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Tag Archives: Ecuador
Landmark Moment: Voting in a Foreign Country
I am very proud to be a United States citizen. I love my country and very much appreciate the blessings and privileges that my citizenship affords me. Having lived overseas for many years, I am many times moved to tears … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day the Latino Way
At 11:45 pm on Friday night, February 13th, I was just getting to bed, when our doorbell rang! Jeff went to answer the door as I got dressed. I heard some music coming from the street, and when I got … Continue reading
Posted in Ecuadorian culture, Life in Loja
Tagged Ecuador, serenada, Valentine's Day, youth
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Palm Sunday in Loja, Ecuador
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, which is the most important celebration of the year for Christians around the world. The people of Loja, where we live, are very religious. On Palm Sunday, “the faithful” form processions as … Continue reading
Out With the Old and In With the New
New Year’s Eve in Ecuador is a time when families gather together, make a scarecrow like figure they call the “Old Man”, which represents the year coming to a close, and burn that figure. Sometimes they make their scarecrow look … Continue reading
Busy as Bees
Since our last post so much has happened that I don’t know where to start. We have been busy as bees with a medical caravan, VBS, SIM spiritual life conference in Vilcabamba, a missions conference in Guayaquil, one trip to … Continue reading
The Bread of Life
As we look forward to returning to Ecuador as missionaries with SIM, almost any memory from our time there can transport us in spirit back to those wonderful places we knew and loved. If you even mention bread, for example, … Continue reading
Chocolate: The “Drink of the Gods”
The origin of Chocolate dates back 4000 years to the time when the Mayas undertook a massive migration from Central America to the Amazon or Orinoco basin of South America. While the Mayas may have been familiar with the cacao … Continue reading
Things I love about Ecuador…
The People There are so many things that I love about Ecuador. The country is a colorful tapestry of cultures, peoples, and languages that are spread over a diverse geographical area which encompasses the tropical jungles in the amazon, the … Continue reading
Uncertainty in Ecuador
You may have seen in the news that there was a crisis in Ecuador recently. Here is a summary from Wikipedia: The 2010 Ecuador crisis took place on September 30, 2010, when elements of the national police and military forces … Continue reading
Christ’s Love Compels Us
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Ministry
Tagged Christ, compels, Ecuador, Forgotten Province, Loja, SIM
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