It feels strange to say this, but I’m “DONE” with Language Study! Now, that is obviously in quotation marks and that is because one is never done learning a different language and culture. It will be a continual process for …
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Habakuk 3:17-18 ~ “Missionary’s Lament of Autumn” version ~
Even though the leaves don’t burst with golden hues
nor are there bonfire fumes
Even though there are no pumpkins for sale
And certainly no hay bales
Though there are few …
1 Sunday 2 Services
Last Saturday Joshua and I packed our bags (we sure do that a lot!) and headed to Ibarra, a town 3 hours north of Quito. As a part of the Pastoral Council Josh has the blessing of being a part …
Equipping Leaders!
At the end of August the Ecuadorian Covenant Church hosted an International Leadership Summit attended by around 160 pastors, leaders and youth from Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela! The speakers were from Peru, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and the States, …
Vacation Bible School!
It was awesome to see the local body of Christ come together to have these 3 days of fun and learning for our kids.
Tour of our Home
Bienvenido to our home!
Back in December we moved out of our fancy but teeny tiny down-town apartment into this large, spacious, bright gift from God. We now have about 3x the space we had in our little place and …
Drive!
After crossing the city numerous times in taxis, hunting down paperwork, taking a driver’s ed class, getting my blood type officially recorded, taking the test at the DMV I now proudly can say I have my Ecuadorian Driver’s License!! I …
A week in Zancudo
Two weeks ago our tidy city lives with paved roads, running water and ready internet were turned upside down as we helped lead a short term team from Cypress Church in California. We had been invited into a tiny town …
Redecorating Project
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was given the blessed task of giving the Ecuadorian Evangelical Covenant Church’s offices a face lift and I wanted to show off…er… show you the semi-final results! The main walls have been …
2014 World Cup
The World Cup “CopaMundial” has begun! This year Ecuador made it to this month-long, world-wide competition, it’s been said that this is the biggest sporting event in the world! For us that means that Ecuador is decked out in supportive …