We arrived in Quito after flying through the night on Sunday (July 10) and were greeted by some of the folks from Mt. Zion church. Sunday was mostly an orientation day--we got to know the rest of our team, the amazing translators, and our host families. Monday morning, we went to a feeding program for young children. This incredible family has been feeding the children of their poor neighborhood lunch 5-6 days per week for many years, and we got to bring them food, clean up the small facility, and play with the kids for much of the day. These kids were so incredibly precious, and when they told us that this was probably the only meal they would get all day, my heart nearly broke.
After cleaning and preparing for the kids, nearly 75 showed up around noon for food and a short Bible story (David and Goliath). We assigned roles to a number of the kids and let them act out the story--they had a blast. Finally, we asked if any of them needed healing in their body and about 15 stood up. So, we prayed for them and all of them said the pain was gone. I got to pray for a 14 year old boy who was holding his stomach. I asked him through a translator what was wrong, and he said he felt sick. So, I asked if I could pray for him, to which he replied, "Of course." I think I prayed once and it got better, then we prayed again and it was completely better. Praise the Lord!
