Hello Daybreak Family,
First, we want to thank you for all of your prayers and thoughts. This trip truly changed each one of us. We can't wait to tell you all of our stories but right now we'll just talk about how awesome our God is.
God definitely answered our prayers about protection, access, and favor. We safely traveled to Peas by canoe through the dense logs and the river was low. We found that God really delivered as new believers, Marthin and Clementina, offered the upstairs of their home for us to sleep. So, thank you God!
Our food was always "Fresh". One morning, the hunter came in with a wild boar "backpack" and that is what we ate for lunch. We have some great pictures of us with an alligator which "unfortantly" we did not get to eat. Praise God for our chef, Fernando!
We're all looking forward to hot showers after days of excessive heat and no showers to relieve the stench. To our relief, we had a river in our backyard and the strong current made it very interesting to bathe. Some of us got very close holding onto each other.
We were honored that God allowed us to organize and participate in their first church service EVER in Peas! A lot of people in Peas had many concerns about salvation and baptism. Pastor Joel, Marthin, & Pastor Ulises spoke on Mark 1 and what it takes to be baptized. At the end of the service, there was an alter call. All but 1 person, stood up against the candle light and gave their life to Christ. During the church service, the children participated in VBS.
For 45 minutes, we hiked into the jungle to clear farmland for Clementina's father. Some of us got stuck in the mud, hung on vines, and we all were awed by giant tree roots. The experience was incredible as Clementina's father was one who came to Christ during the church service.
It was an adventure leaving Peas in our canoes due to the river being very high and the strong current. Mark, Mike, & Shawn's canoe tipped and they had to abandon the canoe. God's hand and protection was on them and everyone survived.
Yesterday, we traveled for 11 hours stopping in Huaticocha for lunch and had to switch buses 4 times because our original bus wasn't able to come due to the mudslide. We finally made it safely back to Quito at 11:00pm.
Today, we were able to sleep-in. We will be enjoying Domino's pizza for lunch. This afternoon, we will be going to the center of the world. For dinner, our great house parents will be making us hamburgers.
We've been on an incredible journey with Christ and can't wait to tell you all of our stories. It is hard for us to leave. But we're excited to see all of you very soon.
We love you all and thank you for your prayers,
The August 2011 Ecuador Team
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