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We have enjoyed having numerous people in our home over the past year.  Here are some highlights.  German Impact volunteer Tabea who has been teaching Joel on Thursdays recently received a visit from her parents.  They came to spent a night with us.  Thank you, Ute and Josef. Daniel, a former Impact team member who taught Joel a couple years ago (2012/2013) visited with his lovely wife Maria.  What a wonderful reunion to see him again and to meet Maria.  They are currently doing an internship at an orphanage in Colombia. And my dear amigos from my Haycock Mountain Brigade Camp days, Glenn and Faith Horter, spent a week with us earlier this month.  Educators in Connecticut, they visited us during their spring break. They blessed us immensely through their visit.  It was great to catch up with them. Liebenzell Mission Ecuador president Diego helped us enjoy the tiramisu that fellow missionary Andreas whipped up.  Absolutely delicious! Another former Impact member, M

Before April becomes a distant memory, I want to post a few birthday pictures.  I turned 51 on April 4.  Many thanks for all the birthday wishes.  We celebrated with a few friends on April 3 with taco salad, peach pinwheels, veggies and dip and apple cake.  Yum, Yum, YUM! Sometimes I would love to know what children are thinking.  Here are Noemi and Jacob. And with Elias too! On April 5 the ministry team at Cotacachi surprised me with a belated celebration. (Sorry that the pictures are out of order.)  Back to April 3!  Group picture. Showing off my high school senior year shirt, which still fits after all these years!  Incredible but true! April 4 breakfast.  And no, there were not 51 candles on the cake.  I would have hyperventilated! Gifts from my darling family. Like Tevye, I could sing "If I Were a Rich Man", and God has made me rich indeed, not materially but emotionally and spiritually! Now on to 52!

The highways in the earthquake zone suffered much damage.  Bridges too. Makeshift shelters serve as "homes" for those who lost their homes. Many building collapsed in the region. These are coffins for the unidentified bodies in Pedernales, Ecuador. Many business establishments were affected, and looting also occurred afterwards.   Hello to everyone!   Thanks for all your prayers and messages regarding the earthquake that occurred on Saturday, April 16, at 6:58 PM Ecuador time.   We are safe and sound; although the earthquake registered at 7.8 on the Richter scale, the major damage occurred a few hours away.   Please pray for those affected and for continuing relief efforts.   The Ecuadorian government reports 646 deaths and 12,492 injured (as of April 24); many people lost loved ones, homes, etc., and need the peace that only God offers. ¡Hola para todos!   Gracias por todos sus mensajes y oraciones por el terremoto.   Nosotros estamos sal

Amelia in Ballet Presentation December 2015 Add caption Here are some pictures of our "little girl" who turned 10 on December 19, 2015.  She celebrated with family and friends. She is also our resident ballerina, getting made up by Marisol and Paty for her presentation in December. Today she is in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, for a presentation with her advanced ballet troupe.  Way to go, Amelia!  God bless you ALWAYS!

Hi all, here is our new family photo, taken in March 2016.  Look how quickly the children are growing.  God bless you, and thanks for praying for us.  We are heading to the USA on home ministry assignment in late June and have much to accomplish before then.

On January 28 our "little" bambinos Jacob and Elias turned 4 years old, if you can believe it.  That means that we have survived TWINHOOD for other four years, and counting.  Here are some pictures from the happy occasion!  Jacob admired his toy guitar.  So did Elias. In the afternoon we had another celebration with family and friends, including Negui, Tabea, and Abuelita.  Abuelito and Cloe too. Elias loved the strawberry ice cream most of all. Tabea enjoyed her time with Joel and Jacob, the two J´s. Our two visiting Liebenzell missionary friends, Angelika and Evelyn, made a special guest appearance.  Such special people indeed!