Weekly Wrap Up from Calacali, Ecuador, August 15, 2007

Weekly Wrap Up from Calacali, Ecuador August 15, 2007

THE POWER OF A TEAM

We just finished with our last group of the summer. They came from the Detroit Michigan area and were our smallest group. (The minimum usually is ten people). There were eight people and their medium age was 39. To illustrate the impact even a group this size can have, I have included two photos. The first is Howard standing on the pad of the PTC (Professional Training Center) when the group arrived and what they accomplished in just eight days. We are thankful for this incredible group of people and their investment into our lives.

As we click off our six month anniversary, we are aware all the groups to visit Hacienda El Refugio, have been from the Mid-West. As we plan for next summer, we would love to have a group from any of the churches in California to plan a work trip. We would invite and encourage our west coast supporters to explore the possibility of coming for the summer of 2008. Basically what it looks like for a group to come is to have a minimum of ten people and eleven days. The group spends several days working here at the camp. They take a trip to the jungle where they either complete a work project or VBS. Then there are 2-3 days to experience Ecuador, mixed in. For example, groups usually visit Mitad del Mundo (The Middle of the World) and Otavalo, an Ecuadorian market place. For every group it looks a little different, however we won’t know what it will look like for your church until you plan a trip

We are spending our final days with Nicole. She flies home next Thursday, so you can pray for us as we adjust to her leaving. She has accomplished so much with the horses and in just six weeks made such an impact. One of the men in the group just here had some physical limitations. Nicole arranged a horse ride. Afterwards, this man was glowing. He said, “I never dreamed I’d be able to go to the top of the mountain and see the view, Thank You!” That made it all worth it.

We think of you all so often and wonder how you are. I wrote a friend and said, “Just send me details of you life, that is what I love to hear about.” She did and I loved it! Which reminds me again, we could not be here without your faithful love and support.

As God is Our Refuge, Mary for the Scholl family