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A third culture...

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The 2011-2012 school year has kicked off at the Santa Cruz Christian Learning Center (SCCLC). This school truly is a culture all it’s own. It is an educational institution for missionary kids from many different countries, Bolivians, and other students who desire a private education based off of an American curriculum and schedule. Some of you may know that Molly has her degree in Elementary Education and from 2007-2009 she served as the 4 th grade teacher at SCCLC. When we returned to Santa Cruz this past April we were feeling God directing us toward more ministry with our Spanish speaking churches and Molly knew that she wouldn’t be teaching full time. However, the key word in a missionary’s vocabulary is “flexibility”. As the school year was nearing the start, SCCLC still needed to fill many teaching positions. One of those positions was in the 4 th grade. A teacher was lined up, but she was still in the States raising her support. Molly saw a need and decided to help out. For

Spanish with a southern accent

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Work Team by the Numbers 15 Great New Friends 1 Trip Up the Mountain 1 Good looking couple 1 of many waterfalls at Las Cuevas 1 Flat Tire on the Bus 1 of 2 Spanish Sunday Morning Services This one at Lineage of God Church "GracePointe Choir" accompanied by Bryan on guitar 4 days of Manual Labor   2 Dump Truck Loads of Sand   Half a dozen blisters on each hand from this job of "tamping the floor"   12,000 bricks used for the project 5 Afternoons of Vacation Bible School July15-26 were amazing days for us in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, As you can see from the pictures, we did many things and went many places. Looking up at the waterfalls at Las Cuevas was breath taking and helped me appreciate God’s creation more and more. On the days when it rained too much to work at the building site, we took the team shopping around down town. This gave me a sense of pride as I realized I was starti