Adventures and Encounters

“Never pity missionaries; envy them. They are where the real action is
– where life and death, sin and grace, Heaven and Hell converge.” – Robert C. Shannon

Beautiful Repentance Report

Jesus is moving in the Amazon! We are now on 5 months of a pandemic with strict rules and quarantine but I got this message last night with these beautiful photos that made me rejoice!! This young man lives several hours away from me, but attended my church in Puyupungo last year, where his sister
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A momma praying with her Son

You pray and hope that all you’ve taught them as a missionary will be taken to heart, and put into practice, that they’ll follow the ways of the Lord. Then you receive a photo like this. A momma praying with her son during lockdown. Oh, my heart is full! 😭❤️
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Runa

Everyone, meet Runa. I love this picture of him so much! (Not just because I took it). But it moves me every time I look at it. This is from several years ago, on a work day at Puyupungo church. And he had come to watch us work, as often the children do. I captured
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She came in the rain….

My heart broke as I dropped her off and she walked back to her house. She had come to meet me in torrential Amazon rain just to receive a bag of rice and any aid I could give her family. That’s what real necessity is. Besides a virus to defeat, overcoming hunger is high on

Ecuador, the land of my Calling

Oh, the many days and nights that I would look up world maps in encyclopedias and admire the shape and area of this place. Before I ever arrived here, but with the call of God already on my life, I was so in love with a land and a people that I had never seen.

He gave his Favorite to God!

When I was in the States in the fall, I was so happy to be hosted by one of my wonderful supporting churches in Hammond, LA. We had an incredible service and afterwards sat around singing and playing music for a while. It was just a great time of fellowship! Before we left, Pastor Gary

Two Swords

This sword will help me stay on the right path to get to where I’m going. This sword will protect me from any critters I may encounter along the way. This sword will also help to sow and/or harvest food that I need for my strength on the journey. This sword will help me in
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First Church we built in Ecuador

This is the very first church that we ever built in Ecuador, in sector Puyupungo. It was the most beautiful building I’d ever seen!! Mud floor, thatched roof, bamboo walls. The beautiful House of God. It no longer stands, we now have a beautiful cement block building there, but it will always be so special

Mateo and Damian

These darling children at Puyupungo church were so happy to receive these cacao’s! They came over when I arrived and watched me work, talking and laughing! They truly blessed my heart! And you just don’t get any cuter than they are!!! ❤️
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