1.0Richard + Elizabeth in Ecuadorhttp://blogs.covchurch.org/resantanarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qgS0w0neJx"><a href="http://blogs.covchurch.org/resantana/2017/02/09/our-in-depth-update/">our “in-depth” update…</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://blogs.covchurch.org/resantana/2017/02/09/our-in-depth-update/embed/#?secret=qgS0w0neJx" width="600" height="338" title="“our “in-depth” update…” — Richard + Elizabeth in Ecuador" data-secret="qgS0w0neJx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=http://blogs.covchurch.org/resantana/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Hello! When we sent out our last newsletter, we said that we’d write an “in-depth” blog about what we were currently up to, what are our future plans, etc. So, without further ado….   February:  We are leaving in five…no, four days to head off to Ecuador. The reason why we are going to Ecuador in four days is because we are going to host a Merge Partnership team in the Ibarra/Zuleta area.  While in Ecuador, we will also be: planning for other Merge trips coming this Spring/Summer looking for a house to buy/rent visitng friends and family   March:  In March we will again, be back in Minnesota. Now some of you might be asking, “why are you coming back to Minnesota when you have already reached over 80% of your funds?” Well, my friends….two words:   THE INTERVIEW   That’s right, we are still waiting for Richard’s citizenship interview. This is a very dicey situation because if Richard is outside of the United States for over a certain number of days, he will be lose his permanent residence status and we will have to start over again, but on the other hand, we have teams coming so we have to be there to host them, thus, we have a tricky situation and a lot of comings and goings and counting. […]http://blogs.covchurch.org/resantana/wp-content/uploads/sites/132/2017/02/IMG_7658-240x300.jpg