Happy 20th Anniversary, CCB!

Last month we held a special celebration of 20 years of the Centro de Capacitación Bíblica in Ibarra (Center of Biblical Training), complete with a three day conference on discipleship and church planting!

Fellow Liebenzell missionary Andreas baked a special cake for the occasion.

Diego, the Liebenzell Mission of Ecuador president, and Rainer, field leader, presided over the festivities.

"To God be the glory!" exclaimed Diego.

Missionary biographies served as door prizes for attendees such as Francisco.

Praise songs such as Andrae Crouch's "To God Be the Glory" rang out.


Rainer introduced the visiting team of people from Adelphos Baptist Church in Guayaquil who traveled to Ibarra to minister during the conference.


Ramona, David and Steven presented an original rap for the occasion, with the message of "Shine Your Light for Jesus."


The youth acted out the rap as the trio sang.




I participated in a skit about the CCB, portraying redhead and CCB founder Gustavo.

The German Impact team played my students.

Former students Yolanda and Diego shared testimonies about the impact the CCB has played in their lives.


The worship team of Amigos en Cristo in Cotacachi played and sang an original song that served as the theme of the conference.

Time to cut. . .

. . .and eat the CCB birthday cake.

Marisol and Joel took a picture with Adelphos missionary Maribel, from Dominican Republic, and her daughter.

On Friday afternoon Pastor Javier delivered a challenge to pastors and church leaders.


That night another main session continued the emphasis on discipleship and sharing the gospel.

The worship team from AeC led the attendees in worship.

Again, Pastor Javier shared from his heart.

Then, on Saturday, a whole-day session completed the teaching.



Participants also attended two one-hour workshops, such as this one lead by Pastor Carlos.

Then it was time to clean up, which was easier thanks to the help of volunteers such as Blanca.

The conference was a blessing to me and reminded me of the necessity to "redeem the time" and take opportunities to share God's love and salvation with others.

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