It was sad to see our team from New Harvest come and go so quickly but we are incredibly thankful for everything they could accomplish in their short time here. Thank you for your partnership in ministry!
THANK YOU NEW HARVEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH!
Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Construction, Home, Ministry, Updates
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New Harvest Team Arrives
We were happy to welcome a work team from New Harvest Christian Church of Oregon, OH after they had a day and half flight delay problem making their way to Ecuador. Though they were weary from travel, they quickly got to work on the home for at risk children in Cayambe!
Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Construction, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Travel, Updates
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Back in Ecuador!
We made it back to our home in Quito, Ecuador this past Monday. Our flight back was a little bit delayed as we were trying to determine if Grandma was in a stable spot and we were helping out with her. But after a little bit over a month of spending time with grandma, who has terminal cancer, and grandpa, we are finally back in Ecuador and getting our lives setup here again. It was an important month for us as we know that grandma won’t be with us forever and we wanted to spend good time with her and the rest of the family over the holidays. Here are some pictures that show a little bit of our time there.
Categories: Esther, Family Fun, Home Assignment, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, Travel, Updates
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Construction Progress made
See how far we’ve come in construction on the home for at risk children in the past year!
Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Construction, Ministry, Reflections, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Cayambe, Ecuador, Ministry, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, Updates
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Christmas newsletter!
Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Construction, Esther, Family Fun, Language Study, Licensing in Ecuador, Ministry, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Simeon, Travel, Uncategorized, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Answered prayers, Cayambe, Churches, Ecuador, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, Family Fun, IPEE, Language Study, Licensing in Ecuador, Ministry, Mission Teams, Prayer Requests, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Trips, Updates
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Construction continues… just not on the home
Construction continues in Cayambe, just not on the Home for At Risk Children. Though it is not yet open, we are already expanding the services of the Medical Clinic. We will providing the the services of a laboratory so that we can give a higher level of care for the people of the greater Cayambe area. Check out the pictures to see how the construction (and destruction) is progressing.
Our field of onions is really growing
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A visit to our home church, Northwest Covenant
This past Sunday we had the opportunity to visit our home church, Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect, IL. Northwest Covenant is where we attended ever since we got married and moved to Chicago in 2002 up until we moved to Ecuador in 2010. NWCC is also where Joel was a pastor for a short while as well as the church that we took the mission trip with to Ecuador in which we received our call to Ecuador.
It was wonderful to be back with them for both worship services on Sunday morning, worshiping in our familiar home and seeing and reconnecting with so many friends. It was a busy morning for us as we were having Esther dedicated in our church home in the States as well as we lighted the advent candle and also gave a short update on what all is happening with us.
To top things off, they also held a special dinner for us that evening. There were 60 some people who came out and not just those from Northwest but also some from our supporting churches at DeerGrove Covenant (Palatine, IL) and Church of the Good Shepherd in Joliet, IL. It was a great day!!!
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The container is on its way!
After much prayer and patience, the container of supplies is on its way to Ecuador! Thanks to all who donated medical supplies and other items to send in the container, and thanks to those who helped to pack the container this week!
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Container approved!!!!
We just heard from Rolando, our project coordinator with FACE, that he just got done with a meeting with the Quito Custom’s officials and the container has been approved to be sent down! PRAISE THE LORD!!! It sure has taken a long time but we are just happy to know that we can finally send all of those medical donations down that have been sitting and waiting to be sent. Now, we just need to setup a day to pack and load the container with the good folks from Coshocton, OH. God is good!!!!
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Dreams Really Do Come True, I’m proof
I knew at the age of 10 years old that I wanted to be a medical missionary after visiting Kenya, Africa and being exposed to medical missionaries. From that early age, I wanted to help people-to work with Jesus to heal. This has been a dream for SO many years, and this past week, it became a reality.
After a medical/dental team came down to work in the clinic in Cayambe a few weeks ago, Pastor Jose and I talked about why I wasn’t seeing patients in the clinic. I didn’t think I COULD see patients in the clinic. He seemed to think that it wouldn’t be a problem for me to see the kids in the Compassion Center. I starting wondering too why we hadn’t thought about this. We talked through it together with others, reviewed what Compassion International expects, talked to a doctor here in Ecuador to see his thoughts. After all of this, it seemed clear that it would be OK for me to practice, seeing only internally within the Compassion International center and its children. So, last Wednesday was my first week in the clinic seeing patients, by myself! It was quite a busy time that I didn’t take a whole lot of time to reflect on just how big of a day this really was in my life. But, thinking and reflecting, I was reminded of Phillipians 1:6:
…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
God placed a call on my life SO many years ago and it is Him who has been with me through the years to bring me to this point. However, it is an interesting feeling to think that THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING! God has so much more to do and I am excited to be along for the ride. I am excited and humbled that He would choose me for this BIG task. It seems pretty overwhelming sometimes. However, God has brought me this far, keeping the call He has placed close to my heart and I know He is here through it all. On those days I doubt I can do it, the days long ago when I didn’t know if I would make it through tough graduate school classes, the days raising support, the days of waiting, waiting, waiting. All of it has lead to this! Is it worth it? Absolutely!
So, today I take a minute to reflect. Reflect on God’s mercy and grace. To be thankful for the YEARS it took to get us to this point. I am SO thankful for the journey which seemed to take a lot longer than we expected, but realize that it has been God’s PERFECT timing. Thanks be to God for not giving up on His and for beginning His work in me so many years ago. Thanks be to God!
Getting a good history
Say AHHHHHH!
The Santiago Partnership