Author Archives: Joel & Kim
Sabbath Retreat
On Friday Joel will be leaving for a Sabbath Retreat so he can continue on his goal to reduce the stress and overall workload in his life. You can read about when he last talked about this and his beard
… Minga, minga, minga!
We love whom we serve alongside! Yesterday, we held a minga (community volunteerism event) with the churches from the Kichwa Conference and the Central Conference (Quito area) of Covenant churches and over 30 good folks came out to help plant
…Welcome family!
Some pictures of the kids
We are a happy family of five and as we have been spending a lot of time with the children as we are adjusting to having Ephraim with us, we have been taking some photos along the way. We just …
The Power of Prayer
On September 1st, we received this email from Sharon Martin, a friend who, with her husband, Frank provide pastoral care and prayer support for missionaries:
On Wednesday, August 26, Frank and I left the office at 3:30 pm, an hour …
Muchas Gracias!!!
Well, we were released from the hospital yesterday (Saturday, the 29th) and it was a shock to be at home and now be a family of 5! We are so happy of course but it will take some time to …
A Surprise Arrival!
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts.
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will
… Cotopaxi awakens!
Recently, a sleeping giant very close to home awoke and has been making quite a fuss.
Bursts of ash spew from the snow-encircled crater of the Volcano Cotopaxi and fall in gusts on this village where the locals struggle to
A new look!
Welcome Amundsens!!!
This past week we welcomed Erik and Kristina Amundsen to the Ecuador field as they arrived this past Monday and will be serving a two-year term as ECC Short-Term Missionaries. They will be serving mainly with FACE as Erik hopes …







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