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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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Categories: Family Fun, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, Updates
Tags: Answered prayers, Blog, Family Fun, Friends, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Request, Simeon, Updates
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Merry Christmas and Christmas Newsletter
Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Home Assignment, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Blog, Churches, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home Assignment, IPEE, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Newsletter, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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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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Categories: 501c3, Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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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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Categories: 501c3, Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Church of the Good Shepherd, Churches, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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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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Categories: Family Fun, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Tripe, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reverse Mission Trip, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Serving in Ecuador this Month by Kim

In October, a team of 6 pediatric doctors, 1 endocrinologist, 1 physician, 2 audiologists, and 1 dental hygienist embarked on a pediatric caravan to bring resources to areas without medical access. Despite difficulties resulting from the protests, they served 606
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Medical Caravan, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Prayer, Reflections, Travel, Updates, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Prayer Requests, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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An Night to Remember
Join us for our First Annual Celebration Event on Saturday, November 8th! This will be a night of fellowship, inspirational stories, and celebrating our ministry and people.
Six staff members from Cayambe and a local pastor are traveling to Chicago
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Family Fun, Home, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Updates
Tags: Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Prayer Requests, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Visiting Ecuador for the First Time Since our Move
We were able to travel to Ecuador as a family during July, well, for the most part as a family. The kids and I (Joel) were there July 7th through July 20th and Kim was able to be there the
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Ministry, Reflections, Simeon, Travel, Updates, VBS, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Cayambe, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Mission Teams, Simeon, Travel, Trips, Updates
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The good and the hard
We recently came back from a trip to Ecuador. So many people have asked, as is a normal question, “how was it?” If you have ever been on a team with us in Ecuador, I usually give feedback and advice
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Categories: Anger, Cayambe, Clinic, Devotions, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Home, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Simeon, Updates
Tags: Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Ecuador Info, Ephraim, Esther, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Simeon, Travel, Trips, Updates
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End of Year of Updates
Happy New Year!
As we close out 2024 as a family here in Romeoville, we are just filled with such a deep sense of peace and gratitude for so many blessings in 2024. Whether it be a joy filled
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Categories: Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Home Assignment, Ministry, Ministry Assignment, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Cayambe, Ecuador Info, Family Fun, Friends, Home Assignment, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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