Reflections
Party in the Park
Yesterday, 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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Categories: Family Fun, Ministry, Prayer, Reflections, Updates
Tags: Churches, Family Fun, IPEE, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Updates
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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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Categories: Family Fun, Reflections, Updates
Tags: Churches, Ecuador, Evangelical Covenant Church, Family Fun, Ministry, Santiago, Updates
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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
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Construction, Home, Ministry, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Answered prayers, Cayambe, Ecuador, Evangelical Covenant Church, Ministry, Mission Teams, Northwest Covenant Church, Prayer Requests, The Santiago Partnership, Trips, Updates
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All be well!
You may want to click play on the song at the bottom of this post so as to let the music play as you are reading.
I (Joel) wanted to share a little bit from how God spoke to me
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Categories: Ministry, Prayer, Reflections
Tags: Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Trips
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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
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Categories: Ministry, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Evangelical Covenant Church, Family Fun, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Travel, Trips, Updates
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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
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Categories: Ministry, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Evangelical Covenant Church, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Trips, Updates
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The Power of Prayer
On September 1st, we received this email from Sharon Martin, a friend who, with her husband, Frank provide pastoral care and prayer support for missionaries:
On Wednesday, August 26, Frank and I left the office at 3:30 pm, an hour …
Categories: Ephraim, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Ephraim, Prayer Requests, Reflections
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A Surprise Arrival!
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts.
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will
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Categories: Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Ecuador, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Prayer Requests, Simeon, Updates
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Please pray for Patricio
This week during our Medical Caravan in Zuleta we had the opportunity to see a patient that we have been trying to get in contact with. His name is Patricio and he is from the Kichwa community of Cashaloma. Joel …
Categories: 501c3, Ministry, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Updates
Tags: Ecuador, Ministry, Prayer Requests, The Santiago Partnership, Updates
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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 …
Categories: Reflections, Travel, Updates
Tags: Prayer Requests, Travel, Trips, Updates
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