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Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner
During September we celebrated our Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner, this time in partnership with Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin, CT. This year we had a little bit smaller crew of just Carlita, Esther and Mirian who
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Categories: 501c3, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Ministry, Reverse Mission Tripe, Simeon, Travel, Updates
Tags: 501c3, Bethany Covenant Church, Celebration Dinner, Churches, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Reflections, Reverse Mission Trip, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Delps Back in Ecuador

We were able to make it back to Ecuador this summer as a family, just barely. As you may remember, when we moved from Ecuador to the United States we made a promise to the kids that we would travel
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Categories: Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Family Fun, Friends, Home, Ministry, Reflections, Simeon, Soccer, Travel, Updates, VBS, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Blog, Cayambe, Ephraim, Esther, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Family Fun, Friends, Home, IPEE, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, Simeon, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Celebrating 10 Years of Medical Service with our Ecuadorian Friends

Returning from Ecuador this past week, I come back on a high after celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Medical Clinic, the 9th Anniversary of the Children’s Home as well as the additional respective anniversaries of each and every of
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Categories: 501c3, Cayambe, Clinic, Construction, Devotions, Friends, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, Travel, Updates, Volunteers
Tags: 501c3, Answered prayers, Blog, Cayambe, Churches, Clinic, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, Prayer Requests, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Joel in Ecuador

I am writing to you here today on March 31st after arriving back from Ecuador early this morning at 2 a.m. I just got a little bit of sleep, but I wanted to write to you here while things
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Categories: Ministry, Santo Domingo, Travel, Updates
Tags: Cayambe, Ecuador Info, Evangelical Covenant Church, FACE, Friends, IPEE, Ministry, The Santiago Partnership, Travel, Trips, Updates
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Would you like me to visit?

Would you like me to come for a visit?
As you are probably aware if you follow us along closely, Kim and I officially finished our Ministry Assignment (formerly known as Home Assignment) last June. I (Joel) am
…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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Categories: Ministry, Travel, Updates
Tags: Ecuador Info, Ministry, Mission Teams, Reflections, The Santiago Partnership, 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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New Community Covenant Church Workshop



The Santiago Partnership