational missions retreat in February
- Reunions with former missionaries and students at the 50th anniversary of the Baptist Seminary in Trujillo in April
- Hosting Lori, Marci, David and Nathanael—their first chance to return to Peru and visit us since the girls started college
- Attending worship with Baptists from all over the Americas at the meeting of the Latin America Baptist Union in Lima in April—and seeing friends from all over Peru
- Teaching classes at Grace of God Baptist Church in Ica
- Lots of exercise: Walking and Linda was able to swim several times a week in the hot, dry weather of Ica
- A chance to get our fill of all the yummy Peruvian dishes that we wanted to taste
We have had chances to enjoy sights and sounds of Peru. We were startled to see things like my flip- flop being carried off on the foot of a 12-inch-in-diameter turtle who was sauntering around the pool and two legs sticking out of a trunk of a car speeding down the highway. We attended birthday parties for children complete with piñatas and also a surprise “quinceañera” (a girl’s 15th birthday when she leaves childhood behind.)
The Mother’s Day program included it all: recitations, special music, dramas by children and youth, video clips, and, of course, a fancy cake.
It has been a privilege to teach chronological Bible storying, basic evangelism and discipleship classes, God’s plan for marriage and families, and Experiencing God to the youth and adults at the church in Ica. We feel like we can count as friends many of the members and it has been a special blessing to serve with Pastor Daniel and Betty Terrones.
Our next newsletter will be sent from Chile. We love hearing from you with your news.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you,
Ken & Linda Bowie
Ken: k_bowie2003@yahoo.com
Linda: lkbowie@yahoo.com
Magic Jack phone (like calling a Ft. Worth number): 817-710-4932
