We are back safely in Quito after our evening flight from Manta. Its an 8 hour drive and the flight took us about 29 minutes. Seth is not feeling great Libby is back in action at 100%. We have more bandwidth here and don’t have to be so creative in getting opportunities to update the internet. So anyway, here is a backlog of video from the past few days. We love you all and thank you for your prayers. After 31 meetings of ministry, hundreds have come to Christ and we aren’t done yet. Tomorrow we have a day off and will do some shopping in Otavalo. Thursday we will finish out ministering in the Plaza de Santa Domingo where we started our trip.
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WOW! That seems to be the word that expresses what I’m feeling every time I come to this Blog!
Thank you for sharing with us back in the U.S.
I am especially thankful for the video of Seth being baptized, I have been wanting to see that, so glad I didn’t miss it!
What a precious blessing!!!
Tricia
Seth,
I am so sorry that you are not feeling well. I love you so much and am praying for you, that you will be well. Others are praying too! Dina Reese sent me an email to tell me that she and Jim are praying for you. I hope when you rise in the morning you will be feeling as good as new! Well I’m going to go pray for you now – Good Night, I Love You, Sweet Dreams.
Mom
Thankful for the update and the AMAZING video! I’m so happy for you Seth. It is so neat to be able to see all that is going on there.That trust fall took me back to Camp Awanita
I’m glad to know Libby is feeling better and I really hope and pray that Seth will feel better soon! Have a fantastic rest of the trip.
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME VIDEO!! I’ve been reading how God has used you guys but not to actually be able to see how God has used you guys is all the more better! Ok so I definitely just posted a comment like 30 min. ago but then got back on just out of curiosity and saw that you updated again and I was like, “Yeah!” It made me so happy to see this video, however I definitely just lost my appetite…thanks Baker and Mike!
I’m constantly lifting Seth up! I’m so sorry that you’re not feeling well and trusting that God will put His healing hands on you! Glad to hear Libby is better…praise God!
2 more days ’til you guys come home! I will be so happy to see all of your faces and see how much God has changed each and every one of you these past couple of weeks!
“Take advantage of every opportunity” Ephesians 5:15. I know for a fact that God has awaked you guys so much these past 2 weeks. Hopefully in ways you never thought were possible! Take full advantage of what God has taught you and showed you. Look back at all He’s done this week. Read over your journal, read all the stories again! Christ has been shining on you and leading you to a new life in Him. You have 2 more days. One more day of ministry in Ecuador. Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way! You have experienced so much these two weeks and there is even more God has in store for you to experience. Use what God has been doing in your life the past few days to go full speed into your last day of ministry. Use it to focus and be bold. Take advantage of every opportunity! Don’t slow down or give up now! If you’re tired, pray for God’s strength and energy to be in you. Don’t give up!! You have changed so many lives, don’t stop there, keep going! Change even MORE lives! You will never have the opportunity to encounter the people you will see in the next couple of days again. Even if you come back to Ecuador, you will see different people. This may be the people’s only chance to get to hear about God’s love! Take full advantage of every opportunity! You can do it! I believe in you! Everyone here at home believes in you! God believes in you! God is in you!
I’m praying for all of you and can’t wait to hear all about your journey with God in Ecuador! Love you!
Devin – it just made me abot cry seeing your beautiful face – I am up late, can’t sleep and decided to check this and was so happy to find a new video…I feel like you have been gone for an eternity and I cannot wait to see you again….that will be the day! You are beautiful and I trust that God is doing amzing and beatiful things both in a through you. I am so blessed to know you and I miss you like crazy. I hope that heaven sketchoard is going amazing
Can’t wait to be able to sit down for hours and hear all about this!!!!
Seth – the smile on your face SHINES Jesus in every possible way and I can’t help but smile when I see that. The baptism was beatiful and He will honor and bless you for your obedience to Him!
David and Kristina we miss you so much! So exciting to see God at work through the team. We are looking forward to hearing all the stories, I pray you will have a great day. We cannot wait to hug and kiss you both!!! Did I say we are missing you?!!!! Oh how we are missing you!
