We had many good heart to heart times, the three of us did: Victor Almendarez, Ambrosio Cordova and myself.
We have known each other for 14 plus years and seen the Lord move us from young slender new fathers to graying middle-agents field soldiers.
We traveled to QUITO this past fortnight, and the audience of 250 pastors from Ecuador and 15 countries were surprised that I would share my CP teaching time with Victor & Ambrosio. Victor took the lions share of teaching, followed by Ambrosio.
We had a “just for fun” over-night in the highland, colonial town of Cuenca , where the Pope had once visited. But my design was to also see more of the country. Victor and Ambrosio led a pharmacist to the Lord in Cuenca, and now Victor has another entry and contact there. Shoot up a prayer for Miguel.
In southern province Loja, we spent 4 days with the CB work and saw a couple of rural needy areas…Ambrosio and I led a store owner in a prayer of faith, accompanied by lunch for the day (a can of tuna, an aspirin, three liters of water and two bags of chips!)
On the plane home…
Loja to Quito to Panama to Honduras:
· Ambrosio returned to Honduras with new and renewed sparks for heading up the Extension Bible Inst here.
· And all three of us gave ourselves “home work ministry assignments” for ministry application here in Honduras.
· Victor gets real happy when asked about Ecuador.
Let’s be clear: Ecuador has a massive need (1% evangelical in the southern province) and Victor may be the man of the hour. He was invited to do pastoral training in Quito at the end of the year, and so we hope that the Lord and life say YES. He was also invited for church planting in Guayaquil and Loja. And so Victor is talking with the Lord r/ that. For now, it is a wait and see.
Thank you for upholding us up to the Lord.
How can we pray for you?
Thank you, too, for the support sent toward this trip!
Patrick O’Connor