Vol.12

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=17.5% BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="267a2a22dduajq.png"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="047842b0.png" border=0 width="132" height="43" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="may___dec__2000.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 1"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 1</B></U></A></div> <div> May - Dec, 2000</div> <div> <A HREF="1st_quarter_2001.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 2"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 2</B></U></A></div> <div> 1st Quarter 2001</div> <div> <A HREF="2nd_quarter_2001.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 3"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 3</B></U></A></div> <div> 2nd Quarter 2001</div> <div> <A HREF="3rd_quarter_2001.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 4"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 4</B></U></A></div> <div> 3rd Quarter 2001</div> <div> <A HREF="4th_quarter_2001.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 5"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 5</B></U></A></div> <div> 4th Quarter 2001</div> <div> <A HREF="1st_quarter_2002.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 6"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 6</B></U></A></div> <div> 1st Quarter 2002</div> <div> <A HREF="2nd_quarter_2002.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol 7"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol 7</B></U></A></div> <div> 2nd Quarter 2002</div> <div> <A HREF="3rd_quarter_2002.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 8"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 8</B></U></A></div> <div> 3rd Quarter 2002</div> <div> <A HREF="4th_quarter_2002.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol. 9"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol. 9</B></U></A></div> <div> 4th Quarter 2002</div> <div> <A HREF="1st_quarter_2003.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol.10"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol.10</B></U></A></div> <div> 1st Quarter 2003</div> <div> <A HREF="2nd_quarter_2003.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vol.11"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol.11</B></U></A></div> <div> 2nd Quarter 2003</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vol.12</B></div> <div> 3rd Quarter 2003</div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div>     |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="home"><U>home</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="newsletter."><U>newsletter.</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="photos"><U>photos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="updates / prayers."><U>updates / prayers.</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="contact us. "><U>contact us. </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lost in the Andes"><U>Lost in the Andes</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="15c02110.jpg" border=0 width="770" height="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A NAME="__july__august___sept___"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>~<A HREF="#no_24_july_2002" TITLE="Vol.12"><U>July</U></A>~ <A HREF="#no_25_august_2002_1" TITLE="Vol.12"><U>August</U></A>~ <A HREF="#no_26_september_2002_1" TITLE="Vol.12"><U>November</U></A>~</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="25" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="628" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1001 WIDTH="570"><div> Lost in the Andes </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="no_24_july_2002"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><U>No.</U><B>35</B><I><B> July</B></I> 2003</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Good Training</U></B>  We were privileged to go to a Biblical Worldview conference held in Cochabamba.  The main speakers were Darrow Miller, Scott Allen, and Buck Deines, who all work in the FH International office in Arizona.  The teaching was powerful and we were encouraged by the enthusiasm with which our Bolivian coworkers received the messages.  We, too, were impacted by the teaching and came away with a better understanding of God's desire for the nations and how we can be a part of His plan.   We looked at God's promise to Abraham to bless him and then other nations would be blessed through Abraham.  As Christians, we are part of Abraham's seed and God too blesses us so that we can bless others, including whole nations.   God's desire is to see all nations discipled, and He wants to accomplish this through the church.  A powerful statement that we heard was, “if the church doesn't disciple the Nations, the Nations will disciple the church.”  We, as a church, should be working to disciple the nations so that we can be ready for when Jesus comes again to meet His bride, the church.  We also learned more about the significance of the Kingdom of God.  God's Kingdom encompasses everything, not just church activities or full time ministry.  There is no separation in the Kingdom of God and we should make God King over every area of our lives and worship Him in all that we do.  </div> <bR> <div> <B><U>House Transfer</U></B>  The deal has been made to transfer our house over to the community for them to use for the good of Sorocoto.   Pete spoke to the community in their monthly meeting about giving our house to Sorocoto and the possible ways they could use it.  They liked the idea of renting it to other organizations to be used to help them in some way.  Pete met with a lawyer and wrote up a legal document to give the community ownership and it also contained several conditions for the community to agree to.  It looks like FH may be the first organization to rent the house and continue helping Sorocoto.   