Team we are so proud of you all…enjoy the day and finish well tomorrow. Continuing to pray for everyone.
Seth, Hope you are feeling better today. We were overwhelmed with emotion watching you get baptized. How precious you are to Him!
P.S. – Chester seems a little lost, he has had no one to drool on…HAHAHA
Mike and Cindy
Good Morning!
I hope you all are feeling well this morning.
Have a wonderful day in Otavalo Cuicocha and enjoy your Crepes and Waffles tonight!
Tricia
Seth, I hope you are well, feeling up to a fun day, I am continuing to pray for you. I love you.
Mom
Hi Annie and the team,
I woke up this morning thinking you would be home in 24 hrs and got so excited and then realized it is only Wednesday. I was so excited to see the new video this morning. I love seeing how God is using each and every one of you to His glory.
I pray that you all enjoy your day of shopping (even you guys). Remember even in the market place you will be a witness.
Praying for continued health for the team.
Peggy
P.S. Anne we miss you like crazy. Can’t wait to hear all of your stories and your phone going off again. love you annie, mom
Mike I hope that bet was worth NEVER being kissed again! So gross…I love you anyway
Seth… RB! You know what i mean!
Wow guys! so incredible!! can’t wait to see all of yall and hear all of the incredible stories!! still praying!! love yall!
HI “E” TEAM! This is the motherload of videos! It’s wonderful to see so much happening and that everyone is having fun doing God’s work! I have tears in my eyes getting the message from DEVIN. My Sunshine. Oh how I miss you! Your smile just melts my heart! I have prayed for everyone, but special prayers for you. I hope you feel my love and your dad’s love in Ecuador! I go in your room each day, sit at your desk or on your bed and just smile, looking at the pics of you and your friends and family. It’s SO comforting. You’ve never been away from me this long.
What’s even MORE comforting, is that YOU are doing GOD’s work. I sleep well knowing my precious TUNTINE is sharing God’s love with so many others! That’s what it’s all about!
I pray you and the entire team feel GREAT today! I hope Seth is feeling better. I also pray you have a safe trip home Friday. I’m already praying for that pilot that he’ll let Jesus take the wheel… or throttle or stick or whatever you call it. God is in control anyway… but it is my prayer. I am SO thankful for Keith and Susan and Cheryl and Michael for taking care of you guys! What a blessing. I love you with all my heart. I can’t wait to see you Friday morning! RISE AND SHINE FOR MOMMA! Sher Bear
So cool to see you in the video Devin! Missing you so much!
Praying for all of you and though we can’t wait see you back here, it’s also sooooooo incredible to know what you are doing there…and we want the Lord to use you to the full extent!!!
Love seeing the gospel shared and the amazing video and pictures of those who are curiously watching and hearing God’s word…Romans 10:17.
There are no parents anywhere that can be any more happy than us knowing you are engaged in what He’s called all of us to do!
Praying for your final day there to the most successful to date and of course a very safe and enjoyable return home! See you in the ATL!
Oh and by the way team – Crepes and Waffles is the most amazing place ever and I am so jealous that you will be there tonight – enjoy it! I wish that you could bring some crepes and waffles home with you
but i guess that won’t work out too well…haha. i love you guys and will see you soon. praying for a blessed day and that God would make something NEW to each and every one of you. Do not lose sight that even though it is near the end HE IS STILL WORKING and HE IS STILL FAITHFUL!! Ecuador will never be the same! i miss you guys!
Team – The Video was awesome. Great to see you all ministering to God’s children.
Mike D. – Awesome foot video. Can you eat a bug or something on the next video. I know Stacy will appreciate it.
Seth P. Great to experience your baptism from many miles away.
Keith – Please tell all of the young men that i am impressed by their growth of facial hair… maybe they could borrow some mascara in fill in the patches for the flight back to ATL.
and lastly, please tell me that my daughter is still with the team. I keep looking for her and am concerned she may be lost along the way..
have a safe trip, we will continue to pray for you all, run the race and finish well.
