I made the trip to Quito Thursday to participate in a retreat for Missionary Ladies. What an incredible blessing it was to be with all these other ladies who are serving the Lord around Ecuador. The time of fellowship with them was very sweet, but the times of teaching and praying together was just wonderful.
There were 15 ladies who came from the US to minister to us and that is exactly what they did. They showered us with love, gifts and special treats,(among which was lots of chocolate!) I am so thankful for all the sacrifices that they made to be here in Ecuador and bless us with this special time.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Update on the "Update"
Hi Everyone! Hope your week as started out well. Just wanted to let you know that Tony wasn't able to travel back to Ecuador today. Their was an accident at the Quito airport on Friday. No one was hurt seriously, but a plane went off the end of the runway. Anyway, it seems that everyone has resumed their flights to Quito except American Airlines... wouldn't you know it!
Anyway, he was able to get booked on a flight to Guayaquil on Wednesday. He will be spending the next couple of days with friends of ours in PA. (although the airline changed his flight at no additional cost they won't pay to put him up or to get him to Quito from Guayaquil) What a mess.
We are doing fine here in Manta. Thanks for your prayers for us and please keep Tony in your prayers during the next couple of days.
Joy
Anyway, he was able to get booked on a flight to Guayaquil on Wednesday. He will be spending the next couple of days with friends of ours in PA. (although the airline changed his flight at no additional cost they won't pay to put him up or to get him to Quito from Guayaquil) What a mess.
We are doing fine here in Manta. Thanks for your prayers for us and please keep Tony in your prayers during the next couple of days.
Joy
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Update
Matthew 16:25
"For whosoever shall save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."
This morning as I was reading my devotions, this verse stood out. Our Sunday School lesson today was on James 4:1-12. We spent time talking about how pride and our desire to be in control puts us in opposition to God. In my devotional reading this morning, one part really jumped out at me...
"It is not difficult to turn over to Christ those things that are not a sacrifice or that you would prefer to do without anyway. Rather it is the things that are good and dear to you that may stand between you and God's will. It's good to be near your grown children and grandchildren, for example, but God may want you to go to another city or continent on mission with Him."
We had good services this morning. There were 65 in Sunday School and 93 in our church service! We had 5 first time visitors. The men did a great job leading the service. We enjoyed hearing a report on the ministry, here in Ecuador of the radio station, BBN, from the director, Jorge Michala. Samuel Moreno, from Guayaquil preached this morning.
Tony reports that his time in the US has gone well. He has had the opportunity to speak at 3 of our supporting churches, and to visit with 3 other pastors. Teddy and I are looking forward to his return home on Tuesday. He will be flying back to Ecuador tomorrow and back to Manta on Tuesday. Please be praying for him as he travels. There was an accident at the Quito airport on Friday and the airport was closed some, we don't know if he will be flying into Quito, or somewhere else at this time.
Please continue to pray for Teddy and me, while we are here without him.
Have a wonderful week!
Blessings,
Joy
"For whosoever shall save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."
This morning as I was reading my devotions, this verse stood out. Our Sunday School lesson today was on James 4:1-12. We spent time talking about how pride and our desire to be in control puts us in opposition to God. In my devotional reading this morning, one part really jumped out at me...
"It is not difficult to turn over to Christ those things that are not a sacrifice or that you would prefer to do without anyway. Rather it is the things that are good and dear to you that may stand between you and God's will. It's good to be near your grown children and grandchildren, for example, but God may want you to go to another city or continent on mission with Him."
We had good services this morning. There were 65 in Sunday School and 93 in our church service! We had 5 first time visitors. The men did a great job leading the service. We enjoyed hearing a report on the ministry, here in Ecuador of the radio station, BBN, from the director, Jorge Michala. Samuel Moreno, from Guayaquil preached this morning.
Tony reports that his time in the US has gone well. He has had the opportunity to speak at 3 of our supporting churches, and to visit with 3 other pastors. Teddy and I are looking forward to his return home on Tuesday. He will be flying back to Ecuador tomorrow and back to Manta on Tuesday. Please be praying for him as he travels. There was an accident at the Quito airport on Friday and the airport was closed some, we don't know if he will be flying into Quito, or somewhere else at this time.
Please continue to pray for Teddy and me, while we are here without him.
Have a wonderful week!
Blessings,
Joy
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Home Sweet Home
Well, Teddy and I are safely home in Manta. It was a long couple of days, but we are so thankful for the blessings of the Lord and that we arrived in Ecuador safely Thursday night and that our suitcases arrived safely on Friday night! :-) The Lord allowed us a day together with Tony relaxing in Guayaquil. What a special blessing. We arrived home yesterday about noon.
This is a big holiday week-end in Ecuador and today is the celebration of the founding of Manta. We had a really low attendance this morning, 57. Every class was down. All the schools had special events this morning.
We are thankful that this past week, Darwin decided that the men were never going to be able to clean the property off on their own, and he got some friends he knew who owned heavy equipment to go over and clear it all off in about 2 hours! What a blessing that was!
Tony will be traveling this week. Please pray for him as he travels and visits 3 of our supporting churches and has the opportunity to meet with a few of our pastors. Pray for Teddy and me as we are here while he is gone. He will be gone for about a week.
Thank you for your prayers for our family and for the ministry here in Manta. We are so thankful to know that God is in control and that he has a plan for us and for the work here.
God bless you as you serve Him!
Joy
This is a big holiday week-end in Ecuador and today is the celebration of the founding of Manta. We had a really low attendance this morning, 57. Every class was down. All the schools had special events this morning.
We are thankful that this past week, Darwin decided that the men were never going to be able to clean the property off on their own, and he got some friends he knew who owned heavy equipment to go over and clear it all off in about 2 hours! What a blessing that was!
Tony will be traveling this week. Please pray for him as he travels and visits 3 of our supporting churches and has the opportunity to meet with a few of our pastors. Pray for Teddy and me as we are here while he is gone. He will be gone for about a week.
Thank you for your prayers for our family and for the ministry here in Manta. We are so thankful to know that God is in control and that he has a plan for us and for the work here.
God bless you as you serve Him!
Joy
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