Author Archives: Joel & Kim

About Joel & Kim

We were married in May 2002 and have known for years now that we wanted to be missionaries, Kim since she was 10 years old and Joel since college. God has brought our lives together to serve Him in any aspect we can. God has given us the vision to start a home for at risk children and a medical clinic in Ecuador, South America. This blog gives you a look into our lives and dreams. We know that we are simple people and often feel like Moses making excuses why others would be better equipped for His purpose. However, we cling to the promises that God has given us and we know that if God has called us, He will also equip us. Happy reading!

Attending Gather 2024

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Joel & Kim

Just a quick note to let you all know that we will be attending Gather 2024 (the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church) in Cincinnati, OH on June 26th – 29th.

This event will take place soon after we

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Power Outages Cripple Quito and other parts of Ecuador

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Joel & Kim

Read this article to learn more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68835127

We have been struggling to get computer work done these days and so has our staff in Cayambe. People in Quito and other parts of the country are affected even more than that. …

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Answers to Prayer

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Joel & Kim

*** For those who want to read a quick overview of the last couple of weeks, that is the first paragraph. Read further for all the rest of the processing and debriefing and answers to prayer!

It has been a …

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Prayer Request: Successful Surgery and Positive Outcomes

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Joel & Kim

We wanted to let you all know of a surgery that Kim is scheduled to undergo today (April 1st) at 3:00 p.m. CST. It is to remove an aggressive skin cancer lesion that she has developed recently on her face

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I LOVE THIS PART!

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Joel & Kim

This morning we were reading this passage together and it really brought tears to my eyes at this beautiful account of Jesus resurrection. In Spanish, the word used for this is resucitar. Thinking of this in the medical world

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New Community in Ecuador

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Joel & Kim

We had a beautiful and life-giving week with our supporting church from New Community Bronzeville, lovingly known here as “Tio Pete’s team” (if you want to know the story, we can catch you up later!). We also had volunteers

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Holy Moments

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Joel & Kim

Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. AMEN

Sometimes there is a bit of

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