Ecuador....mi pais

"In His hands are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him...Come let us bow down and worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker." Psalm 95:5-6

At the end of spring, before the beginning of summer...I was so torn about what do and where to go - Ecuador or Italy? I wrote it all down, my desires for each, and gave them all to God. He is was so faithful to answer by blessing me with BOTH trips this summer!!! How great is our God!! And loving is He! I just got back from an amazing trip to Ecuador where I spent 16 days serving the Lord at the same school I was at last year with Fundacion Amor y Esperanza. It was so great to see the faces of the children I love so dearly and work along side the teachers there. My heart came alive during my time there! I was overflowing with joy!!

Since I have been back I have been able to spend some good quality time processing my trip with the Lord with all that He had shown me during my time there. I do believe that the Lord may be changing my vision from that of serving Him in Italy to serving in Ecuador! I am excited about the possibilities that lay ahead and excited to see where God will lead me within this next year.

There is so much to write and to say! I can't wait to see each of you in person and tell you all about it!!

**NOTE: I wish I could have written more about Ecuador during my time there, but alas, I didn't bring my computer. Note to self, ALWAYS bring my laptop with me on International journeys!!!

And I can't believe that I leave for Italy in about a week!!!

Ecuador here I come!!

Last summer I spent three and a half amazing weeks in Quito, Ecuador. And in about a week, I will returning back there! This time, with a group from my church. I can't wait to be back there and see all my friends, like Pancho and Pity and their family, as well as Cristina, and Johnny, and all the sweet little children at the school!

There will be 11 of us total going to Quito this June. 9 of them will be there for a week, while Brittany (one of my high school girls from church) and I will be there for two weeks. We will be leading workshops for the teachers at Carmen Bajo as well as doing a soccer camp for the children, teaching them the skills, discipline and character building as athletes, and most importantly how this all applies to your life as followers of Christ. It will definitely be an exciting time and I can't wait to tell everyone of you all about it!!

Stay tuned for the updates...stories and pictures coming to you soon.....

Hasta luego in Ecuador!!