Evangelism and Outreach with Faith Baptist Church

After our weekend at El Refugio camp, several days were spent evangelizing in the communities of those with whom we spent the weekend - Santos Pamba, Mayorista Market, and Carcelen. On Tuesday, during the busiest market day at Mayorista Market, the group canvased the market area sharing the Gospel with those who could and would listen. Many were open to hearing the Good News, yet others are still closed to hearing God's truth. Their hearts are hardened. Please continue to pray that their hearts would be softened to God's true Word and that we would one day have the opportunity to share with them the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. On Wednesday, we walked through the town of Carcelen Bajo telling people that we would be showing a free film that evening called "The Hope," and we were inviting them to come. About 60 people saw the movie that evening at the church. Please pray for those who heard the Gospel through this film, especially for those who heard for the first time. Pray that their hearts will be pierced, and that they will want to hear more.

High Hopes on the High Ropes, and Other Team Building Excitement

Part of our discipleship and team building weekend was team building exercises, including high ropes, zip lines and other activities. These activities taught us to trust each other and to work as teams to accomplish our task.

Everyone was tested
beyond our normal limits. We
overcame fears, worked as a team,
and had fun in the process. We
learned a lot about ourselves and each other, but above all, we trusted God to see us through each task.

Discipleship & Team Building With Faith Baptist Church and Ecuadorian Nationals

Our team, along with a volunteer team from Faith Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, Texas, began our week-long discipleship and evangelism outreach emphasis at Camp El Refugio with several of our key Ecuadorian nationals. The team emphasized prayer and team building between several different Quichua and Quichua Mestizado churches in and around the Quito area. Everyone had a wonderful time. Friendships were made, relationships were strengthened, and lives were changed.

The OIKOS House Church Network

The OIKOS House Church Network is a network of house churches in the Pichincha Province started by Steve and Paula King. These churches are a mixture of Quichua, Quichua Mestizado, Mestizo, and Afro-Ecuadorian people groups. Their leaders meet once a week for leadership training and church planting for the network. They also have a joint worship service when all the members of the OIKOS network come together for a time of praise and worship. The house churches have a Bible study format in order to further their knowledge of the Bible. (The pictures show a Baptism during an OIKOS worship service and a praise and worship band at an OIKOS worship service)

The Carcelen Church

The Carcelen Church, La Gloria de Dios, is a Quichua Mestizado church and is part of the ministry of Michael and Cindy Wollett. The Carcelen Church is active in evangelism and has a desire to see new Bible studies and house churches started in their area. Please pray for those members of the Carcelen church, as well as Michael and Cindy Wollett, as they minister to those in the Carcelen area and the cities North of Quito, that they will be a light to those who live a life without the hope of Christ. (The pictures shown are members of the Carcelen church; the praise and worship band; and members doing an interpretive dance during an OIKOS house church meeting)

Celebration Sunday at El Ejercito

The people of El Ejercito were very thankful for all that was done to help their community. The following Sunday, we had a special celebration to give thanks to God for His wonderful works. The celebration included lots of singing, dancing (yes, the Quichua dance in their services), preaching, and a lot of good food -- these are Baptist Quichua!!

Second Baptist Evangelism Team & Community Service Team

The evangelism team had the amazing, but often overwhelming task, of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with the hundreds of people who came through the medical clinic. During the 4 days we were in Manuelita Saenz, many people heard the Truth from God's Word. The children came back day after day because they received something they usually do not get - attention! Lots of attention through games, stories, and just plain ol' hugs and smiles. Each day presented new challenges. It usually does when you are bringing Christ into a neighborhood. Satan tries to thwart your efforts. But each day the team rose above the challenges and the Gospel was shared. Because of the efforts and boldness of our teams, we now have a lot of follow-up work to do in this community along with the pastor of the local church with whom we partnered to do work in this neighborhood. This is such a praise! We have many interested people who want us to come back to visit their homes because they want to hear more about God's Truth. The community service team helped do some renovation projects in the community center/worship center in the community of El Ejercito, a community that we have been working in for over a year. The team worked hard and the people of El Ejercito were very appreciative. They were so inspired by the kindness, that they joined in with some projects of their own to improve their worship center.

Second Baptist Church Medical Team

The medical clinic consisted of a triage team, 4 doctors, and a pharmacy. Each day, we arrived to longer and longer lines of people waiting to see the doctors. At times, the crowd was overwhelming and crowd control was always an issue. But each day we worked through it and we were able to help about 900 patients over a 4 day period. The days were long and some of the doctors shed many tears as they saw patients that they realized they could not help in ways they wish they could. But much was done and the people of Manuelita Saenz were thankful for what was done. Even though they waited in long lines in the heat of the day, often times from 5:00 in the morning (clinic didn't begin until 9:30 a.m.), they expressed their thankfulness with many smiles, hugs, kisses, and words of blessing. (In the pictures, you will see two of the doctors; the long line that awaited us in the morning; and the triage area.)

