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Ecuador Mission
Trip 2010
COGS in Motion is hoping to sponsor a mission trip to Ecuador during
January of 2010. Ecuador is a small Spanish-speaking country located
adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in South America. Although Ecuador has
cosmopolitan cities such as Quito, it is mostly agrarian in nature.
Our mission will take place in the small
farming town of Tosagua, which is similar in size to Lebanon. We
hope to conduct a two-prong mission.
Tosagua is serviced by only one doctor. Our hope is that church
members who work in the medical field will put together a medical
mission to provide medical care for people in Tosagua who do not
have access to that care. Together with the medical mission, Dr. Al
Alley’s World Blindness Outreach will provide eye surgery services
for those with vision impairment.
A second focus of our mission will be to build a house for a
family in need under the auspices of Ecuador’s Habitat for Humanity
affiliate.
Serving those in need within a third world environment is a
life-changing opportunity. We have chosen Ecuador as the focus of
this mission for two reasons. Ecuador is – relatively speaking –
both close to the United States and politically stable and safe.
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