It is possible that a health or agricultural worker would live full time in the campo with his/her family.   We are encouraged by the community's desire to see the house used in this way and FH's desire to continue helping Sorocoto.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Frequently asked questions  </B></div> <div> <I>When are you going home?</I>  We recently bought our tickets home and we are set to leave Bolivia on August 18th flying through the Dominican Republic first to visit our friends Ryan, Angela and Gabe Smedes.  Then we fly to Chicago for a short layover and then to Colorado Springs on Aug. 25th for a weeklong debriefing.  </div> <bR> <div> <I>What are you going to do next?</I>  Good question.  We do not know for sure what is next for us.  We are feeling the need to be with family in the Midwest first before we do anything else.   Please be praying for the Lord to guide us in deciding about our future. </div> <bR> <div> <I>Are you excited about going home?  </I>Yes!  We are very excited to be with family and friends again and enjoy this year's fall in the U.S and be home for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It is a time for mixed emotions, though, as we say goodbye to some dear friends in Bolivia.  Our last visit to Sorocoto will be the weekend of Aug. 9.  We know that will be a sad weekend filled with lots of tears.</div> <div> <I>Don't you guys have more good stories to put in your newsletter? </I>We are sorry that this newsletter does not contain any gripping story about our life in Bolivia.  Since moving to the city, life is more predictable and calm.  It's a nice break.</div> <bR> <div> Please pray that we would finish strong as we wrap things up before heading home.   We are looking forward to seeing you all very soon!</div> <bR> <div> In Him,</div> <div> Pete and Lori Newell</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#__july__august___sept___" TITLE="Vol.12"><U>TOP</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="25" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="628" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1086 WIDTH="570"><div> Lost in the Andes </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="no_25_august_2002_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><U>No.</U><B>36</B><I><B> August</B></I> 2003</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Until another day </U></B>  That is what many of our dear friends in Sorocoto said to us this past weekend as we said goodbye to them.  We recently spent our last weekend in our community, the place that has become our home.  It's hard to believe that 3 years have gone by since we first traveled out to Sorocoto.  We were reminiscing about that first time we drove back to Sucre from being out in the campo, both sick with a stomach bug and as we passed the airport coming into the city we looked longingly at the airplane, wanting to get on board and go straight back to the United States.   God had other plans for us, however, and He reminded us then what our purpose was for being here.  It wasn't about being comfortable and having a good time, rather it was about loving Him, obeying His call, and loving and serving the poor in Bolivia. As you all know, we didn't head back to the States 3 years ago, we stayed and we have been blessed because of it.   As we sat in the small adobe church for the last time this past Sunday night we cried with our dear friends and hugged and kissed them goodbye.   As I looked into the eyes of the old patriarch of the church, Andres, I realized that the next time I see him could be in heaven.  As I hugged and wept on the neck of Dionesia, our friend who had cancer, I also wondered if I would ever see her again.   As our dear friend and brother Simon said his words of parting for us in front of the church, he began to weep in sorrow, not knowing when he would see us again.   God does have a sense of humor, because as I was crying and hugging and kissing the people goodbye, one of the women went to kiss me on my cheek and I went the same way and we ended up kissing each other on the lips.  It made me laugh and gave me a break from my tears.  We are leaving behind beloved, dear, beautiful, kind, Spirit-filled friends in Sorocoto and our hearts hurt in sadness.   At the same time we rejoice because we are certain that the Lord will continue to work in their lives and that they will continue to grow and be a light in that community.   We were simply obedient servants who were blessed by the opportunity to live among them, the Quechuan Indians.   Our lives will never be the same because of them.   And they will always stay close to our hearts.   Praise God for the wonderful things He has done!</div> <bR> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="curriculum"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><A HREF="id91_curriculum.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May July"><U><B><U>Finishing Strong</U></B></U></A><A HREF="id91_curriculum.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May July"><U>  </U></A>This has been our prayer during these last weeks in Bolivia.  We want to finish strong for the Lord and continue to obey His call on our lives in serving the people here.   Lori finally finished the Sunday school curriculum and presented it to the church this past Sunday.   Her prayer is that the material will be used for God's glory in teaching the children about Him and His love for them.   Lori was also able to help train two missionaries in how to teach Sunday school.  They are two men from the mother church here in Sucre, Templo de Fe, who have been sent out to work with the churches in the campo.  Pete finished translating the discipleship material he had taught to Simon this past year, in order for Simon to teach the church.  He also was involved in evaluating a new health program initiated from our Sucre office.  We have been able to sell most of our household items.  For those of you who were curious about our house, it has been transferred to the community and FH will be renting it for the next two years.