Ecuador Photo Album - July 2012

Sabbath's End

Three months of a different pace of life.  Three months to be free of the normal pressures of ministry.  Three months to gain fresh perspective, to plot the course ahead, and to have time to pause often to rest and reflect.

This has truly been a gift, and I am thankful.

Tomorrow I return to the office, and life resumes.  There are decisions to make, consultations to have, scheduling, planning and visioning to do.  Tomorrow I must hit the OFF on the alarm clock and rise to greet the new day with fresh purpose and energy.

This blog has been a great place to record activities and experiences and especially to be a report on our time in Quito.  I am not sure when next I'll post.  I plan to keep the blog open and will soon post a collection of photos from our time in Quito.  It may be that there will be more to say, more to blog about, we'll see.  It may be quiet here for a while, and maybe I'll re-cast The Sabbatical Diaries as something else more relevant to now.

Thank you for checking in here!  Here's to a great sabbatical!

Last Night In Quito

We had dinner with the Erazo's as well as Rosa and Quinya from the Compassion staff team, delicious Tex-Mex and ice cream cake, and then we looked at my 1000+ iPhone photos together from this most amazing month.

Bags are packed and tomorrow we head to the airport at 6:20 am to catch our Miami flight.

Farewell, Quito, Hasta Pronto!