Travel
A Visit from Times Past
We had the unique and wonderful opportunity to meet and host former Covenant Missionary Marlan Enns. Marlan is 94 and was one of the original Covenant missionaries to open the Ecuadorian field. He planted the Covenant’s first church, Iglesia Betel
…See the new kitchen!
Thanks to the team from Northwest Covenant Church and our Ecuadorian partners, we made incredible progress on the home for at-risk kids this week – tiling, skim coating, sanding, painting, digging, hauling, installing cabinets and appliances, and more – and
…South American Missionary Retreat
This past week we had the pleasure of hosting all of the missionaries from South America (Colombia and Ecuador) as well as many folks from Chicago for a Missionary Retreat. It was a wonderful time of connecting, sharing, praying, and
…Sabbath Retreat
Here is the group photo of the group that I was a part of for my recent Sabbath Retreat. I have to say that I have been so extremely blessed to be a part of such a wonderful experience and
…Sabbath Retreat
On Friday Joel will be leaving for a Sabbath Retreat so he can continue on his goal to reduce the stress and overall workload in his life. You can read about when he last talked about this and his beard
…Women’s Health A Focus This Week
This week we conducted a Women’s Health Medical Caravan in the communities of Zuleta and Cayambe as we had the blessing of a visiting Medical Team from the area of Chicago. Over 100 patients received an exam over a 4
…Accidents Happen…
Accidents do in fact happen, we all know it. Unfortunately, it’s never fun when they happen. Joel was involved in an accident this week on the way to pick up friends who were going see the ministries in Cayambe. He …
Small Victories…
A license plate…it seems pretty simple huh? In the States, getting your license plates is a very simple process that takes 1, maybe 2 weeks right? Well, the process has proven to be a little longer here, about 15 months! …
Volunteer Tourist Week
We took two of our summer volunteers on a week adventure to see the beauty of Ecuador. Here are some pictures from our time:
Pictures of Disaster Relief in Oyacachi
Pictures of disaster relief and pastoral care in Oyacachi. It has been amazing to see how the see the response by our Christian brothers and sisters in the surrounding area Covenant churches. If you would like to support their efforts, …