Bookshop training in Quito

We recently drove up to Quito to get some training on running the bookshop here in Loja. It takes just under 12 hours to drive from Loja to Quito. We had a great time learning how we can better serve the church in Loja and thanking Oswaldo for his continued work in the bookshop.

Julian, visiting from Australia came with us had a great time as a tourist in Quito while we had our training. 

Enjoying the public holiday

Thought we'd make the most of the public holiday yesterday and head down to Vilcabamba. The local public pool was empty except for us for hours. But the kids hardly even got in the big pool cause the waterslide (that didn't work) was way too much fun. Add a few hatfuls of water from the pool, sit on the kick board and fly down. We get home and all the kids are asking are when we'll go back there again.

The Reformed Pastor – Richard Baxter – The Banner of Truth Trust

A new book we are adding to our reading program for Equipping Servants is ‘The Reformed Pastor’ by Richard Baxter.

We had a bit of trouble because the local supplier wasn't able to supply the book for us due to a shortage of stock. I thought I would try and contact the Publisher directly and ask them if they had any that they could send us. As we sent emails back and forth, the General Manager, John, was very helpful and collected the 30 books necessary to send down to us. I don’t know what he did to get them, but they didn’t have any when I first asked them, and yet he managed to send us 30. Thank you John and the staff at The Banner of Truth Trust for your help.

The groups that will need the books will get their copies in the next couple of weeks. They came much faster than I thought, less than a month to send from the UK. I even think we have a few weeks spare before having to hand them out.

The Equipping Servants program provides a theological book set for participating pastors and church leaders over the course of the three years. These book sets are able to be provided through the generosity of donors around the world, people like you!

If you would like to help out with purchasing these books, please use the corresponding link below to make a donation.

You can give to this project through SIM in these different countries:
Australia
United Kingdom
United States of America

If you are giving in the UK or USA you will need the following details.
Project Number: 91901
Project Name: Growing Pastors
Project Country: Ecuador