Around November, we started a new apostolate of going to visit the cancer patients in the children’s hospital in Guayaquil. I have learned a whole lot about entrusting the Lord with our intentions and our loved ones even if we don’t know the outcome....
Sra. Consuela has been a friend of the missionaries since our arrival in Ecuador 25 years ago, and she offers an incredibly concrete example of following in the footsteps of Mary. She has known each and every missionary and prays each day for missionaries past, current, and future. Even before my arrival, she had been...
During my time in Ecuador, I have been consistently struck by the freedom our friends have to give. The first example that comes to mind is our friend, Señora José. Señora José has been a friend of our mission for many years now and is very kind as well as famed for her infectious laugh....
During my time in Ecuador, I have been consistently struck by the freedom our friends have to give. The first example that comes to mind is our friend, Señora José. Señora José has been a friend of our mission for many years now and is very kind as well as famed for her infectious laugh....
There is such a simplicity in what we do every day. Every visit, event, or meal that we have is simple and sometimes very small, but still done with great effort and intentionality. I remember being struck by this on my first day here. After finishing Adoration, I figured we would immediately go out and...
Every Sunday, we take the Eucharist to a few elderly people who have the desire to go to Mass but due to their age and health are unable to do so. So, what does God do? He goes to them!! We recently started taking the Communion to one of our friends Señora Leticia. While I...
In august we had the chance to visit our son/brother, Tim, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. We could not have had a better time. It was so wonderful to get to meet the Con-solatio community missionaries he lives with; we joined them for daily Mass, adoration and daily prayer and many delicious meals....
Although I have witnessed many saddening things in the lives of the children, I have also seen much beauty and life. Sometimes this has entered into my soul and brought life back into it. Many of these encounters are small, little things...
Before I came to Ecuador, I pictured the work of a missionary to be nothing like life back at home. In my head, I thought the missionary is constantly doing these grand works of love, similar to what Jesus did in the Gospels. Although it is true that the lifestyle here is different than back...