More waiting . . .

I spoke with the director of SIFAT this evening and we had a long talk about places I could serve. He said that SIFAT would not assign me to the project at Cayambe, just because of what I had mentioned all along with them turning the project over to the Ecuadorians. He said that I had two options:

• Cayambe - This is still an option and still what I'm hoping for. He is planning to initiate a dialog with Mauricio, the director there (My friend Veronica's brother) and tell him of my desire to serve there and ask what the feasibility of me doing that is. He said that we would work something out with support so that either Mauricio would handle it for me or we could work something out between SIFAT and my church. As I have eluded to, it is very under developed and has a long way to go before it is fully developed.
  
  
• Ixiamas, Bolivia - This was the alternative option that was given to me. SIFAT's first project is located in Ixiamas, a small town northwest of Rurrenabaque, not far from the Peruvian border, but still in the Amazon jungle. There he told me they are producing cacao, the main ingredient in chocolate and farming some other things as well. They have an institute there similar to La Palmera and he said my technical skills would be most welcome there.
  

So, anyway, I could really use your prayers on this. I told the director that although I preferred to do Cayambe, I would think about Ixiamas. To be honest, I right now don't feel like my heart is into Ixiamas and that I really don't want to do it. I feel strongly that the Lord has led me in the direction of Cayambe, but I want to give full consideration to both choices and if the Lord wants me to be in Bolivia again, I am willing to do that. I think what draws me more to Cayambe in addition is challenging my administrative and teaching skills in addition to technical to help with the integration and growth of the community there. I will be hearing back from the director in a few weeks more on what the final decision is. Pray for clear guidance and wisdom as I go through this time. Thanks and God bless!