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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
…Welcome Amundsens!!!
This past week we welcomed Erik and Kristina Amundsen to the Ecuador field as they arrived this past Monday and will be serving a two-year term as ECC Short-Term Missionaries. They will be serving mainly with FACE as Erik hopes …
Women’s Health A Focus This Week
This week we conducted a Women’s Health Medical Caravan in the communities of Zuleta and Cayambe as we had the blessing of a visiting Medical Team from the area of Chicago. Over 100 patients received an exam over a 4
…It’s that time of year… VBS time!!!
Summertime always brings a multitude of excitement…warm weather, walks, vacations, family reunions, pool time and VBS for a lot of churches. We just had VBS at one of the churches here in Quito and it was so much fun. …
Please pray for Oyacachi!
Please pray for our sister church/community in Oyacachi who on Friday experienced an incredible landslide and flooding. Currently, the entire community is evacuating and the surrounding area Covenant churches are providing shelter and food. You may remember that we recently
…Medical Caravan in Oyacachi
Our 2nd Medical Caravan has now officially been completed! 117 children in the community of Oyacachi received their annual medical and dental checkup on Friday.
Volunteers Needed!
The Santiago Partnership has been blessed by numerous volunteers in our already short existence. On Thursday, two more volunteers, Sarah Gosen and David Gutierrez, helped us pour the floor for the entrance to the home for at risk children. Contact
…Medical Caravan with Iglesia Nazareno
Medical Caravan in Cayambe with Iglesia Nazareno completed! We saw 236 children for their annual medical checkup over a three day period. Thank you for all your help from our volunteers.
Wednesday Meetings
Every Wednesday our project leadership team which consists of Rolando Escola, Project Coordinator, Jose Tuqueres, Pastor of Iglesia Emanuel (our partner church), and Kim and I, meet in Cayambe to discuss the project in great detail and make decisions about …
Final Version of Covenant VBS Curriculum Released
We wanted to let you know that the final version of the Covenant’s Ecuador VBS Curriculum has been released and you can download it here: http://www.covchurch.org/mission/projects/vbs-project/
The Santiago Partnership