For the last few weeks we have all been
working very hard on finishing documents and working on the orphanage, striving
to reach our goal of having the building up in about 10 days. From building doors to landscaping, and
painting walls to building gazebos, things are finally coming together. Although we have many more days of hard
work ahead, our work load will be lightened this week as we welcome a World Challenge group from Sydney,
Australia, whom I’m sure will be such a huge blessing to our ministry.
It’s also a blessing to welcome Kayla, the most recent long-term volunteer for our team. She arrived 2 weeks ago and already has been so wonderful
to have here! Not only will
she be a huge help for the ministry, but I’m personally thankful to have
another friend my age to pursue God’s purpose for this city.
As far as Noah and Juanito go, their cases
are still “being processed” by the social workers. Last we heard of Noah is that he is now under the care of
the grandparents on his father’s side. As we’ve said in the past, we continue to pray for God’s will to be done
with these children. And as in the
parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8), we don’t plan on giving up.
And finally, I’m so thankful that a few of
us found time to sneak away for a day and take a rafting trip with some local
friends here. Since Tena is a
whitewater rafting capital of the world (where Ecuador has more rivers per
square kilometer than any other country), it seemed appropriate :) It was so good to see the Amazon from a different
perspective, and just sit back and admire this incredible country…
Thanks for all your prayers, you all are
such a blessing!!
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“When I consider Your heavens, the work of
Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man
that You are mindful of him?”
Psalm 8:3-4
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Tanya