Some Birthday Fun

This was fun- Sunday after church our dear friends Raul & Patty came to Cuenca after their church service in Azogues and invited us to celebrate their son Sebastian's 4th birthday with them. He picked Pizza Hut - so that's where we met them.


They are working hard in the new church in Azogues- we are hoping to bring our next medical teams there to give them a little more exposure in the community. Patty has opened a small Christian bookstore in Azogues, and it is going well, and bringing in a little extra income for them. Raul is going to begin working as the spiritual counselor in the Verbo School this year.

Enjoying his birthday brownie!

2007 Summary - Part Four

OCTOBER - The Manta church with 50 in attendance outgrew it’s small building and moves to a beautiful theater in an excellent location now there’s room for over 300.

Paul Berube from and Allan Ross a pastor from Scotland visit for a time of ministry to the congregation and to set up a student exchange program between our churches.

NOVEMBER - Dr. Luis Rojas, a board member from our church, travels to Uruguay, South America to minister in a Christian Leadership Conference for medical professionals. We are blessed to see our leaders sent out by the Lord and ministering to other nations.

Boris Ordonez and Raul Bonifaz are sent out to plant a new church in Azogues, Ecuador. There are currently 70 members in attendance in the work there.

Two couples from our church the Osorios and the Rodriguezes travel to Nicaragua, Central America to minister to the Verbo leadership from all over the country. Once again we are honored to have members of our leadership team sent out to serve other countries. There was a mighty move of God and the leadership was greatly blessed.

DECEMBER - Terry King with Bill and Craig Davidson, from Alliance International Ministries, visit and minister to the Leadership and congregation. Bill and Craig also minister in Guayaquil and Riobamba and do a scouting trip for the Service Corp. It was a wonderful, inspiring time for all. We were refreshed and challenged by what the Lord ministered through these trusted men of God.

March in Downtown Cuenca protesting the Ecuadorian’s Presidents failure to approve laws dedicated to improving highway safety. The march was organized by the Parents of the students who lost their lives in the bus accident in conjunction with the Church. Over 500 individuals from all walks of life participated. The press was there and we are already seeing some progress. By the Lord’s strength we plan to stay in the fight.

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First Sunday Meeting in Azogues

Yesterday was an exciting day for our church. We have been working with a group from the nearby town of Azogues for over a year now- they have had an active home church, and when it grew to around 40 people we began looking for a location to start Sunday services. As you can see in this slide show, there is an enthusiastic core group who worked very hard to prepare the building, and they were rewarded with lots of new visitors! There were over 100 in attendance, and we are looking forward to seeing much growth. Boris Ordoñez and Raúl Bonifaz will lead the new church.

Once more, God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21