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In Bolivia with Compassion

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I thought you might like to hear a little bit about my trip to Bolivia last week and see some photos. My Google Photo Album:  https://goo.gl/photos/F QEJPvnmNFJL45sCA During the week-plus of 5-14 November 2016, I took part in a tour hosted by  Compassion International  to view the charitable work supported by Compassion, and also to visit the two children I sponsor in Bolivia.  Actually, one of the children is a 14 year old who is now taller than me! I met Alain from Santa Cruz de la Sierra at our hotel on our first day in country. Alain came with his mom, dad and little brother Gabriel, as well as a tutor from project, Gumer(?). I've sponsored Alain for nearly four and a half years, and he had already come to know Jesus as Savior. When we met, we exchanged a few gifts and shared our collections of photos and letters over the years, and then we spent a few hours playing around in the pool! I also learned how Alain is progressing in the progra...