Author Archives: Joel & Kim
Ecuador Missionary Retreat
This past weekend we were blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the Ecuador Field Missionary Retreat. Our Regional Coordinators, Pia & Eugenio Restrepo, were able to come down lead us in our time of devotions. In addition
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Categories: Ephraim, Family Fun, Ministry, Simeon, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, Family Fun, Ministry, Simeon, Travel, Updates
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Thank you Emersons!
A little over a week ago, we received a visit from Brad and Sarah Emerson and their kids from Grand Rapids, MI. Brad and Joel are friends from college. They took a family vacation to visit Ecuador AND to help
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Medical Caravan, Ministry, Travel, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Ministry, Partnerships, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Updates
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Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from the Santiago Partnership!!! This week we celebrated Easter together in the Home for At Risk children with all of the staff of both the Home and Medical Clinic. We prepared the traditional Holy Week soup called Fenesca
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Categories: Family Fun, Home
Tags: Family Fun, Home, Ministry, The Santiago Partnership, Updates
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Thank you IU School of Dentistry!
We had the privilege of working once again with the Indiana University School of Dentistry this week on a medical/dental caravan. We visited the Kichwa communities of San Antonio and 4 Lote. On Friday we spent the day in Juan
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Medical Caravan, Ministry, Travel
Tags: 501c3, Clinic, Ecuador, Evangelical Covenant Church, Ministry, Mission Teams, Partnerships, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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The Loss of a Dear Friend
Kim and I lost a dear friend yesterday, Pastor Paul Thompson. Paul was a member of the Board of the Santiago Partnership but more than that he was the pastor of our Home Church, Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect,
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Categories: 501c3, Reflections, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Partnerships, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership
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Trip to Tarapoa
Earlier in the week, I (Joel) made a quick trip to the jungle town of Tarapoa. Since I didn’t want to leave Kim without a car, I made the by bus. It was a whirlwind trip leaving on Sunday night,
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Categories: Ministry, Travel, Updates
Tags: FACE, Ministry, The Amazon, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Thank you Indiana Wesleyan University OT Team
We just finished up a great week with the Indiana Wesleyan University Occupational Therapy Team. It was a fantastic week of learning together and partnering together in mission as we served the Home for At Risk Children and the School
…Oh Canada!!!
Thank you to the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada and their continued commitment to Ecuador and the Santiago Partnership. Our friends from Canada joined us again this past week to keep moving forward on the construction efforts of our new
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Construction, Home, Ministry, Travel, Updates, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Canada, Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Ecuador, FACE, Friends, Ministry, Mission Teams, Partnerships, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Thank you Chicago friends!
Whew! What a busy yet encouraging and uplifting week! We welcomed a team of medical professionals from Lutheran General Hospital and Audiologists from the Chicago land area, led by the Santiago Partnership’s own Kristi Lundblad. Some were returning from previous
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Medical Caravan, Ministry, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Clinic, Ecuador, Ministry, Mission Teams, Partnerships, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Press On
1 Thessalonians 5:18 New International Version (NIV)
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
As some of you may have seen on social media, Joel and I took a weekend spiritual …
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