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THE CHURCH IN COCHABAMBA HAS A MEETING PLACE!

That's right! As we make progress "Pisimanta Pisi", we have made a very important move and secured a place of worship and meeting for the church here in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Yesterday we signed the contract, and on Monday, August 7th, we will be getting the keys to the churches new place.
It is a two story store front just 1 1/2 blocks from Ave. Ayacucho, the main avenue which runs north to south in Cochabamba. It is also only 1 1/2 blocks from our apartment, which is very convenient. It has a total of around 2500 sq. ft., with room enough to seat close 200 people, and plenty of space for classrooms.

God has blessed us, and we are grateful to Him for this place.

Pray for us as we continue to lay foundations for our ministries here in Cochabamba.

Butch and Trish

PISIMANTA PISI

I bet that title really caught your eye!!

It is a Qheshwa phrase that means "little by little". The point is, we are making progress in our "getting ready" phase, Pisimanta Pisi!

As you already know, we found a location where we will be operating our Contact Center out of. Well, pisimanta pisi, we have been working on it, getting it ready for...habitation. We have made quite a bit of progress on the remodeling, and we have recently finished the painting phase. Next we will be working on some electrical installations then getting the place furnished, which will include some cabinet building. Look at our previous post and compare the pics to the following pics taken about...30 minutes ago.

This is the main entrance to the Contact Center where our reception area will be located. There will be a reception desk, chairs and a stand where we can place tracts and other literature.Two offices and a reading room is the next section. The offices are small, but large enough for a desk and chair; just a place where we can work out of. The Reading Room is the largest of the three. Here we will have a table, chairs and a small couch, where people can come in and read some of the material available, or listen to tapes or watch a video. In the mezzanine we have remodeled, adding three more larger offices. You can see them in the following pics.Towards the back of the first floor we have our Classroom/Conference Room. We have room for 35 chairs, and this is where we met for worship last week.

Remember us in your prayers as we continue to make progress "Pisimanta Pisi."

Butch and Trish