Missionaries to Ecuador


Tishomingo Chapel Baptist church visits San Jose Alto Baptist church in March '06.

the Bond Family Spring '06 eDiary



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Debbie's Update | Project: Great Commission Update | March Mission Team Report | April Mission Team Report | Family, etc. | Favorite Pictures | Other Ministry


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Deb's Ministry Update

  • Debbie continues to recover wonderfully since her serious neck surgery this past November. Her vertebrae fusion is complete, and she only wears her neck collar at night or in the car. She is back at school still, and has signed on to teach High School as well this next year. This is a big blessing, as it will cover the tuition at Alliance Academy for all three of our girls. Here is the website for the Alliance Academy if you are interested.


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  • Her volunteer work at Casa Gabriel, a home for street boys, has started up again since her recovery.

  • We went to the Orphanage last month and Debbie got started on a wall mural there (here's a closeup). Another art teacher from Alliance Academy went along to work on one of his own. They have finished it on our recent visit in mid-April. Here I am helping with the "easy stuff". See more about the orphanage below in the "other ministry" section.


    • Project: Great Commission Update

    Please visit the PGC web page for more information and lots of pictures.


    Banquet for the Poor
    God continues to bless this ministry.

    Luke14:12 - 14 -- "Then said he (Jesus) also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just."

    Please stop in at the latest Banquet webpage with Cusubamba and check out scripture come to life!


    Small Groups for Men
    We are involved in small groups to build accountability, leadership skills, and Christian maturity in three of the churches so far. This is an interactive format, held during the week to build the men of the church. The men are all progressing incredibly well! We continue praying about the next churches that might start a group.



    March Mission Team Report

    A team from Tishomingo Chapel Baptist church in Corinth, Mississippi came to Ecuador to visit their sister church, San Jose Alto Baptist church. It was a wonderful time, and all received blessings! Please visit the web page to get a complete "picture" of the event. It was wonderful to see them interacting on a more intimate level, and really enjoying each other. Cultural barriers were definitely broken, and love within the body of Christ was as it should be, disregarding all differences of race, culture, and even continent!

     

    April Mission Team Report

    Dr. Weeden from Tate Baptist church in Corinth, Mississippi along with his wife and brother came and worked at 5 different churches here giving eye care, and sharing the gospel. We attended around 900 people in 3 distinctly different communities of Ecuador. Please visit their webpage to see all the exciting pictures and read the stories.



    Family, etc.
  • Melissa just got done with Basketball season. She was awarded "Most Improved" player for the year.

    • Melissa was elected representative queen for the 11th grade to a school event called "Queen's Court", where one couple is elected from each grade to be "King and Queen". She has also been elected an official "OANSA" (that's AWANA for us in English) leader at Iglesia Bautista Univeritaria (University Baptist Church) where we attend. She had a group of the older girls over for a small party in March.


  • Andrea is doing very well in this second half of eighth grade in homeschool; all B's and one A. She is, however, looking forward to being back in school at Alliance Academy starting in the Fall. One her favorite things these days is her own web page. She has really matured during this time... keep praying for her please.

  • Rachel continues doing well and being a well rounded kid, enjoying school and her friends.

  • Deb's parents and sister came to visit us in February, and we had a great time. It was their first time here, and we had a nice mix of ministry and sight seeing.

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    Other Ministry

  • English as a Second Language Ministry
    I am also enjoying this ministry when I can; it is a great outreach tool, given at "English Fellowship Church". Over 100 Ecuadorians come each Wednesday night to practice their English, and most are not saved. The theme is almost always with a spiritual twist, and the group leaders are free to share the gospel as they wish. I continue to have the opportunity to witness boldly to those who don't have a saving relationship with Jesus.

  • We visited the Orphanage "Jardin de Eden", as noted in Debbie's writeup. It was also a time to reward the kids through our School grades incentive program. We give a dollar for every "A" on their report cards, and it is really having a dramatic affect! It was also wonderful to give out lots of hugs and love to all the kids as well. Here is a photo of a group of some of the girls that really need a father figure in their lives.

  • During April, we brough Maria Rosa home with us again for a week long visit during their Easter Holiday. She is such a sweet girl and it's a wonderful blessing to share our lives with someone who has had such a hard life.



    • Favorite Photos


    Elderly lady selling "chochos" near the market.
    A little girl in the corn field.
    Mercedes, one of the San Jose Alto ladies, plays a song on her guitar in her house.
    An orchid, from the Botanical Garden of Quito.
    This hog is "hanging out" in a little meat shop right along the main highway of Ecuador.


    God Bless you all and keep you - please know that you are in our prayers!



    Hasta Luego... Until next month!




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