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Thank you Vanessa & Janelle!

Thank you to our friends Vanessa Alleruzzo and Janelle Fountas as they are heading home after three months of volunteering with us in the area of Occupational Therapy. They served the Medical Clinic as well as the Home for At

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Ecuador Missionary Retreat

This past weekend we were blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the Ecuador Field Missionary Retreat. Our Regional Coordinators, Pia & Eugenio Restrepo, were able to come down lead us in our time of devotions. In addition

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Thank you Emersons!

A little over a week ago, we received a visit from Brad and Sarah Emerson and their kids from Grand Rapids, MI. Brad and Joel are friends from college. They took a family vacation to visit Ecuador AND to help

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from the Santiago Partnership!!! This week we celebrated Easter together in the Home for At Risk children with all of the staff of both the Home and Medical Clinic. We prepared the traditional Holy Week soup called Fenesca

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Thank you IU School of Dentistry!

We had the privilege of working once again with the Indiana University School of Dentistry this week on a medical/dental caravan. We visited the Kichwa communities of San Antonio and 4 Lote. On Friday we spent the day in Juan

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Trip to Tarapoa

Earlier in the week, I (Joel) made a quick trip to the jungle town of Tarapoa. Since I didn’t want to leave Kim without a car, I made the by bus. It was a whirlwind trip leaving on Sunday night,

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Thank you Indiana Wesleyan University OT Team

We just finished up a great week with the Indiana Wesleyan University Occupational Therapy Team. It was a fantastic week of learning together and partnering together in mission as we served the Home for At Risk Children and the School

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Oh Canada!!!

Thank you to the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada and their continued commitment to Ecuador and the Santiago Partnership. Our friends from Canada joined us again this past week to keep moving forward on the construction efforts of our new

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Thank you Chicago friends!

Whew! What a busy yet encouraging and uplifting week! We welcomed a team of medical professionals from Lutheran General Hospital and Audiologists from the Chicago land area, led by the Santiago Partnership’s own Kristi Lundblad. Some were returning from previous

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Thank you Riverside Covenant Church!

Thank you Riverside Covenant Church! A little over a week ago, Riverside brought a team down to visit with us and their partner church in Cangahua. It was an awesome week! They helped us make a lot of progress on

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