So saturday I was supposed to meet the team to go to Portoviejo at 745. When I arrived at hotel, myself and the translators found out that their luggage was misplaced and that we were not leaving until 5 pm. We left then and arrived safely here.
The pastor I am working with ended up being Pentecostal, which is ok I guess but he has a lot of weird rules and rituals. I guess Id rather not talk bad about him or the denomination because we all serve the same God, just have different ways about doing it.
Today I am actually at the hotel all day. I decided not to go out this morning because I was not feeling well. Took some cipro and a long nap and am feeling better. We had 3 in our cell group on the first day which is good and God has opened many doors for us. Almost everyone we have tried to talk to has been receptive to us speaking with them
So today I was outside the medical clinic doing evangelism...actually my nationals were and I was excited that they were doing it and enjoying. There was a kid, probably 3 years old who loved to be picked up and thrown in the air or hang upside down and a girl from TX named Elizabeth(aka Cali) and I played with him for a while.
This afternoon we went to play soccer at the same place as yesterday(where 4 accepted) and today there were older boys, mid teens. We played with them for a while and then shared and they all accepted...not only that but they said they all wanted to have a bible study next tuesday at 3 in the park. This was of their own doing...very exciting.
Hey everybody,
I made it here safely and everything has been going extreemly well. Today I did door to door in the morning and then soccer in the afternoon because the kids were in school. We met a lady named Gloria who was a Catholic and she knew most of what we said but when we talked about a personal and growing relationship with Christ through his word. She started balling crying and was ginuine in what she said. We have lead many to Him and even men of young families though the cell groups where we disciple have not been what we would like. We will do alot of door to door discipling tommorow to reach out to those people again. Please pray that God would open the doors to make disciples.
Thanks! Andy
Hey guys,
So the last few nights when I lay down, so much stuff runs through my head that I want to do or need to do or just full blown excitement that it has been trouble trying to sleep. I'm starting to pack and gather things I should take and finish up on my presentation of the good news. I found a verse that I will share with yall and also use while I'm there:
We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.
Please be in prayer as I travel and for those I will have a chance to reach out to in Ibarra next week. This will be a time when I play soccer with children and teens so please pray for many of them to show up. Thanks and please let me know who all is here by leaving a message if possible!
Andy
I just wanted to thank those of you who are taking the time to keep up with me during my trip. I leave two weeks from tommorow and it's almost overwhelming. My biggest fear is that I wont pack something that I really need. Please be in prayer for a safe trip and for the people that I'll be able to talk to and also that God will be working in me and not allow distractions to get the best of me and that I need to focus on him.
Thanks and will update in a couple weeks!