“I thought that I was going to die.” Leydis sat on a small stool perched among broken appliances and quietly shared her experience of encountering Jesus for the first time. We (four volunteers from Pan de Vida) sat listening intently. “The doctors said there was nothing to do about the leukemia, so I went to […]
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When the traffic light turns red, Alejandro Vidal walks between the cars near Avenue Brazil with a basket full of marshmallows and his hands holding gummies. As the cars drive by, people roll down their windows to purchase anything from masks to a snack for their morning commutes. Alejandro says he works from “sunday to
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This is the testimony of Jenni Suntaxi, a 40-year-old Ecuadorian mother of two children. While Jenni searched for food to provide for her family, as well as spiritual assistance, a couple invited Jenni and her family to Pan de Vida. Juan Carlos—one of our social workers—welcomed Jenni and her family. Through attending Pan de Vida
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During the peak of the Venezuelan crisis, Mayerling, Edgar and their son Edgar Jr. were forced to flee their home and seek refuge in Ecuador. This was no small decision since both Mayerling and Edgar occupied stable, professional positions in Venezuela. Additionally, their son, Edgar Jr., suffers from cerebral palsy which provided further reason to stay. However, political persecution and oppression made their situation untenable
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When Yhibelis Katiusca and her two young girls arrived in Ecuador in December of 2018, she had been walking to Ecuador from Venezuela for over a month to escape the financial crisis that was overtaking Venezuela. Yhibelis was pregnant and without money or a place to stay, forced to leave her other daughter in Venezuela
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Throughout the ups and downs of her life, Maria Guallpa has illustrated both the heavy weight of poverty as well as the surpassing grace of God. As she contended with single motherhood, inadequate living conditions, and challenging interpersonal relationships, she was able to find aid and encouragement from God through Pan de Vida. When Maria first came
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Tania Sisa Maldonado Perugachi is a woman of strong faith who has learned to rely on the Lord through difficult circumstances. She is 22 years old, a single mother, and faced with the task of providing for her young boy and parents. Tania lives in a town named Cotacachi, in a home that is falling apart, with harsh conditions to be raising her
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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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