This entry was written before the others, but it is an important part of the story, even though it comes a bit out of order : )

-Journal Entry by Elijah

Day 3 in Boayacu, and all I can say is God is awesome! I took a second on one of my breaks today to think about how great God’s plan for each of us is. Something that really hit me was hearing a story from Jose, the town leader. He told that for a while they’ve wanted to generate more income in the village which would ultimately help the community with education as well as a few other essentials. He said that Julio (a church planting pastor who we’re assisting in this village) started telling him about God, (not ironically at all) and it was then that doors started to open up for people to come in and help the village. What’s awesome is that we were on the total opposite side of the map in Arizona starting to raise money for our trip to Ecuador (at this same time). God brought us to these people! In the time we’ve been here we’ve been able to build fish farm dams that will generate a good amount of income for the community, as well as to help Julio impact the community for Christ in a big way.

What I’m ultimately saying is that God had this little town in mind when he thought of our missions trip, he had in mind how he wanted these people to know his love, he had in mind how he wanted to bless us with this challenging and awesome experience. God’s plans are soo great, and he’s used this trip to impact both us and this community.

I love you guys, and we’ll see you soon!