Ministry
Update on Financial Needs
We have recently learned that our Ministry Account has gotten very low and will remain low or in the red the remainder of our time this year in Ecuador. You may ask, “But Joel and Kim, how could this be? …
News from Joel
I haven’t updated you all on any information from my standpoint (and I’ve got some!) so I thought I’d write a post to update you all on various things.
Last week, Simeon and I had a pretty good week without …
Operation Visas: APPROVED!!!
We got our passports back with the approved Visa Extensions today. Just in time for Kim to leave for Chicago on Sunday. Praise the Lord! Thank you all for your prayers. Here’s a little Visa Victory Dance from Simeon:
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Update on Visa Renewals
Just a quick update on our Visa Renewals because we know you all are praying for us. We were able to get into the offices and meet with the official to go over the possibility of renewing our Visas! Things …
Off to Santo Domingo
Joel will be leaving tomorrow morning (Friday, May 25th) for Santo Domingo. It will be quite the busy but quick trip. On Friday, he’s meeting with two different churches to do interviews for the Field Study. In the morning and …
Field Study Visit to the Southern Coastal District
We recently returned from a visit to the Southern Coastal District. We visited 3 different schools there who are affiliated with the National Covenant Church of Ecuador. On Tuesday (May 15) we had a meeting with different pastors and lay …
The Next 2 Weeks
We’ve got quite a bit going on the next two weeks but some of it is good ‘ole family fun. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Joel will be in the IPEE offices for meetings with FACE. Kim will …
Week in Review: Field Study Quito Style
This past week was a very busy week but was nice since we didn’t have to travel anywhere… hooray!!! Our main task for this past week was to do the Field Study visits in the Central Conference. The Central Conference …
Experiencing the Quechua District
We returned this Friday afternoon after experiencing the Quechua district here in Ecuador. I (Kim) have heard so much about the Quechua district, but never have experienced it myself. Joel has visited many Quechua churches, but always without Simeon or …
Trip to the Coast (Manta and Montecristi)
We returned last evening from our trip to the Northern Coastal district including Manta and Montecristi. It was VERY different there-super hot and pretty buggy, which is very different from Quito-we don’t really have any bugs here! But, enough about …
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