• Praise for the success of our first La Red School of Youth Ministry course. Leaders were encouraged, challenged and equipped! Pray now as these leaders apply all that they learned into their ministries in their churches.

• Pray for the short-term teams here in Quito this Spring. 11 teams will come to work with partner ministries, to work out at El Refugio and to be challenged in missions! Pray for our hosts, pray for safety and pray that our ministry partners are encouraged!

• Pray as we look for a youth pastor to serve with Youth World at the English Fellowship Church in Quito! This is a great need! If you're interesting in finding out more, please write to us!

• Pray for Brad and the Management Team as they lead the ministry of Youth World. We continue to grow and develop, and it's our desire to seek God's direction for our ministry first! Pray as this team meets each week.

• Pray as we interview for a new Director of our La Red Ministry. We have 3 qualified candidates, and will make a decision in the coming month after going through an interview process.

• Pray for Matt and the Luginbills, studying Spanish in Costa Rica! Matt will join us in Quito this June, the Luginbills at the beginning of 2008.

• Praise that the Scholls and the Williams arrived safely into Quito, are getting settled, and are taking on more and more responsibilities! We're thrilled that both of these families are here with us!

• Pray for the country of Ecuador. It continues to be very politically and economically unstable! Pray for our new president and his team as they lead this country!

• Pray for safety for our team in Ecuador. Crime continues to increase. Pray as we travel around the country, as we move in the city, as we drive and walk... Just pray for God's hand of protection!

• Pray for Christy as she finishes the support-raising process to join us in Quito. We desperately need her here!

• Pray for the bigger ministry of International Teams around the world. There is much happening! For more information, go to: www.iteams.org

Thanks for partnering with us in prayer! Watch this space for updates.

If you have something we can pray with you about, please EMAIL your request to us, and we'll share these needs with our team!