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Team from WBC learns of ministry opportunities in Ecuador
In August 2009, the Acts 1:8 Councilchallenged WBC to embark on a missions partnership in Ecuador. The goal is to send several small teams per year to minister to the Quichua population in the mountians of this South American country.
As we answer God's call to the nations, would you consider your role in this partnership? Our goal is for every member of our church to be involved in missions on a regular basis locally, and to consider serving on short-term trips to other areas of North America, and internationally.
Pray about your part in the partnership in Ecuador.
Our task
To work with our missionaries and national partners to reach the Cañari Quichua people of Ecuador with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The vision
1500 indigenous communities for Christ: healthy churches, obedient to the Lordship of Christ, pleasing to God, that disciple and care for their members, that bless and impact their community, and that multiply.
The goal
One family in every community totally in love with God, obedient to the Lordship of Christ, transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit, and being a lighthouse in their community
The possibilities
Health workshops, family counseling, children’s ministries, vocational training, prayer teams, family workshops, construction, teacher training, youth ministries, purity/abstinence teaching, ladies retreats, men’s events
The challenges
Extreme poverty; Massive family disintegration; Religious confusion and syncretism; Hopelessness and despair
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ECUADOR FAST FACTS |
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Official name: |
República del Ecuador | |
Capital: |
Quito, population 2.2 million | |
Location: |
Western coast of South America, between Colombia and Peru |
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Language: |
Spanish, Quichua, tribal languages | |
Religion: |
Roman Catholic (95%), Protestant (4%) | |
Demographics: |
Mestizo (55%), Amerindian (24%), White (16%), |
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The strategy
To send three or four teams a year from our church to work with our missionaries and national partners in pursuing the vision of reaching the Cañari Quichua people for Christ.
The cry of God
Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard of him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.- Romans 10:13-15 (NLT)