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Thank you Pleasant Community Church!

A little over a week a ago, the staff in Cayambe were blessed to welcome a diverse team from Pleasant Community Church, and their time with them brought joy, energy, and deep encouragement.

 

The team spent much of

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Forever Flowers First Ever INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT

Many of you have been following us along for a long time.

 

Many of you know the history of Forever Flowers and for those of you who don’t, you can read the timeline here: Forever Flowers.

 

The

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Simeon Update and Request for Help

First off, the update.  After almost an entire year since Simeon’s bad knee injury where he tore his ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) as well as other significant damage to his left knee, he has now officially returned to the soccer

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Merry Christmas and Christmas Newsletter

 

Here is our Christmas Newsletter

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Our Dream Come True: First Ever Celebration Dinner

 

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, one of our dreams came true!  A celebration event that brought supporters and longtime friends together to celebrate how far the ministry has come, and included our friends from Ecuador, and we offered a

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Worship and Potluck with Church of the Good Shepherd

During our Reverse Mission trip, the Ecuadorian staff collaborated with members of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Joliet, IL, for a multicultural church service.  Church of the Good Shepherd has been a long supporter of the Santiago Partnership

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New Community Covenant Church Workshop

New Community Church of Chicago (Bronzeville) and Pastor David Swanson have been a longtime friends, supporters and collaborators of the Santiago Partnership and our family.  On Saturday, November 8, we had the privilege to present at a workshop New Community

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North Park Theological Seminary Panel Discussion

North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago partnered with the Santiago Partnership for our Reverse Mission Trip earlier this month by hosting a panel discussion entitled “Community Development: Joining with God for a More Just and Flourishing World.”

 

The panel

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Mission In Reverse

Toward the beginning of November, we welcomed a Mission Team from Ecuador consisting of 5 staff members from the project in Cayambe and the President of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Ecuador.

Our time together here in the States was

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Dreaming Big with Sonia

Sonia’s story is a reminder that we are all one bad experience away from living in crisis. For Sonia, what made it impossible to thrive was the lack of supportive resources surrounding her family.

A drunk driver left her injured

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