Author: Will

Planning the Community Day

Today marks 10 weeks in Ecuador for us! Time has flown by! On Thursday, we joined the Latin Link Inspire Online event. We heard lots about how people are serving God across Latin America and it was such a blessing to see how God is working in everyoneā€™s lives. The inspiring stories were such a … Continued

Horse parades and painting posts

This week thereā€™s been lots of progress at the campamento – weā€™ve now made and painted 50 cement posts that will enclose the site. It was a very messy job for someā€¦ not so much for Abi! Make sure to follow our Instagram @latinlink_step for more regular updates and photos from our team! For the … Continued

Guatemala 2022: Week 1

We have arrived in Guatemala! Thank you so much to everyone for your prayers and donations that enabled us to get here. We all feel so privileged and grateful that through the support of others weā€™re serving with Christians on the other side of the world. We’ve now been at the project for a couple … Continued

Answers to prayer!

Weā€™ve had a really fun week with so much answered prayer! In our last report (here) we asked for prayer over the strikes in the country and for us to stay in good spirits despite being disappointed about our cancelled holiday. Thankfully, the strikes didnā€™t really reach Santo Domingo, meaning we could still have a … Continued

Christmas 2022

A Gift of Peace With Latin America in the throes of the worldwide cost-of-living crisis, Latin Link members are serving alongside local Christians across a spectrum of ministries to offer care and help people know God’s peace. You can make a gift to the 2022 Christmas Appeal here. Meeting basic needs in Ecuador As part … Continued

New challenges

This week weā€™ve been busy at the Campamento helping to (and learning how to) make fence posts to enclose the area. This involves creating metal structures out of wire and iron for them to be put into concrete. It has been challenging at times but weā€™ve enjoyed the hard work and it has been fun … Continued

The halfway point

Itā€™s our 6th step report already! This Friday is the halfway point of our time here and itā€™s absolutely flying by! Itā€™s been another jam-packed week for us. Wednesday 1st June was the ā€˜DĆ­a del NiƱoā€™ or ā€˜Day of the Childā€™, which is celebrated here in a similar way to Motherā€™s and Fatherā€™s Day. We … Continued

Singing, sports & school visits

This week we have continued teaching English in the local school. Weā€™ve enjoyed brainstorming how to structure our lessons and keep the children engaged, particularly with the language barrier. Last night, during our Bible study, Hermano Milton reminded us of Colossians 3:17: ā€œAnd whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in … Continued

One wonderful month

Our team has now been in Ecuador for a month – what a wonderful month it has been! Weā€™re so thankful for the way God has been working in us over the last month, for the new friendships we have made and for all the opportunities we have been given to serve him in a … Continued