October Update - Wet Hike!
Rain in the Palm communityAlthough we were excited to hike up to Palm community for our first Sunday ‘church’ service there, it still wasn’t fun to step out into the pouring rain in the early dawn...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
As we take time to give thanks for our many blessings, we also wanted to thank YOU. We really do appreciate all of you who have put forth the effort to partner with us in the ministry to the Awa people...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all! We wish we could join in worshipping with you all on Christmas Sunday…surely a special day to celebrate God’s gift to us!Many of you have asked about Milton….so here goes for a...
View ArticleFebruary already?
Happy New Year! We apologize for not writing in January! I’m not sure it’s a very good excuse, but we tackled a long-overdue maintenance project here at the Outpost during January which turned our...
View ArticleQuick update
A quick update on Clemencia and new baby: The Shaubs were able to bring Meregildo, Clemencia, and the baby back from the hospital on February 15th, after their return trip was delayed by their pick-up...
View ArticleMarch Bruce Brief
After torrential rains in January and February, March has brought us strangely dry weather…perhaps from the same weather pattern that is bringing such warm temperatures to the East Coast this week. We...
View ArticleApril Bruce Brief
We are amazed to find ourselves waking up into the month of May today! April passed by in a bit of a blur, starting and ending with trips to Palm community, with the Awa conference and a visiting...
View ArticleMay happenings
In May Doug and Dorcas made the trek back to Ecuador for a weeklong visit. Some things had changed, and others had not during the year they had been away. One of the big surprises for them was...
View ArticleKeilah Graduated!
Rio Verde, EcuadorMay 26, 2012Hello, everyone!Yes! I have now officially graduated from high school! Both my mom and I are proud to have made it after all these years. Graduating in the mountains here...
View ArticleA Stretching Summer...
Although summer lacks a few days from its official arrival, dry season is clearly in full swing since we've had a good 3 weeks of dry weather. We are enjoying not having to slog through the mud! :-)...
View ArticleJune Medical Caravan
The medical caravan saw and treated over 400 people in the three days that we attended the people here in Rio Verde. From a tiny newborn baby, suffering from congestion, to several old grandmas with...
View ArticleMaria Luisa
The end of May, Maria Luisa was bit by a snake on her hand. Her family immediately took her to the hospital, but the doctors found no sign of venom in her body, so she was sent home. From our...
View ArticleBruce Brief - Aug 2012
About a year ago, we found an ugly note waiting for us on the trail coming into our houses. In crude writing was a threatening message. Immediately we guessed it had come from one of our neighbors...
View ArticleSettling back in
As we get back into a regular fall schedule, once again we are working as a team to ask the Lord to direct us with wise strategy for setting goals for this new school year. We appreciate your prayers...
View ArticleMaria
Back in June we told you a little of Maria Luisa’s story. Maria’s situation has continued to go downhill. The Awa curer that her family took her to informed the family that Maria’s husband is the...
View ArticleBruce Brief - Nov
Thanks for your prayers for Maria Luisa! We have seen God’s hand working in their lives. This week, after hearing rumors from several relatives that Maria’s family was moving her closer to our...
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