God Bless,
Michael
Sorry, I can’t believe that she is not in that 9 minute video – She was feeling ill during the video when the team told everyone hello from the restaurant. She didn’t want to be videoed that day. She is doing great.
Seth,
Just got an email from Aunt Lisa. She said she tried to post but is having computor problems. She wants you to know that she is praying for you all and is so happy to see how you are serving the Lord. She also said to tell you that it was awesome to see you baptized.
Just passing the message on from Aunt Lisa.
Mom
TEAM, I Hope You Alll Have A Great Night And A Wonderful Day Tomorrow!
From Down South U.S.A. See Y’all Soon!
Team,
Counting down the hours, minutes, and seconds until you arrive back in the ATL and I can hear many more powerful stories of the Lord’s work in Ecuador. I pray that you would rest, relax, and truly enjoy your last full day in this beautiful country. Take in all of God’s beauty and just step back and let him take the wheel.
Seth and Baker– it is so awesome to hear God’s power and might booming through your voices when you are doing sketchboard. Seth, I am SO excited about seeing your baptism and got chills watching it.
D- Miss you girl and cannot wait to hear everything God has done in your life this week. I’m praying for you. Love ya sis!
Praying for you all!
Emily
this video gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes! Devin seeing your beautiful smiling face made me cry and i cannot wait to see you! i miss you more than you can imagine but im am so thankful for what God is doing in and through you! Seth what an awesome sight to see you get baptized! Every single one of you shines the love of Jesus probably more than you even realize! We had an Ecuador SB team party today and it made me miss this country even more! My prayers and thoughts are continually with you guys! and just like gabbie i am very jealous that you guys went to Crepes and Waffles! love you all!
love, katie
Hey team!!!! this is absolute incredible!!!! this whole video blew me away in many reasons! #1 that i was there, but it’s your turn #2 you guys are sharing the love of Jesus Christ and #3 the passion that i see from you all!
Seth- I am just lifting you up so much!!! i agree with Gabby that you can just see the joy that you have! your joy is not fake but it IS the REAL joy that comes from YOUR father!!! it’s awesome!
Anne- I miss you so much!!! you have just been such a blessing to me these past like 3 months!! i can’t wait to hear all the stories with you!
Baker- haha you and Devin in the swing made me laugh so hard! i’ve been hanging out at the church lately and it’s so different not having you in the back doing sound! haha miss you dude!
Keith and Susan- i have been talking to Kelsey, and her and the kids are doing fine. this week has been hectic, so they all didn’t come over and swim, but earlier last week kels and joni and i hung out! they are in good hands! still praying for you!!
David- you know, i have NO idea why, but God has just been laying you on my heart for the past couple of months. i remember seeing you practice redeemer on a sunday, and you kept messing up and not sure what you were doing. i can tell that that just got you down, that you were defeated. but then i saw you come in like a week or two later, and you nailed it! even though you probably just know my name and face, when i watched you, i was truly jumping in the inside! i was so happy and proud of you!! in those meetings, i had a feeling for a while that you were going to EXPLODE on this trip. you reminded me a lot of one guy that was on our team so much, and i just wanted to see that passion and the exploded David! and now i am seeing it!!! it is incredible!!
To the rest of the team- i am just amazed and so proud of you all!!! i can’t believe another team did another amazing job! i have some encouragement for you all. when i got back from my trip, i was seeking my worth, my encouragement on my team members. it really wasn’t working. i didn’t get it and it brought me down and hurt. don’t let that happen to you! of course you can spend time with your team and get advice, but remember, your team/family, isn’t the only one who cares and loves you! look around! don’t forget the ones around you!! i love you all and i can’t wait to see you all return!!!
Cheryl, All of us at CrossRoads miss you and can’t wait to hear your stories! We love you and are praying for you and the team!
We love the video! Thanks for posting it. It is so good seeing everyone, and we love seeing how God is using all of you for His glory. We hope everyone enjoyed their day off and are refreshed for their last day of ministry.
Can’t wait to see your smiling faces bright and early Friday morning!
Anna-it is wonderful seeing you on the video. We miss you and are counting down the hours until your return!
Mom, Dad, John, and Clay