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We just got back from a week in the mountain suburbs of Quito,<\/strong> partnering with the church, \u201cJesus El Salvador\u201d and a team from Ceresco, NE.<\/span><\/p>\n

What a fun, incredible week!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The team was made up of six lovely individuals,<\/strong> who came and partnered with the church doing construction together, attending the regular church services, and partnering with the Santiago Partnership and putting on a medical clinic right there in the church.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the really, REALLY awesome parts of the week<\/strong> was that we all stayed with host families. I cannot stress enough how much more you connect with a church, with a culture, with a family, than when you stay with them in their homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course it is hard, maybe you don\u2019t speak their language,<\/strong> maybe you are not use to how they live, maybe you feel awkward, but it is so, so worth it! What a great way to cross cultural barriers and show your brothers and sisters that you care about them and you want to learn about them by being hosted in their homes. So beautiful!<\/span><\/p>\n

So thank you Ceresco, NE team!<\/strong> Way to be missional, flexible, and open hearted! It was a joy to partner with you and the church in Quito!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Love,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth<\/span><\/p>\n

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So beautiful! So thank you Ceresco, NE team! Way to be missional, flexible, and open hearted! It was a joy to partner with you and the church in Quito!   Love, Elizabeth Report This Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[33398,124,33397,33399,13,32289,33355],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cross-culture","tag-ecuador","tag-hospitality","tag-host-homes","tag-life","tag-love","tag-merge"],"yoast_head":"\nNebraska in Quito - Richard + Elizabeth in Ecuador<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/2018\/06\/13\/nebraska-in-quito\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nebraska in Quito - Richard + Elizabeth in Ecuador\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We just got back from a week in the mountain suburbs of Quito, partnering with the church, \u201cJesus El Salvador\u201d and a team from Ceresco, NE. 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