Author Archives: Joel & Kim
Merry Christmas from the Delps!
Categories: Family Fun, Reflections, Updates
Tags: Family Fun, Friends, Ministry, Reflections, Updates
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A Special Visit
This past week past week we had a vist from the ECC president, Tammy Swanson-Draheim, the ECC Executive Minister of Serve Globally, Grace Shim, the ECC Latin American Regional Coordinator, Pia Restrepo, and NPTS Professor Elizabeth Pierre, as well as …
Categories: Cayambe, Ministry, Updates, Volunteers
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The Delps are on Sabbatical!
During the months of June, July and August 2022, we will not be sending out our normal monthly newsletter as after 12 years in ministry (17 since Joel first served as a pastor), we are taking our very first sabbatical.
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Categories: Family Fun, Home Assignment, Ministry, Reflections, Travel, Updates
Tags: Family Fun, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Rest, Sabbatical, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Reflecting on the Women’s Caravan by Kim
I was listening to a song a couple of weeks ago and there was a part in there that says:
“Some days are long, some work is tough
Whatever I lack You make it up
Your yoke is easy, Your …
Categories: 501c3, Clinic, Medical Caravan, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Days for Girls, Ecuador, Evangelical Covenant Church, Ministry, Reflections, Updates, Women's Caravans
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Por Mujeres y Para Mujeres
“By women and for women” is what the above title means. You may be wondering why that wording. Well, the significance is significant! You may have heard previously or read in prior blog posts that the Santiago Partnership does this
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Categories: 501c3, Medical Caravan, Ministry, Sumaco, Travel, Updates, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Clinic, Days for Girls, Ecuador, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, Ministry, Mission Teams, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates, Women's Caravans
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Does anyone have an Extra Car?
We are planning on being in the area of Illinois and Indiana from mid-June to mid-July. If anyone has knowledge of a car that we can borrow during this time frame, it would be a huge help for us in
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Categories: Family Fun, Ministry, Travel, Updates
Tags: Evangelical Covenant Church, Family Fun, Home Assignment, Ministry, Sabbatical, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Thank you New Community Covenant Church of Bronzeville, Chicago
We recently had a visit from one of our long term supporting churches, New Community Covenant Church of Chicago. They have been one of our supporting churches (of the Delp Family) since 2014 but just this year, they have made
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Categories: Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Home, Ministry, self-sustainability, Simeon, Travel, Updates, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Ecuador, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, Family Fun, Forever Flowers, Friends, Intervention Program, Ministry, Mission Teams, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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75 years of Serving Together!
A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated 75 years of Service Together as IPEE (the Covenant Church of Ecuador) celebrated it’s 75th anniversary in the Annual Meeting of the national church. It was a wonderful time of being together as
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Categories: Cayambe, Clinic, Ephraim, Esther, Ministry, Santo Domingo, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: Cayambe, Churches, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, Family Fun, IPEE, Ministry, Santo Domingo, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Carrying the Ashes Together: An Ash Wednesday Reflection
I don’t remember ever really “celebrating” Lent growing up. I could very well be remembering it wrong, I am getting a little older and over-the-hill now. Maybe we did something significant remember 40 days of something, but I don’t specifically …
Forever Flowers 2 – Extending into the Community
This year for the Santiago Partnership we are continuing from what was started last year, we are returning to you the vision of Forever Flowers as we strive for self-sustainability, and we are adding in an extension into the
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Categories: 501c3, Ministry, self-sustainability, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador, FACE, Forever Flowers, Ministry, The Santiago Partnership, Updates
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