Greetings! Here’s the new front view of the Awa Center in Lita….thanks to a group from our home church that joined us from March 31st to April 8th! This cement block fence replaced the older chainlink fence that was none too sturdy. Security in Lita has become much more of an issue in the last couple of years, and we are glad to have this front fence now in place. The team can testify to the hard work that also went into putting the large concrete tubes for the new culvert under this main entranceway to the property. With the heavy rains that we’ve been receiving, the culvert has been put right to work. Much thanks to the team for putting their muscles and backs at risk(!!!), and to our home church for raising the finances to make it all happen!
We are back at the Outpost now, digging back into the work of the ministry and homeschool. It is a blessing to have Kenny back with us---he returned from his time in the USA and Israel with the work team. He continues to talk through his experiences, and we are amazed to see all that God is doing in his heart in these days, especially in preparing him to soon step out on his own (he will turn 17 next month and will be a senior in the fall.) He is finishing up a report on his Israel tour, for those who would like to hear his perspective on the trip!
Kevin has his hands full with some added responsibilities for the next five months as our Liebenzell Area Director, Edgar Luz, is on a short furlough with his family in Germany and Hungary. We’d appreciate your prayers as Kevin tries to balance these responsibilities with the Awa ministry, a task that seems to be more than a little overwhelming at times. During the next months, we will be spending a week each month in Ibarra, working to coordinate the ministry there, as well as part of another week at the Lita property, preparing for the busy summer months coming up. Our goals for the rest of each month spent at the Outpost in AwaLand include continued Bible and literacy teaching, hiking to visit homes, as well as a new project we have undertaken—back-translating the OT portions that our co-worker Doug Williams has been translating. Doing this back-translation into English will facilitate the checking that needs to be done in order to insure a good translation. It’s been exciting to jump into this project, as we have seen the importance of getting more Scripture portions into the hands of the Awa that can read.
Thanks for your friendship, prayers, and backing in so many ways--our hearts are continually blessed by your encouragement!
Kevin and Kathy Bruce
Kenny, Keilah, and Kimberly
Kevin & Kathy Bruce
Liebenzell Mission
Casilla 10-01-692
Ibarra, Imbabura
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