Prayer
Talk to the Beard
I have received some questions as to what’s up with the beard. For many of you who have known me for a long time, seeing me with a beard is a bit surprising. I’ve pretty much never had one before …
Preaching
Joel will be preaching a 2 week sermon series at a Quito area Covenant church tomorrow and the following Sunday. Your prayers are appreciated as he shares God’s word.
La Minga de la Iglesia Emanuel
Good folks from our partner church in Cayambe, Iglesia Emanuel, came together yesterday for a minga, which is a Quechua word meaning that the greater community comes from all around to work on something together for the greater good. Over …
Reaching Out
The past two Saturdays we’ve been helping out with a our good friends’ Henry and Olguita’s church Iglesia Santiago and their outreach to north Quito, quite near where we live now. We are hoping to start a new small group …
International Leadership Summit
We had the opportunity to attend an International Leadership Summit hosted by IPEE at our very own Covenant Campgrounds in Santo Domingo. This was a wonderful event with international speakers and participants all centered around the idea of sharing God’s …
Off to Santo Domingo
We will be heading to the Camp in Santo Domingo on Wednesday and be there through Sunday for an International Leadership Summit. We are excited to be a part of this amazing event and hope to learn a lot. We …
Oh no!
ROAD CLOSED!!!! This is the scene on the Pan-american Highway heading north to Cayambe, the road we take in our travels up there. This landslide and road closure is a result of the most recent earthquake and its accompanying after …
Shaken Up!
This was the scene outside our window yesterday as an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook all of Quito with its epicenter just kilometers away from us. Thankfully, because of the way that construction is done here, …
Missionaries sent out!
This past Saturday I had the exciting privilege to help send out a team of missionaries from Iglesia Emanuel. A team of 20 individuals, pictured above, have traveled all the way to Guayaquil, to partner with a church there participate …
Harvesting changed lives
The final crop of wheat has been harvested, now this land will be utilized to help harvest changed lives for the Kingdom of God. Pray for us as we grow and build together a new ministry for extending His …
The Santiago Partnership