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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!

A First Time for Everything…

It’s been quite an interesting weekend. We left Santo Domingo on Friday afternoon and traveled to a little town called Baeza-about a 5-6 hours in total. We stayed overnight in Baeza and met our friends Mandy (our fellow missionary and …

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Off to Santo Domingo and Tena

We leave tomorrow morning, February 1st, for Santo Domingo and we’ll be there for a Camp Committee meeting on Friday.  Immediately after the meeting we’ll be making a long trip for Beaza (in the eastern, jungle part of the country …

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What’s Kim Up To?

The majority of posts about what is going on in the lives of the Delp’s usually involves discussing what Joel is up to.  Not because I (Kim) haven’t been doing anything, but more because (if you know Joel), you know …

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Upcoming Very Busy Schedule

Here’s our upcoming travel/ministry schedule:

Sunday, January 29th — Joel preaching at El Salvador, Quito

Wednesday,  February 1st — Travel to the Camp in Santo Domingo

Friday, February 3rd — Camp Committee Meeting & then travel Baeza (7 hours in …

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When Helping Hurts: Chapter 8 Summary

 

 

 

Chapter 8 of When Helping Hurts is a great chapter with a lot of practical information, a lot of which, Joel and I did not know.  This chapter discusses this fact:

“For the first time in U.S. …

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Covenant Home Altar

Just wanted to let all of you Covenanters know that Kim is the author of the Devotionals for this week’s Covenant Home Altar.  Just in case you had it and hadn’t looked at the devotions for this week.  I think …

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Banos, Shell & Puyo

Happy New Year everyone!

We decided that since we didn’t go to visit family in the States and no one was coming here over the Holidays  that we would take a mini family vacation right after the New Year before …

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New Year’s 2011

On New Year’s eve, we experienced a very different celebration here in Ecuador.  The traditions are quite different here, but fun.  We had a great time learning and experiencing this with our friends the Burbanos.  1-2 days before New Year’s …

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Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011 looked quite different from last year.  This was our first Christmas in Ecuador without family or friends around which was difficult, probably more so for me (Kim).  I really enjoy the changes in seasons, snow, Christmas lights, Starbucks …

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Personal Prayer Request

We just wanted to offer up a non-ministry related prayer request of a personal nature.  We still have a small home in Marion, IN which we own and have been hoping to rent out while here in Ecuador.  It has …

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