Tuesday in Ecuador

God has blessed us with a beautiful day in Ecuador today! I'll try to keep this blog a bit more brief than yesterday...

First off, I do wish for prays for the towns of Paute (Amy Moore & Sarah's (me)) and Chilcabamba (Craig & Emily's). There can not be enough prayers for any of us but I really would like it if you would pray that the people living in our towns would have open hearts would listen to the Truth we come to share. Some of the people in our towns that accepted Christ were not home for whatever reason for our visits today. It was disappointing because I just don't think they understand that we're asking for nothing and we just wish for them to have a relationship with the Lord. Pray that we can bring hope to the people who feel hopeless and pray that the teams and nationals won't feel discouraged but trust in God. Thank you!

On a lighter note, a story that Cathy told me today was about a lady named Blanca (they visted her yesterday) that was Catholic and claimed to respect all religions. They asked if they could meet up with her tomorrow (today) and she said yes. Today, they visited her and she let them in. Her daughter was also there. The group shared a track with information on the Bible and our beliefs that we had and the Lord worked on thier hearts. They said they were happy because they finally know the truth in the Bible!

Jennifer told me of a carpenter they witnessed to yesterday. When they were telling him about God, there was another carpenter in the room that was not listening but the one they talked to accepted Christ. Well, today the new believer was not there but the other carpenter. He said that when the group left the other day, the other carpenter witnessed to him and he also believes in Christ! That just proves that God is working through the hearts of these people!

God Bless(ed),

Sarah Ethridge

PS- Craig's nine year old daughter, Sally, needs prayers for health. Paramedics are assisting her, she is dehydrated.