FH Retreat in Cochabamba

Last weekend we were in Cochabamba for a FH staff retreat. The first two days of the retreat were for all FH staff in Bolivia. There were around 75 of us total, most were Bolivians. As you can imagine the content of the first two days was all in Spanish. There were a few people there who could speak English so during each session there was a mob of white people in the back surrounding our interpreter. Despite the language barrier it was a really neat few days to just observe the staff and see their dedication to the work they are doing in Bolivia. These days were broken into sessions where we talked about FH goals for the year, had devotionals, motivational speakers and testimonials of the work God has been doing in Bolivia. We also spent plenty of time doing crazy Bolivian games where we all got to know each other better. Below is a picture of a game we all know with a little twist. We played paper, rock, scissors, only you had to use your whole body to display your signal. The man on the right is paper and the man on the left is scissors.

The final two days of the retreat was for international staff only. (AKA missionaries). It was really fun to meet some of the other missionaries from La Paz and Cochabamba. Many of the missionaries are from the US, but there was also a couple from the UK as well as a woman from Japan. It was a nice break to be among people who are "like us" as we spent much of our time being "unlike" everyone around us.