Hello All,

Some of you may have received this letter via email, but for those of you who did not, we have posted it here.  This will probably be the last update letter that we send out, but we will be trying to keep the blog relatively up-to-date in the following months, and hopefully permanently.

Here’s the letter…

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Hello Family & Friends,

Well, it certainly has been an eventful period since our previous letter. School finished at the end of May in a whirl-wind of exams, final papers, and report cards. A few weeks earlier, Eliana helped direct the school play Alice in Wonderland, and also made a number of the costumes. We also battled some sickness during this time, as well as shortly after school ended. In the end, we both felt relieved when school ended, just to have some time to spend together to reenergize and rejuvenate.

Craig is currently finishing up at the school, attempting to get ready for someone else to teach the classes he taught next year, and Eliana has begun packing and getting ready for our return to North America. As many of you know, we will be flying out of Cochabamba June 29th, and arriving in Lynchburg, Virginia, on the 30th. We will be staying there for most of July, as Craig will be taking classes at Liberty University. We have been blessed in that a family that had been missionaries in Bolivia have opened their home to us for the month while we are there. Craig’s parents will be driving down to pick us up at the end of July, and we will be returning to Ontario around the first of August.

We are excited to announce that Craig officially accepted a job offer at the end of May. He will be teaching high school English at Grace Christian School in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This has been a wonderful blessing, and we are very excited at the prospects of moving to Charlottetown and working with the school. We will be leaving Ontario for Charlottetown somewhere around the middle of August. We are currently trying to work out housing and other issues to do with our move.

This year has been a tremendous time of blessing for us. God has shown that He will provide for us in times of need, and that He truly does have a plan for us. We are going to miss Cochabamba, but we have a peace and excitement about what is coming up for us in both the near and distant future. We thank each of you for your support and prayers for us during this year, as we know that it is only through your support and God’s strength that we could accomplish the things that we have this year.

As we conclude our term here, we would ask that you continue to pray for us. There are some ways that you could specifically pray for us. We have been blessed with steady financial support throughout this year, however, with the end of our time here quickly approaching, we are still in need of approximately $800 to meet our yearly budget. We know that this amount can be raised, continue to trust that the funds will come in through whatever means God provides. Also, please pray for safety, rest, and security as we travel to Virginia, Ontario, and finally Prince Edward Island. This is going to be a busy summer for us, so prayers for strength would be appreciated.

Also, many have you have been praying for our friends the Lindquists, and their son, Josiah, who was suffering from an infection in his brain. He is doing much better, and has recovered from surgery much quicker than expected. They originally removed 20cc of infected liquid from his brain, and found that he actually had a strep infection. He is doing much better now, and is at home recovering with his family. Please continue to pray as they continue to battle the infection with antibiotics, and also as his family gets ready to return to their home in Pennsylvania.

Again, we would like to thank you for your continued prayer and financial support of us throughout this year. Our God is good. We are so thankful for being able to work here in Bolivia this year. We have been blessed to work with a wonderful team with CBM, as well as the team at Carachipampa Christian School. We know that God brought us here for many reasons, some that we can see now, and others that we may never see. However, His plans are wise, and He provides what we need.

Sincerely,

Craig & Eliana Allin

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