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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
A Different Kind of Vacation
We’ve enjoyed exploring Ecuador on our vacations. Since we don’t have a car, we typically pack light, take a bus (twice we flew) to some interesting place, and stay in a low-cost hostel or AirBnB. We usually have lots of … Continue reading
Glimpses of Heaven
It was the Unicorn who summed up what everyone was feeling. He stamped his right fore-hoof on the ground and neighed; and then cried: “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is … Continue reading
The Trip That Wasn’t
Today was supposed to be a special day. We were going to leave for our eighth trip to the U.S. Besides time with family and supporters in Oregon and Colorado, we would attend that debriefing session in Colorado which we … Continue reading
Family Reunion in Ecuador
Early last year we started thinking about having a special celebration this summer for our 40th wedding anniversary, bringing as many as possible of our offspring to Ecuador for a week. (We blogged about our 40 years of marriage here.) … Continue reading
Quilotoa
After the Guayaquil getaway, we had one day back in Quito before we left for four days trekking in mountains even higher than Quito. That is, Scott and our friend Tyler from Eugene hiked the Quilotoa Trek, about eight miles … Continue reading
Guayaquil & the Christian Hospitality Network
The end of May we went to a wonderful missionary getaway in Guayaquil sponsored by the Christian Hospitality Network (CHN). A mission team from Tennessee pampered us (and 160 other missionaries) in a five-star hotel for four days—what a treat! … Continue reading
Quilotoa & Chugchilán
Our monthly get-out-of-Quito trip in April was to Lake Quilotoa, a crater lake 171 kilometers (106 miles) away. We stayed two nights in a hostel in Chugchilán, one of the villages close to the lake. Our trip there involved 1) … Continue reading
Mindo: The Beauty and the Itch
Last weekend we visited Mindo, an ecotourism town about two and a half hours from Quito. We stayed at Hacienda San Vicente, also known as La Casa Amarilla (the Yellow House). Highlights were: wonderful coffee, milk, and fruits, grown on the … Continue reading
Nicaragua
We are in Costa Rica on a tourist visa which allows a maximum of 90 days within the country. As a consequence, language school students must exit the country periodically and re-enter 72 hours later to obtain another 90 days … Continue reading
Adventures in Middle Earth 