Hello Friends,
How are you? I hope your summer is going well! It has been raining a lot here in Orlando. But I am grateful for the rain. I have some exciting news. I have been given the opportunity to go on a Summer Mission Trip to Ecuador in July. I will be going with my home church, Harvest. We will leave July 24 and return August 3.
We will be serving in the towns of Lumbaqui, Cabeno, and the native Indian village of Sinangue. In Lumbaqui, we will continue to encourage the local church that serves 13 other churches in that region. We will conduct summer vacation Bible school, medical missions, and teach Tae Kwon Do. In Cabeno, we will try to finish building the local church that was started last year as well as the other things I mentioned before. Finally in Sinangue, we will try to foster a deeper relationship with the native Indian people that was started in the summer of 2009 and worship with them in the church we helped to build in the last 3 years.
This year we will have a new ministry opportunity called the Joshua Project. This ministry was born out of our loss of Joshua Kim, a member of Harvest. Joshua gave his live while serving in missions last summer in Ecuador. From their loss, his parents and brother have created a ministry to honor their son. The Joshua Project is a ministry where we give goats to the local people in the towns and villages that we will visit. The goats will produce milk which can be consumed or sold to help make money. Our team will help build pens, and help Joshua’s father, a veterinarian, care for the goats. God has also provided a young Ecuadorean who has been leading this type ministry already and we will be partnering with him to reach remote villages.
As with all mission trips, we need the support of family and friends from back home. We need your prayers. God honors and works in a mighty way through the prayers of his people. I am also raising funds to go on this trip. Would you like to partner with me in prayer and support?
I am very excited to see what God has planned for us down in Ecuador.
I can’t believe we will be leaving in a month.
Have a great summer!