Report on the visit to the Churches in Ecuador, Manabi on April 23 & 24, 2016
Dear brothers:
We present the following report to update our burden as to the situation of the churches in Manabi after the earthquake.
The churches have responded in a generous way to meet practically the need of the saints in the churches in Manabi. We left a group of brothers (2 Quito 2 Ambato, 4 Milagro, one truck driver) with a group of GOEH who escorted us safely to the cities where the churches are, as there have been many looting and robberies trucks for these places. We left four vehicles loaded with about three and a half tons of food, medicines and agua.v
We got there around 15: 00hr, saints were waiting for us and very happy to receive us, unloaded there help churches sent, aid that arrived promptly, because the saints there have no drinking water since the day the earthquake occurred 16 of April. In addition most of the saints are still without work because of that fishing is the main source of income for them. Some newly Saturday April 23 could work, little by little things there are normalizing. We ate together with them, because despite the shortage, the Saints got to eat was a time full of grazing, comfort and mutual encouragement.
We start to Manta and while we were on the way we feel the reality of what people live there. Many people at the roadside begging and pleading for some water and some food, because of the danger of the area had to follow our path until you reach a safe place to where we were being led by the brothers. Upon entering the city had to wear masks with alcohol, because the smell of decomposing bodies was in the air. We arrived at 18: 40hr and unloaded there provision for the saints in the midst of the darkness, because there was no electricity. With candle light but full of joy saints they were there overjoyed to receive shepherding the Lord through His Body. The saints there we were greeted with a delicious dinner at home brother Leonel Macías, there sang, ate with gladness and singleness of heart.
Drive to Portoviejo where the brothers halfway waited for us to take us to a safe place, we got there at 22:00hr download the rest of the load there, very grateful saints mentioned to us that it had to eat many days. After downloading all there, we thanked the Lord praying together. We slept there, and the next day we were with them at the meeting of the breaking of bread, we were 54 brothers and could baptize two brothers, one of whom was the driver of the truck that we, moved by the love of the saints and the word he was baptized with joy. We were able to reach the ground zero of the disaster and really the city was devastated and labor, trade where saints can buy, pharmacies are slowly normalizing operation.
Conclusion
The current situation of most saints who are unemployed, some areas are still without water and electricity. Everything will take some time to get back to normal, so we keep passing the burden of the order to send help.
We thank the Lord that in the midst of this tragedy saints are taking the order to move forward, proclaiming Christ as gospel, and many brothers who were gathering not have returned with a fresh consecration.
We trust our merciful and faithful High Priest Who is moving among His churches here in Ecuador to trim and add oil to His lampstands so that they can shine brighter. Our prayer is that in the midst of this dark time, His testimony would shine brighter. Praise the Lord!
His brothers who serve in the work in Ecuador.
*translated from Spanish via google translate with minor revisions
Source: http://www.iglesiaencali.org/informe-la-visita-las-iglesia…/
