Today was another great day in Quito! I, Zach, am teaching
fourth grade with Micah and Adria, about the days of creation, and it has truly
been a joy watching their faces light up as they color and sing our creation song.
The children of Amor y Esperanza never cease to amaze me with their fullness
and joy despite their incredible need.
One child in particular truly amazed me today. His name is
Abel, and he is in the third grade. Abel is a special needs student at Amor y
Esperanza, and he cannot walk without assistance. Despite the challenges he
faces every day, Abel sang the loudest of any kid when the school gathered to
greet us on Monday. Abel also received a new walker today. During recreo (recess) while the other kids
played tag, Abel tried out his new walker. He was so joyful to be able to walk
around at recess in a proper walker. Walking is something we take for granted
every day, and we complain about the most trivial issues, but Abel was full of
gratitude not only to be able to walk, but to praise God louder than any of his
classmates or any of the mission team—and all of us can walk.
Today was also another great day of construction. The
building is truly unrecognizable from the skeletal structure we left behind
last year. The Lord has provided so much for this beautiful school in one short
year. We continued to plaster the walls to prepare for painting, and we laid
down tiles in the hallway. It has been truly amazing to walk in a building we
built with our own hands and to plaster a wall that one year earlier we worked
to put up.
The building has truly reflected a theme of the Ecuador
Missions Team—trust the Lord. We did not know what the walls we put up would
look like. We did not know the blueprint or the finished product. We just
followed directions and had faith. Now we can see a structure we helped to
build—a truly beautiful structure that God provided every step of the way.
We look forward to another great evening of fellowship, soccer,
and hopefully some rest for tomorrow. Adios
from Ecuador!
-- Zach
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| Abel with his new walker |
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| Abel |
Love the work God's doing through your willing hearts!!! Saying an extra prayer for Abel! Sounds like he can teach us ALL a few lessons on being grateful to our Heavenly Daddy! Keep being God's hands and feet!
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