Sunday, October 21, 2007
1 Year Anniversary of Santos Pamba
I spent all day today at Santos Pamba. The preschoolers and their parents were there, along with members of the church, and people from the neighborhood. The preschoolers sang 3 songs at the service. (see the picture below) It was adorable! I spent the afternoon helping serve lunch to everyone, and playing with the preschoolers. I also got to spend time with the teachers, Amanda and Mari. The kids are loving going to preschool. We are planning to take all of the preschoolers to a park to play and have a picnic soon! I wish you could all be here to meet these precious kids.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Santos Pamba Pictures
Pastor Pedro Pablo, and the preschool teachers Amanda and Mari
Working on the roof and prepping for a second floor.
Second story- new! They had the first church service here last week. All the neighboors were watching and curious about what was going on.
Working on the new house. It is now plastered inside and has cement outside. The part to the right is where the dining area will be for the children.
Santos Pamba Church- the new house is the cement house to the rightSANTOS PAMBA PRESCHOOL UPDATE
God has been providing! It brings tears to my eyes just being able to share with you how much has been going on. The home next to the church is almost paid off! Only about $1000 more is needed. The house is bought, but through a loan. Thank you so much to those who have donated! On behalf of the church and preschoolers…thank you. When I told Pastor Pedro Pablo how much has been donated, he started to cry and thank God. This dream for a Compassion Center would be impossible if it weren’t for people donating and praying like you. Thank you very much. May God bless you.
The members of the church have started construction on the house. Another missionary here has donated money for this construction. It was just cinderblock and now they are putting plaster, stairs, and have built 2 classrooms, a kitchen, and are working on building the dining area for the kids. (see pictures above) It’s been amazing to see the change. They are very excited about this home being a ministry to their neighbors. Compassion International will be coming to visit the site on November 5th. Please be praying for this day, that Compassion will agree to finally start a site at Santos Pamba! I will keep you posted on what happens.
The Lord has been using me at my school to be a voice for Santos Pamba also. I am on the Ecuadorian Outreach Committee for the Elementary. We are doing outreach projects each quarter. Since Thanksgiving is coming up in November, we decided to do a Thanksgiving Nickel Drive and donate the money somewhere. Guess where we decided to donate the money? To Santos Pamba Preschool! I took pictures of all of the kids and have them hung up all around the school. Each classroom has a jar with a picture of one of the preschool students on it. We are having a competition between each grade level to see who can raise the most. I’m in charge of this fundraiser. I made a PowerPoint presentation of the preschoolers and comparing their “school” with our school. It’s been amazing to see how passionate these Elementary kids are to help others. The money is coming in quickly! Parents wrote me and asked for it to be school wide instead of just the Elementary, and now it is! Parents who are doctors have contacted me and want to donate medicines, others have donated clothes, and just on Friday an aunt of a student called me and wants to donate a bunch of children’s books and school supplies! Daily I am in awe of God and how He is moving in the hearts of people at my school to reach out. I’m not finished yet- there’s more! Our school has a storage room full of old things that no one is using anymore (old furniture, toys, and books). I met with our Director on Friday morning to talk to him about donating those items instead of taking up storage space. God has blessed our school with many things, and I told him that we need to in turn give and bless others in need around us. Guess what? Those things are now going to be donated and I’m in charge of it! J God is so good.
Tomorrow I’m going to the 1 year anniversary of the Santos Pamba church and I’m the honored guest. I’ll let you know how it went. Thank you again to everyone who has been praying and supporting Santos Pamba. Thank you for being a part of what God is doing here in Ecuador. God is moving! Praise Him!
The members of the church have started construction on the house. Another missionary here has donated money for this construction. It was just cinderblock and now they are putting plaster, stairs, and have built 2 classrooms, a kitchen, and are working on building the dining area for the kids. (see pictures above) It’s been amazing to see the change. They are very excited about this home being a ministry to their neighbors. Compassion International will be coming to visit the site on November 5th. Please be praying for this day, that Compassion will agree to finally start a site at Santos Pamba! I will keep you posted on what happens.
The Lord has been using me at my school to be a voice for Santos Pamba also. I am on the Ecuadorian Outreach Committee for the Elementary. We are doing outreach projects each quarter. Since Thanksgiving is coming up in November, we decided to do a Thanksgiving Nickel Drive and donate the money somewhere. Guess where we decided to donate the money? To Santos Pamba Preschool! I took pictures of all of the kids and have them hung up all around the school. Each classroom has a jar with a picture of one of the preschool students on it. We are having a competition between each grade level to see who can raise the most. I’m in charge of this fundraiser. I made a PowerPoint presentation of the preschoolers and comparing their “school” with our school. It’s been amazing to see how passionate these Elementary kids are to help others. The money is coming in quickly! Parents wrote me and asked for it to be school wide instead of just the Elementary, and now it is! Parents who are doctors have contacted me and want to donate medicines, others have donated clothes, and just on Friday an aunt of a student called me and wants to donate a bunch of children’s books and school supplies! Daily I am in awe of God and how He is moving in the hearts of people at my school to reach out. I’m not finished yet- there’s more! Our school has a storage room full of old things that no one is using anymore (old furniture, toys, and books). I met with our Director on Friday morning to talk to him about donating those items instead of taking up storage space. God has blessed our school with many things, and I told him that we need to in turn give and bless others in need around us. Guess what? Those things are now going to be donated and I’m in charge of it! J God is so good.
