Hi everyone,

We thought we’d give an update on what church we’ve gotten involved with during our stay so far in Manglaralto.  Three weeks ago, we went on a walk to a Baptist camp that we’d passed several times on the main road.  We learned that there was an evangelical church in Manglaralto, apparently a 2 minute walk from our place.  During the week, we decided to swing by and met Ramón, who we’ve now learned is the stand-in pastor for Iglesia Galilea Manglaralto, of the Alianza denomination.  The church is small (our first visit on a Thursday evening we doubled the congregation), but on Sundays there are a couple of others who join.  Ramón is studying in Guayaquil at a biblical seminary to get his master in divinity, and the church has undergone some recent hardship, so we’re praying for more members.  Regardless, Ramón reminds us every meeting that “where two or more are gathered,” Christ is with us, a verse that has become very appropriate for Iglesia Galilea.

On another note, as we were walking along the beach this evening, we were staring out at some commercial fishing ships on the horizon and saw a pod of humpback whales breaching and splashing about on the horizon.  It was beautiful and the first time we had seen whales jumping out of the water.

Until next time,

      Marsh and Trin