Seeds Sown & Planes Flown.

From the 30th of May until the 30th of July we held the 2011 Transcultural Communication and Mission School in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Fourteen student participated from three different countries. It was an incredible time. I was highly involved in the logistical details and the classroom side of the school. This school was such an encouragement and blessing to me as I had been praying for the students by name since March. Truly lives were changed during the school, and not just the students! There were four weeks of outreaches throughout Ecuador. They ministered to churches, schools and a children's foundation. Some of the fruit is already showing from this school as we sent out one of the fourteen this morning for the OM Ship.  There are three more scheduled to go out in January, plus several others who are still working on the details on where to go.  It is days like these that I LOVE my job!  

On the other side of the coin we have had a lot of goodbyes lately.  First we had to say goodbye to the fourteen students who are wrapped firmly around our hearts.  Next the three short-term helpers who were here in June and July: Kyndall from the USA, Niklas from Germany, and Marcel from Switzerland.  I had the privilege to lead the team of short-termers and they not only helped to fill in the gaps that were left by our staff needing to teach and mentor in the school but they also added greatly to the ministries themselves.  We were able to do a special empowerment program in the Children's hospital during those two months.  Also our dear friend and co-worker Seth Rikard, has finished his two year commitment and is heading for Oxford to study apologetics.  We are so excited for him but yet sad for the gaping hole that is left here in Ecuador.

                               Our dear friends, Seth and Wendy