Our time in Ecuador

All through Ecuador

Two months in beautiful Ecuador has changed our lives. We traveled all around Ecuador from the coast to the mountains to the jungle. During that time we were in 10 cities, did 55 programs, ministered to over 5,000 people and 30 people came to Christ. All of you were a part of what God did there through your prayers and financial support.

God’s Hand

Before we left for Ecuador we spent many hours in prayer and intercession for our trip. God spoke to us and promised us many things. He promised He’d use us to start a domino affect in Ecuador and that God would rain down His living water. We knew that it was possible that we’d never see the results but we had to have faith that God was going to do all that He promised. But our God is faithful and good to us and we were able to see results in every place we went. God’s spirit filled our meetings and ministry times. We meet people who were thirsty for the Living Water and God poured His Living

Water over them. We ministered in a small town called Baños for two days. God moved, we prayed and cried along with the people then left. Two weeks later the Pastor found where we were staying to tell us of all the things God is doing in his church because of what happened while we were there. The youth are forming outreach groups to travel to the surrounding areas and minister to those around them, a small revival has begun. We praised God and gave Him the glory for all that He did in Baños and in Ecuador. God not only showed up but He showed us that He was doing all He had promised. Hungry for the Word of God In the small village of Benitez Ecuador people are hungry, some even starving. Even though Benitez is a poor village the starvation isn’t a physical one, the people here are starving for spiritual food, the Word of God. As we walked through the town going door to door we encountered many people with lots of questions, open and ready to accept the gospel of Jesus Christ and longing for discipleship. As we finished our last church service I ministered to Grace, a new believer. After we finished praying together I walked away to gather my things and she came to me once again. “Can you do me a favor?” she asked with a desperate look in her face. “Of course, what can I do for you?” I replied. “Can you get me a Bible , I really want to study the Word of God,” she said and I could see that hunger, spiritual starvation in her face. My heart dropped, we had already given away all of the Bibles we had brought and Eddie had given away his personal Bible as well. I promised her that she would get one, even if I had to send it from the US I would get her the Word of God. I wished my personal Bible was in Spanish so I could give it to her but there was nothing I could do. Thank God that I was able to find one for her before we left Ecuador but I keep remembering the countless others who were asking for Bibles. What we are currently doing Eddie and I are now in Michigan. We are hoping to work for the summer to raise money to attend the Biblical Core Course in Ensenada, Mexico. The Biblical Core Course is a three-month course teaches an inductive approach to Bible Study. We are excited to dig deeper into the Bible. During our time in Michigan we hope to meet up with all of you. One of our goals for the summer is to reconnect with our friends.