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Continue reading →: ScrewtapeWell everyone, I have a new pet! I guess part of me also wonders if I need a good scolding… Meet Screwtape the scorpion! 🦂 Sometimes I think that Jesus must have been laughing when He gave me my particular set of interests. I have a heart that swells at…
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Continue reading →: Trusting My GuideI had a dream, and that dream lead me to Ellerslie. I wanted to become a missionary. Rescue orphans like Amy Carmichael or Gladys Aylward. Live a life the likes of which future Christians would write and read biographies about. And I saw Ellerslie as my first step toward that.…
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Continue reading →: Give!It is loss to keep when God says, “Give!” Lilias Trotter, Parables of the Cross
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Continue reading →: Rain! | Week 6 UpdateToday felt like a real October day to me. High of 65, had to pull out my hoodie! Aaaaand this cold front brought with it… RAIN! Praise Jesus! It rained really hard three times this week! It feels like all of creation is rejoicing. The trees and hills are turning…
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Continue reading →: Teachers and TreesHappy World Teacher’s Day! I get the day off today – but that’s because I’m in the big city, getting paperwork done for immigration. But that meant enjoying my first affogato (which I enjoyed very much), so there’s that, anyway! Anyway… I tend to think about teaching a lot. Which…
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Continue reading →: A Man Plans His Way…When I was a teenager, there was one question that I hated above all others. “What do you want to study in college?” This question could take on many forms. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “What are you doing after high school?” “Where are you…
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Continue reading →: Update | Week 5Before coming to Bolivia, I learned quite a bit of Spanish. I can understand almost everything that I read, and the majority of what I hear. But for some reason, speaking it is very difficult for me! It’s like my mind goes blank when it becomes my turn to talk.…
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Continue reading →: Thoughts on TestimonyI’m gearing up to finally start sharing my story of how I ended up in Bolivia! Before I do, I wanted to share my heart behind sharing personal testimony. ♥ Testimony is descriptive, not prescriptive. I love to use the blind men Jesus healed as an example of this. One…
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Continue reading →: Update | Week 4It has been a sweet week. There’s nothing sweeter, it seems, than fellowship with saints who are of the same heart and mind – the same desire, to make much of Jesus Christ and live every moment for Him. The house has been full of visitors who are full of…
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Continue reading →: Update | Week ThreeThe fires in Bolivia continue to rage, and only seem to be getting worse. But as He always does, God is taking what it meant for evil and using it for His good purposes. The fires are unifying Christians. Last Sunday, the 8th of September, a call went out for…
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I’m Olivia
Welcome to Olivia in Bolivia, where I share my adventures as an expat. I love Jesus, my Bolivian husband, my dogs, and learning new things. Stay a while to learn about my life here and the valuable things I’m learning.
Olivia in Bolivia 