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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. …
Joel’s Role in Santo Domingo
I (Joel) just wanted to provide a little bit more information as to my role in Santo Domingo.
First off, I just wanted to explain that IPEE (the Covenant National Church or Ecuador) has laid out the next 6 months …
Santo Domingo Travel
Sorry that we are still not able to post pictures to our blog. We’re not sure what is going on but sure it will get fixed soon.
We need to let you know what our travel schedule will look like …
Update on Earl
Thank you so much for all your prayers for Earl, Joel’s dad. He is finally home from the hospital, we pray, for good. His blood pressure is much more stable, but not perfect yet. He has had his ups and …
The Covenant Camp in Santo Domingo
We are finally able to give an update on our ministry. I (Joel) will be going to Santo Domingo tomorrow to start working at the national Covenant Camp property that is located there. This first trip will be a two …
More posts coming soon
Well, chaos has continued since arriving to Ecuador. Since we have arrived, we have spent our entire time trying to get settled while helping another new Short-Term Missionary, Mandy Hjelm, get oriented, as well as helping the other Short-Term Missionary …
Back in Ecuador
After a 24 hour weather related delay in Atlanta, we finally made it back to Quito late last night!!! It feels really, really good to be back! Thank you for your prayers for the travel!
We are returning with heavy …
God’s Blessings
Thank you everyone for your prayers for my father, Earl Delp. A successful Triple Bypass surgery was performed this morning and since his heart is in such good condition (the heart disease was only in his arteries), he is expected …
Delay in Return to Ecuador
We just wanted to let everyone know that our return to Ecuador is being delayed. My (Joel) dad is having open heart double bypass surgery tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. EST. We are going to stay for a bit to …
Trip to the COAST!
We had a great time on our recent trip to the Coast of Ecuador. We started out going to Santo Domingo-about a 3 hour trip from Quito, to the National Pastor’s Retreat for the Covenant. We stayed at the Covenant …

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