Banos

We are in Banos.  We had a quiet day on Friday.  Patti Sue recommended we not work in the morning.  Vicki arranged a tour of the Mission Aviation Flight hangars and the Nate Saint home.  We then toured the hospital.  I finished paying the bills and then we left for Banos.  I think everyone had a great time exploring the town, riding go carts, shopping, etc.  Last night we had a great fresh trout supper.  Several of the team members then crawled into bed.  Many of them got on an open topped bus for a ride up the mountains to see if they could catch a photo of the volcano, Tungurahua spewing fire and smoke.

It is now Saturday morning.  We are getting ready for breakfast and then some more shopping and touring and hopefully for me a massage!  I was able to get in touch with our friends from Carmen Bajo, Casa Gabriel and Youth World; we have invited them all to have dinner with us tonight in Quito for some fellowship.

See you in a couple days.

Bob

the oldest team member!

I am still hanging in there. You that have supported me I want to thank you for your part in this ministry. I have had great times with many children and adults. The country is beautiful, it rains everyday. My fear was that I would see a snake, but only saw a dead one. A few have been ill but again I lucky to be healthy. The food has been good, the friendships have been wonderful , and the laughter continuous. Thank you God for this time in Shell .See you at home. Kathleen

Last Day in Shell :(

Well this is our last afternoon in Shell. Sadly, our time here is done. We have a few tours this morning and then we will be on our way to Banos to do some shopping and swimming in the hot springs. Yesterday was our last day on the work site and we made some good progress but we also got 3 in of rain in about an hour and the river flooded and washed part of the bridge away so that will be a project for the next group that comes. We got most of the cover poured for the septic tank and it felt good to know we made some progress! We will all be sad to leave here as we begin the journey home! It was a great time here and I think as a team we made amazing progress on all of our projects.
Sadie

Update:
we DID see a snake. it was dead, though.
we found ice cream for 20 cents instead of 30
last day on the job site tomorrow! cement is heavy.

That's all :)
LT//

Worksite

Today was the first official day on the worksite. This morning a group of us worked on translating Arch Books - Christian Story Books. Kris Waskosky is working to translate all of the books from English to a dialect for the people here in Ecuador. It was great to meet her and hear more about her experiences and the special meaning the books have for the people in Ecuador. It's quite a project!

We also spent some time at Casa de Fe and took a group of children to the park. They had a blast! And so did we! Looking forward to sharing love with more children tomorrow...

Steph

10 Reasons We're not coming home!

#1. We are in the Jungle and the Jungle rocks plus you get to walk over rivers on cool jungle bridges!
#2. We love the mountains as well..someday we will live in them...plus the volcanoes are a plus as long as the lava flows down the right side of the mountain!
#3. It never gets below 55 degrees here...not missing February in ND!!
#4. You can find Mora ice cream in all the stores and it costs 30 cents...need we say more!! but we will!
#5. The juices are incredible and all homemade..mora juice and tomate and pina juice you just can't beat.
#6. The fun construction projects!
#7. Podemos practicar espanol cada dia!
#8. We want to keep all the kids and Lyndsi wants to take care of all the dogs too!
#9. There are lots of doctors willing to let us follow them around and meet patients and try to learn!
#10. Noooooo CLASSES!

Well try not to miss us too much! We will come home some holidays and you are always welcome to visit!
Love,
Lyndsi and Sadie

hola senoras and senors and muchachos and muchachas...well, today is our first day at the work site. It will be interesting to see this project and how it unfolds, We're putting a sewer curbing over a creek, and the effluent will eventually wind up in the Amazon river. Everything down here needs either minor or major improvement, but it is what it is! So far, everybody,s healthy and we hope everybody stays that way. Our trip here seems o.k. with most everyone, and our devotions are even kinda fun! Last night, the men of the group performed "New Orleans" for the group.
Well, gotta eat breakfast now, We,ll go to thje work site in 20 minutos. Love you. Ron A.

Still no snakes

A day that started with morning report at the hospital followed by brunch with the missionary ladies, then walking around Shell and having lunch for $2 and making lots of workbooks included four trips across the bridge to the rainforest and still no snake sightings....

//LT

Adventures in Shell

Hola Amigos!
Today was a busy day for everyone which included lots of walking around Shell and a few projects. The guys helped paint and we all worked on a putting workbooks together for the local school. I love Ecuador!! It is so breathtaking and beautiful. This morning a few of us got to listen to report in the Hospital Vozandes Oriental. We got to look in on a few patients and I loved it!! Report was in Spanish but I was able to follow most of it! We also got to see the construction site of la Casa de Fe and it is in a perfect location right outside of town. It will be so good to get the kids into better housing! I miss everyone at home, but I love this so much that I won't be ready to come home for awhile! I'm so glad that I answered the call to come here! The week hasn't even begun yet so I can't wait to see what the coming days will bring!!
Love
Sadie

We are in Shell

Good evening,

It is Saturday night.  We have had an interesting flight down.  No major problems but a long layover in Miami.  Friday morning the team took at tour of HCJB Radio, the sponsoring organization for the hospital in Shell.  They also visited the large hospital in Quito and Casa Gabriel, the home for the "street boys."  Vicki, Deb Habedank and I joined Patti Sue and did some shopping.  We all made sandwiches to eat on the trip down to Shell.  We stopped in Salcedo for their famous ice cream.  As we approached Banos there was a short break in the clouds and we were able to see a plume of smoke and ash out of the volcano, Tungurahua.  We made it to Shell and were treated to pizza.

Today the women hosted a luncheon for the mission women and the men painted the fence around Shedd and Kris Waskosy's home.  After lunch we took a tour of Shell and then went the Emaus, the school for the poor children of Shell and began making workbooks.

Tonight for supper we were treated to lasagna made by on Maria, a friend of Patti Sue.  It was awesome.  The young single people are having a gathering with young single missionary men and women of the community and I am writing this while sitting in Patti's room.

So far I have been unable to get the computer in the Guest House to allow others including myself to post on the blog.  Therefore I am at Patti's doing this blog.  If you need to send us messages, post comments on blog.  We are able to read them.  Or...you can send them emails.  They are able to get email.

We are all going to church in the morning with Patti, two of her teachers, and eight children.

Good night.  God bless you all.  We appreciate your prayers.

Peace,

Bob

Good afternoon,

We have packed the team bags full of donations, clothes, medications for the hospital, crutches, an oxygen tank for David Waskosky, quilts and a lot of treats and goodies.  We are leaving tomorrow evening from FLC at 10:00 PM taking the "red eye" to Minneapolis.  Our flight is at 6:15 AM to Miami and then on to Quito.

We are extremely grateful to all those who are supporting us in prayer and have contributed financially.  We are bringing a "stimulus package" to Shell, Pastaza, Ecuador!

Keep in touch.  I enjoy reading your comments.  I will open this up to the team members when we are on the trip so that they will be able to communicate during the trip.

Peace,

Bob

Good evening

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