It’s been awhile since our last update. We have been trying to bring three sources of email addresses into one. So if you get this email more than once, please let us know. We are still fine tuning.
We hit the ground running in Quito on May 18. Our Ecuador field missionaries had two days of very productive meetings in Cuenca. It was an honor to be a part of them, even though we will not have a full-time presence on the field for quite some time.
Our next little jaunt took us to Puyo, Ecuador which is about 6 hours south of Quito. We visited a church there and met with the leadership team to plan a VBS in August. We are preparing for 150 kids and need additional folks for our team. Please ask God if this is you. 
Our return to Quito brought days of cleaning out closets, as well as nooks & crannies. Once again we found ourselves sorting, selling, packing and giving away 4 years of collections. We thought we learned our lesson the first time. Guess this is one way of sharing what God has given us.Please pray for Jorge and Yolanda. They are our landlords and while they were in our home for our final walk through, Jorge picked up a gospel tract. It was like a needle in a haystack. He reached down and picked up a packet of tracts, took one out and told us that he was keeping it. WOW! We pray that our testimony over the past several years and this little piece of paper will somehow touch their hearts and transform their lives.
We have also enjoyed the sweet fellowship of our brothers and sisters here. Reconnecting with precious friends has been a joy. Hearing that we have made a real difference was something we didn’t expect but has been a real boost to our spirits and affirmed the call that God put on our lives several years ago.
We head out today to visit some of our remote indigenous churches in Yatchil, Píllaro, & Sucre. We have materials to present to them from the Konstruction Kids project and we look forward to sharing in the blessing. We are also excited to share that they will have new Liaisons to work alongside them. Darryl & Kelly Chambers have accepted the position of central district Liaisons. We have seen the fruit that comes from having a Liaison in an area. The Ecuador field has a need for 4 additional Liaisons. Pray and ask God if this is you. Please pray for the transition of Darryl and Kelly as well.
Our travels will continue through the week and into next weekend visiting several other churches. Again, bringing them gifts from Konstruction Kids and delivering the good news that they are not being abandoned, but will have other OMS missionaries working alongside them.
God continues to do amazing things in our lives and in Ecuador. However, a task that we once thought would be impossible, He is making possible: A change of heart. We loved serving in this country and coming alongside our Ecuadorian brothers and sisters with encouragement and support. But God is bringing closure to this amazing season of our lives and IT IS OKAY! We love serving Him and it doesn’t matter where. (It’s taken awhile to really believe that.) We look forward to returning and beginning our new roles with One Mission Society's ministry - Men for Missions.
Thanks so much standing with us with your encouraging support.
Blessings to You!
Doug & Cindy
