Dear Prayer Warriors,
Thank you for your prayers as Cindy ministered to over 95 women at Iglesia Betel. Pastor Antonio was very complimentary and is already planning more events when we return in August. The ladies of Betel were greatly encouraged, and the ladies who were invited as part of an evangelistic outreach were presented the Gospel several times. Each went home with a Gospel of John and a challenge to take a step of faith and trust God to do the rest. We trust that God's word will 
not return void. This was also an incredible opportunity for Silvie. She has been in Cindy's bible study for over a year and half. This was her first time to minister in and through the church. Please pray that the Lord will continue to work in her life and give her more opportunities to utilize her gifts.
Cindy will finish her Bible study on Spiritual Gifts this week. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal the gifts that each of these women have been entrusted with, and that they will be given opportunities to use their gifts for the purposes that God sets forth in His word.
Jonathan's 6th grade class worked months to put on a 3 performance play of Pinocchio. They did a great job!! Jonathan will graduate from elementary school on June 5. Our 7th and 8th grade are considered secondary school although they are somewhat isolated from the high school students. However, this is a big celebration among the Ecuadorian population. Cindy is working hard to maintain balance and is very curious as to how they will decorate with the 1000 roses that have been donated.
We celebrated David's 16th birthday on May 16 (a golden celebration in Cindy's family). One of the advantages as parents living in Ecuador is that you can't drive until your 18 years old!!!!!
Believe it or not..almost 2 years later, Cindy has finally obtained her Ecuadorian drivers license. You might remember what an ordeal it was for Doug to get his license. Shortly after that the laws changed AGAIN!! Now everyone is required to pass a 9 session - 40 hour driver's education course offered only in Spanish along with eye tests, blood test, response tests, and of course a driving test. The instructor couldn't speak English, so he could only tell Cindy to turn right or left. Even though she passed the course, it seemed that they ran out of paper to print the certificates, causing a 3-4 week delay in taking my paperwork to the Tránsito (governmental drivers license bureau). Then there was such an influx of people taking their pile of paperwork to the Tránsito, that they started to run low on the official document paper to print the license on, which in turn caused preferential treatment. To make a long story short, it's all about who you know here in Ecuador and up in Heaven. Thank you so much for your prayers.
Doug just returned this evening after a whirlwind tour visiting 5 churches with Antonio. They met with the Pastor and his wife of Latacunga, attended a leadership meeting in Salcedo, and church services in Yatchil, La Lindera, and Píllaro. This was Doug's first time to visit Yatchil and La Lindera, both of which are much more remote and poverty levels are greater. The church in Yatchil (Nueva Vida en Jesús) began the construction of classrooms on the second floor 20 years ago, but was never able to finish them. They anticipate another $6500 will be required. 
Please pray that if it is the Lord's will, the needed funds and labor (a team) would be provided to complete this construction. (For a glimpse of additional photos of the church in Yatchil, click on the following link: Churches) Doug had the opportunity to share in both of these two churches, as well as in Píllaro where the Pastor asked the congregation to come forward so that Doug could pray for them. The Pastor for Píllaro is recovering from eye surgery, as a result of previous physical persecution including beatings to his head due to his beliefs and stance for Jesus Christ. Please continue to pray for a complete healing of Pastor Juan Manuel, as he only has about 40% of his sight in his eye after surgery. For those of you that have been praying for him or have helped him financially with his medical bills, he is greatly appreciative. On another note, after these trips, Doug seems to have a bit of difficulty remembering to revert back to English when he speaks with his family.
This week in the Guesthouse, we have 3 guests arriving on Monday to stay with us for 5 days, and a family of 4 arriving on Friday for 9 days. Cindy and the boys will finish up their school year on June 12. Please continue to pray for the Alliance Academy. There are several positions that need to be filled, especially the one of elementary principal. In anticipation of the Chambers family returning, we are making preparations to move back into our apartment (a block away) on June 1 and head to the states on June 17 for our brief visit. In addition to moving this coming weekend, we have also been invited next Sunday to attend a Family Day of Celebration at Iglesia Bíblica Restauración in Latacunga, and are planning to host a Sunday evening Prayer Time with some of our Ecuadorian Pastors here in Quito. Not sure how we will balance all of that out. On June 2, Doug will head back to Riobamba (3 1/2 hours each way) for a special meeting at Iglesia Fuente de Vida.
We were greatly blessed when we received word that the boys were awarded scholarships to attend the first (3 week) term at Camp Highlands for Boys http://www.camphighlands.com/. Camp Highlands holds a special place in our hearts. Doug was a counselor there for several years and we spent 5 summer vacations as family campers (Cindy's prep school for the mission field). This in an incredible honor and privilege for our family. The Conforti campership was created after Tom Conforti, a co-counselor and good friend of Doug's, died suddenly. Thank you so much to the Conforti family and to Mike and Sharon for their consideration!!
Your continued prayers for health and safety are greatly appreciated. For without them, our updates could be so different!!
Blessings to You!
