Dear Wallenstein family,
Thank you for your continued prayers and support for our family here in Ecuador.
Raul continues to be occupied with his role in the school board and we find it takes up the majority of his time. We feel that it is a challenging role for him, but are encouraged by the progress we have seen at the school and have felt God’s leading in it all.
Jessenia has been working at preparing an information Zoom presentation for sponsors at the school and has been learning basic video editing skills to be able to show sponsors a bit of what life is like in Bastion. She would appreciate prayers as technology is not her strength, even though she has been enjoying the creative side of it.
We are thankful that our boys have adjusted very well to being back here in Ecuador. Tiago has come to love church and always gets excited on Sundays when he gets to go to Sunday school. We are thankful to have a church community that we can both serve in and be blessed by.
A major prayer request for us these days is that once again there has been a surge of violence and crime in the city. There have been several violent outbreaks in the prisons which has also spread to other parts of the city and there have been a number of bombs set off and policemen assassinated. School had to be canceled one day and since then many parents are still uncertain about sending their children to class. We have also been staying around home as much as possible. Our hearts break for this city and for its people who are living in growing fear of the power of the drug cartels. Please pray with us for wisdom for the authorities and safety for us and our community in these uncertain times.
Under his wings,
Raul, Jessenia, Tiago and Danilo
