We had a wonderful day of worship. We divided into two groups. One group went to Maranatha Baptist Church and the other group worshipped with Shekinah Baptist Church. The highlight of worship at Shekinah Baptist was watching 13 new believers get baptized. Pastor Thierry sent his greetings to our church. This was the 5th time to be with these precious believers.
The 2nd group at Maranatha Baptist enjoyed hearing a message from Pastor Ramiro. In his message he mentioned how important IBC was to their church in Quito. He spoke of how they have used our "left over" medicines from years past and have taken their own mission trips. Several churches have been started as a result of this ministry. It's so wonderful to know of Immanuel's influence of seeds planted in past mission trips continue on today. Maranatha Church gave us several gifts including a decorative display of wooden pots signifying faith, hope, and love. Each team member also received a wooden box containing handmade chocolates.
We will be in these two churches thorough out the week, Wednesday at Shekinah and Thursday and Friday at Maranatha.
After lunch at a local restaurant we visited some sites at the historical district.
Tonight we are making last minute preparations that begin in the morning.
Pray for the team as we will be in Carapungo tomorrow. Last year at this site we saw over 400 patients in a day and a half.
How exciting.....thanks for the updates Bro. Mark!
ReplyDeleteCan picture the sweet faces at Shekinah and Maranatha. What wonderful memories! Praying for you all. Have a wonderful week!
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Cheryl
Can picture the sweet faces of the believers at Shekineh and Maranatha. What precious memories!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week. Praying for you all.
Abrazos,
Cheryl
So good to hear from you all. Thanks Mark for keeping us up to speed. I know it is one more thing on your busy to-do list, but we greatly appreciate the updates and praise reports. Thanks to all of you for your obedience to God. Our prayers are with you!
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