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This picture represents a visual depiction of our all of our travel for Ministry Assignment (formerly known as Home Assignment) this past year.\u00a0 Really, we don’t feel like it does it justice.<\/h3>\n

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In total, we visited 40 churches (or other church related speaking events) from June 2024 through June 2025.\u00a0 And this was right on the heals of transitioning our family from Ecuador to the United States after 14 years of ministry in Ecuador.<\/h3>\n

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Here is a breakdown of all of our trips that are depicted in the picture above.<\/h3>\n

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2024<\/u>
\nJune 23rd — Real Community Covenant Church, Marion, IN
\nAugust 11th — Church of the Good Shepherd, Joliet, IL
\nSeptember 8th — Donaldson ECC, Donaldson, IN
\nSeptember 22nd — Valley Covenant Church, Stillman Valley, IL
\nSeptember 29th — Covenant Community Church, Fairfield, OH
\nOctober 13th — Real Community Covenant Church, Marion, IN
\nOctober 20th — First Covenant Church, Youngstown, OH
\nOctober 27th — New Community Covenant Church, Chicago,\u00a0IL
\nNovember 3rd — Grace Covenant Church, Iron River, MI
\nNovember 10th — DeerGrove Covenant Church, Palatine, IL
\nNovember 17th — Evangelical Covenant Church, New\u00a0London, MN
\nDecember 1st — Bay Covenant Church, Green Bay, WI
\nDecember 8th — Hope Covenant Church, Indianapolis, IN
\nDecember 22nd — Redeemer Covenant Church, Carrolton, TX<\/h3>\n

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2025<\/u>
\nJanuary 12th — Pleasant Community Church, Warren, PA
\nJanuary 19th — Grace Methodist Church, Hartford City, IN
\nJanuary 26th — Bethany Covenant Church, Berlin, CT
\nFebruary 2nd — North Park Covenant Church, Machesney Park, IL
\nFebruary 9th — Northwest Covenant Church, Mt. Prospect, IL
\nFebruary 23rd — New Hope Covenant Church, Richland, MI
\nMarch 2nd — St. John’s Covenant Church, Millersburg, OH
\nMarch 15th — Central Conference Women’s Retreat, Galesburg, IL
\nMarch 16th — First Covenant Church, Lincoln, NE
\nMarch 16th — Evangelical Covenant Church, Ceresco, NE
\nMarch 23rd — First Covenant Church, Willmar, MN
\nMarch 23rd — Dawson Covenant Church, Dawson, MN
\nMarch 26th — North Park Covenant Church, Chicago, IL
\nMarch 31st — Hope Covenant Church, Chandler, AZ
\nApril 6th — Eastside Covenant Church, Tucson, AZ
\nApril 13th — Baudette Covenant Church, Baudette, MN
\nApril 13th — Dassel Covenant Church, Dassel, MN
\nApril 27th — Cannon Beach Comm Church, Cannon Beach, OR
\nMay 2nd & 3rd — ECC of Canada Annual Meeting, Strathmore, AB, Canada
\nMay 18th — Journey Covenant Church, Wichita, KS
\nJune 1st — New Community Covenant Church (Bronzeville), Chicago, IL
\nJune 8th — First Covenant Church, Willoughby Hills, OH
\nJune 15th — The Grove Covenant Church, Lafayette, IN
\nJune 15th — Riverside Covenant Church, West Lafayette, IN
\nJune 26th – 28th — Gather 2025, Orlando, FL<\/h3>\n

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