June 2025

News:

• E-Team Member Rebecca: It official. Rebecca is no longer with Pate Ministries. She has returned to Cuenca to spend a month with her family, then she will make the journey to Jacksonville, Florida, USA to marry. We wish Rebecca and Taylor well on their future together. We will give details once they have the wedding date, should anyone want to give them a wedding gift.
• Bible Clubs:
• Coastal Bible Clubs: The Bible clubs are growing and children continue to memorize God's word, over 65% memorize a weekly Bible verse.
• Mountain Bible Clubs: The mountain Bible clubs continue to grow and they are also memorizing God's word on a regular basis.
• Agriculture Program: Jeannie and Dena will be heading to Rio Blanco with Polivio to perform health checks and deliver backpacks to the little school.
• Tuesday Community Evangelistic Outreach: We are still overflowing with people out the doors for the movie night, in which they hear the gospel after each movie and have the opportunity to receive a Bible.

Big News:

• Dental/Medical Clinic: The dental and medical clinic was a huge success. What a great way to show the love of Christ by meeting physical needs. The dentist saw over 180 patients and pulled 232 teeth, performed restorations on several patients, and cleaned and sealed molars for children. The physicians and nurses attended over 226 patients and sent several to the hospital. 24 people were seen for reading glasses. Note: we do not have exact numbers as some of the charts were filed for return follow up and not available for the count. The best news is that all were given a gospel presentation by Polivio. I am still waiting for his report.
• Dress A Girl: We had 4 ladies for the Jacksonville chapter of Dress A Girl come and bring dresses for all of the girls in our Bible clubs. They have given us dresses for several years, but never have given them out. It was so wonderful to see all of the girls with the big smiles when they received their dress. This is what the organization is about, brining dignity and joy to girls.
• A good haircut or style: Our friends Cheri and Charlie Jamison came for a visit and Cheri gave many of us haircuts and new styles that made us feel so special.

Bigger News:

• Property talks: We are in preparation to begin communication to resume again seeking property to build a ministry center.
• EFL (English as a foreign language): Mike and Jeannie finished up the latest 8 week EFL class and after a short trip to the US, will begin several more classes, including a class for children.
• English Bible Study: Chris and Cindy Pankhurst moved to Manglaralto from Florida and wanted to get involved in sharing the gospel. They do not have language yet, have been helping out on Sunday and Tuesday nights, and in the clinic and Bible clubs. They are also taking over a food drive ministry in the area. Now, started an English Bible study in our ministry center on Sunday mornings. They are doing a great job, unfortunately, we cannot attend as we are usually in Guayaquil bringing a team back.

Special Prayer Request:

• Pray for communications with community leaders.
• Pray for God to soften the hearts of the Montañita people to receive His Gospel.
• Pray for the national house church leaders who continue the mountain Bible clubs.
• Financial Support: Please pray that Christ will continue to provide for the ministry's financial needs for the mountains and the Coast.

Updates:

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