Short Video Regarding Our Work

My Recent Trip...

My recent trip to Ecuador we a profitable one.  I spent a week in Cuenca, familiarizing myself with the city that we will be living in, just trying to get a feel for the rhythm of life there in the city.  I learned a ton about the place and the people, and it’s amazing how much Spanish you can learn when you have no one to translate for you! 

                While we were there, it happened to be a time of great festivity since they were celebrating the Festival of Corpus Christie.  There were special events in the central plaza such as live music, entertainment, and lots of homemade candies .  This event attracted huge crowds, including many young families.  It was exciting to see that the fields are indeed ripe for harvest, and we will have plenty of work to do when we arrive. 

                We are excited about beginning our language studies next month; we will leave for Costa Rica in mid-August.  We have secured a house for our family to live in while we are in school, and it’s perfect considering that it is across the street from a park and only half-a-mile’s walk to the language school. 

                Please continue to pray for our family as our travels for deputation are drawing to a close.  It is sometimes overwhelming to consider all of the last-minute details that must be taken care of before we move, but God is always good to allow us to accomplish just what needs to be done, one task at a time. 

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel ³⁰ will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. ³¹ But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”   Mark 10:29-31