Pray for Ecuador

Pray For…Ecuador   (This info is from Brookhills website so some of the prayer requests are specific to their missionaries.... but am trying to stay on target to pray for different countries every week and this was an easy way to get the info. They have changed their approach and their website so I was not able to get the info for a few months....  but hope to be on target again.)

•Percentage of Evangelicals - 6.10%

•Human Development Rank - 72

•Number of Unreached People Groups - 12

•Population - 14,898,509

•Total Number of People Groups - 28

•Languages Spoken - 22

Ecuador's major exports are flowers, shrimp, oil and bananas. The gap between poor and rich has grown as a result of oil exploitation. Inflation, corruption, the 1995 war with Peru, and several natural disasters nearly bankrupted the country in 1999. Political instability since independence from Spain in 1830 has had a detrimental affect on the economy and people of Ecuador. Catholicism has had a profound affect on the culture, and as a result, many people are resistant to change despite freedom of religion. There are many indigenous tribes and group that live in the Andes mountains and the jungle of the Amazon who have yet to hear or who have had little exposure to the Gospel. In 1966 Henry and Dorothy Davis moved their young family to Quito, Ecuador to oversee churches in the mountain region of the country. One day after finding two boys living in a crawl space underneath the foundation of a church, the Lord opened this couple's eyes to the need of many orphans in their community. Almost fifty years later their ministry has grown and flourished with over 1,000 children raised in gospel-centered homes and educated to contribute in the work place. The Church at Brook Hills now has two families going to plant their lives and continue the legacy of discipleship and orphan care at the Houses of Happiness community. The Coes have been a vital part of The Church at Brook Hills for more than a decade. Ann works on staff with the communications team and their family has been an important part of making disciples in our faith family. Ann will work as a music teacher at a local International School in the area and Bob will help in the development and management of the orphanage and surrounding community. Chris and Vickie Nichols are also a vital part of the faith family at Brook Hills. Chris has served as the Executive Pastor at Brook Hills. He and Vickie both have positions at a local International School in Quito to serve the families and students of that community. Currently there are 110 children living at the orphanage, most are between the ages of 12-18.

•Pray for the children living at the Houses of Happiness orphanage to know Christ.

•Pray for God’s grace for the nine Nichols children in school both in the USA and in Ecuador.

•Pray for endurance as both families learn the local language in Ecuador.

•Pray for peace as the Coe family transitions to a new culture and as their children begin classes at a new school.

•Pray for unity of mind, heart and mission among their team and for God to give wisdom and faith as they expand the new ministry.