Day Two: Dia Uno a Cristo

by Savannah Putman

Hello All,

Today we began our 11-day journey working with Cristo Liberador. We met the congregation and began making crafts, singing and bonding with the community of Cristo.

For me, this wasn't a new beginning but a refresher from my trip to Cristo two years ago. I was able to see my Cristo family again, and it was like I just saw them yesterday. We picked right back up where we left off two years ago. All of our friends remembered our names and were just as excited to see us as we were to see them. They have learned English very well. As for my Spanish, well - it's not any better than it was two years ago. (They were happy to point that out for me.)
There were many happy tears shed and many many smiles between us all.

Now we are all very very tired but overjoyed with the day we've had.

I can't think of a better place for me to be in this moment then here with my best friends and family from the states and here  in Ecuador .


by Maria Williamson

Hola!
I believe that God blesses us with gifts.  Today we didn't use the gift of construction, of the gift of painting. Today God blessed us with the gift of fellowship.  I was able to witness the group that has previously visited Ecuador reconnect with the amazing people that attend Cristo de Liberador. I also witnessed the newcomers connect with the beautiful people of this church.

Seeing these connections happen taught me that the Ecuadorean people and our team aren't very different.  We all get excited over glitter glue, and singing songs in both languages, and the only difference we have is simply a few words. Becoming one shows us that we all have the same love in our hearts and we are all here for the reason, to serve the Lord.

The past two days have been amazing and I can't wait to see what our amazing Lord has in store for us tomorrow and the rest of our time here in the beautiful city of Ecuador!