Highlighting our helpers!

With our coworkers on a 3-month trip to the USA, things can get a bit crazy! But God has been faithful to provide helping hands when we have needed them.

 
Here’s a few of those faithful folk that have been a blessing to us in the last few weeks:

Gloria Gloria has a big heart for teaching the Bible to the Awa children! She told Kathy recently, “Many of the people are asking me if I’m afraid to teach God’s word, because I might die (like my brother Paulino did). But I tell them all that I’m not afraid, if I die, then I die and I’ll be with Jesus. It’s so important for the kids to learn about God!” Each week Gloria helps to prepare and then teach the Bible lesson to the children in Palmira.

Ángel Ángel is our Kichwa cement ‘maestro’ friend from Chirihuasi community, near Ibarra. He recently spent two weeks with us helping to finish up a project that has been on the 'back burner' for awhile. Ángel knows and loves God, and demonstrates this in his interaction with the Awa--while here he just loves to visit and encourage the believers. In a few more weeks Ángel will join us again for working on the Palmira church kitchen project—which we are looking forward to!

Prisca & Aaron                                         Maria & Meredith Each year Liebenzell Germany sends us a group of German youth, the annual ‘Impact’ team. From the nine young folks on the Impact team this year, two—Aaron and Prisca---come our way to help teach the Awa children and youth. They certainly have more energy than we do to play an hour of soccer with the kids! 😊 Liebenzell USA has also sent two interns to Ecuador for the summer! Maria and Meredith have spent several weeks in Atuntaqui with the Friess family, and will be spending half of July with us here in AwaLand. We are thankful that all four of these energetic young people will be helping us with two VBS programs for the Awa children and youth. Thank you for joining us in prayer for the VBS in Palmira July 8-10 and in Rio Verde July 13-15. As a special bonus, we have Samaritan’s Christmas shoeboxes to hand out at the end of each program. Meredith says she is happy after so many years of making the boxes to be giving them! 😊

And we thank the Lord for another Helper He has sent 'to guide us into all truth' (John 15:26) Our prayer these days is that we would have ears poised to hear His prompting, and a heart seeking His guidance in all we do. And that His strength would carry us through in our weakness. We pray that our Faithful Father will do the same for you.

Thanks for being a part of the team God is using to reach the Awa!

In HIS grip,
Kevin & Kathy