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Ecuador 2023

Trip Dates: Sep 8 - Sep 18, 2023

Destination: Guyllabamba, Ecuador

What We Will Do

We will be supporting the community of Guyllabamba with an ongoing project to bring clean water to the residents and running a VBS for their 50 children. Our intent is to come alongside and encourage this community with their water project to share and to show the love of Jesus Christ to them.

Who We Serve With

Cesar and Nancy Cortez reach people in Ecuador by meeting their basic need of clean water and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Nancy engages in church leadership training, and Cesar also spends about half of his time training pastors. You can learn more about their ministry at: https://cten.org/missionary/cesarcortez/ and https://thecortezministry.wordpress.com

Trip Reports

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Ecuador 2023 – September 16

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....
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Ecuador 2023 – September 15

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...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 14

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...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 13

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...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 12

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...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 11

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...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 10

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,...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 9 Part 2

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...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 9

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...
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Ecuador 2023 – September 8

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...
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Partner With Us

Please pray for our team, that we would grow together, encourage one another, and have the strength needed each day to serve the people of the community. Follow our trip updates and also consider supporting us financially.

We Need You!

The cost of this trip is $3,500 per person, which includes travel expenses, housing, food, transportation, and directly funds part of the water project that we are working on. Each team member has already contributed the first 10% of this cost.
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