Weekly Wrap Up from Calacali, Ecuador
April 6, 2007
As Howard and I prepared to move to Ecuador, I would frequently hear him invite people to please come and visit. Pat Tanner and Danny Gardner are the first two people to take us up on that offer. While Danny stayed with the Jensen’s, Pat stayed in our home. We had such a good time, but he forgot to bring two things, his camera and his wife (Jill)! Pat is our Associate Pastor at Grace Chapel and really spent the entire time affirming our family. The first day we drove about two hours south of Quito, to pick up some furniture. The plan was to stop and eat some ceviche and then head home. Pat in his wisdom, looked at the sky and said, “I think we should probably head for home”. Sure enough, the rain started about ten minutes away from home, we drove up the driveway and he and Howard literally threw everything in our garage. Here he had traveled twelve hours, only to help us move furniture again. We appreciated his help and friendship.
We were able to have Danielle and Jonathan complete the end of the year testing along with the Alliance Academy School kids. This meant Monday through Thursday we had to commute to town. This gave us a good idea of what the drive would be if we were to decide to have the kids attend school there. For the time, I believe we have made the decision to home school for one more year, which would allow us additional time to acclimate and learn the language.
In Ecuador and Latin America this is Semana Santa or the Holy Week which is observed by all in the Catholic Church. However, their focus is almost entirely on the events of Good Friday. There are pageantry type services held and parades in the streets throughout the day on Friday. Quite often, Easter passes with much less significance. Good Friday was a necessary part of the plan of salvation, but the point is Easter.
“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!”
Luke 24:1-6a NIV.
HE HAS RISEN INDEED! Pray for our ministry, that we can effectively communicate the hope of serving a risen Savior.
As God is our Refuge, Mary for the Scholl Family
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