Prayer Requests
Agua Potable (Fresh Water)
Sorry, it has been a little while since we have updated. I (Joel) made a trip a couple of weeks ago to the Camp in Santo Domingo for more meetings on the Agua Potable project. Again, just to refresh your …
In Santo Domingo
We just wanted to update everyone that Joel will be traveling to Santo Domingo again this week from Monday through Wednesday. He is going for more meetings over the agua potable (“clean water”) project. Please pray for safe travel and …
Preaching – Prayer Request
I (Joel) just wanted to write and ask for prayer for this Sunday and the next. I will be preaching for the first time in Spanish… well, ok… technically, I will be reading my first sermon in Spanish. I have …
In Santo Domingo
Joel traveled to Santo Domingo yesterday and will be there through Saturday. He arrived yesterday safely with no problems. This is a trip that got rescheduled from last weekend since the country was in a State-of-Emergency caused by the waves …
State-of-Emergency Lifted
The State-Of-Emergency was lifted today for Ecuador. We had been under a State-Of-Emergency while we were preparing for the waves from the Japan tsunami to hit the Pacific Coast. Over 200,000 people from the coastal areas of the country had …
The National Assembly
This past weekend we went back to Santo Domingo, but this time it wasn’t for the direct work that Joel has been doing. This last weekend was IPEE’s (The Evangelical Covenant Church of Ecuador) Asamblea Nacional or “National Assembly”. It …
Out of Reach
Hello all! Just a quick note to let you all know that we are out of reach again this week. Joel is in Santo Domingo again and Kim and Simeon are staying with our babysitter Martita and her family this …
Ministry Update
Here is a recent newsletter update that we sent out to Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect, IL and just thought everyone might be interested in reading:
“Our first month being back home in Ecuador has been an eventful one. …
Update on Earl
Thank you so much for all your prayers for Earl, Joel’s dad. He is finally home from the hospital, we pray, for good. His blood pressure is much more stable, but not perfect yet. He has had his ups and …
Holidays in the States
We spent Christmas and New Year’s in the U.S. to visit family and friends. We left December 21st from Quito and got to spent an evening with one of Kim’s best friends and (her now fiance). It was a great …
The Santiago Partnership
