Praising God!

First of all, thank you to everyone for praying for my back. I am getting better! My new physical therapist is wonderful. In 8 sessions my pain has decreased and my muscles have relaxed. Now I am just doing daily back exercises and going to physically therapy once or twice a week. My lower back is weak and starts to ache after standing for long periods of time, so I am working on strengthening it. The past two weeks I only worked half days. This week I am going to try going back to work full-time. I hope I can make it. I miss my students! Please continue to pray for my recovery.

Speaking of my students, I have a HUGE PRAISE! On Friday morning, 2 of my students accepted Christ with me during Bible class!! It brings tears to my eyes just writing this news. They are students who come from non-Christian families. We have been learning about Jesus and how He died on the cross for us and He wants to be our best friend. My class was very excited when these 2 boys shared that they asked Jesus into their hearts and one boy said to me, “Miss Hughes, God and the angels are having a big party right now because they have 2 new friends!”…. precious. What an honor to serve the Lord here and share His love to others. This is why I am here in Ecuador and why they Lord placed specific children in my classroom. May I be an example of Christ to them daily. Please pray for Fernando and Erik as they begin their new relationship with Jesus and that God will give me wisdom as how to guide them.

During my time at home, I have been working on things for Santos Pamba. We are almost finished with a new website for the school. We also worked on a budget for the rest of the year, and much more. See my Santos Pamba blog for more exciting updates: www.santospamba.blogspot.com

Pablo and I have been busy wedding planning. We found the place where we are going to get married and are now working on scheduling meetings with photographers, florists, musicians, etc. It’s a lot of work planning a wedding and even more when you combine two cultures. Please pray for us that we won’t get stressed and will remember to celebrate during this exciting time of our lives. Thank you! Also pray for us as we do premarital counseling, that God will bless our times together.

Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support. I appreciate each of you! May God continue to bless you. Keep in touch!