Final 3 Days in Ecuador

Our last Christmas Party was approximately 1500+ with another amazing partnership called Remanso De Amor (Haven of Love). They are truly doing Kingdom building in their community and it is wonderful to come along side them as an ER partner and help them in their ministry. Mike and I have been truly blessed to have been able to come on this journey and see what all ER does in person. Thank you to those who helped us to get here through your prayers and support. Last night the Church for Life group that was staying on our floor asked if they could pray for us and it was such a refreshing time. They lifted us up in all areas of our lives and we were extremely humbled. Chris, one of the pastors, had a vision while we were praying that he sees us as a bridge between the people who want to help and the people who need to help. This is right in line with the same vision John Thomas had when we left living hope that we would be a conduit or a channel for which thousands would serve others. We believe God is ever present in our lives and we give Him all the Glory. We are so blessed to be able to fulfill our calling and excited to get started serving Him in January with Extreme Response.
We had a little contest on Friday called the Great Cheese War between the men and the women. We set up an assembly line and had to make 3000 cheese sandwiches for the party on Saturday. Call it what you want but the women won. We made 1800 sandwiches in 1 hr 30 minutes. It was really a lot of fun as there was a lot of “jawing” going back and forth between the teams.
Our final day here in Quito was a day of rest and we got to go have a little fun. We went to a little tourist town outside of Quito, called Mindo. There we got to go on a canopy tour, better known as a zip line. This is 11 cable wires strung out through the trees in a rainforest and you are harnessed in and they attach you to the cable wire and send you flying across the rainforest above the trees. We had a lot of fun but were worn out from excitement. Mike and I both got to be strapped in on one of the zip lines so that you actually flew flat on your stomach and your arms out. They called it Superman style. From there they took us to this great little restaurant then loaded the bus and brought us back home.
We are waiting to board the plane in Quito which signals the end of this journey and our re-entry into life in the states.