Puebla, Mexico

Puebla, Mexico at a Language Training

Volcano PoPo and 

 one of 365 Catholic Chruches

Christmas 2011 in North Carolina with Family

Our Christmas tree that Lisa, Michael's sister, decorated for us in her house of which she loaned us for the Christmas vacation.

Ellie and the Sarah's after their Christmas program

Ellie's Christmas dress..first one ever bought in Ecuador....she is growing up way to fast!

Sarah Heard, Ellie and Sarah Goodman. So sad....Sarah G. and her family had to leave Ecuador because of her father's sickness.

Christmas at the Wolletts preparing Funditas

Of course, Michael doing his part along with the rest of the Tieman kids

Dustin, James, Heather, Judah, Ignacio and myself preparing more bags....

Wolletts, Tiemans, the Sarah's, Ignacio and Mercedes all pitched in and made over 1,500 funditas (candy bags filled with candy, cookies and a gospel track)

Ellie and friends/volunteers for the day for Extreme Response Christmas Program

Ellie face painting a little Ecuadorian girl who came to enjoy all the Christmas fun and games

Ellie, Emily and Liza volunteering for the ring toss

Russ Cline and Dustin Wollett/Extreme Response Christmas Program

Dustin helping out with the soccer game at the Extreme Response Christmas Program. Many of the employees and the family members used to eat out of the dump......now, the dump has an organized day care for the dump employees where they are fed not only physically but spiritually.

Extreme Response Mission is responsible for providing Christmas for thousands of Ecuadorians at the city dump. Russ is one of the missionaries who founded this organization. Many games, food, singing, sharing of the gospel and even visits with Santa Claus. Dustin was just one of many volunteers for the day.

Vaccinations of Cows in Ushapungo/Trying to get into the community to share the gospel

ELLIE AND HER 6TH GRADE CLASS AT MITAD DEL MUNDO...MIDDLE OF THE WORLD

THIS IS JUST HALF OF HER CLASS...THE OTHER GROUP IS RIGHT BEHIND THEM ON THE TOUR!!

VOLUNTEER TEAM FROM WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS IN A NEW COMMUNITY OF UNREACHED QUICHUA COMMUNITY, MORLAN

Michael, James, Nationals and volunteer team planted a garden at this home so that they could share the gospel.







Michael, James, Gabriel, Marco and the volunteer team from Faith Baptist Church in Wichita Falls, Texas.



Michael, James, the nationals and Faith Baptist Church showed the film, "La Esperanza" to try and get the gospel to these people

DUSTIN'S 16TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

Happy "16th" Birthday, Dusty Boy...we love you!!

Dustin and his buddies went to "El Refugio" where we keep our horse. They had a great time with riding horses and a picnic.

Tieman Family

This is the Tieman family who arrived in Quito, Ecuador the beginning of August. They are on our Imbabura Quichua team.

NANCY AND ROBERTO'S WEDDING

Gabriel, church pastor, married Roberto and Nancy new believers from Cuicocha where a new Bible study has begun in hopes of a new house church!!

VIEW OVER MAJOR RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO THE AMAZON JUNGLE

DUSTIN AND ELLIE SITTING ON THE RIVER ROCKS WATCHING THE RIVER RAFTS LOAD...THE RAPIDS WERE ABOUT A 3 OR 4 DEPENDING ON RAINY SEASON OR NOT!!

COTOPAXI VOLCANO

SECOND LARGEST VOLCANO IN THE WORLD...WE TOOK THIS PICTURE ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE JUNGLE...WHAT A CONTRAST HOT, PALM TREES, JUNGLE TO SNOW CAPPED VOLCANO...WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF THIS BEAUTY!!!

DUSTIN AND ELLIE'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2011

DUSTIN: SOPHOMORE YEAR
ELLIE: 6TH GRADE YEAR
ALLIANCE ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL
QUITO,ECUADOR

Ellie, AJ and Lydia in Shell

Having fun at Puyo Pools...edges of the amazon jungle of Ecuador

TIO ROLDAN, IGNACIO'S DAD, PASSED AWAY AUGUST 11, 2011

Tio and Tia are loved by so many and are the reason so many have come to know the Lord. What a celebration for Tio to be joined with His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Ignacio, house church pastor in Carcelen, and his wife, Mercedes

SAMARITAN'S PURSE (OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES)

When we were visiting Gabriel and Maria's home, we saw two amazing things: One were the boxes in this picture...don't ever think your prayers and boxes go unnoticed or undelivered...Second, Maria is scrubbing by hand Gabriels travel bag before he leaves to ride on a bus two to three days across the Peruvian border to meet other pastors to evangelize an unreached area....this is called embracing and mobilizing our nationals to the ends of the earth!!

GABRIEL'S HOME,CHURCH AND RADIO PROGRAM

Just a regular day...the antenna fell out of the tree so Gabriel calls for help...man climbs up the tree to reset the radio antenna...after arriving at 6:30 for the program, 4 hours later, we have the radio program. Quichua from all over hear the word of God over the radio every 15 days and Michael does a Bible study in Spanish!!