I hope you have been well.   It has been awhile since I last wrote.  I’m writing to you from the United States; my term is officially over and my search for a secular job has begun.  Although, I have officially completed my term, Nicole and I plan on returning to the mission field within the next couple of years. 

I want to thank you for your prayers throughout the past 18 months.  I believe through your prayers God has protected me.  I also want to thank you for your financial support.  I know that many of you sacrificed so that I could go and I greatly appreciate it. I would also like to inform you that you may stop your monthly support as I am officially off the field.  Please contact me if you would like information on supporting Phil and Deanna Barber (the missionaries I partnered with in Ecuador).

My last week or two in Ecuador was pretty bittersweet.  I made my final trip to the jungle.  Honestly, Phil and I thought this might be our last trip for good because we had a rocky plane ride and thought we would not be able to climb over the mountains.  We had a couple close calls getting too close to the side of the mountain.  The airplane ride from Quito to Lago Agria was the longest 30 minutes of my life.  However, God is good and he protected us.  Thanks again for your prayers for safety.

Our last trip to the jungle included a medical campaign. We brought 3 doctors from Quito to provide medical care to the Cofans and the Secoya tribes. We saw approximately 300 patients within 2 days. 
This was a great trip as these tribes needed medical care but it was also a difficult trip for me knowing that I probably wouldn’t see these people for a long time or ever again. Fortunately, Nicole and I have plans to go to the jungle to help Phil and Deanna in January of 2010.  They will have a similar medical team coming from the States.  This will be exciting to see friends and familiar faces from the jungle. This will be Nicole’s first trip to the jungle and she is ready to go.  I’m also excited for my friends there to meet her since they ask about her often.

The day before I left was very tough; I was able to go out to the church where I had worked for the past year.  Our workers, William and Segundo, were there as well. They have become like family over the past year. It was pretty amazing seeing how the church had been transformed structurally since I first came.  It was pretty awesome knowing that God chose me to be the vessel to help build and raise money for this church.  

I have made lifelong friendships over this past year and I have learned a lot about what missions is and what missions is not.  I also believe God has called Nicole and I into missions full time. Please be in prayer as we continue to pursue this call. I also want to thank you for all the sacrifices you made that allowed me to work in Ecuador.  May the Lord bless you richly.  



Thank You, 


Adam

Condado Church Before Windows were put up.

With Front door and Windows.

Air Force Plane we took to the jungle.

Cabin was not pressurized.

Pilots after we landed.

The team on the Aquarico  River.

Cofan Village of Dureno, waiting for 

medical attention.

New Glasses.

Getting ready to see the dentist.

Cofans.

Entering into the Secoya Village.

I am with a village elder in the Secoya Village.

I am with Leoncio(Cofan) to my left, he is our boat driver and to my right is Benjamin (Secoya) Vice President of his community.

Secoyan Girl.

Our Wonderful Bathroom that double as our shower room.

Our wonderful "hotel". I promise you this was the hardest floor I have ever slept on.