HNIC and Thanksgiving

Wow. I was reading the news on cbc.ca and discovered there is a new theme for Hockey Night in Canada (not that it actually helped the Leafs on Saturday night . . . ). I did watch with interest as the great Canadian debate ensued last spring with the loss of the old theme. I don't understand why another network would pay so much $$$ for it when it will - for at least one generation of hockey fans - be associated with the CBC HNIC. Oh well, what do I know.

I'm curious - what do you think of the new theme? I listened to it several times and, well, it's not the same, but it is kinda catchy. Do you like it? What are people at Tim's (ah, Tim's . . . hmmm I could go for one right now!) saying?

Like I said, I'm just curious and we are soooo out of the loop. And, oh yeah, HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING, EH!

We have a new prez!

After several months of searching, we are celebrating today as our new president was presented to the mission. It is Wayne Pederson. His most recent position (that he is leaving to join HCJB Global) was as Vice President of Moody Broadcasting, and Manager of WMBI (AM and FM) in Chicago. He will begin his duties with HCJB Global on 1 Nov. Thanks for praying for God's leading - now celebrate with us in God's goodness!

And there were no primaries, no debates, no fund-raising, no running-mates :-) (I love to tease my American colleagues!).

Referendum update

The vote went smoothly yesterday, and the "Yes" side (adopting the new constitution) won the majority of votes. Please continue to pray for the government as the implement the new constitution and take concrete steps to form the government according to the new laws.

We'll keep you posted as things develop.

Thanks!

It's about time . . .

Yeah, we kinda disappeared off the radar for a while, but here we are back again.

Just so you are up to date . . . on Sunday (28 Sept.) Ecuador will be voting on a new constitution. The issue (as you can imagine) is the source of much debate and conversation. We'd appreciate it if you'd remember to pray for this wonderful country as everyone heads to the polls in less than a week.

Thanks!

Founder of Hospital Vozandes visits us!

Dr. Roberts greeting Blanca and Pastor Gustavo Molina

Dr. Paul Roberts, Graham, Hermann Schirmacher

Last Thursday we had Dr. Paul Roberts, founder of HCJB Global's hospital in Quito come back for a visit. He was invited to give some lectures here in Quito and in Guayaquil. We had a lunch to honour his presence, and enjoyed getting to know him a bit. In case you didn't know, he is Canadian, currently living in Toronto :-).

He has just written a book telling some of the stories of his life. If you are interested in getting a copy let us know - I'm not sure yet how they are being distributed, but I'm certain we can find out.

A few years ago Dr. Roberts was honoured by the Ecuadorian government for his work in improving health care in the country. He was made an honorary citizen and given passport #1. He now serves Ecuador as a Consul in Canada.

Graham meets the Mayor

As you saw in our previous post, the rains have created a huge sinkhole in Quito. On Saturday Graham went down to take some pictures. While touring the site he and Hermann Schirmacher ran into the Mayor of Quito! (The young lady with Graham is Tamara, Hermann's daughter.) Our flickr site has a series of pictures showing the work being done. The mayor told us they expect it to be a year long project to get traffic flowing normally again.

Huge hole in Quito

We have had a lot of rain this winter, and up until now the most affected areas were on the coast. But yesterday the rains caused the collapse of a road and several landslides. The damage has been severe enough the Minister of Education cancelled classes today and tomorrow for all schools in metropolitan Quito.