"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.'"  Galatians 6:9

Yes, we are still alive!  It has been way too long since our last update, I know, and I do apologize.  I have sat down four different times to write this update, and each time it seemed like something or someone else needed my attention.  It is a Sunday afternoon, the door to our apartment is shut, the guests are quiet, and I am going to try to get this update finished.

Darryl has been gone for two weeks working with a team at our camp in Pallatanga.  The team is working on building a new dorm for the camp and set a goal of building one wall a day for the remaining nine days that they had.  Darryl has been the designated cement mixer for the team.  I don't know how many of you have mixed cement by hand (or shovel, I should say), but for those of you who have had the privilege of that experience you can imagine how sore Darryl is!  Praise the Lord, it looks like they are going to accomplish their goal, and Darryl will be returning on Tuesday.

With Darryl in Pallatanga, I have had the sole responsibility of running the guest house.  I had a week with 17 guests, then an easy week with only 5 guests.  Today the house is full again with 15 guests.  One thing I have discovered....running a guest house is a two-person ministry!  I am grateful for God's provision of energy and good health while Darryl has been away, but I am even more grateful that these two weeks are almost over!

Thank you so much for your prayers for us in March with the Asbury team.  An hour before the team arrived it looked like we were going to have to scrap the project and quickly come up with something else for the team to do.  However, after much prayer, we felt the Lord's guidance to continue with part of the project and another project in the same town where we were staying just "fell" into our laps.  God is so good and so faithful to those who call upon his name!  The four students from Asbury were amazing and came willing to serve in whatever capacity they could.  We completely finished both projects and were able to worship with the congregations of both churches that we worked in.  They were so pleased to have "new and improved" places to worship. 

Our next team arrives May 9th, so we are gearing up for them.  We are going to be doing a medical team in Santo Domingo with 17 nursing students from University of Indianapolis.  We will leave for Santo Domingo on May 10th, begin our ministry on the 11th and then return to Quito for a couple of days of sight-seeing and "touristy" things on the 17th.  Please pray that God will be preparing the hearts of those who are coming to serve as well as the hearts of the Ecuadorians who will be coming to receive.  We currently are short a couple of doctors for this team, so please pray that God will lead us to the right people soon!

I still do not have a driver's license yet!  I have been 5 different times, and each time I have come away empty handed.  The last I heard, there is a possibility that I can drive using my Texas license because of a recent law change.  The only problem is that no one can seem to find an actual written copy of the new law, so until it is found, I continue to "hoof" it or depend on others to get me where I need to be.

One last update from our last blog.  When I went to visit my dermatologist about my skin cancer, he assured me that there was going to be no more cutting for a while.  YIPPEE!!!  I only need to come in every couple of months to have the spots on my skin observed.  He felt very positive about my biopsy results and didn't see any need to do any further biopsies.  Thank you so much for praying for me!

Praise Reports:

• Praise God for answered prayers for the Asbury team.
• Praise him for a good report from the dermatologist.
• Praise him for his faithfulness to both Darryl and to me as we have been involved in separate ministries over the past two weeks.
• Thank you, Lord, for faithful supporters!

Prayer Requests:

• Please continue to pray for my license situation.
• Pray for the upcoming medical team May 9th-20th.  WE NEED DOCTORS!
• Pray for Darryl as he travels back from Pallatanga on Tuesday.  He is tired and sore and has a six hour drive through the mountains.
• Please pray for Josh's health.  Two weeks ago he was watching TV when he started feeling dizzy and and quickly got a high fever.  He ended up passing out and having seizures.  We aren't sure what is going on, so please keep him in your prayers.
• We are still looking for a VBS team for our church in Puyo sometime in July or August.  Pray that a team will step forward, or that God will give us peace about not being able to fulfill that request.

We pray that as you enter into this holy week, you will experience the joy of knowing that Christ has risen.  He has risen indeed!

Serving the King,

Kelly, for the Chambers