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Reflections

The need for water

Pictures of the distribution of water by government officials in the area of those affected by the recent earthquake. They were throwing water off of the trucks while continuing to move forward! Water is so desperately needed as much of

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Ecuador Earthquake Update

IKim with friendt has now been almost 13 days since the devastating earthquake hit the Ecuadorian coast.  Some days it seems like a lifetime ago and other times it seems like it just happened yesterday.  It is probably to the point …

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Light of the World

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“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”  Matthew 5:14

When I was younger, I LOVED lighthouses.  I remember having a poster of a lighthouse on my wall with a huge wave …

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Sweet Surrender

I was standing in church the other day, trying to intimately connect with Jesus through worship.  We usually sit in the back on a regular basis (with 3 kiddos that seems to be a necessity at this point).  I had …

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A long-awaited Inauguration

Today at our partner church, Iglesia Emanuel, we held our long-awaited Inauguration/Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Medical Clinic.  It was quite the event.  People came from all over to be involved.  Representatives from IPEE’s Administrative Council and Pastoral Council were there

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Long Time Coming by Jess Delp

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(This is a reflection shared by Jess Delp who volunteered with the Santiago Partnership for two weeks in July 2015)

First off, I want to apologize for the embarrassingly late post. Unfortunately a few things came up that had to

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Puzzle Therapy

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As the holiday season comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on a holiday tradition that I enjoy and provide a little insight as to why this tradition is special to me.  My (Joel’s) family has always enjoyed fixing

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Christmas Eve Reflection from Kim

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As I was feeding my newborn the other day, I was looking into his face as he was sleeping.  How beautiful, peaceful and innocent he is.  Unaware of the crazy, dangerous and uncertain world around us.  He is reliant on

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Party in the Park

Party_in_the_arkYesterday, we had a special get together in the park with all of the missionaries in Quito as well as many pastors from the Quito area.  The idea was to just have fun together and relax, not spend so much

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Que Viva la Quinceanera!!!

This past weekend we had the pleasure of attending our first Quinceanera!  A Quinceanera is when an Ecuadorian girl turns 15 (15 is “quince” in Spanish).  We went to the Quincenera birthday party for our friend Naomi, who is the

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