Found out a little bit more about what I will be doing

As most of you know I will be going to Ecuador on March 8 for ten days. I am slowly learning more about Ecuador and what I will be excepting there. The airport that we are going to arrive at is Quito. We will be driving and staying at Cayambe. Cayambe is in the mountains and the altitude is going to be 9,300 feet above sea level (much higher than the Liberty mountain haha). We will be staying in a hotel the whole time when we are there. The air is going to be thinner there and the sun is going to be more intense. When we are there all of our meals are going to be provided for. But if I want to by snacks and gifts I have to buy that with my own money. Thank goodness that they accept US dollars. As I learn more about I will keep you updated about it. The more I learn about the more excited I am getting.

Team Meeting 11/28/11 Part 2

We talked about the unreached and about the lost. In the world there are five different types of religions (other than Christian) that impact the world. A helpful way to remember it is THUMB. The T stands for Tribal and they believe in spirits and animists. The H stands for Hinduism and they believe in polytheism and reincarnation. The U stands for Unreligious and they believe in their self and are atheist. The M stands for Muslim and they believe in works. The B stands for Buddhism and they believe in no soul and no God. When go to Ecuador I am going to come in contact with a lot of different people who will have different beliefs then me. Learning about THUMB has help me to learn more about the different religions. Also, they wanted to make sure that we know what kind of people we may come in contact with. I hope this has help you to learn why sending missionaries to different countries is so important.

Team Meeting 11/28/11 Part 1

I hope everyone is doing fine. I just wanted to let you know what we have been talking about in our team meetings.

This week we talked about the difference about a typical Christian and a world Christian. A typical Christian is someone who is not worldly minded and that they do not stand out in the work place and may be a Sunday goer Christian. A world Christian focusing on God's words for guidance and for strength. Someone who concern for God's world and for the lost. Someone who does God's work, like going on a mission trip. Every Christian should be a world Christian. Something that we talked about is that you do not have to go a mission trip in order do God's work. There are many ways that you can do God's work. You can be a goer who does go to another country (me). You can be sender who supports the goer (you). You can be a welcomer (people of Ecuador). You can also pray that the goer raise the money that he/she needs and pray for safety (everyone). Or you can be a mobilizer (the leaders of the trip). I never thought about it like that. Something else that they said is that when I will go to Ecuador, I will be bring you with me because you have made it possible for me to go on this journey.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers