GO to Ecuador

Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Columbia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, about 621 miles west of the mainland. The country's capital is Quito, and its largest city is Guayaquil. Ecuador is situated right on the equator, its namesake. It is the same size as the state of Nevada, but has the Amazon rainforest, Andes mountains, and Galápagos Islands. The capital city of Quito is nestled in the Andes at 9,000 feet above sea level. The historic churches stand against the backdrop of snow- covered volcanoes. The architecture dates to the Spanish conquest in the 1500’s. 
 
On this trip, we will 

• visit a camp ministry near Patate and see how it is impacting youth, 
• see church planting efforts in the Andes Highlands and also Amazon with the Shuar people, 
• tour a Christian school on the edge of the Amazon,
• and see how English language outreach is used to serve the local church in Ambato.

 
Tentative Schedule

• Oct 3: Travel to Ecuador
• Oct 4: Team building day at El Refugio/Orientation in Ecuador
• Oct 5: Visit Equator Museum then drive to Chacauco (3 hours) / Bible study with GO missionaries Steve and Carol Thompson (missionaries)
• Oct 6: Worship in new church plant in Pelileo, Ecuador / Visit GO missionaries Chris & Madeline Yancey
• Oct 7: Travel to Macas, Ecuador, in the Amazon to visit GO missionaries Robin and Wendy Gutierrez and also Pato and Andrea Leon-Moeller.
• Oct 8: in Macas
• Oct 9: to Tena, Ecaudor, to visit the UNPES camp, run by Steve and Carol Thompson.
• Oct 10: begin trek back to Quito stopping for lunch in Papallacta at the Hot Springs. Chance to soak in the hot springs. Then, down to Scala Mall to shop and wait for overnight flight back to the United States. 
• Oct 11: arrive home to U.S.A.