On our way to Santo Domingo de Los Colorados (or Santo Domingo de los Tsachila as it is now commonly known, to emphasise the indigenous group of this area), we travelled with Eduardo and Lucinet Garcia, an Ecuadorian and Brazilian mission partner couple from the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) who also participated in Michaela's liturgy workshop (the picture is of Lucinet helping us finish yesterday's workshop with a bang and a song of worship and thanks to the Lord). Until recently they had been working for CIEMAL (Council of Methodist Evangelical Churches in Latin America) and they are also committed members of the Church here in Ecuador. They specialise in supporting those in the Latin American region who have been left traumatised by natural disasters and had recently been providing support to people left traumatised by the Haiti and Chile earthquakes. Something I found extraordinary is that according to them, many of those who had been affected were able to say that the earthquakes had been a blessing in disguise. Beforehand, many had no food, clothing, shelter or access to medical treatment. Now, they had access to all these things and the world had finally taken notice of them. What a different and humbling way of seeing such an incredibly awful situation! This very dynamic duo are also specialists in sexual health and run programmes with young people.Sandra
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