Some years ago I had was able to expose my eldest son to the service of a medical mission trip with e3 ministries; he since attended another mission trip. This led to desire to continue to help others and pursue a career in the medical field! Now it is time for my youngest son, Carson, to attend his first medical mission trip alongside mom and some pharmacy students to Ibarra, Ecuador!

God is at work in Ibarra, opening the eyes of individuals to the gift of God’s grace. Pastors in Ibarra are looking forward to our team coming to partner with their church members. Together, we will share our testimonies and the gospel and beginning home Bible studies with those who accept Christ. Our medical team will provide basic care and health education as well as open more opportunities to introduce people to Christ.

Our work: The purpose of our trip is to work side-by-side with Ecuadorian Christians to share Christ with people they know, to help disciple those new believers, and to bring them together to form new churches as they study the Bible and reach out to more areas of the city to start even more churches. We will also conduct medical clinics in the neighborhoods where we are helping plant churches. Any donated monies go towards medical supplies, kids’ ministry, reading glasses clinic, bibles and travel for the medical team.

Ibarra is a city in the Andes. The people are loving and kind. We have taken teams in past years and have seen God reach needs in the communities through the medical clinics. We have also seen lives changed forever as people turn their lives over to Christ. Pastors and church members around the city have met together to pray and many new Bible studies have started.