Sabbath

Yesterday was our much needed sabbath day. In the morning we learned about Education Equals Hope ministry sites, Casa Gabriel and Casa Adelia. Young men and women of Quito can apply to live in these group homes to help healing from life on the streets. Our team was able to support one of Casa Adelia’s …

Cristo – Day 4

The team was back at Cristo today. We were blessed to worship with our amigos in a spirit filled service. After coffee hour, Bishop Waldo presented a class on equipping mature disciples in Christ. This was just another example of how God’s children are God’s children no matter where we are in His creation. The …

Penipe

Trying to load some quick pictures of our mission in Penipe. Hope the load. We should have some free time this afternoon so we can actually blog.

Cristo – Day 3

We just got back from a long but amazing day and we are preparing to head down to Penipe early tomorrow morning so photos only tonight. Hopefully they load tonight. Besitos, Jan

Cristo – Day 2

Let’s try this again. I tried for over an hour to post this last night. There seems to be a better connection this morning. Today followed the same path as yesterday – relaxing, stretching, planning, devotional, awesome meal, PASO programs.  We were treated to a food truck adventure for lunch.  It was fun to see …

Our first day at Cristo Liberador

We started the day with Ms. Anne leading us in some awesome stretches. The youth put a final touch on their programs for the evening then it was time to head over to Cristo. After meeting our hosts we split into groups to begin our work projects. Parents, you need to be so proud of …

Quito

Super early this morning we arrived at Alliance Academy, our home while we are in Quito. After sleeping a few hours, we had our orientation to Ecuador meeting. We walked over to the Youth World office to learn more about Youth World and all of its organizations. (Come to our presentation dinner to learn more.) …

ATL to UIO

The morning started with breakfast then a final check to make sure we had everything packed and ready to go.  We walked over to Markley Chapel at Christ Church for a commissioning eucharist.  Thank you to our families that came to worship with us and those that prayed for us.  One last hug and goodbye …

Nos Vamos Manana – We Leave Tomorrow!

Our team met up tonight for a lock-in at Christ Church. We had to distribute and pack the donations we need to take down. After double checking everyone had what they needed we zipped up the suitcases and they are ready to load on the bus. The team practiced leading some games we may play …

It’s coming together!

Sunday evening, June 30 we met with our fellow missionaries from Christ Church, St. John’s and Trinity to fellowship and finalize our programming plans. It was exciting to see the our youth working together to create an awesome program for our amigos at Cristo Liberador, the host church. We will be presenting programs for the …