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Heading Home</U></B>  Our departure date is quickly approaching and we are getting excited about seeing our families and friends again.  We leave Bolivia on August 18<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT>, passing through the Dominican Republic for a few days to visit friends.  We will arrive in the States on August 23<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >rd</FONT> and soon after will attend a week-long debrief time in Colorado.   From the beginning of September until December we will be in the Midwest reconnecting with our families, friends, and churches.   After Christmas, our future is still unknown.   We continue to pray for the Lord's guidance.  There is a job opportunity for us in Phoenix, working with FH-US, helping to teach them about the Vision of Community and how it can play out in the neighborhood where the office is located.   We are also both looking into more schooling.   If we decide to take the offer in Phoenix, we will continue with our newsletter since it will be an extension of our ministry here.   </div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Thank You </U></B>Since this is our last official newsletter from Bolivia, we want to thank all of you who have kept up with us, prayed for us and supported us financially.   We know that the Lord has used you in our lives during these last 3 years.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>“The Lord bless you and keep you;</I></div> <div> <I>  the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;</I></div> <div> <I> the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” </I></div> <div> <I>Numbers 6:24-26</I></div> <bR> <div> See you soon,</div> <div> Pete and Lori Newell</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#__july__august___sept___" TITLE="Vol.12"><U>TOP</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="25" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="628" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 782 WIDTH="570"><div> Lost in the Andes </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="no_26_september_2002_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><U>No.</U><B>37</B><I><B> November</B></I> 2003</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Praise God!!!</U></B>  Before we talk about anything else, we want to take this time to give God glory and honor for His goodness and grace.   He is an awesome God and deserves all of our praise!   Do you remember the story of our friend Dionesia, who had cancer?   You may remember that she was not able to stay in the city for the chemotherapy because it became too painful for her and she was not keeping any food down.   She became so sick, that she decided she wanted to go back to Sorocoto and be in her home, with her kids and animals.  Throughout this whole time, we joined Dionesia and her husband Victor in praying for healing.  After moving back, she began to gain her strength and was even doing chores like cooking, washing and pasturing the sheep.   We believed that God had healed her.  Our friend, René, who works with FH had also been helping Dionesia and wanted to take her to the city for one last test to prove the cancer was not there.   He believed that God had healed her, but wanted the medical proof.   This past month Dionesia went to the hospital and got the test…. NO CANCER!!!    The Lord healed her and she is a walking testimony of His power in her life.   Not only has Dionesia been healed physically, but she and her husband both came to know the Lord and spiritually she is a new creation.   Our prayer is that the people in Sorocoto would hear and believe the power of God seen in Dionesia's life and that more people would trust in the Lord.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Readjusting</U></B> The moment I heard about Dionesia, I wanted to go to Sorocoto and hug her and help spread the news that the Lord had healed her.   There are moments like these when we feel the tug to be back in our community, living in the place that became so familiar to us, with the people we had grown to love.   We are sad to be away from our community and there are definitely parts of our life there that we miss very much.   We miss the simplicity of our lives… wearing the same thing for a week, walking everywhere, not having a T.V., phone, or the internet, helping people in their everyday problems, and trusting God with every detail of our lives.   Even though we miss our life in Sorocoto, we know we are where the Lord wants us right now.  And we believe that we can serve and love the Lord in the States and live simple, pleasing lives to Him here in the States as we did in Bolivia.   The Lord has blessed us during the last couple of months, as we have been able to reconnect with family and friends all over the United States.   It has been a refreshing time for us.   We are also preparing for our move to Phoenix, Arizona in January.  Some of you may not know that we have accepted a position with Food for the Hungry, working with their US office in downtown Phoenix.   We will be living in the community and networking with existing ministries and churches to reach out to the poor.    Our plan is to continue to send out updates through our web page (www.peteandlori.com) as we live and work in Arizona with FH. We would love to hear from any of you and let us know if you are ever in the Phoenix area or want to come to the Phoenix area and visit.  Our doors are always open.  We noticed that not many of you came to visit us in Bolivia and we understand because it was so far away, but now that we are stateside we expect to see a few more visitors.</div> <bR> <div> Peace,</div> <div> Pete and Lori Newell  </div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#__july__august___sept___" TITLE="Vol.12"><U>TOP</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>