Week 30

This was the last week of regular classes and next week will be a mix of classes and finals. We are starting to have a lot of lasts. We have community worship together twice a week and because we are getting close to the end of the year this last Thursday we did a bit different. We all went up to the cross on one of the hills that over looks La Merced and we had a time of worship through music and then prayed a prayer of blessing over the town and the people that have blessed CBC over the last seven years. It was a very sweet time and all of the mountains that surround our valley were out and beautiful.


This was also the last full weekend off because we leave for our final retreat next weekend and the students took full advantage of it. One group traveled to Mindo (a city in a cloud forest), another group climbed one of the local mountains (Corazon), another group went on the train ride to Cotopaxi park (you get to ride on the top of the train) and hiked near the Illiniza Norte and Illiniza Sur (two other mountians), and other group went hiking closer to La Merced all day.







Prayer: Please be keeping the students in prayer as they finish up their classes (finals are Thursday and Friday).

* To these students and their parents I am very sorry that they were not previously profiled. *

Student Profiles:
Name: Alexis Bevan
Age: 20
Home Town: Breton, AB
Hobbies: Outdoor activities and writing
Favorite thing about CBC: Friends, the classes and the scenery
Future Plans: Studying journalism at SAIT in Calgary, AB


Name: Azurlee Bevan
Age: 23
Home Town: Breton, AB
Hobbies: Hanging out with family and friends and outdoor activities
Favorite thing about CBC: Living in a new culture and classes
Future Plans: Return to working as an RN in Alberta.


Name: Ellen Peterson
Age: 20
Home Town: St Paul, MN
Hobbies: Tree-hugging, music, hiking
Favorite thing about CBC: Being in Ecuador and the people here
Future Plans: Attending Concordia University, St Paul


Photos: The whole group worshiping around the cross; Our group praying over La Merced; Greta, Alexis, Mary and Hannah at Corazon; The group climbing Corazon; Cassie, Micah, Shane and Alex at the summit of Corazon; Holly, Azurlee, Kira, Mandy, Holly and Annalea at the Illinizas; the group hiking around the Illinizas; Alexis; Azurlee; Ellen