After a short night's rest, we had a fantastic breakfast to get us going. We first headed out to the mountainous community of Villafora to attend worship service at the Dulce Refugio Student Center and to facilitate VBS.
The worship time is exactly what we needed before starting our work. Although we didn't understand all the words being sung, we knew we were worshipping the same God. The praise team led us not only in worship, but in a continually time of prayer and praise. At the end of worship, our team was welcomed with the love that is Ecuador. It is overwhelming how inviting they are to strangers. Very humbled to have people so grateful to have you with them. After this time, we led the children and youth to very small classrooms to have VBS.
The little ones numbered over 50 in a room with table and chairs, leaders, and us. They were stacked on top of each other, but not one kid said "stop touching me" LOL. These kids are so polite and sharing they would never think of complaining about something this trivial. These children are exceptional. I have to brag on our Wee School Director, Amy Briggs. She was in her element. :-) Her and her team rocked VBS. The children had a fantastic time. Lakeside is very blessed to have her on staff.
The elementary age kids numbered 25. We weren't quit prepared for the older middle schoolers, but God helped us to make it work. This kids are very shy, but attentive. When asked questions, they had the answers. I believe this was a successful VBS class as well.
Then we had 28 teenagers in a "'closet" :-). Not a lot of room, but plenty of room for the Holy Spirit to move. Vince worked up a sweat sharing a lesson. This team shared the gospel with the teens with the salvation bracelets. They sent an extra bracelet with each one and challenged them to share the gospel with one of their friends. Carol Caldwell also was my hero this day. She shared her testimony in SPANISH!! It was great. She even came to the other class and shared it again. Loved her heart to please God. Lakeside was represented well with this team.
After church we were shown the beauty of God's handiwork in Ecuador, when we went to the top of the mountain for lunch and cable car ride. This was breathtaking!!
This is now my confession time... We have had some hiccups along the way with planning this trip to the point of me questioning if we were suppose to be here, but God started showing me the truth. First, when I came to the church last Monday to check on the donated supplies, I was blown away. When I saw the abundance of gifts, my heart was overjoyed. In this moment God spoke to me. He told me He loves the ladies of Ecuador and is sending us to shower His love on them! This brought me to tears. He then sent us an angel in the form of a ticket agent. This lady came up to us and asked if she could help check us in so we didn't have to wait in the looong line. We would have been in the baggage line for at least one and half hours, which meant we would have missed our flight. Thank you Jesus! Then today He just showered love on us all day. It was suppose to rain all day, but we had beautiful skies to really see His beauty. As if this wasn't enough, when we got of the cable car at the top of the mountain he gave me my sign. Bluebonnets... yes I said bluebonnets at 13,900 ft. up in the Andes mountains!! I really feel that was God saying it is you that I have called to be here!
Our team is ready for the week
In Him,
Angie Logozzo
P.S. Pictures to come soon
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