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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!

1 Trip Down, 1 To Go

We got back early Sunday evening from our first trip to Cuenca.  We had headed down to the southern city of Cuenca for a couple of reasons.  First of all, our Spanish school here in Quito has a branch in …

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Upcoming Travels

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We are planning to take a couple of trips around Ecuador over the next 3 weeks.  We leave on Saturday for CUENCA.  We will be dividing the trip up so we don’t have

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IPEE Devotions

We were able to lead devotions this morning at IPEE.  Yes… IN SPANISH!!!  At IPEE (the Evangelical Covenant Church or Ecuador) they have devotions every week.  A time to study the word, pray and fellowship.  We try to attend every …

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New Day, New News

We were greeted by a new day with news this morning.  The police have gone back to work!!  The night passed without too much going on.  We are very glad to hear that the police have returned to work so …

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Ecuador Update

We thought we would just post another update before going to bed. Not sure if you have seen or heard anything in the news in the States, but we know there is info on news websites (CNN, etc).
We remain …

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Update from Quito

Just thought we would post a quick update in case you saw Ecuador in the news. We are aware of the situation going on right now. Just thought we would let you all know we are safe and sound as …

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Prayer Request

  Just a quick prayer request: We are at a bit of low point in terms of our Spanish acquisition.  We believe that we have just hit one of those plateaus where we haven’t seen as much practical results recently so …

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Are you suffering?

And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.  THEN HE …

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Birthdays in September

We celebrated 3 Birthdays in September with a big Birthday Party on Tuesday evening.  It’s was Caleb’s (the son of Henry and Olgita Burbano’s) first birthday and Chris and Jenny Hoskins both celebrated their birthdays this month.  It was lots …

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Trip to Guayaquil

We had an awesome trip to the coastal city of Guayaquil this last weekend.  Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador (yes… a little bit bigger than Quito) and is the country’s main port.  It has a very different feel …

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