Ecuador

Pray for the healthcare and community development team serving in Ecuador. Give thanks that the medical caravans into the jungle have re-started in conjunction with the National Health Service of the country. Pray as the water and sanitation team come alongside the caravans team to help renovate the clinics that already exist in the communities they visit. The team will also install toilets and water for these clinics. Pray that these new connections into communities will bear fruit for the gospel.

The Mashient community in the Ecuadorian jungle has had some serious flooding that destroyed the landing strip, homes, and crops. It has also destroyed a water system that Reach Beyond put in over 5 years ago. The community is broken, without good leadership, and many people have abandoned it. Pray that we can help wherever possible to fix broken infrastructure and provide needed resources in the name of Jesus.

The replacement of the entire hospital IT management system at the Christian 'Hospital Vozandes' in Quito, Ecuador, started at the beginning of August. There have been lots of preparations going on as this is a major undertaking and carries a high risk of disruption to staff and patients. Pray that these changes will go smoothly.

Guayaquil on the coast of Ecuador is the epicentre of current unrest in that country as drugs gangs move in and cause chaos in civil society. In the midst of this, Radio HCJB-2 remains a beacon of hope in the city. This Christian radio station has been broadcasting a life-affirming message of peace to Guayaquil for over 50 years and is currently moving to a new building as the ministry grows and develops. Pray for safety for staff and volunteers as they serve surrounded by such a high level of violence and uncertainty, and ask that the message of salvation in Christ will touch many people struggling to survive in that tense environment.

Radio HCJB2 has been broadcasting creative gospel programming to the coastal city of Guayaquil and beyond for over 50 years. They have a large and growing audience, especially among 30+ women. The station is currently in competition for radio frequencies in that city and would like to retain their two current frequencies and obtain two more to expand their reach. Pray for God’s intervention with the Ecuadorian licensing authorities.

A new young couple will be travelling out to Ecuador in August to serve with Reach Beyond and are currently raising their financial support. Anna-Claire, who is a doctor, will be providing medical care to remote indigenous Amazonian communities and Stewart, who is an engineer, will be using his expertise for water and sanitation projects in remote areas of that Amazon region. Please pray for the Lord’s provision for them both.

Radio HCJB in Quito, Ecuador is launching a new app for mobile phones so that their audience can listen to the radio station and to their podcasts. Pray that many will download the app to access this creative and inspiring material that will lead them closer to Jesus. One listener called José wrote, “I always listen to you when I’m driving. I think about you every day when I pass by the small HCJB sign. Pray for listeners to HCJB Radio in Ecuador who don’t know Jesus.