Charles and I sadly left behind our beautiful people in Ecuador to come to the U.S. for a few months and share with our supporters the great work God is doing in our tiny South American country. We are so excited to start our 2010 U.S. Tour, but have had a little setback. We arrived

I think many of you know this young man’s name. He has been in our Puyupungo church since we started. He’s the young boy who came when no one else did from his community. And we’d hear him sing, “Though none go with me, still I will follow, No turning back, no turning back.” But

Karina is one of our teachers of “Los Pequeños” (The Little Ones) in our church in Puyupungo. She loves to sing songs with them, teach them to make art projects, and hear them shout “Gloria a Dios” (Glory to God). It’s the only time Karina can be herself, can laugh, can enjoy the children, instead

In our Puyupungo church, every Monday is Children’s Church. When we arrive to the community of Encañada, the children are always ready and waiting. They literally burst into screams of excitement as the truck pulls up so they can get in and go to the church! One of the older children, Elisabet, 13, also gets

The community of Talin is known for having the most tarantulas. Big, hairy brown ones and big, hairy black ones! Two weeks ago, we went to service on Saturday at Talin. We sang, danced to God, preached the Word, had a beautiful altar service, and the moment we said “Dismissed”, 4 year old Mirian ran