December 2025
-‘Tis the Season….for the Light to shine!
Wishing each of you a (belated) Merry Christmas! Here in AwaLand the month of
December just seemed to fly by! Looking back at the calendar, we can see why….we were invited to do Christmas programs in six different locations, for a total of nine services. Invitations are pretty normal (as the people hope for Christmas cookie bags and gifts) :-) But this year two different Awa teachers invited us to their schoolrooms “to teach God’s Word, about baby Jesus being born”, which is always a blessing to hear. One of these, teacher Wilo, has a one-room schoolhouse two hours’ drive up into the mountains, at an altitude of over 10,000 feet. This little community is home to about 100 people who earn a living by dairy farming. We were blessed to be invited to share with these mountain folk!We also were able to plan an overnight outing with the youth to the town of Cotacachi 
where we joined up with Pastor Walter and some of the youth from his church to hike around Cuicocha lake. Twelve kilometers at 11,000+ feet left us feeling a bit oxygen deprived, but also fun to have that special time with the young folks!
‘Jesus is the light of the world!’ was the message that we shared through songs and verses in each of the Christmas programs. We do pray that hearts that dwell in hopelessness would turn toward the Light! In the community of Middle Rio Verde, we have offered to come and teach the story of the Bible if even one person would like to hear. Pray with us that there will be at least a handful with a hunger to know God and to hear His story!
And thanks for your prayers for strength and energy! Over these last few weeks we have felt God’s renewing in the midst of the busyness. We also give thanks for Abraham and Gloria who happily helped us with most of the Christmas programs!
January brings new adventures as we fly to accompany our daughter Kimberly and Zach for the birth of their first child! We appreciate your prayers for the Shaubs as they hold down the fort for two weeks, and our Kichwa friend Angel who will also be covering for two Sundays during the time we are away.
where we joined up with Pastor Walter and some of the youth from his church to hike around Cuicocha lake. Twelve kilometers at 11,000+ feet left us feeling a bit oxygen deprived, but also fun to have that special time with the young folks! “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light…..
For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given.” (Isaiah 9:2,6)
For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given.” (Isaiah 9:2,6)
And thanks for your prayers for strength and energy! Over these last few weeks we have felt God’s renewing in the midst of the busyness. We also give thanks for Abraham and Gloria who happily helped us with most of the Christmas programs!
January brings new adventures as we fly to accompany our daughter Kimberly and Zach for the birth of their first child! We appreciate your prayers for the Shaubs as they hold down the fort for two weeks, and our Kichwa friend Angel who will also be covering for two Sundays during the time we are away.
Wishing each of you a blessed and joyful
new year as God brings us into 2026!
new year as God brings us into 2026!
In His grip,
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