{"id":25918,"date":"2024-02-29T11:48:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=25918"},"modified":"2024-02-29T11:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:48:35","slug":"david-thomas-join-me-in-prayer-for-my-trip-to-bolivia-feb-mar-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/news\/david-thomas-join-me-in-prayer-for-my-trip-to-bolivia-feb-mar-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"David Thomas: Join Me in Prayer for My Trip to Bolivia (Feb-Mar 2024)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23489 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Prayer-Header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Prayer-Header.jpg 799w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Prayer-Header-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Prayer-Header-768x163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Prayer-Header-18x4.jpg 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Prayer-Header-600x128.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23490\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Bolivia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Bolivia.png 936w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Bolivia-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Bolivia-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Bolivia-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/David-Thomas-Bolivia-600x270.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>David at home in La Paz, celebrating the sun shining on Mount Illimani after days of his mountain being hidden in the clouds!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Trip to the cities of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba &amp; La Paz Bolivia |\u00a0February 27 \u2013 March 11, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Trip Purpose:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After our Discipling for Development team purchased tickets for this trip, we learned that Food for the Hungry-Bolivia was no longer able to continue a coaching relationship with us, so this trip has switched from the original purpose of exploring and deepening our relationship with FHI-Bolivia to holding a one-day vision casting workshop for 50 participants coming from former FHI-Bolivia church connections. Food for the Hungry is hosting this last workshop for us in Cochabamba. In Santa Cruz, we will connect with Rodiz and Stefanie Chambi as well as with Pablo and Karen Pe\u00f1aloza. Pablo\u2019s church in Santa Cruz is the only committed church so far, so we will be getting to know them and their context better. I will also connect with Friends Church (INELA) leaders to see if they might want to include some churches in the Discipling for Development process along with us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25919 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Trip-Calendar-Feb-Mar-2024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Trip-Calendar-Feb-Mar-2024.png 728w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Trip-Calendar-Feb-Mar-2024-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Trip-Calendar-Feb-Mar-2024-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Trip-Calendar-Feb-Mar-2024-600x252.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other team members will be flying out on February 28 and back on March 8.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25920\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Team-Members-February-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Team-Members-February-2024.jpg 936w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Team-Members-February-2024-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Team-Members-February-2024-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Team-Members-February-2024-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Thomas-D4D-Bolivia-Team-Members-February-2024-600x379.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><br \/>\nStefanie and Rodiz Chambi are walking with their baby Eden Rose with Cintia Huayhua walking between them. David Thomas is standing on the right with Pablo Pe\u00f1aloza. These are the key people we are mentoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Praises and Prayer Requests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Praise God for good relationships with leaders working for Food for The Hungry and Compassion International, even though they have not been able to continue working with us. Some leaders have taken up our offer to personally disciple\/coach\/mentor them. Pray for these relationships to be a blessing to these leaders and pray for grace for them to grow as Holy Spirit leads them.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for God\u2019s favor, blessing, and grace to rest on us as we connect with key leaders God has led us to mentor: as we get to know Pablo Pe\u00f1aloza, his wife, Karen and their six children, and his local church setting in Santa Cruz. Pray for a deepening relationship with Rodiz and Stefanie and baby Eden Rose. We will also see Cintia Huayhua who has a good discipling relationship with Merri Lee and Judy.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for health, strength, energy, excellent Spanish, and good communication with all those participating in the one-day whole-life discipleship vision casting seminar (Wednesday, March 6) with church leaders invited by Food for the Hungry \u2013 Bolivia. Pray for safety in travel for all those coming (often a day\u2019s drive from their cities).<\/li>\n<li>Pray for favor for me and Rodiz as we meet with various Friends (INELA) church leaders to see if they would like to participate in our Discipling for Development coaching with a few key churches they would like to see adopt whole-life discipleship.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for me. I am learning to be continually centered, grounded, and rooted in Christ\u2019s love. I know that I am his \u201cbeloved \u2018huios\u2019 (son, heir, family representative), that Papa is pleased with me, (that he trusts me), that his delight rests on me.\u201d (Luke 3:22) Pray for these truths to root deep down in all aspects of who I am.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for my Debby to have a strong sense of Papa\u2019s presence with her and pleasure in her as she is alone while I\u2019m gone. Pray for all the grace, favor, Holy Spirit insight, and wisdom she needs in her leadership roles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am grateful for many of you who keep up with me on these trips and pray for me. Thank you! I pray God\u2019s blessing flows into your lives in every way! If there is something you would like me to be praying for that you are facing, please let me know. I have several ongoing requests I am holding up before Papa, and I am trusting for healing and breakthrough in his perfect timing.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not on my monthly financial support team, I invite you to join us! Ask, Holy Spirit to see if he would have you join us. There are four ways to give:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online<\/strong>. Visit\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.friendsmission.com\/thomas\">https:\/\/catalog.friendsmission.com\/thomas<\/a><\/strong>. You\u2019ll be given the opportunity to indicate whether you are making a recurring or one-time gift.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Credit Card<\/strong>. This may be given online (as stated above) or by calling the EFM office (303-421-8100) to give your information to a live person.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatic Bank Transfer<\/strong>. Download the form\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Automatic_Bank_Transfer_Form.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and email it\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:debby@friendsmision.com\">Debby McElroy<\/a>\u00a0(EFM Bookkeeper) at debby@friendsmission.com. Please note that ACH payments are processed on the 10th or 25th of the month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check<\/strong>. Mail a check to EFM, P.O. Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277. Make sure to mark your check \u201cThomas Support\u201d and note if you will be giving on a recurring basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.). Pay to the order of \u201cEFM.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David Thomas<\/p>\n<p>Planting whole-life, disciple-making movements<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.&#8221;<\/em> Psalm 67:1-2<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David at home in La Paz, celebrating the sun shining on Mount Illimani after days of his mountain being hidden in the clouds! 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