Today we climbed Chimborazo! We woke up ready to tackle the day, starting with a hearty breakfast, and then we all loaded up on the bus to the mountain. It wasn’t quite as nice a bus as the one from the airport, but we all fit and that’s what mattered....

The day began quite early for Lydia and Cesar as they decided to hike up a nearby hill to watch the sunrise. Although to their sadness and frustration, all they could see were clouds. Once they hiked back down, they chilled while everybody else woke up one by one, and...

We started the day by sleeping in and then eating some cereal and toast. Today was more of a rest day, except for a bit of sanding in the new building they’re working on in Codeinse. There was not much to note, except a small girl’s trip to the nearby...

We were able to sleep in a little bit longer this morning, which was incredibly nice. We ate a lovely breakfast and then headed to the community for our final day in the village. We arrived and got straight to work continuing the trench. It went much more smoothly, and...

After waking up, we had an amazing breakfast of french toast and coffee. We had to wait for the trucks that we were going to drive to come. Once we arrived to the community, we began work on the trench for the pipes. All day, the view of Chimborazo was...

After a good night’s sleep for some and a not so good night’s sleep for others, we all ate a lovely breakfast of bacon and eggs and piled into the three trucks headed to the community. We arrived and were greeted by around 75-100 locals all ready to work. We...

We awoke at the hotel and loaded our stuff up into the bus where we were going to spend the next four hours. We then drove to Riobamba, with a quick stop at KFC on the way. Ecuadorian KFC is much better than American KFC btw. We arrived at Codeinse,...

The team awoke and ate breakfast at about 7:30 and then at 9 we left to go hiking on Pichincha, a local mountain. We arrived near the base of the mountain and took a tram up. While waiting for the tram, a local television station interviewed a few of us...

Pablo & Judi Perez were able to join our team today from breakfast to supper. Our objectives for the day were to prepare for departure to Riobamba tomorrow morning, and sightseeing in Quito with both Pablo & Judi and with Cesar & Nancy. Our day started with breakfast at the...

The ten of us, plus Jimmy and Erik and various family members met up and prayed early in the morning. Then after we finished packing up all our luggage and then unpacking some of it, we all piled in and headed out with a mixture of excitement and exhaustion. The...