Day 2 in Ecuador
October 28, 2009 | Ministry Life
I only have a few moments to share my heart, but today has been a good day.
I met Abraham, one of the children sponsored by Proverbs 31 Ministry team. I also met Johanna, the other child. Abraham is 6. Johanna is 7. I will add pictures later, but can’t at the moment!
They traveled with our team today to a school in Quito where Jonathan, a young man who started in Compassion as a young child after the loss of his father, tutors children. Today he is a university student in the Compassion Leadership program. He is studying physics and plans to be a teacher.
We also met two other young women in the leadership program, both in the university. One plans to be a psychologist and the other is studying oil engineering.
Our second stop was at a Compassion project. We played, we sang, we observed children in school uniforms learning. The area was poor. Concrete block homes with outdoor laundry, many many dogs, glass embedded on top of gates to keep intruders out, but also a place where children laughed and played. The school and church were an oasis.
Abraham hung out with me, and Johanna with Patty. Sherri had Christian with her, as he is her daughter’s sponsored child. Abraham was shy at first, but warmed up. He and I played on the slide, played with the stuffed “mono” — monkey — and put together a puzzle.
His mother, Kathy, and I became quick friends. The director of the Compassion project, and her son’s tutor accompanied her on the 10 hour drive from her home city. She lives along the coast of Ecuador and is a dedicated mother to her children. She once wanted to be a doctor when she was a child. She now hopes that her son will one day be a doctor. As I listened to the LDP students who were in the university, I believe that this dream can one day come true.
The team is calling me away. I must go, but I hope to share pictures on this blog post later. For now, imagine it with me, pray for us, and pray for the Compassion team.
Tomorrow we go to the Infant Survival program.
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Sounds like an amazing day! We’re thinking about and praying for you, Suz. Can’t wait to have you back home!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:05 pmThank you so much for sharing. Reading stories like this never gets old. Still very proud of you!
D
October 28th, 2009 at 11:07 pm