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!
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