Tres de Mayo

on some rare occasions... rumors are true ;P

If we were to leave Ecuador as we originally planned we'd be on a plane today :/ BUT as things don't always go as planned... WE GOT NEW VISAS AND CAN STAY TILL OCTOBER :D Looky looky that's real real nice ;) Less than a week here we were already talking about extending our stay then baddah bing baddah boom we got new visas! Hahaha it wasn't that instant lol. It took a lot of prayerful consideration and help from the friends but woah Jehovah is amazing then comes the baddah bing baddah boom :D We're so excited, absolutely love it here. And to the friends back home... its not that we don't like you, we just know you'd like us to stay here and continue to enjoy our service :)

More Canadian Awesomeness!!!!

F ~ R ~ I ~ E ~ N ~ D ~ S

One of the best parts of serving here in Ecuador is making friends from all over the world and knowing that we are all working towards the same goal of serving Jehovah fully. At the same time, this makes for one of the worst things about serving..saying goodbye to these new found friends :( Its interesting because Ariel and I have found we draw close to people much faster then back home, we attribute it to a combination of a few things. One were all away from friends and family...and really everything we know. Also we are all encouraging each other in this endeavor just by being here. We all are in a way forced to rely on each other for challenges and struggles we may have here. Its great to have each other and even though its the hardest thing saying goodbye we wouldn't change a thing about having these great friends...really a new family.

We have had an amazing time with a group of pioneer sisters form Canada, who are at this point some of the best friends we have made here. Girls we will truly miss your smiles, laughs and zealous spirit. Love you all and cant wait to hear about your next spiritual adventures. Maybe we can join you on the next one eh? :)

    Jaclyn ...QUITO!

"This isnt Kaimiloa!"

"WHERE ARE WE?"

 Here is another first for me! Being raised in Ewa Beach I have only attended Memorials at Kaimiloa with the Ewa Beach Congregation :) Today we had a wonderful night commemorating the Memorial with Quito English, 96 attended, which is almost double from last year. The friends who have been serving here long term were so excited to see the growth for the Congregation. Let us know how your Memorial went!

Thanks Karaan ;-)

S.A.D

We had the privilege of attending the Special Assembly Day on Sunday here in Quito. Friends came from all over Ecuador who are serving in the English groups and congregations. We made lots of new friends and delighted to see some friends we had meet from before. We had about 300 in attendance and had excellent speakers, a GREAT day! 
Take a look at the rest of our assembly pictures in Picasa :)

Onolicious :D

Panchito

Bubs

Adrian

One Friday evening a few of our friends came over for dinner. Very intrigued by us coming from Hawaii they wanted to know what kind of food we eat. Alyssa, the awesome cook that she is, decided to make loco mocos for everyone :) What? they say, crazy bugger??? But oh how they loved it!


Comments from the chef... "the gravy was a bit tricky but thanks to my sous chef Helen it was all good!"