Of course, God answers prayer...

I´d like to officially join the list of thousands who´ve been struggling through, praying, hoping, watching and waiting --- and still deep down wonder if they´re on the right track, because all you seem to hear afterwards is just the wind blowing... And through a series of interesting events, I became aware that maybe sometimes I was missing out on certain messages from people, because they weren´t sending the kind I was looking for --- so it occurred to me that I should ask for God´s help to see those "invisible" messages. What a surprise to find out that God Himself was answering my prayers, and I just about missed it. I saw all kinds of missionaries everywhere in Quito in big and little teams going all over the place doing all kinds of incredible jobs in His service. So I asked God to send help for me, too -- in the things He had asked me to do. And 7 years later, noone came... ...to help me with the street kids. But the city of Quito set up a program to attend to all the street kids according to sector, giving them food, education, and individual attention and follow-up. You hardly see as many on the sidewalks and at intersections anymore. And all of "mine" have grown up quite a bit. One by one, they chose to stay home. ...to help with the Dysphagia Program. But the team I trained is carrying on the work, and plans to meet with hospital administration to insist they get some type of certification to distinguish them from the rest of the therapists who are currently practicing ad hoc throughout Quito... without the benefit of the whole medical team and protocols. As a matter of fact, potential organizational links are forming. I believe that God is going to see these transitions through,,, just as He had planned before He got me involved in it all. And as Mission: Ecuador comes to a close this year, each of you can know that you made a lasting impact on this community,,, on this one little missionary´s life, and on the eternity of more hearts than I´m probably even aware of. I´ll continue this blog, with updates on people, places, events in these next couple of months. As facts fall into place, I´ll be sending out a closing newsletter for the mission --- shooting for June. I´m working on putting together the pictures I have from this stretch of the journey. It´s an incredible privilege to be in His service, and my favorite place to be is behind the scenes, investing in people one at a time. I´m so very grateful, that one-by-one, God has been answering your prayers for me and for this mission. And I pray you have the opportunity to see His blessings in your own lives through your participation in this mission. I´m so glad that God answers prayer, because that means He´s taking good care of all of you. M