November update

We are all reminded to give thanks at this time of year--thanks to God for His grace and mercy to us; thanks to each other for sharing together in this life God has given us. We have many blessings to be thankful for:

Time with our family....My parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 4th. What a blessing their faithfulness in setting a Godly example has been to us. We were also  thankful to see each of us our kids at the family celebration, for the second time this year! (In the picture: Kathy & I; Keilah & Jeremy; Kimberly; my brother Keith and nephew Alex; my parents Irvin & Nancy; Kenny & Sophia; my sister Gretchen and husband Rick and nephew Brian.)

Ready for building a foundation....with the help of the believers, the ground is all prepared in Palm Community for beginning to construct the "House of Prayer" that has been on Paulino's heart for more than twenty years. It's been a journey to get to this place! Lord willing, the actual construction will begin December 11th.

Our coworkers...God has graced us with a team of coworkers, both from Germany and from Ecuador, that stand beside us as we face the great needs here in northern Ecuador. Meetings together each month are often of much encouragement to us as we share our struggles. One of those families is the Vera family--Jorge and Mercedes are the Liebenzell Mission church planters in the little town of San Pedro. Their daughter Angie (in the middle) was recently diagnosed with advanced cancer. Over the last few weeks, Angie has maintained a cheerful outlook, saying that in a certain sense, God has allowed the cancer in answer to her prayer that He would allow her more opportunities to share about Him. Angie's mother Mercedes commented this week that their daughter's medical diagnosis is 'malignant lymphoma,' but the Divine Diagnosis is 'the greater the trial, the greater the provision of God.' We are reminded of the great hymn by Annie J. Flint:

He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,

He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;

To added afflictions He addeth His mercy,

To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.

Would you join us in praying for Angie and her family; especially that God would give them great courage and boldness to continue in spite of this great trial that they are experiencing.

In HIS grip,
Kevin & Kathy