Author Archives: Joel & Kim
Christmas newsletter!
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 …
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
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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
…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 …
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 …
Fun with Friends
We had a wonderful few days visiting, reconnecting, traveling and just spending time together in fellowship with friends Fabio and Johnna and Sophia Muniz. They are currently raising support with the Evangelical Covenant Church as short term missionaries in Japan. …
Esther’s Dedication
Yesterday we had Esther dedicated at church. Our friends Henry and Olga are her “padrinos”. Both families came up on stage and our pastors were wonderful in the dedication. Here are some pics!
ROAD OPEN!!!
We’ve gotten some great news in the last couple of weeks: the road is open!!!! That’s right! The Pan-american Highway heading north of the city to Cayambe that had been closed since the big earthquake has recently been opened. It’s …
The past week in pictures…maybe a few words too!
This past week, Esther and I (Kim) went up to Cayambe to observe and help as we could with a Medical/Dental team from Florida. This team has been coming to Cayambe for many years so we were excited to see …
The Santiago Partnership