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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!

Asamblea 2016

We recently attended IPEE’s Asamblea 2016.  The Asamblea is IPEE’s Annual Meeting which is held every year in January at the church’s campgrounds in Santo Domingo.  Joel was there representing FACE with his position on the Board of Directors.  Kim

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A Visit from Times Past

We had the unique and wonderful opportunity to meet and host former Covenant Missionary Marlan Enns.  Marlan is 94 and was one of the original Covenant missionaries to open the Ecuadorian field.  He planted the Covenant’s first church, Iglesia Betel

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WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

The pictures you all have been waiting for you! Here are the updates on how the construction of the Home for At Risk children is going. We are lacking about one week’s work with our contractors. How does it look?

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Long Time Coming by Jess Delp

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(This is a reflection shared by Jess Delp who volunteered with the Santiago Partnership for two weeks in July 2015)

First off, I want to apologize for the embarrassingly late post. Unfortunately a few things came up that had to

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Puzzle Therapy

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As the holiday season comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on a holiday tradition that I enjoy and provide a little insight as to why this tradition is special to me.  My (Joel’s) family has always enjoyed fixing

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Christmas Eve Reflection from Kim

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As I was feeding my newborn the other day, I was looking into his face as he was sleeping.  How beautiful, peaceful and innocent he is.  Unaware of the crazy, dangerous and uncertain world around us.  He is reliant on

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Approved!!!

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We received the wonderful news today that our Medical Clinic in Cayambe, Ecuador has been approved for service by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health!  As many of you know as you have been following along and praying for this approval,

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Home for the Holidays!

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Friends of the Santiago Partnership are working hard to complete the construction of our first house for at risk children in Cayambe, Ecuador. It is our goal to create a welcoming environment for the children while they are separated

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Party in the Park

Party_in_the_arkYesterday, we had a special get together in the park with all of the missionaries in Quito as well as many pastors from the Quito area.  The idea was to just have fun together and relax, not spend so much

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Que Viva la Quinceanera!!!

This past weekend we had the pleasure of attending our first Quinceanera!  A Quinceanera is when an Ecuadorian girl turns 15 (15 is “quince” in Spanish).  We went to the Quincenera birthday party for our friend Naomi, who is the

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