Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Laura Redman & Kari Gudim Going to Ecuador

On May 19th, two rather inexperienced college girls are going to take a leap of faith into the mission field! Laura Redman and Kari Gudim will be going to Cuenca, Ecuador for five weeks.

We will be staying with Pastor and Mrs. Ulloa, the parents of AFLBS student Ruth Ulloa, a good friend of ours. Nearly a year ago they invited us to visit and spend time teaching English at one of the schools, discipling some of the youth, and trusting God to direct.

Laura has never been on a mission trip, I've only been on one, and neither of us have much experience with Spanish and no experience with teaching English. Despite all of this, we are thrilled about this poortunity to join God's work in Ecuador!

We would like to ask you to join us in prayer as we set off on this adventure of following God. Our prayer requests include:

  • safe travel
  • wisdom as we help teach and disciple
  • the formation of friendships
  • understanding of Spanish
  • discernment to see other ways that we can serve our brothers and sisters in Ecuador
We know that without prayer and God's support, nothing we do will last for eternity, so thank you for brining us before the Throne of God.

We will be keeping a blog updated as much as possible while we are there. You can find it at www.LauraandKari.blogspot.com. Feel free to leave us comments too!

God bless you all!

Kari Gudim