Travel
IPEE’s Annual Meeting
We just got back from attending IPEE’s Annual Meeting in Santo Domingo in which Joel received the special designation of having his Ordination Recognized by IPEE, so he is now considered to be an Ordained Minister in Ecuador in addition …
New Harvest Team Arrives
We were happy to welcome a work team from New Harvest Christian Church of Oregon, OH after they had a day and half flight delay problem making their way to Ecuador. Though they were weary from travel, they quickly got …
Back in Ecuador!
We made it back to our home in Quito, Ecuador this past Monday. Our flight back was a little bit delayed as we were trying to determine if Grandma was in a stable spot and we were helping out with …
Christmas newsletter!
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
…3 Days, 3 Mingas
What a joy it is to have partnership in ministry!!! 3 Days = 3 Mingas = 1 Floor for the entire home. Iglesia Emanuel, our partner church in Cayambe, finished pouring the floors and they look beautiful. It was a …
Una Minga de Tres Lote
What a blessing to have over 22 people from a small Quechua community called Tres Lote (“Third Lot”) come out to work on the home for at-risk children. They came on Friday because they had plans on Saturday for the …
La Minga de la Iglesia Emanuel
Good folks from our partner church in Cayambe, Iglesia Emanuel, came together yesterday for a minga, which is a Quechua word meaning that the greater community comes from all around to work on something together for the greater good. Over …
International Leadership Summit
We had the opportunity to attend an International Leadership Summit hosted by IPEE at our very own Covenant Campgrounds in Santo Domingo. This was a wonderful event with international speakers and participants all centered around the idea of sharing God’s …
The Santiago Partnership