Ministry
In Santo Domingo
Joel traveled to Santo Domingo yesterday and will be there through Saturday. He arrived yesterday safely with no problems. This is a trip that got rescheduled from last weekend since the country was in a State-of-Emergency caused by the waves …
Pacto Sumaco
I (Joel) had the wonderful opportunity to visit the jungle town of Pacto Sumaco this last Sunday. Pacto Sumaco is a community that began or at least transitioned because of natural disaster. There was a earthquake in 1985 that caused …
The Prodigal Son – No Story Book Ending
Luke 15:11-32 (New International Version, ©2011)
The Parable of the Lost Son
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So
…The Rocha Family
The camp in Santo Domingo where Joel has been working and where the family has been visiting could not run without the Rocha family. They keep this place going and take care of the visitors that come. Rueben with …
The National Assembly
This past weekend we went back to Santo Domingo, but this time it wasn’t for the direct work that Joel has been doing. This last weekend was IPEE’s (The Evangelical Covenant Church of Ecuador) Asamblea Nacional or “National Assembly”. It …
The Roof 80% Complete
Here are some pictures of the main pavilion in the camp in Santo Domingo. We are now about 80% complete. Looking pretty good, huh?
Out of Reach
Hello all! Just a quick note to let you all know that we are out of reach again this week. Joel is in Santo Domingo again and Kim and Simeon are staying with our babysitter Martita and her family this …
Pictures of Santo Domingo
We just wanted to give a pictorial update of the progress of the Covenant Camp in Santo Domingo:
Ministry Update
Here is a recent newsletter update that we sent out to Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect, IL and just thought everyone might be interested in reading:
“Our first month being back home in Ecuador has been an eventful one. …
In Santo Domingo
We made it to Santo Domingo safe and sound. Thank you for your prayers!! We just stopped by at an Internet Cafe so we could let you all know.