Sept-Oct 2016 Prayer Letter

Dear family and friends,

We’re so thankful for your support of prayers over our whirlwind summer! We fit many special church activities into July and August, but also dealt with several major sick episodes with the family as well.

We wrapped up the year with the homeschoolers by taking them to a recently found archeological site here in Ecuador the first Saturday in July. It was very interesting to see and the small community there welcomed us warmly. The church had a two week VBS, which Justo helped prepare for. Then in August, we all went to family church camp on the beach. Justo helped teach some of the sessions there. Later in August, Justo helped take a large group of young people on a bike trip to the jungle. Lots of adventures there! We also had a visit from Justo’s brother, Lucas, and a friend for almost a month this summer as well.

All in all, we are grateful for the relationship building times we had with many people, but are also looking forward to being back in a more settled routine. We are excited to say that there are three students signed up for the Bible school here and they have begun a new year! Keep these three girls in your prayers as they adjust to a new life away from home.

As always, keep our health in your prayers. We struggled with a lot of family health issues over the summer and are hoping to enjoy a bit better health starting in the fall. We are looking forward to welcoming our little one in November, so also keep Patricia in your prayers as she tackles homeschooling two little ones while in her third trimester!

May the Lord bless each of you as the season changes once again.

Much love,