Tomorrow I’m going to the 1 year anniversary of the Santos Pamba church and I’m the honored guest. I’ll let you know how it went. Thank you again to everyone who has been praying and supporting Santos Pamba. Thank you for being a part of what God is doing here in Ecuador. God is moving! Praise Him!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Weekend Trip Pictures
Abram, Raquel, and I
Pastor Manuel, Mark Shafter, and un hermano
San Bartolo Seminary
Chacapungo Christian Missionary Alliance Church
Pastor Ipolito's family in Chacapungo
Pastor Ipolito and his wifeWeekend Trip to Visit Churches
Last weekend I went to visit 4 different Quichua Alliance churches south of Quito with Mark and Cheryl Shafer. It was an amazing weekend. We went with the purpose to encourage those in the churches, and be a blessing to them, but I returned 10 times more blessed and encouraged by them!
On Friday we drove 4 hours up into the mountains and farm land to visit a church in the village Chacapungo. There we went to the home of the Pastor Ipolito and had lunch with them (no guinea pig! Thanks God!) What a beautiful family (see the picture above). We visited with them and then continued on to visit a church in San Bartolo. The Fox Island mission team helped build a seminary there this summer. It was amazing to see the progress they have made on the seminary since then (see picture). It was freezing cold in San Bartolo because it is on top of a hill! We spent time with Pastor Manuel, his wife, and some of the members of the church. During our time there, I met two little precious kids who I got to read some stories to (see the picture)
On Saturday we went to Quitocucho, where I spent a week this summer- a community way up in the hills, with corn and onion fields everywhere….donkeys, pigs, and chickens roam the streets. Kids came running down the dirt roads calling my name when they saw me. It was wonderful to be back and see the kids that we worked with this summer, and the families from the church. While there, we went to visit another remote church nearby in San Rafael. This summer I went there to encourage the church members. While I was there in July, I was asked to counsel and pray with a couple who was having marriage problems and difficulties in their home. They were able to reconcile after my time with them. The Lord gave me the words to say! Guess who was waiting for me at the San Rafael church that afternoon?! Abram and Raquel! They were smiling and told me that things are going a lot better in their marriage, that they are going to church every Sunday, and that the Lord used me that day I prayed with them! Wow! God is good! It was such an encouragement to me to see fruit of ministry. It made my day! We spent the night in the home of the family I stayed with this summer and then went to the church on Sunday. The church has grown since July! My pew was full of kids! We returned to Quito Sunday afternoon. It was a wonderful weekend away. Thank you God for bringing me to Ecuador.
On Friday we drove 4 hours up into the mountains and farm land to visit a church in the village Chacapungo. There we went to the home of the Pastor Ipolito and had lunch with them (no guinea pig! Thanks God!) What a beautiful family (see the picture above). We visited with them and then continued on to visit a church in San Bartolo. The Fox Island mission team helped build a seminary there this summer. It was amazing to see the progress they have made on the seminary since then (see picture). It was freezing cold in San Bartolo because it is on top of a hill! We spent time with Pastor Manuel, his wife, and some of the members of the church. During our time there, I met two little precious kids who I got to read some stories to (see the picture)
On Saturday we went to Quitocucho, where I spent a week this summer- a community way up in the hills, with corn and onion fields everywhere….donkeys, pigs, and chickens roam the streets. Kids came running down the dirt roads calling my name when they saw me. It was wonderful to be back and see the kids that we worked with this summer, and the families from the church. While there, we went to visit another remote church nearby in San Rafael. This summer I went there to encourage the church members. While I was there in July, I was asked to counsel and pray with a couple who was having marriage problems and difficulties in their home. They were able to reconcile after my time with them. The Lord gave me the words to say! Guess who was waiting for me at the San Rafael church that afternoon?! Abram and Raquel! They were smiling and told me that things are going a lot better in their marriage, that they are going to church every Sunday, and that the Lord used me that day I prayed with them! Wow! God is good! It was such an encouragement to me to see fruit of ministry. It made my day! We spent the night in the home of the family I stayed with this summer and then went to the church on Sunday. The church has grown since July! My pew was full of kids! We returned to Quito Sunday afternoon. It was a wonderful weekend away. Thank you God for bringing me to Ecuador.
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