That happening is also the final straw/reason we stopped going to church. We needed a break to process what all happened and to clear our minds.
Not going to church has brought on it's own set of problems as well. The vast majority of people we thought were tried and true friends have deserted...
That wasn't the reason for us being there, but they did have a mission there with the idea of doing a church plant in the future.
There were two families there and the one family was being brought to the US to treat health issues with the children, while that family was in the US getting...
It was scary to the extent that we felt a bit panicky.
Had we stayed until after the borders were opened we would have been there for 32 weeks which is what the "leader" wanted. The original agreement was 7 weeks.
The religious culture I'm from is big on the "leaders" controlling people.
We went to Bolivia on a mission of a definite agreed upon time frame. The agreement was that we go for seven weeks, several days before we were scheduled to go, said "leader" announced that he got the tickets for nine...
I'll share some more on Bolivia sometime, probably mostly pictures and a short story to go with it.
Part of it was traumatic, being religion induced from someone here in the states. I haven't completely healed from that. I don't hate the fellow that induced it, but I don't fully trust him...
My wife uses this everyday. She is fully convinced that it has largely cured her hormonal issues. She doesn't have as many ups and downs as she previously had, she's pretty even keeled if I say so myself. Before Shilajit her emotions were every where.
This butterfly picture was taken by me in Bolivia, South America. It was only 1/2" across when the wings were spread.
Taken with a Canon Powershot SX530HS.