Where a high-tech Papa and a dirt-roads Mama leave TX, move to Ecuador,and raise half a dozen kids by the grace of God.
Summer Doings
As we sit down to work out how to communicate what the summer has been like for us, we would be remiss to not stop and be grateful -to God first, and then to all of you whom He has used! So to those who have prayed, visited, encouraged, counselled, sent gifts for our maintenance,…
The Library Grows in Puyo
At the beginning of 2024, the bilingual library ministry transitioned from Shell to Puyo and was relaunched under a new name: La Linterna. The move brought both challenges and exciting new opportunities, with greater visibility and potential community engagement. The relocation was necessary after leaving the Nate Saint School, where the library had operated for…
Jungle Leaders Conference – March 2025
Last year, we participated in a Jungle Leaders Conference and wrote about it here. This year, we were invited to return and lead the evening worship music again. At the first conference, I knew a few participants, but most were meeting me for the first time. This time, they all remembered me and my family……
La Linterna Outreach
For the past several months we have been praying for a clear open door from the Lord in how and where we should be dedicating our time. In February, we will be starting an outreach program that brings together several of the talents, interests, and burdens that the Lord has put on our heart over…
The end of a chapter
This past week, the homeschool co-op ended the term. The kids presented Psalm 91 and sang the hymns we had learned for the families, followed by a time of snacks and Christmas carols together. It was a sweet time, but a little hard, too, since the family who began the co-op and has been co-leading…
A Prayer Vigil at Simón Bolívar
Last Saturday evening, several members of our little assembly attended a prayer vigil for the community of Simon Bolivar (see previous post here). It is a small, isolated community with only a handful of believers. We gathered at “Catorce” around 6pm in order to arrive at Simon Bolivar by 7pm. Upon our arrival, supper was…
We’ve Moved! …about 10 minutes down the road.
For those who haven’t yet heard, we moved! We are still working in and around Puyo, but have moved just outside of town, into a house on just over two acres. We came to an agreement with the previous owners and were allowed to move in before the title was transfered, which isn’t always the…
Just an Update…
In the past couple of weeks, three events stand out. First, our little assembly at Km 14 held a “half-vigil”, a night of preaching, prayer, and worship songs. People from two other Kichwa speaking churches in the area came. Taylor preached one of the two sermons and our boys helped out with music. Alesha helped…
Jungle Leaders’ Conference
Thank you to all who were praying with us for the conference this past week; it seems to have been profitable. A dear brother who has worked here for more years than I have been alive has been praying for several years for this to be able to happen. He has worked with the church…
Simón Bolívar
Being the “George Washington of South America”, Simón Bolívar’s name is used on schools, on streets, and apparently makes a great name for a little country town. There are at least two little comunities with this name, both within a 20 mile drive of us. However, in our house, when we talk of going to…
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