ECUADOR
1. Pastor Sixto
A. His Love for the youth of His Church
– Remembering everyone’s spiritual birthday.
– Discipling them every Sunday Morning.
– Teaching Elementary students musical Instruments –> Raising them as future leaders.
– Knowing the fruits that they have been bearing.
– Partaking in Sports Ministry with the youth
B. Planting Churches
– Some of the neighboring cities consist of only a couple hundred people but he chooses those places to raise up leaders to shepherd and start a church.
– Reaches even to the deepest parts of where the indigenous people live.
– His desire to pray for more churches to be planted
C. His openness with His church with struggling with his marriage
– Being raw and open and in prayer
2. Lumbaqui
A. Their heart of worship
B. The Holy Spirit being SO present.
C. Their prayer life.
D. The lady that gave us her Jewels for the Kingdom.
E. Door to Door Ministry
F. Spiritual Warfare
G. Their Service to us. Their tears as we left.
H. When we see each other in heaven.
I. The lady that brought her whole family to Christ & is continuing to fight for each and every one of them. Always sharing the gospel at every moment, without embarrassment or fear.
3. Luis
– His heart for his son Mateo: Has Down Syndrome. Sold his market, began a taxi driving service so that he can make enough money to drive his son 8 hours every week to take him to a better hospital.
– Praying for his taxi one night after visiting an indigenous church. Him crying as we sang and worshiped in his car while looking at the stars.
– Servant Heart. Carrying four of our day packs day one and serving us in every way possible wherever we were.
– His beautiful children who follow the lord.
Thankful for all the people we met in Ecuador!
God is working powerfully in this church & in this community to build up the youth.
PERU
1. The children running out of their houses to join us for VBS
– Hearing the laughter and joy coming from the children
– Waking up from my siesta to bang drums and tambourines
– Creating relationship with children and hearing them shout my name when they would get a glimpse of me on the rooftops.
2. Youth Conference
– Dancing all night with the youth
– watching the youth go all out for the kingdom
– Dancing a choreographed dance after practicing twice
3. The night that the guys of our team washed our feet, painted our toenails, and prayed over us.
– Dressing up for valentines
– Pastora’s Birthday
– Mariachi band
4. Baptisms, swimming in the ocean, and playing Soccer on the beach.
5. Sand boarding.
– – Basically sled down the hill in hot burning sand.
– Saw some beautiful sand dunes
6. Ministry
– Painting, VBS, Church Encouragement & english classes with the squad!
Peru was a month of spiritual growth with the Lord! So glad to have spent time with the squad.
