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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!

Orlando Team

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Joel & Kim

Here’s some pictures from our time with the very quick Orlando Team right before Christmas:

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Back to the Jungle

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Joel & Kim

Tomorrow, Tuesday, the 20th, I (Joel) will be heading back out to the Lumbaqui jungle area of the country.  The team from Orlando that was here in August is returning to hold a memorial service for Joshua Kim (pictured here) …

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When Helping Hurts: Chapter 7

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Joel & Kim

This is chapter is all about Short-Term Mission (STM) teams, mission teams sent from the U.S. and other developed countries to go and help in developing countries.  I have to say it is good I (Joel) read this chapter a …

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Santo Domingo Wedding (Take 2)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Joel & Kim

Yesterday (Dec 17), we made another trip to Santo Domingo for our 2nd wedding since we’ve been here.  This wedding was for Ruben and Omparo’s 2nd daughter, Mayra.  This was quite an experience for us since we were asked to …

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Water Fights and Life Lessons

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Joel & Kim
A couple of days ago, Simeon and I were ‘washing’ dishes in the kitchen.  Simeon LOVES water and loves playing in it which helps me (Kim) with getting the dishes done.  Anyway, during our ‘washing’ Simeon started flinging water (not
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Christmas Newsletter available for Download

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Joel & Kim

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Our December 2011 Newsletter is available for download (Just click the link above!). You can see what all has been happening with us since our last official update in September as well as you can get an …

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Prayer Request

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Joel & Kim

We just wanted to mention a quick prayer request as we know all of you are praying for us on a regular basis.  We just have had some discouraging times here recently and want to ask for prayer for encouragement …

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Back from Santo Domingo

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Joel & Kim

We arrived home in Quito yesterday from our work week at the camp in Santo Domingo.  As usual, we had a very nice time.  The Camp Committee meeting went very well as we were able to meet with an architect …

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Traveling — Off to Santo Domingo

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Joel & Kim

We will be traveling to Santo Domingo starting today, Friday, December 2nd, until Saturday, December 10th.  We will be slow to respond to emails during this time.  God bless!

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Thanksgiving 2011 in Quito

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Joel & Kim

We had an awesome time yesterday celebrating Thanksgiving 2011 with our friends in Quito.  Yes, we celebrated Thanksgiving a week late because we were traveling last week to Santa Rosa but that didn’t make it any less important and most …

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