A Full House

We are thankful for the growth in our church over the past year. The past several weeks we have consistently seen a full house. The temporary auditorium holds 90 to 110 people each Sunday. The classrooms are full, and even the nursery is full. That's why we need to get the auditorium built soon. Please be praying with us about that.

Building Project Continues

Work has begun on the auditorium for the church in Manta! We have been getting ready for this for several months. We have purchased the steel and cement for the foundation, columns and floor. The church has saved money for most of the labor that will be needed for this part of the project. We could definitely use more financial help to continue the work and finish the building. If you would like to contribute, please let us know and we will get the information to you for making a donation through Baptist Bible Fellowship International.
We really need to get the auditorium finished. We had 155 in church on Sunday. That fills up the temporary auditorium (made up of 3 future classrooms) and the current children's classroom space in the education building.

With Carla in Quito

We spent five days in Quito getting to know our new daughter Carla. She has been at For His Children waiting for God to provide her with a family. In this photo you can see Teddy, Carla and Mateo as we made an afternoon outing to the top of Mt. Pichincha which is situated just to the west of Quito. The children have been adjusting very well to life in the Anzalone family. We appreciate your prayers as all of us get used to each other and learn to live as a family.

With Mateo (Matthew) in Latacunga

We have spent the last few days getting acquainted with our new son, Mateo in Latacunga, the small city south of Quito where he has been living at For His Children. Mateo is at the foreground of the photo with Joy and Teddy at the end of a long hike. He has received excellent care and has been well-prepared for the adjustment to our family. Please keep him in prayer. Next week in Quito we will be getting to know Carla. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement.

Prayer Request

We returned to our home base in Manta on Friday. It was great to be in our church. We had a super service. It´s nice to go to church and find so many people happy to see you! I enjoy preaching to our congregation too. The house was full!
Today (Monday) Joy, Teddy and I traveled by plane to Quito and then by car to Latacunga which is about 1 hour south of Quito. Today we began our time of family adaptation with the 2 children we are adopting. In Latacunga we are working with Mateo who is five, and the dedicated staff of ¨For His Children¨ at this home. Then next week we will be meeting Carla and spending time with her under the direction of the ¨For His Children¨ team in Quito.
This is exciting! but we really need your prayers as we get to know these kids and they adjust to the idea of having parents, and a brother, ... and sisters,...and brother´s in law, ... and nieces and nephews, and grandparents, and .....
Please pray for us as we make these transitions.
Also, we are praying that our auditorium building project finally can get going this week!
Thanks for your prayers.

New Granddaughter

Our granddaughter Adrienne Nina Taylor was born on July 23. We are now in the States visiting our family for a few weeks. Here Nana gets to take her to church!

A Few More Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from July 11th, the Sunday after our family retreat. We had a full house with 165 in attendance--our highest Sunday morning attendance ever! Going back to the last Sunday in June we have had 125 or more four Sunday's in a row. 130 were in the Sunday morning service today, with 9 first-time visitors. We really need to get started on building the auditorium. This week we plan to buy the steel and cement for getting it started.