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Last week while in Chone Ecuador I saw God work. I have a bunch of stories. I just wanted to share one today. A local artist painted scripture on the walls of Luz del Mundo, the church we work with during our week in Ecuador. This artist name is Simon. When we step into the church I couldn't help but notice his work. During the Sunday night service I shared a message based on the scriptures on their wall. During the week I came to find out that Simon enjoyed painting scripture for local churches, but he didn't know Jesus as his Lord. On Wednesday July 16 I was able to talk with him at his studio. He smiled as he prayed to start a relationship with Jesus. Praise God for this changed life. Fast forward to Thursday night. At the closing celebration service of the week. The people at Luz del Mundo gave us paintings they had commissioned Simon to make for us. Each of the four north american members of our team received a painting. These for paintings are among the first that Simon has made since starting to walk with Christ. Here are photos of the church walls and the painting the church gave to me. I love the way the Lord works.
