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Throughout February the Guarani-Jopara

Institute for Missionaries hosted an

intensive Guarani class for three students.

xxxx and xxxxx xxxxxxx are missionaries

with the International Mission Board of the

Southern Baptist Church. They work in

southern Paraguay. They spent a year in

Costa Rica learning Spanish. Then they

came to Paraguay and began studying

Guarani. Once they have reached a certain

proficiency in that, theyll study another

language, called Mby-Guarani.

The other student was Christie Hagerman.

She and her husband Kenwork in a town

called Carapegu, about 40 minutes from us.

Their primary ministry is to youth. Before

they came to Paraguay they didnt realize

that they needed anything but Spanish to

minister in rural Paraguay. But when they

got to Carapegu, they realized that all of

their neighbors spoke Guarani and that to

relate with them on a personal level, they

were going to need to learn it too.

The xxxxxx and Christie are highly

motivated language learners. They had

already learned a lot of Guarani either

completely on their own or with limited help

from others. They were really enthusiastic

about the opportunity to study the language

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Andy Lizet BowenCasilla 1338

Asuncin

Paraguay

blog: pynandi.blogspot.com

P.O. Box 948

Marion, Indiana 46952United States of America

+1 765 664 7331

www.wgm.org

On March seventh, just one day after Lucass sixth birthday, we received the latest addition to

our quiver, Joseph Rafael. For those who yearn for the details, he weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was

19 long.

He is named for two people who are very important to us: Joe Henderson is a professor at

Biola University and has been my (Andys) friend since high school. Rafael Flores is Lizets

father and a good and godly man. Both of these men have been a significant influence for goodin our lives and we pray that baby Joe will grow up to be the kind of consecrated servant of God

and others that each of them is in his own way.

Like Lucas and Timothy, Joe was born at the Baptist Medical Center in Asuncin. We went a

couple of weeks before his due date and stayed with our dear friends Tom and Kelly Stout,

SIM missionaries. We were grateful for their kind hospitality and also that Lizets Mom, Daly

Flores, was able to come from Bolivia to be with us during that time. She looked after Lucas

and Timothy and was just generally a help and support.

While doa Daly was with us, Twana, Lizets youngest sister, back in Bolivia, had some

medical tests and it was discovered that she had thyroid problems. Lizets mom did some quick

investigation and found out that she could get much betterand much less

expensivetreatment in Paraguay. Because doa Daly was here in Paraguay, Twana was able

to come and get the treatment done here and then return to Bolivia with her mom. We were

very thankful for the way God worked all of that out!

Were in the process of getting Joe all the

documentation that he needsboth

Paraguayan and U.S.! Its quite a process,

but the Paraguayan aspecthis national

identity card called a cdulahas become

much more streamlined and automated.

Now hes four months old and God has

given him good health and a cheerful

disposition. Lucas and Timothy love him

and are (usually) gentle and affectionate with

him. Thank you for praying for our family!

Welcome

JosephRafael

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Baby Joe at two weeks.

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out what was going on with the grammar.

We held class for six hours a day, five days a

week, for three and a half weeks. It was tiring

for all of us, but really yielded results in

terms of their language learning. It was a

delight to be able to teach them!

Christies husband, Ken, had open-heart

surgery in January and their vehicle has been

in the shop for a couple of months. So a

f r i e n d

brought her

to class on a

motorcycle.

We prayed

f o r h e r

constantly as

she traveled

t h e f o r t y

minute trip

each day.

The last day

of the third

w e e k , a s

they were

turning off

the highway into our road, a man in a

speeding Land Cruiser tried to pass them.

The car swiped the motorbike and Christie

was thrown to the ground. She broke her left

femur right by the knee and had to have

surgery to implant a plate and several screws.

The whole process was extremely painful

and unpleasant, of course, and she is stilldealing with pain. Please pray for Christie

and Ken as they both continue to recover.

We know that you pray for our health, too.

During the month of May, Lizet had two

episodes of serious abdominal pain. We got

it checked out and discovered she had

gallstones.

The ultrasound showed she also had stones

in her bile duct. Removing these would

require a difficult procedure with an

endoscope (ERCP). We prayed that before

we returned to Asuncin for the operation,

God would remove those stones from her

bile duct.

We re turn ed ea rl y in Jun e for he r

cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal.

Another ultrasound showed there were no

longer stones in the bile ducta clear and

specific answer to prayer! The operation

went well and we thank the Lord for a quickand thorough recovery. God also provided

us with kind friends to look after the boys

during the time we were both in the hospital.

We loved having a group from Kentucky

Mountain Bible College at the end of

December and the beginning of January.

These six energetic students helped us hold

our first ever VBS in Huguai. They also

partnered with us to construct a house for a

local disabled man named Mariano. Fo

years, this elderly man had been cared for

by his sister Asuncin, our neighbor. Bu

because of health issues compounded by

her age, she just wasnt able to care for him

any longer.

With the help of the KMBC Task Force, wewere able to build Mariano a room with an

attached bathroom, right behind the house

of his niece, Dominga, who is better able to

take care of him. This family are

believersDominga was one of the firs

believers in the areaand they are deeply

grateful for the great difference this has

already brought in the life of Mariano

Because Dominga and her husband

Filemn, can help each other to care fo

him, his quality of life has greatly improved

This has been a great testimony to the

community.

In our last letter I asked you to pray for ou

ministry account, which had dipped a bi

since our return last August. Thank you fo

praying, and thank you for your generosity

Weve been gratefully noticing steady

faithful giving, and our account is staying

stable.

Please pray for us especially this year as we

take on the role of acting Field Directorduring the absence of Larry and Sharon

Carr. We need wisdom and energy!

With love,

Lucas TimothyJoseph

GodDoesGood

A NewHome for

Mariano

YouvePrayed;

Youve Given!

Above, top to bottom:Mariano on movingday, in his old wheelchair. It only had onefront wheel. Marianos old house is the one tothe right. Marianos new house, almostfinished, thanks to the work of the KMBC TaskForce! Our neighbor, Asuncin, Marianos

sister and former caretaker, came to visit usshortly after the birth of Joe. Top right:Mariano in front of his new home, in his new

electric wheelchair, donated by our friendSteve Jones.