We are on the way home, generally.
Tonight 10 of us will be heading back to the States. Tomorrow night 15 of us will be doing the same.
Today 10 of us went back to the church at Carmen Bajo and did some work, moving dirt again, especially digging two large holes in the dirt floor for a very large cement footing for new construction. We also got to see the "project," the tour of which showed how far the church has come since the missionaries from Canada and then Pastor Fabian came to that area. There is an extensive Compassion International program there with over 300 kids! Also, a really neat school building with amazing views of Quito, because the project is high up on a hill. We pray that the light of Christ will shine from the work that God is doing there through that church, called Alliance Carmen Bajo.
Yesterday evening three students headed back. This morning very early three more students headed back. They will be staying in a hotel that I already arranged near JFK for one night, waiting for tonight's wave to arrive in JFK tomorrow and take the first group back to CAMP-of-the-WOODS.
Tomorrow night's crew is the second full wave of students that will be driving back to CAMP-of-the-WOODS with me.
This morning, Lynsey Meissner shared a truly great Life Together session, in which one element was playing a song by Keith Green. The lyrics included this, paraphrased: "Jesus Christ came and rose from the dead. Why can't you even get out of bed?" It was convicting. Do we really want to sit in our beds and relax? How many people out there are drowning, dying, lost?
As for us and this LIFT program, we will serve the Lord. We are grateful for the opportunities we have had to serve the church here in Quito while delayed by Delta for almost a week. We feel truly blessed.
Thank you for your prayers.
-Tyler Nelson
LIFT Associate Director
Tonight 10 of us will be heading back to the States. Tomorrow night 15 of us will be doing the same.
Today 10 of us went back to the church at Carmen Bajo and did some work, moving dirt again, especially digging two large holes in the dirt floor for a very large cement footing for new construction. We also got to see the "project," the tour of which showed how far the church has come since the missionaries from Canada and then Pastor Fabian came to that area. There is an extensive Compassion International program there with over 300 kids! Also, a really neat school building with amazing views of Quito, because the project is high up on a hill. We pray that the light of Christ will shine from the work that God is doing there through that church, called Alliance Carmen Bajo.
Yesterday evening three students headed back. This morning very early three more students headed back. They will be staying in a hotel that I already arranged near JFK for one night, waiting for tonight's wave to arrive in JFK tomorrow and take the first group back to CAMP-of-the-WOODS.
Tomorrow night's crew is the second full wave of students that will be driving back to CAMP-of-the-WOODS with me.
This morning, Lynsey Meissner shared a truly great Life Together session, in which one element was playing a song by Keith Green. The lyrics included this, paraphrased: "Jesus Christ came and rose from the dead. Why can't you even get out of bed?" It was convicting. Do we really want to sit in our beds and relax? How many people out there are drowning, dying, lost?
As for us and this LIFT program, we will serve the Lord. We are grateful for the opportunities we have had to serve the church here in Quito while delayed by Delta for almost a week. We feel truly blessed.
Thank you for your prayers.
-Tyler Nelson
LIFT Associate Director
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