I AM HOME!!

I am finally home! There are so many things we take for granted in the states. It is so nice to drink from the tap water. I got parasites and amoebas again at the end of the trip in the Galapagos, but it was worth it to stay with natives and get to know them. It was so nice to have a hot shower... I hadn't had a hot shower in over a month. It was so nice to eat fruit that all I had to do was wash off... whereas we had to soak fruit for 20 minutes in a chlorox/water solution to be able to eat. It is very nice to be home.

The first picture you see is of the Pastors on the coast - Josue and Chily and their son Lucas. They are wonderful people. In the last two months, they have started 2 adult small groups in homes, and one youth small group that meets in their home, and Chily has begun to work with the youth in an afterschool type program where she helps them with their homework, teaches them basic things, and teaches them about Jesus and the Bible. Many people have come to know Christ through their serving, already!

The next picture is at INNFA, where we worked on the Galapagos. We taught the children songs - Si, Cristo me ama (Yes, Jesus loves me) and Yo tengo un amigo (I have a friend). We also helped out the teachers there. The children were 2-4 years old, so it was hard to see any impact that was made, but by the end of our time, when we asked who loved them, they were saying Cristo. So I think we made an impact there.


While on the Galapagos, we walked to every single store in the town to see if they had balloons to make animals out of. We finally found some, and we made some for the children on the last day. The little boy is named Jose.





These are the pastors of the church in the Galapagos. They are amazing people. They are doing amazing things. Their church has up to 350 people, which is almost 10% of the island. They are also working in many various social programs to help out the Galapagos. They send outreaches to other islands and other communities on their own island. They also have been able to teach sexual abstinence and abuse education programs in the schools, and through this, on another island, the government asked for their help in exposing a child pornography ring. Please pray that their church continues to grow and for the impact they are having on the islands!

Thanks for praying during my trip!