Thank you for your prayers as Cindy ministered to over 95 women at Iglesia Betel. Pastor Antonio was very complimentary and is already planning more events when we return in August. The ladies of Betel were greatly encouraged, and the ladies who were invited as part of an evangelistic outreach were presented the Gospel several times. Each went home with a Gospel of John and a challenge to take a step of faith and trust God to do the rest. We trust that God's word will 
not return void. This was also an incredible opportunity for Silvie. She has been in Cindy's bible study for over a year and half. This was her first time to minister in and through the church. Please pray that the Lord will continue to work in her life and give her more opportunities to utilize her gifts.Cindy will finish her Bible study on Spiritual Gifts this week. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal the gifts that each of these women have been entrusted with, and that they will be given opportunities to use their gifts for the purposes that God sets forth in His word.
Jonathan's 6th grade class worked months to put on a 3 performance play of Pinocchio. They did a great job!! Jonathan will graduate from elementary school on June 5. Our 7th and 8th grade are considered secondary school although they are somewhat isolated from the high school students. However, this is a big celebration among the Ecuadorian population. Cindy is working hard to maintain balance and is very curious as to how they will decorate with the 1000 roses that have been donated.
We celebrated David's 16th birthday on May 16 (a golden celebration in Cindy's family). One of the advantages as parents living in Ecuador is that you can't drive until your 18 years old!!!!!Believe it or not..almost 2 years later, Cindy has finally obtained her Ecuadorian drivers license. You might remember what an ordeal it was for Doug to get his license. Shortly after that the laws changed AGAIN!! Now everyone is required to pass a 9 session - 40 hour driver's education course offered only in Spanish along with eye tests, blood test, response tests, and of course a driving test. The instructor couldn't speak English, so he could only tell Cindy to turn right or left. Even though she passed the course, it seemed that they ran out of paper to print the certificates, causing a 3-4 week delay in taking my paperwork to the Tránsito (governmental drivers license bureau). Then there was such an influx of people taking their pile of paperwork to the Tránsito, that they started to run low on the official document paper to print the license on, which in turn caused preferential treatment. To make a long story short, it's all about who you know here in Ecuador and up in Heaven. Thank you so much for your prayers.
Doug just returned this evening after a whirlwind tour visiting 5 churches with Antonio. They met with the Pastor and his wife of Latacunga, attended a leadership meeting in Salcedo, and church services in Yatchil, La Lindera, and Píllaro. This was Doug's first time to visit Yatchil and La Lindera, both of which are much more remote and poverty levels are greater. The church in Yatchil (Nueva Vida en Jesús) began the construction of classrooms on the second floor 20 years ago, but was never able to finish them. They anticipate another $6500 will be required. 
Please pray that if it is the Lord's will, the needed funds and labor (a team) would be provided to complete this construction. (For a glimpse of additional photos of the church in Yatchil, click on the following link: Churches) Doug had the opportunity to share in both of these two churches, as well as in Píllaro where the Pastor asked the congregation to come forward so that Doug could pray for them. The Pastor for Píllaro is recovering from eye surgery, as a result of previous physical persecution including beatings to his head due to his beliefs and stance for Jesus Christ. Please continue to pray for a complete healing of Pastor Juan Manuel, as he only has about 40% of his sight in his eye after surgery. For those of you that have been praying for him or have helped him financially with his medical bills, he is greatly appreciative. On another note, after these trips, Doug seems to have a bit of difficulty remembering to revert back to English when he speaks with his family.This week in the Guesthouse, we have 3 guests arriving on Monday to stay with us for 5 days, and a family of 4 arriving on Friday for 9 days. Cindy and the boys will finish up their school year on June 12. Please continue to pray for the Alliance Academy. There are several positions that need to be filled, especially the one of elementary principal. In anticipation of the Chambers family returning, we are making preparations to move back into our apartment (a block away) on June 1 and head to the states on June 17 for our brief visit. In addition to moving this coming weekend, we have also been invited next Sunday to attend a Family Day of Celebration at Iglesia Bíblica Restauración in Latacunga, and are planning to host a Sunday evening Prayer Time with some of our Ecuadorian Pastors here in Quito. Not sure how we will balance all of that out. On June 2, Doug will head back to Riobamba (3 1/2 hours each way) for a special meeting at Iglesia Fuente de Vida.
We were greatly blessed when we received word that the boys were awarded scholarships to attend the first (3 week) term at Camp Highlands for Boys http://www.camphighlands.com/. Camp Highlands holds a special place in our hearts. Doug was a counselor there for several years and we spent 5 summer vacations as family campers (Cindy's prep school for the mission field). This in an incredible honor and privilege for our family. The Conforti campership was created after Tom Conforti, a co-counselor and good friend of Doug's, died suddenly. Thank you so much to the Conforti family and to Mike and Sharon for their consideration!!
Your continued prayers for health and safety are greatly appreciated. For without them, our updates could be so different!!
Blessings to You!
Doug & Cindy
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