Family Fun
Delps Back in Ecuador
We were able to make it back to Ecuador this summer as a family, just barely. As you may remember, when we moved from Ecuador to the United States we made a promise to the kids that we would travel
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Categories: Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Friends, Home, Ministry, Reflections, Simeon, Soccer, Travel, Updates, VBS, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Blog, Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Playing at Nationals in Utah
Simeon and I (Joel, but it was mainly Simeon) had the unique opportunity to participate in the National Championship for soccer in the USYS (United States Youth Soccer) for the Under 16 division in the Super Group (highest level) with
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Categories: Family Fun, Simeon, Soccer, Travel, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Family Fun, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, Soccer, Travel, Updates
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Thank you Kyrsten!
Simeon “buying” a car for $1 from Kyrsten, a Santiago Partnership supporter from Michigan.
We have good news from the car front for Simeon. A friend and supporter from Michigan, Kyrsten Newlon, read our newsletter and offered Simeon her
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Categories: Family Fun, Friends, Home, Prayer Requests, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Blog, Family Fun, Friends, Home, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Simeon Update and Request for Help
First off, the update. After almost an entire year since Simeon’s bad knee injury where he tore his ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) as well as other significant damage to his left knee, he has now officially returned to the soccer
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Categories: Family Fun, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Blog, Family Fun, Friends, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Request, Simeon, Updates
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Merry Christmas and Christmas Newsletter
Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Home Assignment, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Blog, Churches, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home Assignment, IPEE, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Newsletter, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Our Dream Come True: First Ever Celebration Dinner
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, one of our dreams came true! A celebration event that brought supporters and longtime friends together to celebrate how far the ministry has come, and included our friends from Ecuador, and we offered a
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Categories: 501c3, Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Worship and Potluck with Church of the Good Shepherd
During our Reverse Mission trip, the Ecuadorian staff collaborated with members of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Joliet, IL, for a multicultural church service. Church of the Good Shepherd has been a long supporter of the Santiago Partnership
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Categories: 501c3, Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Church of the Good Shepherd, Churches, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Mission In Reverse
Toward the beginning of November, we welcomed a Mission Team from Ecuador consisting of 5 staff members from the project in Cayambe and the President of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Ecuador.
Our time together here in the States was
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Categories: Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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An Night to Remember
Join us for our First Annual Celebration Event on Saturday, November 8th! This will be a night of fellowship, inspirational stories, and celebrating our ministry and people.
Six staff members from Cayambe and a local pastor are traveling to Chicago
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Family Fun, Home, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Updates
Tags: Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Prayer Requests, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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The good and the hard
We recently came back from a trip to Ecuador. So many people have asked, as is a normal question, “how was it?” If you have ever been on a team with us in Ecuador, I usually give feedback and advice
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Categories: Anger, Cayambe, Clinic, Devotions, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Home, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, Updates
Tags: Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Simeon, Travel, Trips, Updates
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