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New Roles with IPEE
We just recently realized that we have never posted on the Blog what specific roles we have at this point. Here is our list of responsibilities that we currently participate in: Joel is in a project manager role at the …
Agua Potable
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 …
State-of-Emergency Lifted
The State-Of-Emergency was lifted today for Ecuador. We had been under a State-Of-Emergency while we were preparing for the waves from the Japan tsunami to hit the Pacific Coast. Over 200,000 people from the coastal areas of the country had …
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
…Simeon’s FIRST Birthday!
We had the opportunity to celebrate Simeon’s FIRST birthdayon Saturday with friends from Ecuador. At exactly 8:34 AM when he was born, Joel, Cheryll and I sang Happy Birthday and Cheryll prayed for him. It was very special for us. …
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 Santiago Partnership