At A Time Like This...

We began our day with a great time of worship together and our first time of team affirmation.  It was sweet and set the tone for a fabulous day!

We went to a small church just outside of Quito and really saw God’s hand at work.  We were encouraged by their hospitality and their investment in children.  We got to lead the whole church family in a Spanish kids song with motions.  We had the honor of being part of a celebration of about 70 children who had completed a 3 month Bible Study.  Many of those children come from families who do not attend church.  Team members were thankful for the opportunity to experience God through worshiping in a C&MA church in another culture.  We were also humbled by their generosity in insisting that we allow them to serve us lunch before leaving.  We will be praying for continued blessing on their ministry in that community.

IncaLink continues to find creative ways to reach the city.  Following the church service, we had the opportunity to hear about a very cool local soccer ministry, dedicated to providing club level soccer, while sharing the love of God with the team members.  A guy named Nate is the ministry leader of Cumbre Alta and it was so refreshing to hear him talk about how God is using his passion for soccer to minister to local athletes.

Dinner was a partially-embraced experience by the team.  We were introduced to some authentic Ecuadorian cuisine at a local restaurant.  Gustavo joined us for dinner and he and Jim gave some great recommendations for our meal.  We enjoyed another great time of fellowship together!

Our team has some incredible interns hanging with us this week.  Dana and Justin will be coming to Huaticocha with us and we are looking forward to partnering with them in ministry!  We are thankful for an awesome team this year and excited about all that God continues to have in store!