Out There with the Beams -- #GivingTuesday

Dear Friends and Family,

Here we are, right between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and quickly approaching the end of the year.  Did you know today is #GivingTuesday?  Uniquely juxtaposed to the crassly commercial celebrations of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season of year-end giving.  I’m sure you personally know of many great causes that you can give toward this year.  I encourage you to make a real difference this year. 

As you are aware, Vanessa and I have been living and working in Bolivia for almost 15 years.  Thank you so much for so many years of faithful support of our ministries.  Vanessa continues to work with women who are experiencing domestic violence and abuse in Santa Cruz.  Her program, CAFA (Centro de Atención Familiar El Alfarero), is deeply impacting the spiritual and emotional lives of the women she and her team serve.  I, Danny, continue to focus on bringing clean water to rural communities throughout Bolivia with my project Agua Yaku.  My team and I drill water wells and distribute water filters in dozens of communities each year.  Most recently, we have been working in isolated indigenous communities in the Amazon river basin near Riberalta, way up in the northern part of Bolivia. 

Everything we do, we do in the name of Jesus Christ, spreading his love in both word and deed.  Better health and a better family life are extremely important, but true change and hope for a better future only comes through a personal relationship with our creator.  Our hope and prayer are that everyone we touch will come to know Christ in a personal way. 

Opportunities to share Christ abound.  Seeing God at work in the lives of people we meet encourages us to faithfully continue with our ministries. We pray that you to will join us in the coming year.  Please come down for a visit, either with a team or just with your family.  Also, we need your prayer and financial support.  As you consider what you want to do for #GivingTuesday, I encourage you to join us as part of our ministry team here in Bolivia.  We still need a dozen or so new monthly partners to pledge $25, $50, or $100 a month in support of our salary budget.  Or if you would prefer to give a one-time yearly gift, that would also be appreciated.  Additionally, Vanessa needs to raise $10,000 a year for her CAFA ministry, and I need to raise $100,000 for Agua Yaku.  You can sponsor drilling a water well for $1000 or give a water filter to a family for $40.  I would love to drill another 50 water wells and distribute 1000 water filters in 2019.  Can you help us reach that goal?

Yes, ministry is a sacrifice of both time and money.  Help us be God’s “hands and feet” here in Bolivia in 2019!  Go ahead and click on the donate button and follow the links. 

Blessings,
Danny and Vanessa

P.S. Be watching for the announcement that our AQUASIV Kickstarter fundraising campaign is live.  We are only waiting for final approval by Kickstarter.  Check out the preview link here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227445921/642225928?ref=367480&token=52393996