For those of you who don't know, I went with a group to Ecuador on a mission trip July 20-28. I was on the Vacation Bible School team. There was also a water project team--installing water systems so the people can have clean water.
We did VBS in two locations--a mountain village called Apatug and at a church in a city called Banos. We had about 100 kids in each location. It was quite an experience not speaking the same language. We had awesome translators!
While we don't know if any salvation decisions were made, we pray that many seeds were planted. We also pray that there was growth in the Christians who were in attendance.
Ecuador is a beautiful county--see below pics.
The bus that took us all over Ecuador!
Streets of Quito, Ecuador
We got to eat lunch at this beautiful place!
The eucalyptus trees outside of the place we ate lunch the Saturday we arrived. It was so pretty!
The view from the cabin we stayed in all week. That is an active volcano behind us.
This was a cute little chapel on the camp grounds.
The camp is called Camp Chacauco.
A view of the Patate River from the camp...God's creation is amazing!
Some of the people of Apatug
Apatug
Apatug
Apatug
Apatug
Enjoying a picnic lunch at a local park
A view of part of the village of Apatug
VBS at Apatug
Kids at Apatug
Apatug
The volcano near the camp erupted one day--that's the smoke coming out of it!
A closer view of the smoke coming out of the volcano the morning it erupted
Apatug
Apatug
Banos
Banos
Banos
Got to eat dinner at a place at the top of a mountain overlooking the city of Banos
Beautiful rainbow we saw from the swinging bridge....Another reminder of how awesome our God is!
waterfalls that we got to see on our swinging bridge ride
Some of our interpreters on the swinging bridge
another waterfall that we hiked to
Kids on the streets of Banos
at the Equator! standing in two hemispheres at once (hypothetically)! The Equator monument does not actually sit at the Equator...haha!
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
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