Cotacachi

The Atlee team spent the first part of the trip (from Friday night through Tuesday morning) in Cotacachi, staying downstairs at Amigos en Cristo (Friends of Christ) church.  We also spent the night there upon our return from Lita on the following Saturday. 

We had a number of great photos of life around Cotacachi that didn’t quite fit into other categories, so here they are for your enjoyment.

 

Cotacachi View Photo Album Play Slideshow

The Green Team

One of the traditions of the Atlee Mission Team is to wear brightly colored T-shirts while traveling to and from their destination. This quickly identifies us as a group, and we can easily spot each other in a crowded airport if we get separated. It also prompts bystanders to ask us questions, and gives us a great opportunity to tell others about our mission.

For the 2008 Ecuador trip, we chose a ‘Bridge Diagram’ (one of Pastor Jeff’s favorites) with a roof over it. We also put the following verse in Spanish over the diagram:

“En el todo él edificio, bien armado, se va levantando para llegar a ser un templo santo en el Señor.” Ephesians 2:21

In English, this verse reads:

“In Him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.” Ephesians 2:21 (NIV)

The diagram and scripture both tied in nicely with the outdoor shelter we were building on this trip, and the church buildings built on previous trips.

The front of the T-shirt featured an outline of South America with a bulls eye over Ecuador and the words ‘ACC Mission Trip to Ecuador 2008′.

Many thanks to Bethany Johnson for doing the graphic designs, and to Cecil Davis for printing our bright green T-shirts.

Green Team View Photo Album Play Slideshow

New Photos and Videos

The Atlee team took 10 digital cameras to Ecuador. The result was over 4000 photos…

It’s taking a while to go through them and pick out the best ones for the website. I’ll be posting new ones every few days in upcoming posts.

For convenience, you can find links to all of the current photos and videos on the right side menu under ‘2008 Photos’ and ‘2008 Videos’.

Good To Be Back Home

The Atlee team has safely returned to Richmond.  It was a great trip, and we have many stories, pictures and videos to share with you all.

Due to limited internet access (and being exhausted at the end of each day), we did not get daily updates posted.  Check back for new updates this week.

Lita (Wednesday)

Day 6

Out of bed by 6am with 6:45am breakfast. Started work at 7:30am and finished digging up the remaining 3 holes and building forms for the footers. Hand carried the concrete roofing tiles from the parking lot to the job site. Poured concrete for the remaining footers. Wrapped up by lunchtime.

 

Needed to wait for the concrete to dry overnight before proceeding, so we planned an afternoon excursion to the Rio Verde River. After lunch, we loaded up in the back of two pickup trucks and headed up the muddy mountain roads to the river.

 

Once we arrived, several of us tried our hand at crossing the suspension bridge, others enjoyed the scenery, and Mark tried his hand at fishing.

We then headed back to town and visited the old Lita train station. The train doesn’t run through this area anymore.

 

Met a young entrepreneur who built a bicycle that rides on the train track (a traincycle?) and has seating for 2 peddlers and 2 passengers. He plans on renting the vehicle to tourist for sightseeing in the near future.

 

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VIDEO: Rio Verde River