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[ariel-chalacan]

Nature's colors... 🌬️🍃✨ #mountains #pambamarca #ecuador (en El Páramo Andino) https://www.instagram.com/p/B426l2_B9yT/?igshid=17jmae02hbrud

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Aquellos lugares únicos donde la resistencias se produjeron, revalorizar es rl objetivo. #pambamarca #quitoloma #quito #ecuador #pucara @hedgehog_brand https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VrFlJnAtF/?igshid=1n7ypsf3d48w

[nady96]

Cayambe/ Pambamarca- Ecuador ❤

[wigmund]

From NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day; June 23, 2018:

A Slice of Glory

If you have ever seen a series of concentric rings of color near a mist or fog, you have likely seen a glory. This colorful optical phenomenon, bright red on the outside and blue toward the center, forms when water droplets scatter sunlight back toward a source of light.

One of the first scientific reports of a glory came from a French-led expedition to the equator in 1730s. While climbing Mount Pambamarca in the Andes, Pierre Bouguer reported seeing “a cloud that covered us, dissolved itself, and let through the rays of the rising Sun…Then each of us saw his shadow projected upon the cloud. What seemed most remarkable to us was the appearance of a halo or glory around the head, consisting of three or four small concentric circles, very brightly colored, each of them with the same colors as the primary rainbow.” The print below, made by Antonio de Ulloa, a Spanish captain on the same expedition, depicts one of the glories seen on Mount Pambamarca.

Read More about Glories and other optical phenomenon at earthobservatory.nasa.gov

[ourmissionpath]

Throwback To a Selfie

We travel a lot on our mission path! This is one of our favorite selfie shots that Tim 2 took a few years ago on one of our journeys. We were on the country road going through an eucalyptus lined areas. We were on a trip to the Cangahua church located in the country side. Cangahua is one of the oldest rural parishes in the Cayambe canton. In the southwest of the parish of Cangahua is the inactive Pambamarca volcano, in whose wasteland, pucarás (military, municipal and religious stuctures) were built, possibly by the Caranqui Indians or by the Incas. Every 29th and 30th of June the celebrations of the Sun or Inti Raymi is celebrated in this area.

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With much love,

The Downings

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[escalaecuador]

INCRIPCIONES PAMBAMARCA

Regístrate en el SIGUIENTE FORMULARIO y separa un espacio en esta caminata.. en pocas horas te haremos llegar un correo con los datos del pago para que asegures tu asistencia..

REGISTRO: https://goo.gl/forms/PuLUtg3BHKXOl2u83

[ourmissionpath]

Ministry Story: Cobblestone Less Traveled

https://ourmissionpath.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/ministry-story-cangahua-.m4a

We invite you on a journey into the countryside of Cayambe. We will have to leave the smooth road and the small Pueblos and use the cobblestone less traveled. Imagine, we drive along the bumpy road past the eucalyptus trees, and alongside a small rio. We encounter several large rose plantations every once in a while catching a glimpse of the beautiful plants with tall straight stems reaching up to the Equatorial sun. After a while we cross the rio and begin our ascent up a steep and winding road. We pass the ancient aqueduct build by the Incas and still in use today. We eventually we pass the tree line and see picturesque views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. Our 4×4 finally claws its way over the crest of the mountain. In the valley that unfolds below we see a large church building, that is our destination.

The views are always picturesque. 

  It is breathtaking, as we step out of our vehicle, partly because the temperature is 20 degrees cooler on the mountain as compared to the valley. But perhaps the real reason is our breath has been stolen by the altitude. The Cangahua congregation that we were visiting worships at an elevation of 10,768 feet above sea level. To put it into perspective we are well above the tallest peak in the Appalachian mountains, Mount Mitchell which has an elevation of 6,684 feet.

The church building is always a welcome sight!

  We had been invited to an evangelistic outreach event held by the Mt. of Olives church in Cangahua, Ecuador.

The church is always welcoming. 

  Cangahua is the oldest rural district in the Cayambe canton. It is located in the wasteland between the inactive Pambamarca volcano, and the active Cayambe volcano. The church building sets nearly on the Equator.

Our brothers and sisters are serving Christ in a largely indigenous community with rural values. In the community there are also many who still celebrate the Sun or Inti Raymi. Each June 29 and 30th the Sun is celebrated in the city square. 

Pastor Luis and the church very much love the community and are brilliant lights for the Gospel among the 16,000 people within the church’s reach.

Pastor Luis and his youngest daughter. 

  The outreach service we were invited to began at 7:00 pm and ended at 1:15 am. It was full of great singing, powerful preaching and wonderful fellowship.

We love hearing the ladies sing!

  Pastor Luis is an excellent preacher and tought homiletics at our seminary but instead of preaching to the assembled crowd he invited a lady pastor from a sister congregation to give the message. She preached the best sermon over 1 John 4 that I have ever heard. 

  Our Sister Preaching, God is Love!

God is moving in Cangahua and has invited whomsoever will to believe in His Son and enter into eternal life!

The harvest is plentiful!

Breakfast the next day was coffee, bread, vegetables, potatoes, chicken, and Cuy! All very delicious. 

With much love,

The Downings

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