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About scottandjody

Scott and Jody have been married since 1978 and have six adult children and four grandchildren. Scott worked as a CPA for over 32 years and Jody was a homeschooling mom. They have been serving as missionaries in Quito, Ecuador since 2014.

Our Video

Posted on August 28, 2012 by scottandjody

Only 3 1/2 minutes long, we think it’s an excellent introduction to us.  It was created by our videographer friend Russell Davie. Slice of Life:  Scott & Jody Arnold

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August 2012 Newsletter

Posted on August 15, 2012 by scottandjody

Our second newsletter is available here.  We sent the email version last night, and the snail mail letters will be in the mail very soon.

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Clean Water

Posted on July 30, 2012 by scottandjody

One of the cool things HCJB Global does is help communities gain access to clean water and sanitation.  After communities request HCJB Global’s help, HCJB Global engineers design the water system and coordinate the project.   The benefitting communities provide most of … Continue reading →

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The Next Reasonable Step

Posted on July 3, 2012 by scottandjody

If you read our first blog post, The Adventure Begins, you already know the last step in our “What Next?” search, our three-week visit to Ecuador this January.  But what happened before that?  How did we get to that decision? … Continue reading →

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Tour de Lopez

Posted on June 4, 2012 by scottandjody

Who drives 15 hours for a four-hour ride? A unicyclist! Friday, April 27 we drove five hours north to Seattle, Washington and spent the night with friends. Up at 5:15 a.m. Saturday, we picked up a Seattle unicyclist, Noli Ergas, … Continue reading →

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Be Thou My Vision

Posted on May 29, 2012 by scottandjody

I (Jody) was halfway through a long and stressful eye appointment at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. After a slow and inept exam by a resident, I was waiting for the glaucomologist. It was then that I realized what … Continue reading →

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La Muerte en La Cartuja

Posted on May 23, 2012 by scottandjody

Our daughter Hope has written a murder mystery to be performed Saturday, June 2, 2012, as a fundraiser for our HCJB Global ministry account! How cool is that? I’m told it will be “an evening of fun, suspense, and delectable … Continue reading →

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What Are We Doing Here?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by scottandjody

Jody was giving her personal testimony at morning chapel in HCJB Global’s Ministry Service Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  A quiet, behind-the-scenes person, this was one of the last things she wanted to do. Scott was nervously awaiting his turn … Continue reading →

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The Adventure Begins

Posted on April 10, 2012 by scottandjody

As our airliner descended into Quito’s narrow valley, the downtown buildings were startlingly close below our plane.  At the landing the passengers all burst into applause.  We thought it was relief at a safe landing, but Jody’s Ecuadorean seat mate explained … Continue reading →

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