Greetings from a sunny Quito. We have had three days of no sun, so the bright sunshine today is most welcome! We have finally entered the rainy season which was much needed because everything was looking brown. Pretty soon, things will be looking green and lush. I guess it's just the opposite of what you all are experiencing in the states.
Thank you for yo
ur prayers for us over the last month. Our missionary-pastor retreat went well. We had a wonderful time of fellowship. We were a little disappointed because there weren't many pastors there, but it was a good beginning to what we hope will be an annual event. We had a wonderful speaker who talked to us about dealing with change. God sent just the right man to speak to us at just the right time, as we all seemed to be going through some real changes in our lives. We were able to pray and worship together for two days, and even found time to fit in some volleyball. It was a great time together with our Ecuadorian co-laborers in Christ.After the retreat, we headed off to La Libertad to help with a medical team. We had an amazing week! The Ecuadorian brothers and sisters that we partnered with were so great.
They had everything organized and ready for us to go when we arrived. They served us all week with such love, and they truly ministered to the team of doctors and nurses who came from the states. We saw close to 700 patients throughout the week. The best part is that 213 people made decisions to accept Christ for the first time. Praise the Lord! Now comes the huge task of following up on each person. Please pray for Pastor Gerardo and the members of the church as they begin the process of getting those new believers plugged into churches.After some much needed days of vacation in Guayaquil (thank you Pablo and Rebecca), we are now back in Quito getting ready for our next event which is tomorrow. We are hosting a Pastor Appreciation Day for the pastors in the North District. The pastors and their families have been invited for a day of fun and fellowship. We are busy getting ready for 50+ people. We have been able to put together gift bags for each of the pastors and their families, as well as gift bags for each church's Sunday
school program. We want to say thank you to the many teams that brought down boxes of crayons, scissors, glue, paints, markers, stickers, etc...Because of you, there are 14 churches who now have supplies for their Sunday school classes. MUCHAS GRACIAS! Please pray for us tomorrow. Most of the pastors will be traveling by bus to get here, so pray for their safe travel. Pray that our time of fellowship will be sweet, and pray for Tom Bowen, who will be our guest speaker for the event.We currently have a group of 16 in the guest house. They arrived last night and will be here for a week. Please pray for them as they spend this week ministering in Quito and Salcedo.
We would also ask that you be in prayer for my dad, Mike Shrode, this week. He has had a biopsy of a lymph node done and should go in this Friday for the results. Please join us in praying that the doctors will find him cancer free.
We love you and appreciate your partnership. We pray that God will richly bless you and keep you this coming week.
Serving the King,
Kelly (for the Chambers)
1 comment:
so awesome to hear how GOd is working, drawing people to himself and working through those willing and building from there. I pray for you often, your whole family, that you would continue to bless all that come to your home as you united with fellow brothers and sisters to pour out GOds love on everyone ya can... rock on sista!!!!
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