The women's day we planned for February 14th went very well. My mom, Cindy and I were
somewhat concerned when we saw the ladies coming in for the day, because, at fir
st glance, it looked like we didn't have much in common. Our theme for the day was "Extravagant Love", and these ladies had no idea what the word extravagant meant. Most of them knew only poverty and very hard work their whole lives. As we watched them coming in we just had to stop and pray--once again--giving the day to the Lord and asking him to bridge the differences between us. That was exactly what he did. It was amazing to watch how the Lord moved throughout the day. My favorite part of the day was when we asked the women to pray in partners. We gave them some hand lotion an
d asked them to massage each other's hands as they prayed. At first they were unsure what to do, so my mom partnered with one of the women to give an example. It was so moving to see each couple praying for each other, crying, sharing burdens with each other and pampering each other with a hand massage--many receiving this kind of pampering for the first time in their lives. The whole day was just amazing!
st glance, it looked like we didn't have much in common. Our theme for the day was "Extravagant Love", and these ladies had no idea what the word extravagant meant. Most of them knew only poverty and very hard work their whole lives. As we watched them coming in we just had to stop and pray--once again--giving the day to the Lord and asking him to bridge the differences between us. That was exactly what he did. It was amazing to watch how the Lord moved throughout the day. My favorite part of the day was when we asked the women to pray in partners. We gave them some hand lotion an
d asked them to massage each other's hands as they prayed. At first they were unsure what to do, so my mom partnered with one of the women to give an example. It was so moving to see each couple praying for each other, crying, sharing burdens with each other and pampering each other with a hand massage--many receiving this kind of pampering for the first time in their lives. The whole day was just amazing!At the end of February, we had the privilege of working with a team from Pennsylvania. They were here for two weeks. During that time we hosted several medical and vision clinics. Because the team had 28 members, we were able to hold VBS activities for children and th
e distribution of new shoes during the medical and vision clinics. We had an evangelism day at a local park and worked one evening at Opcion de Vida (Option of Life), sharing with several 12 to 17 year old homeless boys. We were amazed at how inhibited they were in sharing the gospel, even though none of them spoke much Spanish. We were also touched by the youth on the team. They did several puppet shows, worked with the VBS activities and washed countless numbers of little, dirty feet as they gave out new shoes.
e distribution of new shoes during the medical and vision clinics. We had an evangelism day at a local park and worked one evening at Opcion de Vida (Option of Life), sharing with several 12 to 17 year old homeless boys. We were amazed at how inhibited they were in sharing the gospel, even though none of them spoke much Spanish. We were also touched by the youth on the team. They did several puppet shows, worked with the VBS activities and washed countless numbers of little, dirty feet as they gave out new shoes.We took Courtne
y in on the day before her 18th birthday to the emergency room to have her hand checked out. She was playing around during basketball practice on Friday evening and hit a pole. It had padding around it, but the padding was deceiving, and she ended up fracturing her hand. She will have to keep in bandaged and ina sling for the next 4 to 6 weeks. The doctor told us that if the bone does not reconnect in the next four weeks, she will need to have surgery to put a pin in it. That injury put an end to her basketball season two weeks early. She will have to miss the final tournament this next week. Please keep her in your prayers. She has had a good attitude about the whole thing, but I know she was bummed about missing the end of her basketball season--especially since it is her senior year.
y in on the day before her 18th birthday to the emergency room to have her hand checked out. She was playing around during basketball practice on Friday evening and hit a pole. It had padding around it, but the padding was deceiving, and she ended up fracturing her hand. She will have to keep in bandaged and ina sling for the next 4 to 6 weeks. The doctor told us that if the bone does not reconnect in the next four weeks, she will need to have surgery to put a pin in it. That injury put an end to her basketball season two weeks early. She will have to miss the final tournament this next week. Please keep her in your prayers. She has had a good attitude about the whole thing, but I know she was bummed about missing the end of her basketball season--especially since it is her senior year.I'm leaving tomorrow for Guayaquil to meet a group of 7 women who are coming to Ecuador to minister to women in ministry and to get a feel for what we do as missionaries here. The program is called Dynamic Women and this will be their second mission trip. We will be in Guayaquil, Cuenca and end up in Quito. This is the first group that I am responsible for by myself. Please pray for us as we travel and minister. We will be sharing with several missionary women and several pastors' wives as well.
On Monday, Darryl will be traveling to Riobamba to meet with the church leadership there. We have a team that will be arriving on March 27th. Part of that team will be working at the construction site for the new church building in Riobamba. Please pray for traveling safety and for a productive meeting. This will be the last meeting before the team arrives.
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put up a couple pics... courtney doin the worm and you two dancin....and others too
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