We hope this letter finds you all well. We have been back in Ecuador for a month now. We enjoyed our time in the states at the end of last year. Spending the holidays with family and friends was a blessing to us. We were also able to make visits to many churches and share what God has been doing here in Ecuador.  

                Since being back, the church start in Pelileo has been doing well. We have changed the Sunday service times and have added a Wednesday evening service. We are no longer doing the two home bible studies. We are praying that by combining the two studies into one mid-week service we will be able to do more outreach and target a group of people that can’t attend on Sundays.  Many of the people we are trying to reach have farms, crops, and animals they have to tend to in the mornings which keeps them from a Sunday morning service. Please pray with us that we will know how to reach this group of people.

                We had our first Wednesday bible study and prayer service this week with 23 in attendance. This group is so eager to hear and learn about the Word. Pray for John as he prepares for Sunday and Wednesday services that the Lord would speak through him and that the congregation would be discipled and grow in the Lord. Our prayer is to make disciples that will go make disciples. Jesus said “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold I am with you always to the end of the age. Matt 28:19-20.

                Pray also for our children’s program, we have about 9 that attend on a regular basis. We are hoping to be able to start a backyard Bible club in the public park across from the church. This will be great outreach for kids but also for the moms of the children who come. Please pray that we can get the right permits to meet in the park. 

                Please pray for our family, for physical health so we can do the work set before us. And also for our spiritual health, that we will stay grounded in the word and be led by the Spirit. Hannah is doing well, she lost her first tooth this week, which no one was anticipating. She is doing well with her homeschooling. Pray as Hannah and Becky continue to learn Spanish.  Pray as we continue to need monthly funds to stay on the field. We are also still in need of a vehicle. The Lord never fails and always provides! If you would like to give to our ministry you can follow this link or go to www.globaloutreach.org. Thank you for all of your prayers, we could not be here without them!

In Christ,

                                                                                                                                                               John and Becky