Honour

Last Sunday we were made ministers of Alto Refugio church.  This was a great privilege.   Pastor Ramiro Montalvo told the church how much we meant to them as we had been informally mentoring them for a couple of years before the church started.    What he didn’t say is that we learnt as much from them as they did from us.  Coming back and seeing how the church has grown is an awesome honour.  Knowing that we were able to be part of what God is doing in Ecuador is awesome.

Here's the ceremony and me preaching afterwards:

 

Church

Last weekend at Alto Refugio we got to about the 3rd song and I felt so much at home I almost cried.   Weird how after nearly 6 years it feels like we never left.  My turn to preach next weekend – that will be interesting. Got the lingo working but it is another thing to preach.  Those who pray, pray!

At the beach

A friend of a friend lent us his beach-house for a couple of days.  We are here with him and our friends enjoying the beach, the food, the pool (yep it even has a pool).  The kids bought some water-guns for $1.25 each and are having awesome fun.

arrival thoughts

arrival thoughts
tired & jet-lagged
great group of friends to welcome us back to our 2nd home
glad I don't drive here anymore
Spanish flowing off the tongue
still can't believe it
kinda weird, kinda nice
caldo de bolas - yum
seems like we never left

Lent

Decided what to give you for lent...NZ :-)

How bout you?

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