Good Luck Ecuador Mission Team

Today, around 1:30 PM, a couple of us met at the Orlando International Airport to send off the 2009 Ecuador Mission team. Their flight left around 3:30 PM headed for Miami. From Miami, they are flying into Quito, Ecuador where they will spend the night at a missionaries apartment; Yonchu Song. From Wednesday to Saturday, they will be traveling back and forth between Lumbaqui and Sinangue to spread God's word to the unreached people of the Cofan tribe. Here are some photographs from the airport.

The GS. (Goon Squad)

What a beautiful family.

Prayer/commision for the Ecuador team.

Last prayer before sending them off by Rev. Inki Kim.


Albert has this tradition of getting a picture of himself looking at the departure/arrival times EVERY MISSION TRIP! So i had some fun with his "favorite" basketball player, Brian Scalabrine.

Here's the original.

Everyone waving.

Everyone waving at.... me.

A couple guys leaving to go home after saying by the team.

The team will be there from Monday to Saturday (August 3, 2009-August 8, 2009). Lets pray for the following.

1. Safety- lots of small crime in Quito – theft, pickpockets, etc.
   - in Lumbaqui, we're staying at a HOSTEL. We are “targets” because we are American and we look different so please pray for safety here.
   - the road from Lumbaqui to Sinangue is similar to the road from Jericho...kinda dangerous. The roads are secluded and go through the jungle where lots of guerillas from Colombia hide out. Shouldn’t be a huge deal, but please pray for safety.
   - after traveling this road, we have to CROSS A RIVER to get to the Cofan people. We have to walk thru the river for 5 minutes, then take a canoe the rest of the way in prety deep water. We will have to wear boots because of SNAKES.
   - at the construction site in Sinangue, there are lots of INSECTS! We got all our recommended shots and pills (yellow fever, typhoid, malaria, tetanus, hepatitus A & B) and will have to wear long sleeve shirts and long pants.
2. Lumbaqui and the Cofan people (pray for unity, compassion, power, boldness, courage, miracles, strength, that our light will shine, to be led by the Holy Spirit, and other things you pray for missionaries about)
3. The ministries (pray for unity, compassion, power, boldness, courage, miracles, strength, that our light will shine, to be led by the Holy Spirit, and other things you pray for missionaries about)

On the team is, Pastor DL, Pastor Goose, Albert Kang, Joseph Kim, Soo Ha, YeaSeong Han, Monica Lee, Matt Lim.

Let's continue to pray for them throughout this week.