Nathaly Copa teaches at the Missionary Bible Centre in Bolivia. The third-year students are learning about the “value and privilege of attending church and using their gifts … for the benefit of the body of Christ.” Nathaly says that many of the believers are like sunbathing turtles. “They just sit [in church] soaking up what they’re hearing, but [they] aren’t using their gifts to help anyone and quickly disappear after the service is over.” Pray for the students as they learn not to be “turtles.”

Nine families will graduate on November 22. “Please continue to pray for the families who will finish this year and will be going out to do ministry on their own. … Let’s pray that they don’t become discouraged or forget that God is with them.”