Week in Quito

Quito, Ecuador appears to be a beautiful city with its mixture of colonial and modern. It would have been much nicer if it had been sunny. 95% of our time touring various places with our guides, Carlos and Becki Pinto was spent dodging raindrops. There is so much rich history in the city. One of the highlights the second day was going to a local church. Carlos spoke and we were invited to stay and eat lunch with the church body as they celebrated their 29th year. It was great to be able to fellowship with other brothers and sisters. After that, we headed up to “la mitad del mundo” (the middle of the world. That is where the equator is. Of course we had our photo taken there as all good tourists would do.

On Monday, we took a bus (which was really quite nice) 5 hours to Shell. There is a lot of missionary history there. That of course is where the Saints used to live when Nate Saint and 4 other missionary men went in to make contact with the Waorani tribe. The Indigenous Conference started on Tuesday morning with worship and prayer. Again it’s always amazing to have this time with other believers and realizing that one day we will forever be able to be together and praise our Father. There were 60 participants (men and women). A speaker from each of the 3 waves of missions (foreigner, national and indigenous) had time to share. Subjects such as alliances, leadership roles and churches doing missions were presented. There was also a time for church reports and then evaluation on the progress or lack thereof spiritually. It was a time to be transparent so that solutions could truly be sought.

Becki and I were able to, along with local pastor’s wife, Sofia, to have time to share with the women in a relaxed setting. After introductions, the women began to share some of their struggles with us. Many spiritual questions were also asked. Praise God that all the answers come from His Word. We also were able to help out in the kitchen which was fun!

On the last day we had a cultural presentation night. It was fun watching groups sing, dance and show some different cultural things.

On our way out we stopped to take a tour of the Saint house which has been turned into a museum and see the airport where all the airplanes go into the jungle.

All in all it was a great week. Now onto Lima for the second leg of the trip.Thank you all for praying, please keep up the good work!

Quito Ecuador

Friday night late we made it into Quito. Customs was fairly easy. PTL!! Saturday we spent walking in the rain and touring the colonial part of the city. Carlos and Becki Pinto have been wonderful hosts as well as the hosts at the GMU guesthouse. Quito is a beautiful city, but it would be nice to see it without rain. Sunday we went to a local church and worshipped there. They invited us to stay for lunch and the fellowship was wonderful. Just imagine how it will be in Heaven all together in worship and fellowship.

Sunday afternoon we were taken to the Mitad del Mundo (middle of the world) and stepped on the equator. Very cool!!

Today we leave for Shell and the indigenous conference. Please pray for safety in travel (mountain road) and for wisdom once we get there. We will give photos and details when we return.

Off to Where it is Warm

Tomorrow is the day. Please pray for great flights and hopefully on time! A missionary family with HCJB will be meeting us in Quito tomorrow night as we land. We'll be able to spend a couple of days there and they we will all drive down to Shell for the Indigenous Conference.

Specific prayer requests:

Travel safety in the air and on the road
Wisdom in teaching at the conference
Travels back into Peru and to see the Chayahuita once again to talk about the projects that we are partnering with them on.

We will send photos and more information as we can. Thank you all for your support and prayers.

On The Go Again

We have had a few months to concentrate on family and friends. More importantly we have had time to reflect and refocus on what God has planned for us. The future looks brighter than ever! There are many exciting things happening!

We will be in Quito, Ecuador starting this Friday, November 12 through November 19th. We will attend a meeting with various indigenous leaders there. It will be a time to encourage, listen and teach. Please keep this in prayer.

After this we head to Peru. We have some important meetings there, but we will head to Yurimaguas to see our Chayahuita friends there. There are several projects in the works with them at this time and we are hoping to go to the next level on some business endeavors.

God is GOOD!!

God is so good!! This transition has not been an easy one, however, God has blessed us continuously. We are so thankful for all the great, loyal friends that we have both here and in the Amazon Region. 

Recently we discovered that many of our native brothers have access to Skype of all things. So, almost on a daily basis we are able to see them and talk to them. Not quite as great as being with them, however, it sure is wonderful!

It's hard to believe that August is more than half over. We are preparing for the upcoming trips in the fall. We are truly looking forward to being in several places with our indigenous brothers and sisters. Some places will be new for us, but we will be going to see our Chayahuita friends and family, too. Yippee!! We talk with them very often by phone and email so we know things that are taking place to be able to pray for the constantly. 

Please keep us in prayer as we continue to raise our support. God is faithful and He provides. Thank you all that have and are supporting us through you finances as well as prayer.

Chayahuita Praise

Ken talked with Oscar Pua day before yesterday and he is very excited with all that is going on in the region. Nueva Vida just finished a 3 week long seminar training Sunday School Teachers. He said that many came from nearby villages to take advantage of this time. Oscar said this was a great encouragement to them all.

Jesus Pua has been in Pucallpa. He helped out his mother-in-law with care before, during and after the operation that she had to remove a tumor in her belly. Then he also attended CAMIT session 2 for cross cultural training. His desire is to go outside of Peru and reach other indigenous with the Gospel.

Please continue to pray for the spiritual leaders. The enemy is really on the prowl. Pray for spiritual strengthening and faithfulness.

Where in the World are we?

Many of you may think we have fallen off the face of the earth. Rest assured that we have not. This month has been a very busy one. Since the Alteco meetings we have taken time to spend with family and catching up. We spent some time with Ken's brother and his family in Florida then headed to Georgia to see my son, Tom and his family.

We are now in Dallas with my family. My youngest niece recieved her master's degree today Tomorrow my sister and I will go to see my dad in the hospice care. Then Ken and I will finally head back to Colorado. Please pray for our safety.

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