Dear Prayer Partners:
Please be in prayer these next couple of weeks as we are packing our bags tonight to drive to the areas affected by the eruption of volcano Tungurahua on Wednesday, August 16.

If you check it out on a map of Ecuador, it is pretty much right in the middle of the country, very near to Riobamba.

We have been asked to come help other IMB missionaries living in the area minister to the needs of many who are desperate for basic necessities.

Please pray daily for God's provision in these peoples lives and that as God provides, they will have understanding of God's love for them and His desire to walk with them in every step they take.

Working together for His Glory,

Thank you for your faithfull prayers. Missionary Darrell's skills and experience was a blessing as we worked with different Quechua people teaching them to care for their farm animals and crops to be more productive. Many animals were vacinated and others casterated. Cages were built for raising guinie pigs (Cuy) for food and money for the families. I never thought I would be ministering in this way. PTL. Through this ministry, we had commitments to start Bible studies at four differnt homes. Manuel Bonilla has been praying for a break through with these people. The Lord has opened doors and we need to lift him up in prayers as he begins working in these homes that the people will come to know and have a deep and personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Thank you for your prayers. Anna and Linda had a very successful VBS week at Santa Barbara where over 60 children attended and heard the gospel messgae through Bible Stories, crafts and games. On Friday the last day they celebrated accompanied by their mothers many of whom for the first time heard the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ. Many seeds were planted and the VBS workers were encouraged.Pray for them that as they continue to work with the children, they will also follow-up with their parents and will come to recieve Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Prayers as Anna, Linda and I will be doing a Youth Conference on Aug 15th, 16th and 17th at Iglesia Evangelica Bautista El Buen Pastor in Tambo with Pastor Lucas. He is very mission minded. The majority of the men have immigrated to the U.S. and have left their families behind and there are many broken families and hurts from young people. Some of the young girls are being mothers at a very young age of 14 and 15.

Please also pray as we are working this week with some help of another missionary from Northern Ecuador to reach out to Quichua people in Cahuashun in helping them how to better raise their cuy (guinie pigs) and other farm animals along with working and caring for their land to be more productive with their produce. We are praying this opens doors and opportunities to start at least 2 - 4 new Bible studies. We are working with Manuel and his wife Luisa. With them are Anna and our supervisor Linda Freeman.

Pray for these Quichua children in Santa Barbara. We will be doing a week of VBS Aug 21st to 25th. We will be training workers to do VBS. Pray for the church as it is going through some internal struggles as I will also be doing some family workshops.

Please pray for me (Al) as I try to do what I can to reach out and build relationships with the Quichua people in Sisid. I'm helping haul feed for the cuy (guinie pig) the future meals for the people to share with the missionaries. Pray for Pastor Felix, his with and one of their daughters. A very energetic and servant with a heart for his people.

Please pray for these Quichua children in Sisid as many are living with grandparents or mother becuase of parents immigrating to the US or Spain.

Thank you for all your prayers and support.