Hey All… SOrry about the non update for a week… We have been really busy this week… we are plannin Bela’s birthday party! We made a run to and from Quito (4 Hours each way) And I got sick again.. though not nearly as bad… For the record, Kirstie is yet to get sick!

We had a really awesome mother’s day celebration on Friday where students brought their mothers to the school, and had a time of games and words of encouragement. The church also held an event on Satuday that reached out to non-christian moms of the Christian members of the church.
Kirstie is writing about that, and we will post it ASAP.

Thanks for hanging in there… so are we!

We’ll first off, we’ll let you guys know that Bela is doing great. We went to the doctor who took a stool sample, and everything checked out ok. He recommended some dietary changes, but praise God that she doesen’{t have any bugs!

We were just in Quito visiting with our friend and surrogate parents Manuel and Elvia Rosero. We were just planning on being there for a few days while Sandro and I shopped for some computer equipment.
Manuel and Elvia run several programs for kids in south Quito (The poorest part of Quito), One of them is to help kids in the public school system with their homework and studies. Last Saturday, 40 kids came for homework help with only Elvia and a few older students to help.

If you know anything about us, is that we are horrible spectators, so we jumped in to help. Kirstie was helping students with their English, and I was helping with math. We got a little bit of a taste of what our work in June will be like. We are looking forward to pursuing God’s Guidance into what he has planned for us in our lives and ministry here.

Most of my time recently has been spent working on the student sponsorship website. We came up with a name for it, the “Padrinos Program” (Padrinos is Spanish for Godparents). I came up with this logo design, but the feeling are mixed as to which one to go with…

Leave a comment, or contact us to let us know which one you like!

Hey everyone!  We have been hanging out in Quito a little longer than expected because today Bela has some nasty diareah, and food was just going right through her.  We went to the doctor to have her looked at (only $8 !) and he did not see anything wrong, but wants to do a stool sample to be sure.  She has gotten some medicine, and lots of pedalyte.  So far she seems to be doing better but pray for her and for me ( I hate seeing my baby in pain).  We appreciate it.

So today I experienced the normal way to travel in Ecuador if there aren’t enough seats in the back of the car / truck, putting a mattress in the truckbed (Which is usually optional) and riding to your destination! (Photo Comming soon!) So I was in enjoying it a whole bunch the fresh air, talking to a friend (all in Spanish!), and looking at all the scenery . It wasn’t until later when someone asked why I was so red and then I realized sitting in the back of the truck I got sun burnt…. Ouch.

The trip we took today was to the bigger city called Santo Domingo, its across the equator, and about 45 min away form La Concordia. It’s where most people do their shopping. Rob needed to find prices on what it would take to build a server down here for the school so that they can back students up!( Any questions he can explain better) I was just getting stuff for our bathroom and for Bela!

Thank you all for your prayers it’s great stop think when I am just sitting quietly knowing so many people are praying for us! God bless you all!