Church Anniversary

The Sunday after I got home from Chile was the 12th anniversary of our church, Iglesia Bautista Amistad. This church was founded by my in-laws, David and Debbie Bolos, around the same time that they founded New Hope Children's Home. My father-in-law was able to come down for the anniversary and we thoroughly enjoyed the time we had to spend with him during his visit.

The church met at the children's home for many years, but in the past two years they finished the first phase of construction of the church and now have their own meeting place. For the anniversary, the front of the church was painted, a new sign was put up, and grass and flowers were planted in front. Here are a few pictures of the church and the anniversary celebration:

The newly decorated church front

Kids from New Hope decorating the church

The ground level of the church where Sunday School classes meet.
The sanctuary is in the basement.

Tony and his dad, David, in the church

A group of boys inside the church

The women serving lunch after the service

Chicken foot is a standard garnish in the soup we were serving for lunch

Tony leading the activities during lunch

Dana rode home from church like this, holding the pots of soup onto the car.
Only in Peru would you see something like this!

Us with Tony's dad, just before he left for the airport.