Ecuador Indiana Construction Team

Indiana Construction Team works on 4th Floor of Latin America ChildCare School Quito, Ecuador

In July, missionary Paul Duda along with a team from Lakeview Church, pastored by Ron and Dorene Bontrager in Indianapolis, Indiana completed the fourth floor for the Latin America ChildCare School at Aposento Alto Assemblies of God Church in Quito, Ecuador. The team was led by Pastor Butch Smith. Scott and Aaron Jellison from Hermon, Maine joined the team. There will be several new classrooms full of children needing sponsors for the fall class. If you would like to sponsor a child call the Latin America ChildCare Office and ask to speak to Sarah Hemphill. The number of the school is #2013. Her email is: shemphill@lacc4hope.org or she can be reached at 1-800-289-7071. The website for Latin America ChildCare is http://www.lacc4hope.org/.

We had a financial miracle during the month of July. Over $10,000 came in for our cash budget for the next year. We only lack around $180 in monthly pledged support. Many churches have promised to pick us up for support once the economic crisis is over. We are so thankful to you for your faithfulness! May God bless you in every way.

Medical Team

June 2009

We were privileged to work with a fine group of people from Grace Assembly of God in New Whiteland, Indiana. Tom and Ann Davis and Stacy and Jeanine Johnson were the group leaders for the medical team. National Pastors Alexis and Patti Sarmiento were so pleased to see so many people from the church and surrounding neighborhood receive medical, dental, and eye care. During the week over 860 people passed through the clinic. Spiritual counseling ministered to many needs in prayer and 165 people received Jesus as their personal Savior. We were so happy to have Ray and Barbara Schulz from Marion, Indiana on the team.
It was unique to see how many changes have taken place in the neighborhood. We began the work with Alexis and Patti nearly 20 years ago when there was no running water, electricity and no building except a small shack with a tin roof and dirt floor. Now there is a feeding program for over 300 children daily, a fully functioning Latin America ChildCare School and a church facility with a nice kitchen with clean water, electricity and a paved street. We are thankful to the Lord for His Help and His Blessing.

You can view the article on the Assemblies of God WebPage at:

http://worldmissions.ag.org/regions/latinamcab/__.cfm?targetBay=ac6d31db-8d8e-42ff-9454-08eb791d73e7&ModID=2&Process=DisplayArticle&RSS_RSSContentID=12309&RSS_OriginatingChannelID=1164&RSS_OriginatingRSSFeedID=3692&RSS_Source=

We recently spent time in El Salvador with Missionaries Lynn and Victor Diaz. We were in three different cities, San Miguel, Usulutan, and San Salvador. We taught two day seminars educating Pastors, Latin America ChildCare workers, and local medical workers on the facts of HIV/AIDS and how the church should be a safe haven for those suffering with the illness. Below is a picture of a group of Pastors and workers receiving their certificates for attending the seminar.

Missionary Paul Duda enjoyed a time of worship with David Molina leading worship. El Salvador has some warm temperatures this time of the year, around 95-100 degrees with full humidity. It is a beautiful country with great food. We ate a national dish called pupusas, rice tortillas filled with cheese, meat, and beans.