Author Archives: Joel & Kim
Anniversary Celebration
At the beginning of June, we had a big party in Cayambe! We had the opportunity to celebrate anniversaries of the project. We were celebrating the Medical Clinic being open for 5 years and the Home for At Risk Children
…Medical Caravan in Oyacachi
About two months ago, the Medical Clinic completed a Medical Caravan in Oyacachi seeing 102 patients which included 62 child wellness check-ups and 40 women’s heath check-ups. Kim was able to serve.
Well done…
There are people that come in to our lives that seem bigger than life. They seem to have this place and presence in our lives and we naively think that they will always be there. We know of course logically …
In the Valley There is Confidence
Family Mission Project
Spurred on by mommy’s service on a Medical Caravan this week in Cayambe, we put together a Family Mission Project by making emergency kits for the people in need we encounter on the streets. There are so many folks struggling
…Humility and the Cross
As we entered the Lenten season this year, we invited our whole family in to this to experience “Fat Tuesday” and Ash Wednesday. It is really one of the first times we have done this WITH the kids. We want …
Radical Hospitality
Radical Hospitality
It’s been quite a few years now that God continues to bring me back in one way or another to Romans 12, speaking of Love in Action. In Romans 12:9-13, Paul says these words:
…Love must be sincere.
Joel and Rolando’s First Ever Podcast
Joel and Rolando were recently interviewed on the Social Enterprise Podcast for the work we do in Ecuador. Please listen here when you have some time: https://soundcloud.com/finca-international/episode-36-the-santiago-partnership-in-ecuador
Pandemic Wedding
Recently, Joel was asked to help with the wedding of one of our good family friends here in Ecuador. Of course the answer was yes. Simeon also got to help by holding the microphone during the vows. What a privilege …
Forever Flowers
As many of you may know by now, the 6 weeks leading up to the end-of-the year, The Santiago Partnership ran a campaign to raise funds to help empower Ecuadorian leadership in the creation of a flower farm with the …
The Santiago Partnership