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Joel in Ecuador

I am writing to you here today on March 31st after arriving back from Ecuador early this morning at 2 a.m. I just got a little bit of sleep, but I wanted to write to you here while things
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Categories: Ministry, Santo Domingo, Travel, Updates
Tags: Cayambe, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Would you like me to visit?

Would you like me to come for a visit?
As you are probably aware if you follow us along closely, Kim and I officially finished our Ministry Assignment (formerly known as Home Assignment) last June. I (Joel) am the
…Thank you Kyrsten!

Simeon “buying” a car for $1 from Kyrsten, a Santiago Partnership supporter from Michigan.
We have good news from the car front for Simeon. A friend and supporter from Michigan, Kyrsten Newlon, read our newsletter and offered Simeon her
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Categories: Family Fun, Friends, Home, Prayer Requests, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Blog, Family Fun, Friends, Home, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Thank you Pleasant Community Church!

A little over a week a ago, the staff in Cayambe were blessed to welcome a diverse team from Pleasant Community Church, and their time with them brought joy, energy, and deep encouragement.
The team spent much of
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Categories: Ministry, Travel, Updates
Tags: Ecuador Info, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, Updates
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Forever Flowers First Ever INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT
Many of you have been following us along for a long time.
Many of you know the history of Forever Flowers and for those of you who don’t, you can read the timeline here: Forever Flowers.
The
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Categories: 501c3, Prayer Requests, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Coshocton Christian Tabernacle, Ecuador Info, FACE, Forever Flowers, Friends, Prayer Requests, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Merry Christmas and Christmas Newsletter
Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Home Assignment, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Blog, Churches, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home Assignment, IPEE, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Newsletter, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Our Dream Come True: First Ever Celebration Dinner

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, one of our dreams came true! A celebration event that brought supporters and longtime friends together to celebrate how far the ministry has come, and included our friends from Ecuador, and we offered a
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Categories: 501c3, Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Worship and Potluck with Church of the Good Shepherd

During our Reverse Mission trip, the Ecuadorian staff collaborated with members of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Joliet, IL, for a multicultural church service. Church of the Good Shepherd has been a long supporter of the Santiago Partnership
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Categories: 501c3, Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Church of the Good Shepherd, Churches, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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New Community Covenant Church Workshop

New Community Church of Chicago (Bronzeville) and Pastor David Swanson have been a longtime friends, supporters and collaborators of the Santiago Partnership and our family. On Saturday, November 8, we had the privilege to present at a workshop New Community
…Mission In Reverse

Toward the beginning of November, we welcomed a Mission Team from Ecuador consisting of 5 staff members from the project in Cayambe and the President of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Ecuador.
Our time together here in the States was
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Categories: Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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