Mission: intro Ecuador

Mission Team: March 2008

The mission team from 1st Baptist and 1st Presbetyrian from Corinth, Mississippi at the "Middle of the World".

 

Sharing God's love at "the Garden of Eden".

Corinth, Mississippi, our home base back in the States, provided another group to bless us here in Ecuador. Most team members were from 1st Baptist church, with two from 1st Presbyterian church. It was the first time here for any of these team members, and the first time for either of the churches (a lot of "firsts").

Team members: Jason & Jennifer Marshall, Chuck & Jaime Counce, Larry & Debby Reid, Jessica King (from Memphis), Ricky & John James, Randy & Ben Long (1st Pres.), Ethan Little, Ben Massey, Charles Pruitt, Matthew Page, Jenny Gregory, Maria Frazier, Heather Overbe, Veronica Boyer, and William Boyer. Translators: Diego (pictured) & Freddy in Quito; Jimena & Monica in Salcedo.

The theme of this trip was VBS at the orphanage "Jardin del Eden" in Salcedo, with painting in the mornings, and time with the kids both formally and informally in the afternoons, starting Monday. There were organized crafts, music, stories, and testimonies every day.

The team arrived on Friday night, and I spent the weekend introducing them to our work here in the mountains around Quito; first at Nueva Vida church in Chambitola, and then Sunday at Linaje Escogido Church, where we had service, fellowship lunch, and a little exposure to the area of persecution in the mountains above the church where we are working to share the gospel.

At the orphanage, the VBS work was the scheduled main event, but the most impressionable part was the times spent with the kids informally... eating with them in their houses, playing whatever with them, and just loving on them. This team was very special, and the kids really loved them back.

We also got to hold our "dollars for top grades" program while the team was there as well. This program has dramatically improved the kid's grades at school over the past 3 years.


Below, please find a few of the pictures from the trip. It was a blessed one!

 


Our bus


Outside the hotel


Indian Market

Orientation
and the
Indian Market

Nueva Vida
church at
Chambitola


The bathroom
at the church


Cute Kid
at Chambitola


There are many
shepherds here


Service together
on Saturday


Huddled together
to keep warm


The ladies of the
church sang for us


Larry preached
through Diego


They still cook over
open fires here


Our home-made
begals


Red cheeks are
normal here


One of the cute girls
from the church


Too muddy for the
bus to climb

Linaje

Escogido


One of the church
members is this
older man who gets
around on a burro


The long road into
the mountains
where the gospel
has not reached


Maria and Jenny
where we prayed
for the lost near
Linaje Escogido


On the mountain-
side above Linaje
Escogido church,
where we prayed


Larry and Debbie
field we prayed
for the lost above
Linaje Escogido


Singing for Linaje
Escogido church
during Sun Service


Presenting a poster
to the church from
the team


Jason with Freddy,
our interpreter and
one of my partners


An old gentleman
who is a member
at Linaje Escogido


We separated in
small groups and
prayed for the lost


Jason shared the
message for Sun
church service


Vollyball at the
church after
service


Loading up again,
to head for our
next stop

Salcedo and

the Orphanage


Tungurahua, a very
active volcano,
in the background


Salcedo, the closest
town to the
orphanage


Chuck blowing up
the Moose in
preparation for VBS


Rod at dinner
at the hotel, where
we did not suffer


Jonny, our bus
driver (left) was
a great asset


At lunch in one of
the girls' houses


Painting the
rainbow was fun


Ethan helping with
one of the crafts


The kids got very
involved in the crafts


The final product:
isn't it beautiful?


Church and all-
purpose area


Sample bedroom
at one of the houses


"Angel" is a
special needs boy


Kitchen (before
the team painted it)


Girls' house: each
level has a house mom


The orphanage from
the highway


The woodworking
shop


The playground:
we had fun too


Inside the church as
the team performs


The entrance to
the orphanage


Debbie Bond's
mural in the church


VBS program:
well attended daily


One of the crafts


The group sang
daily for the kids


Working on crafts
was a big hit


A proud kid with
his sticker page


Debbie, the "Queen"
of the Crafts


Jennifer helps a
group of girls


Music was a great
way to interact


Ben and Ben
love music


Veronica and Maria
helping with crafts


The "Noah" craft
project


Randy teaching
songs to some boys


Monica and Jimena
(r - l) translators


The "Slap game"
was a hit


John gives his
testimony


Debbie did a great
job with the crafts


Debbie sharing a
story


The "Whale poster"
was also a big hit


Working on the
"Whale poster"


Painting was a
morning project


Ricky going the
extra mile


This painting team
had some help


Kids came home at
lunch time


A devotional just
for the older kids


Working hard
on one of the crafts


Adorable, but
a handfull


Soccer was a big hit
with the older kids


Heather & Veronica
show one of crafts


Lots of interest in the
teams' home pics


The Corinth pictures
were a big hit


The team all
together


Veronica gives
her testimony


Heather & William
share a story


More crafts &
more fun


More kids coming
back from school


Lunchtime picture
in one of the houses


Story time was
captivating


Ben shares
his testimony


Matthew had
some persistent fans


The girls from
the top floor


Grades incentive
dollar giveaway


Rod and Roberto
do the "dollar show"


The team got the
youth a guitar


Guinnea Pig
on the spit


Almost everyone ate
some Guinnea Pig


Built-in tooth pick


The group during
VBS singing


Goodbye ceremony
and "thank you's"


The Orphanage has
a descent band


The girls gave a
dance performance


Dance performance
by the little girls


Personalized Photo
craft project


House mom and
one of the teens


John and Ben had a
huge fan club


I love the "lovin' "
from the kids


Park outside our
hotel in Salcedo


River near the
Orphanage


Lovin' on the kids
was the real agenda


Building a chicken
Coop wasn't easy


Playground and
basketball court


Hugs were the best
part of the trip


Jason figured it out
pretty quickly


We bought the
Orphanage a much
needed wheel barrow


The base for the
chicken coop


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

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