Week 25

This week was basically just filled with preparations for Kids College. This weekend was Kids College (a retreat put on for fourth through sixth graders). Our theme this year was the journeys of Paul and the campus was turned into ancient Athens. The kids were put into “family” groups with two parents for each group. Through out the weekend the kids went to “secret” worship, played games in the Olympics, made candles and other crafts, watched Greek theater and much more. Over all the weekend went really well and the kids all enjoyed themselves.








We could use prayer for all of us to get back into real life after Kids College and continue to process the changes that have taken place in our community over the last few weeks.

Student Profiles:
Name: Tim Prikkel
Age: 19
Home Town: Rolling Meadows
Hobbies: music, woodworking, sports
Favorite thing about CBC: The closeness between the staff and students and their willingness to be an integral part of our lives here.
Future Plans: Attending North Park University in the fall.


Name: Mandy Hjelm
Age: 19
Home Town: Batavia, IL
Hobbies: watching soccer and making puppy chow
Favorite thing about CBC: The community at CBC and the culture here in Ecuador
Future Plans: Attending North Park University in the fall.


Photos: Reid and one of his students on one of the low-ropes course elements that the students put together; John (as Paul) telling stories to the children as Laura paints what he is telling; the cafeteria set up for eating family style and sitting on the floor as they might have done in Athens; Michael and some of the children during on the games; Karl and Elin's family group; Jake and Luke acting in the Greek theater production; Mary and Michael washing the feet of the children in their family during one of the worship sessions; Tim; Mandy