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In August 2002, Drs. Richard and Brenda Kowalske were in Cochabamba, Bolivia, participating in a short-term volunteer mission trip with their church. God interrupted their plans and called them to full-time ministry while simultaneously giving them a vision for the initial ministry project—a Christian Complex that would serve as the base of operations for Word of Life Bolivia. They returned home to Georgia and immediately began to learn Spanish and with the intention of moving to Bolivia. By early 2003, Helping Hands Foreign Missions was formed. Although the word "visionary" might be slightly overused at times, it is the perfect description for Dr. Richard Kowalske. Dr. Richard (known as “Dr. K” to most) was truly a unique man—a chiropractor by trade, but a builder, developer, and fearless Christ-follower at heart. No task was too great and no work was too difficult if Dr. K felt God leading in that direction. Under his leadership and persistent spirit, Helping Hands bought sixty ac

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