Wynnbrook Baptist Dental Team

In June, a dental team from Wynnbrook Baptist Church, Columbus, Georgia joined us to work in 3 areas of the Pichincha Province. They were off and running the very first day, leaving very early to drive 2 hours to Cochapamba to work with fellow team member Paula King and an evangelism team from Sea Breeze, Florida. The next few days were spent in the communities of Las Palmeras and Santa Rosa in the valley. We worked with a local pastor in Las Palmeras, Pastor Alberto, in the hopes of opening doors in the community of Santa Rosa to begin Bible studies there and possibly a church. Currently there is no evangelical Quichua church in Santa Rosa. The team had a wonderful experience and through their efforts, we were able to minister to many people in these different communities. In one of the pictures above you see Pastor Alberto sharing the Gospel with a man from Santa Rosa. In another picture, one of the children is sharing the message of the Evangelism bracelets with another child. We are thankful for all the work the Wynnbrook team did to help us enter into the Santa Rosa community and gain the trust of the people there and open doors for Pastor Alberto.

Santos Pamba Community in South Quito

The Santos Pamba Community is a blended community of Quichua and Quichua Mestizados. This community, however, currently has no evangelical Quichua church. In April, we began a ministry in this community through a volunteer ministry partnership with Faith Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, Texas. Through the ministry with the first team (Team Alpha), were were able to visit many homes in this community, with the possibility of beginning Bible studies in at least ten homes. We have established a friendship with the vice president of this community, with the director of the school, several teachers, and other key leaders. In May, the second team (Team Dos) from Faith Baptist joined us for a community service project and evangelism outreach which brought members of the community together with the team in a unique way. In June, the third team (Team Deportes) came to do evangelism through sports ministry. Sports is an incredibly effective way to reach both younger and older generations in these communities. Because of the efforts of national missionaries, the Pichincha Quichua team, and the volunteers from Faith Baptist Church, we have been able to begin Bible studies in several homes in the community of Santos Pamba with the hope of one day being able to establish the first evangelical Quichua church in Santos Pamba.

(The pictures above are of members of the volunteer teams from Faith Baptist)

Meet the Team

The Pichincha Quichua team is blessed to have godly people who work together not only as a team but also as a family. Brett and Brenda Cargile, and their two children Quin and Christian, live in Quito and work among the migrant Quichua throughout the province of Pichincha. Paula King is not only a member of the team, but she is also a part of the South America Regional Leadership. She lives in Carapungo, about 30 minutes North of Quito. She works among the Quichua, Quichua Mestizado, and the Mestizos. Her favorite verse is Psalm 37:4. Michael and Cindy Wollett, and their two children Dustin and Ellie, live in Carcelen, just outside of Quito. They work among the Quichua Mestizados. (Top photo: Brett, Brenda, Quin, and Christian Cargile; Middle Photo: Paula, Steve, and Rubi King; Bottom Photo: Michael, Cindy, Dustin, and Ellie Wollett)

Quichua Mestizados

The Quichua Mestizados are a unique people group. The majority of the QM are a younger generation that are moving away from the some of the traditions of their parents, such as the way they dress and speaking the heart language, but still maintain many Quichua traditions in the home and in their worship. If you were to visit a Quichua Mestizado young person or couple, you would probably notice that their parents were still very traditional Quichua and spoke the Quichua language. If you attended a Quichua Mestizado church, the service would be in the Spanish language but with a Quichua style. It is important that we minister to the Quichua Mestizado people in a unique way. We ask that you join us in prayer as members of our team specifically minister to the Quichua Mestizado people.

The Migrant Quichua of Quito, Ecuador

We have the privilege of working with the Quichua people of Ecuador who have migrated from other provinces (which are like counties) to the province of Pichincha, mostly to the capitol city of Quito. The reason they have moved to the capitol city is to improve their lives economically. There is an overwhelmingly large population of Quichua in the city who still desire to maintain their indigenous language and culture. For this reason, we specifically minister to, evangelize the Quichua people while helping them to maintain their indigenous language and cultural style in their worship. The Quichua people have a distinctive type of dress. You are usually able to identify their home province because each province usually has something distinctive about its dress (usually among the women, but sometimes with the men as well). Please pray for the Quichua people of the Pichincha province as we share the Good News of Jesus Christ with them. Pray that they will realize their need for a saving relationship with Jesus Christ; that they will open their hearts to Him; and they will open their homes to us as we seek to study God's Word with them.