Tag Archives: Quito

A Good Samaritan

I (Jody) have fallen two or three times a year here in Quito, mostly walking to or from work. As closely as I watch the sidewalk, I still manage to trip over some unnoticed obstacle. Usually I stumble, fall forward, … Continue reading

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September 2022 Newsletter

We were in the United States on home ministry assignment during the months of May and June.  On June 13, indigenous and other discontented groups instituted a national strike that paralyzed Ecuador for 18 days (such strikes are not uncommon, … Continue reading

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March 2022 Newsletter

MudslideThe evening of January 31 Quito had a large and destructive mudslide about a mile south of our home. Twenty-eight people died and over fifty were injured. Radio HCJB-EC organized a donation site outside our offices, and our church was … Continue reading

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Getting Stuff to Quito

“You should blog about getting things to Ecuador,” one of our daughters said recently. “People can’t imagine not using the mail.” The Ecuadorian mail has been notoriously unreliable in our time here, with mail taking two, three, or four months … Continue reading

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July 2020 Newsletter

COVID-19 Lockdown After three months of lockdown, Quito is cautiously opening up. Most businesses are reopening but working from home is still encouraged and social distancing and other protocols are in place for those that go to their workplace. Scott … Continue reading

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March 2020 Newsletter

(Want to read the print version? Click here.) Covid-19 has altered our activities in Ecuador indefinitely. At 11:59 p.m. Tuesday (March16),  Ecuador’s borders were closed. On March 17, Quito was locked down with very limited exceptions for purchasing food and … Continue reading

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December 2019 Newsletter

(Want to read the print version? Click here.) The most notable event of 2019 in Ecuador was one that we missed. As we were wrapping up our four-month Home Ministry Assignment in the U.S., Ecuador’s government discontinued 40-year-old fuel subsidies. … Continue reading

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March 2019 Newsletter

(Want to read the print version? Click here.) Last weekend we heard a great story of God’s faithfulness. We were invited to Sunday dinner by a couple who served as missionaries here between 1978 and 2001. After 15 years in … Continue reading

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September 2018 Newsletter

(Want to read the print version? Click here.) August 15 marked four years in Ecuador. Wow! How can it be four years? We are very thankful for God’s faithfulness on this journey. As we looked back, another “Wow” moment was, … Continue reading

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Changes

Did you know a huge change is happening in missions? For the last several years, many long-time international mission organizations, including Reach Beyond, have been shifting their missionaries and resources  from Latin America to other areas of the world where … Continue reading

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