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.
