Back in Quito

last night we had a children’s closing program where we had so much fun, first riding tut tuts and then greeted by all the loving faces of the staff of the three projects and some of the children and parents. Though it was a very emotional time to say goodbye we know God has blessed…

This is what the men do during lunch

Its a hot march day here in Quininde. The guys have been working since 6:45 am and deserve a well earned nap!   After lunch all of the ladies are heading to Second of May (where the military is) to do paint jobs and then there will be program at Malecone (where we eat lunch)…

Day 4-5

thursday the men decided to leave for the worksite by 6:30 to avoid the hot sun. The women went back to their respected projects 🙂 we spent the morning doing crafts and serving food for lunch. The paper plate catching game craft was a big hit! We had lunch at Malecone and went do complete…

House of hope

so on Wednesday, several people got to go see the house of hope property. The house you see would have been Jeff and Holly Overduin’s, but now it lays empty until God calls another family to come to work with the people. The lot is the biggest out of all projects and took two years…

Day 3

Sorry for the lack of update yesterday. The Internet yesterday would not allow us to upload photos onto the blog Caesar Palace: Alida Janelle and Erin Malacone: Debbie and Amanda kept busy with crafts and later on the day did some painting jobs with Janelle, Alida and Erin   Second of May: Carla and Deb…

We made it!! Hola from Ecuador!

We finally made it, the seminary where we spent the time has wifi (slow) so here’s a little update. we arrived in Quito around 11:40 p.m.. We were all thankful that we arrived safely and wanted to get off our plane. After waiting in customs lines for about an hour we were greeted by Fred…

Getting Ready! 2 weeks!

This past Thursday evening, (February 18), the BC side of the Ecuador Mission team got together to put supplies and donations into suitcases. Craft Supplies One Suitcase, two suitcases, three suitcases four, five suitcases, six suitcases, seven suitcases and so much more! Toys and games for the Ecuadorian kids! Weighing suitcases one by one   Janelle…

Brinks, Irrigation and Kittens… Wait what?

The B.C. Team have been busy with fundraisers! Here is an update of how things are going! The Herfst family had four fluffy kittens they sold last week. They sold each kitten for $40 to happy and loving homes: $160 will be going towards the Ecuador fund. The Herfst also had some decorative brinks and…

Ecuador Inspired Dinner Fundraiser

As a way to help with her fundraising efforts — Janelle Slingerland, from the Calgary FRC, held a dinner fundraiser from her home. In total, seven members of her church came to support, including one who came all the way from St. Albert, Alberta (a town outside of Edmonton, Alberta — 3 hours away). Janelle…

Poinsettia Sale; Mission Trip and Fundraising Update

Hello Everyone! We have some exciting news, we have two new members joining our team, Nathan & Carla Neels. We welcome them with open arms and praise God for opening their hearts to join us on His Mission to Ecuador! Some more exciting news, our current funds collected towards the mission is $13,000!  Praise God! Acts…