Christian Veterinary Mission
April 2014
RAIN
Revive, Affirm, Intercede, Nourish
Tengo una barba.” “verdad?” “oh, lo siento. El tiene una barba”
So blessed to be in a language school with a sense of humor! I don’t know how many times I (Kim) said I
have a beard when I was supposed to be describing David. Remembering to conjugate verbs is fun, or at
least funny, for people when we use them incorrectly! I also don’t know how to make this keyboard do
accent marks, so excuse my incorrect “spelling”.
We have learned/reviewed so many grammatical structures this month that we may even learn to speak
English better while we learn Spanish! Did you know there is a reciprocal reflexive conjugation? Yes,
even the English grammatical terms are a foreign language!
God has been working in us to understand how important language is to Him. How did He choose to
create? Through speaking! His plan of redemption was not only written out in language, it was the Word!
To really get this through to us, even Caleb’s scheduled Greek vocabulary word this week is logos!
Language is the creative expression of thought and action that connects humans and God. Paul said,
“Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning…Unless
you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just
be speaking into the air.” (1Cor 14:10, 9).
Many days I have been hesitant to connect with Bolivians and talk to them because I fear sounding childish
or not having enough vocabulary to express myself. Or, heaven forbid, using the wrong conjugation or
forgetting which preposition to use (or writing a sentence fragment like I just did. Trust me, English
diminishes as Spanish increases). God really convicted me on this as I sat talking to Him in disjointed
thoughts and inadequate words.
I don’t let a lack of grandiose verbiage frighten me away from
approaching the Most High, so why would I be afraid to speak to another mom in the park? I just hope that
when Paul talked about intelligible words he wasn’t so strict on word order!
We are acclimating well to life in Cochabamba and beginning to learn a bit more of the city than the 3
streets we need for school and the market! We have settled in to our own rhythm with Kim going to school
4 hours in the morning, David 4 in the afternoon. Caleb and Kim do homeschool in the afternoon and we
all try to play and talk with Spanish speakers in the evening.
Everyone wants a memorable market experience, right? We bought really pretty solid pink and tan/pink
speckled potatoes at a street market. We roasted them like the pretty new potatoes they were, but they
weren’t! They were like beets and potatoes all in one. Other than this, the vegetables all look familiar. The
fruits though, wow! So huge and so much variety!
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Please continue to pray for our ability to learn and use language, building relationships, and our
transitional time as the “newness” of being here wears off and it becomes real life.
Chau, Estoy por afeitarme! (Bye, I am about to go shave!)
Legos are a common language for boys, even
without words!
Bundled up to sell orange juice in the
park--it got down to 65F that day!
Hace frio!
Kim and David Carney
Conexiones entre Mundos
Casilla 15
Cochabamba
BOLIVIA
[email protected]
www.carneycvm.blogspot.com
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