Weeks of June 2020

Finishing up

Unfortunately, we were not allowed to travel or meet in groups yet so we had to have our last Zone Conference through Zoom. Thankfully everyone had smart phones at this point so we were able to see all of their faces one last time.

Riobamba and Ambato Zones

La Colon and Santo Domingo Zones

Los Chillos and San Rafael Zones

Chillogallo and Turubamba Zones

Elder Piraquive

Our missionary who was supposed to leave June 22 but can't because his country of Columbia's borders are not open.  We were able to get everyone else out but him.  It is still unknown when he will be able to leave. 

Hermana Ajnota and Hermana Quena welcoming the Winters to the mission

Welcoming our last group

saying goodbye to Hermana Machacca and Hermana Mosquera

Saying goodbye to our last group

Hermana Ajnota, Elder Zambrana, Elder Mollo

Farewell dinner with the Lewis's, the office missionaries and AP's

Elder Ramirez, Elder Chepe, Elder Orben, and Elder Fueres

Saying goodbye to Elder and Sister Lewis

President giving away all of his ties

Weeks of May 2020

Comings and Goings

For the whole month of May and the first week in June, we had constant change as we were assigned Ecuadorian missionaries who had to return home from the country they were serving in,  as we got missionaries who finished their online MTC training but couldn't go to their assigned mission yet, and as we sent some of our original missionaries home once their countries borders opened up.  

It was a moving target - everyday would change of what missionaries were coming and going.

Saying goodbye to Hermana Ordoñez

Our leaders finally received smart phones and we were able to have our first zoom Consejo.  It was the first time in two and a half months that we were able to see our missionaries faces.  

It took until the end of May, but by then, everyone had smart phones and the work started picking up again.  

Saying goodbye to a wonderful group

Elder Ramos,  Elder Xicay, Elder Ruiz

Hermana Mejias, Hermana Lopez, Hermana Coc, Hermana Aponte

Elder Ruiz, one of our AP's saying goodbye to the rest of the office missionaries -

Elder Orben, Elder Ramirez, Elder Fueres, Elder Felix, Elder Chepe

leaving with other missionaries from other missions

Saying hello to other groups

Saying goodbye to another great group

Hermana Chanduvi, Hermana Garcia, Hermana Portacarrero, 

Elder Soria, Elder Gutierrez, Elder Canales, Elder Felix, Elder Damazo, Elder Olaya, 

Elder Melgarejo

Welcoming more

Missionaries entering in from other countries had to be quarantined in a hotel for two weeks until they could enter our mission.  This was a huge group of 40 that had come from Mexico, had finished their quarantine and were ready to be assigned to our mission.