To the King of Glory - four churches were planted in July by a medical and church planting team from CA, TN, TX and AL. Praise, glory, and honor to the King of Kings.
Many thanks for your prayers. The Lord of the Harvest, the King of Glory showed up in Quito. It was great to be a part of what God is doing all over the world. We met many teams on short term missions in the airports and know of many more teams mobilized to share the good news and offer Christ’s forgiveness and love.
If some of the trip participants never shared the gospel cross-culturally before, they are definitely equipped now. From the six year old to the 74-yr-old member of our team, God used us to make 1,205 presentations of the gospel, and 658 made professions of faith. The eldest in our team prayed a prayer that pierced my heart as she paused to reflect at the thought of going before the Lord with nothing to offer. Our obedience to the great commission was a beautiful experience, but we were all aware of the matchless gift of Christ.
It was a delight to see our 6-yr-old share the gospel using the Evangecube while a teen member and her translator gave her support. Her older sister dismissed her father away, saying, “I got this” and shared the gospel boldly to Ecuadorian kids. Their dad was shocked and proud and emotional at the same time. The parents of the teens on our team beamed that the giggling of their children at the back of the bus was music to their ears, and seeing them engaged in conversations with people young and old instead of being lost in their iPods was a welcomed change.
The medical team did an awesome job tending to eye patients and giving basic medical attention to others. When our optometrist saw that her supplies were running low on the last day, she told our national missionary that she may have to turn the rest of the people away. Diego, the Ecuadorian missionary, told her to ask God to multiply what she has. She did, and she just had enough of the prescription glasses for those that needed it. They had reading glasses to distribute and the sunglasses became their “ticket” to get out of the building and away from the crowd.
We managed to have a tour day at the equator line. A trivia we learned: north of the equator water drains counter clockwise, south of the equator, the water drains clockwise, and at the equator, water drains straight down.
The goal for our trip was met: four churches were planted in Santa Rosa, San Jose Moran, Las Orquideas and Cotocchoa. Please pray for these pastors and their new congregation: Mercedes, Alberto Ospina, Luis Unda and Gustavo Reyes.
Worship was at heart of this trip from beginning to end. The photo montage on my blog has the following song in the background from Third Day.
KING OF GLORY – Third Day
Who is this King of glory that pursues me with His love
And haunts me with each hearing of His softly spoken words
My conscience, a reminder of forgiveness that I need
Who is this King of glory who offers it to me
Who is this King of angels, O blessed Prince of Peace
Revealing things of Heaven and all its mysteries
My spirit's ever longing for His grace in which to stand
Who is this King of glory, Son of God and son of man
His name is Jesus, precious Jesus
The Lord Almighty, the King of my heart
The King of glory
Who is this King of glory with strength and majesty
And wisdom beyond measure, the gracious King of kings
The Lord of Earth and Heaven, the Creator of all things
Who is the King of glory, He's everything to me
The Lord of Earth and Heaven, the Creator of all things
He is the King of glory, He's everything to me
Praising the Lord,
Amy
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
