Summer is the season for church mission trips and other very short-term mission teams. In an exciting twist we enjoyed having two of them involved in our work at very nearly the same time. First, a medical team from ABWE was making a tour of Ecuador, and our sister church in Sangolquí (near Quito) was kind enough to send them our way to do a weekend clinic at the Travesía village mission. The visiting physicians and nurses saw well over 100 patients and helped to enhance the connection between the local population and those from the Manta church who minister in Travesía each weekend. They attempted to share the Gospel of Christ very simply with each patient. That same weekend a group from Capitol City Baptist Church in Lansing, MI arrived. Pastor Daryl Franzel and 16 other people from the church worked with us for a full week. Among the many ways they blessed our church and community was in building six tables for use in our Sunday School. The picture shows some of the younger children putting the tables to work as they fingerpaint. We are thankful for the service rendered by both groups. They were a blessing.
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