This is the testimony of Anny Valdez, a 36-year-old Venezuelan nurse and wife to Oswaldo Ochoa and mother of Tifanny (8) and Sebastian (7). This family of believers and Christ followers of 6 years migrated to Ecuador at the end of 2018 due to the socio-political situation and the economic crisis that they were experiencing in Venezuela. […]
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THE SALDARRIAGA FAMILY The Saldarriaga are Colombian-Venezuelan migrants Jose (Merchant) and Yosmarth (Educator) are married and have two children José Ángel and Mariángel. They are a Christ-centered family that has been following the gospel of Jesus Christ for over 13 years. José and Yosmarth, as many families have been through very difficult trials, when they
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The family Valera Cruz is from Barquisimeto – Venezuela. Monica Cruz is a 30 years old single mother and has a degree as a Gourmet Chef. She has a little family alongside her 7 years old daughter, Maru Cruz and her mother, Mery Valera, who is 58 years old. They came to Ecuador in November
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It was the evening of December 15th when I met Abraham, a young Venezuelan man, wandering the streets of Quito. At first glance I thought he might be a thief. My family was with me and I hurried to put them in the car. It had been a long day. We had served over 500
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There are many people who use or need glasses or contact lenses, and some of our beneficiaries are among them. But our beneficiaries don´t have the means to buy the glasses that they need. For these people, what they need is something so small, but it makes such a big difference and it´s just out
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This summer we have a bunch of groups coming to Pan de Vida to help serve with us. One of the first groups that we´ve been able to benefit from is the group from The Crossing in Illinois. The group arrived June 13th and left on the 18th, and they left an impact through the work that they
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Katty Espinoza couldn´t think of a single thing she was proud of when I asked her. Of all the things she has done in her life, she couldn´t think of anything. She had similar difficulties thinking of her talents, though she eventually thought of some things that she does well. She likes to help people,
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On April 16th, 2016 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador causing massive destruction to the coastal regions. As of April 22 many areas continue to have no electricity, no water and no latrines, people are living outdoors, in self made tents, with no protection against mosquitoes, heat and living unsanitary conditions, with no running water,
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