This past October El Jordan celebrated 15 years!! In many Latin cultures, 15 is the “sweet 16” of North America, and here in Bolivia it is celebrated by going all out. For us at El Jordan it was a day to celebrate, but not because of the number but because of remembering God’s faithfulness through out those years. We invited just about everyone we could, who had had a part in bringing El Jordan to where  it is today. Between adults and children there was over 350 of us!! What a testimony to God’s hand, mercy, love and grace for us. (we do have a wonderful PowerPoint showing El Jordan’s journey but due to third world tech problems, we haven’t been able to upload it yet!)

 

Joy and Sorrow...

Many times in El Jordan, we have the joy of celebrating milestones with our students and many times we also are the ones to walk along side them in their heartaches.

 

Looking back over the last 15 years, God has done amazing things…

 

When we were choosing the name for “El Jordan” 16 years ago, the story of God´s mercy and His offer of redemption for the imperfect, enslaved Israelites resonated in me… Rescued out of their slavery, they traveled towards the Promised Land… however; rebellion stretched their journey from what should have been several weeks into decades…

 

On the shore of the Jordan River, in sight of the Promised Land, Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.” Joshua 3:5  

 

These past fifteen years have brought many people to our doorstep…