3/23/07

Praises
· We praise God for the 96 women who attended the Women’s Retreat last weekend in Santa Domingo, Ecuador. Many of the attendees expressed that the retreat was a real blessing in their lives.

· We are thankful that the recent meetings with Venezuela leaders and their pastors’ retreat all went well, and that there is a genuine excitement about serving the Lord in the coming year.

New Prayer Requests
· A medical team will hold clinics in conjunction with churches in the Otavalo, Ecuador, area during 3/24-4/1. This unique team provides a tremendous amount of triage care, donated medicines and supplies, and hygiene education.

· Please pray for a personal understanding of holiness among our Venezuelan pastors and for the funding of national ministries.

· NILI (Nazarene International Language Institute) is a new study-abroad, total immersion Spanish language program designed for Nazarene University students to attend on our Seminary campus in Quito, Ecuador. Please pray for the leadership, development and future students of this institute. NILI’s goal is to raise sufficient finances for more national students to be able to attend the Seminary. Also, please share our website with any Nazarene University student who may be interested in a Spanish language study-abroad program: www.studyinecuador.blogspot.com.

· Please pray for Dwight Rich, Stan Hall and Edgar Baldeón (Academic Dean) as they travel to and attend the Global Theology Conference in Amsterdam, 3/31-4/4.

Continued Prayer Requests
· Partner Jeane Taylor, diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia which is a serious condition.
· Stan Hall teaching personal evangelism classes in Shell, Ecuador this weekend.
· Craig and Gail Zickefoose teaching classes in different parts of the Lago district in Venezuela beginning 3/26.
· The ministry team from Mt. Vernon University working in Achaguas, Venezuela, 3/16-26.
· An open position for a teacher at Alliance Academy in Quito during the 2007-2008 school year (http://www.alliance.k12.ec/).
· An open position for a couple to serve as assistants at the Venezuelan campground.
· Dana and Sherry Howard and family while on Home Assignment.
· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.

3/16/07

Praises

· We give God the glory for the success of Iberoamerica held in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela these past two weeks. Although we don’t have all of the statistics to report yet, many lives were touched through the ministry workshops and the special Holiness and Evangelism services. Several were ordained as well. Check out our blog in a few days and we’ll have pictures and more details (www.andeanadventure.blogspot.com).

New Prayer Requests

· A national women’s event “Spiritual Renovation” begins today and continues through Sunday afternoon at our campgrounds in Santa Domingo, Ecuador. We appreciate your prayers for this event, for the leaders and participants, and for traveling safety.

· Pray for the ministry team from Mt. Vernon University that will be working in Achaguas, Venezuela, 3/16-26.

· Remember Stan Hall in prayer as he travels next week to Shell, Ecuador, to provide more training in personal evangelism. Pray that God will move in the lives of those learning to share their faith as well as in the lives of those who need to hear the gospel message.

· Pray for Craig and Gail Zickefoose as they prepare for and travel to two different parts of the Lago district in Venezuela to teach classes beginning 3/26.

Continued Prayer Requests

· An open position for a teacher at Alliance Academy in Quito during the 2007-2008 school year (http://www.alliance.k12.ec/).
· An open position for a couple to serve as assistants at the Venezuelan campground.
· Dana and Sherry Howard and family while on Home Assignment.
· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.

3/11/07

Praises
• Thank you for your prayers for Iberoamerica 2007 (Congress for Evangelism and Holiness). In Colombia, there were 277 registered attendees during the weekend and over 500 in attendance during the special services. Two people were ordained. Next week we will report the statistics for Iberoamerica in Ecuador and Venezuela. Go to www.andeanadventure.blogspot.com for pictures taken during the Colombian event.

Please continue to pray for General Superintendent Dr. James Diehl, Regional Director Dr. Christian Sarmiento and Field Strategy Coordinator Dwight Rich as they travel to Venezuela to hold meetings 3/12-14.

New Prayer Requests
• When a Nazarene Mission Corp Volunteer teaches at Alliance Academy (the English-speaking school that the missionary kids in Quito attend), our total tuition costs are significantly reduced. Please help us pray that God will send us a teacher for the 2007-2008 school year. For anyone who wants information, you can visit the school’s website at www.alliance.k12.ec and click on the “Opportunities/Current Needs” link.

Continued Prayer Requests
• The Baker City, Oregon, Work & Witness team working in Ecuador until 3/15.
• The VISA process in Venezuela continues to keep students from moving to Quito to attend the Seminary.
• Dana and Sherry Howard and family while on Home Assignment.
• The open position for a couple to serve as assistants at the Venezuelan campground.
• The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.

3/2/07

Praises

· Dana and Sherry Howard are officially appointed as Global Missionaries! We celebrate with them and give thanks to God for this wonderful milestone in their life. Please continue to pray for their family during this time of Home Assignment.

· Thank you for your prayers for Dwight and Stan last weekend. Although they did have to take a nine-hour bus ride back to Quito (with three bus changes), they were safe and the meetings were productive. There was a great sense of community among the pastors. Another highlight was to attend a church made up of Shuar people, a tribe known to be the fiercest warriors in Ecuador. This was the first time a missionary has attended this church as it took an hour-long drive and a 40-minute walk to reach the church.

· We praise the Lord for the W&W team from Arizona that recently worked in Chillogallo, Ecuador. For pictures, click on the “Work & Witness” link from our HOME page; then click on the “W&W in Ecuador” link.

New Prayer Requests

· We covet your prayers for Iberoamerica 2007 being held as follows:
o Colombia 3/2-3
o Ecuador 3/9-11
o Venezuela 3/12-14
General Superintendent Dr. James Diehl, Regional Director Dr. Christian Sarmiento and Field Strategy Coordinator Dwight Rich will travel to and speak at all of these events. Each weekend will culminate with an Ordination Service. Please pray for the many people traveling to and from these events, for the leadership, and for the ordinands. Pray especially that God’s presence will prevail in all of these services.

· Our seminary students (from Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela) are returning to the Seminary this week as a new school year begins. Please pray that God will be glorified this year through our leadership and staff, teachers, students and everyone involved in the Seminary. Please pray especially for our Venezuelan students who are experiencing difficulty in obtaining a VISA.

· Please pray for the Baker City, Oregon, Work & Witness team that will be working in Riobamba, Ecuador, from 3/3 – 3/15.

· Pray for the expansion of our National Council as we seek God’s will for the Church in Venezuela. Pray also that we would experience unity—equal care for each person and ministry—even though there are different stages of development and not necessarily an equal allocation of resource among churches. The National Council meeting is 3/9-10.

Continued Prayer Requests

· Al Wright sent in this update for his wife, Diane: “Thank you so very much for including Diane on your prayer request list. She has improved to the point that she is within a couple weeks of returning to work. Her range of motion is now over 100 degrees; the doctors did not expect her to get to 90. Prayer does change things and His blessings never end!!!!! We look forward to seeing you all [in Ecuador] around the end of July to early August.”

· We need a couple to serve as assistants at the Venezuelan Campground.

· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.