Smoking volcano

This morning we got a nice view of Cotopaxi as it was spewing some vapour and ash upto 1.5 Km high. You'll need to put up with my photos as it took me a few seconds to get my camera out to take a picture.

The instruments indicate the the crater is becoming incandescent which indicates that magma is nearing the surface. We could have fresh lava being expelled from the volcano.

The photo at the bottom is from a site which explains the current status of the volcano (in English).

Click here if you want to read about the latest activity.

Conferences

We had the opportunity to share our experience in helping active children with a number of teachers at a public school. It was interesting how God opened the door for this time.

A friend of ours in Vancouver asked us to bring down a couple of things for her sister in Quito. When she came to pick them up, Marlene and her began talking and it turns out she was able to get us into this school to share our experiences.

A number of the teachers expressed their appreciation for our time with them and giving them some ideas to use, not only with the hyper-active children but also for use in conversations with the parents of the children.

We thank God for this opportunity and for other opportunities which are on the horizon.

60 Years

It has been a week of festivities for the Hospital Vozandes Quito (HVQ) as it celebrates 60 years of service to Quito and Ecuador to the glory of God.

During its 60 years, the hospital has gone through several expansions and continues to improve the number of services it offers as well as the quality of service it provides.

One thing that hasn't changed much is the desire to provide spiritual care in addition to physical care. There is still a heart for the patients and families that pass through the doors, to show them the love of Christ.

October 12th there was a formal ceremony of remembrance and thanksgiving for God's faithfulness in the ministry of this hospital.

 

The National Police Band gave a mini-concert for everyone within earshot.

After thanksgiving prayers to God for his protection and provision during the past decades, balloons were released to commemorate the occasion.

Several doctors whom have had instrumental roles in the hospital over the years were on-hand to participate in the celebrations.

Lego Discovery Center

For those of you who like Lego, Lego Discover Center is a cool place to visit. The number and complexity of things which can be built with Lego is limited only by one's imagination.

Joshua and Joel thoroughly enjoyed their time playing with basically "unlimited" amounts of Lego.

There were some really neat models built of Toronto and of course, there was an entire exhibit dedicated to Star Wars.

Watch that first step

The construction next door has given us more light in our apartment because they needed to tear down the wall that was between the two properties. It has left us with less yard space, at least until the new wall goes up with that being estimated for sometime in January. In the meantime, I have less grass to cut!