Travel log from Kim

Hello everyone from Ecuador. Thanks for your prayers.

Some of this you already know from Tim, but here is a brief travel log of our trip. We arrived in Quito Sunday night. Things went very smoothly through customs. We received all of the luggage and no problems getting meds in. We did an extra step this year and notified the consulate in Houston with the list of meds and supplies. They did not even ask for the papers. Monday, we headed to a town Puyo (near Shell from End of the Spear). We stopped to see an awesome waterfall and the Nate Saint house and MAF airport. We had 8 hrs of driving also. We had a clinic in Puyo. This is a place and with missionaries that have not worked with medical mission teams prior. Both sides were sort of feeling out the other for possible future opportunies.

Chet and Katie Williams and Daniel Klassen were awesome and their heart for the Waorani and God was a blessing. Then on Wed we drove from Shell to Otovalo. Early Thurs we left for Rio Verde and had clinic Thurs and Fri. There is a new bridge across the river, so we went further into the mountains/jungle than we have ever gone before. The walk from where we previously had clinic to the missionaries home was a 4 hour walk. After the bridge was built, it was an hour walk. And now the road (using the word loosely) is extended and for them a 5 min walk. For us, it was 30-40 min including getting my boots stuck in the mud. We stayed in the jungle at the missionary home Thurs night. Saturday we were back in Otovalo and went to outdoor market that afternoon. Sunday (we were more like tourists than a medical mission team) we went to church at Iglesa de Galilea which is a church in Otavalo. The pastor there is Wilman, and we work closely with him on our medical and VBS mission trips. Then our team and Wilman´s family went to the condor (bird) park. The bald eagle we saw fly (trained to return) was named Gringo. (Gotta love it!) We then went to the mountains to Cuicocha (guinea pig) Lake but were swarmed by mosquitos so did not stay long. Today we went to Pijal for clinic and just returned this evening.

I am passing along a few stories later but I do not know if I can match Tim´s storytelling.

Thanks for your prayers. We will be headed back to the USA in 2 days and see you all soon.

Love, Kim