Bill and Ellen Evans

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

In case you did not notice, the attached photo is not us! Keep reading to find out who these special people were.

We want to sincerely thank each of you who have prayed for us these past few weeks! God heard! Here are the result...

1. During the Spiritual Emphasis Week for our Jr. and Sr. high students, many kids felt challenged to stop being fence riders - to step up, proclaim themselves to be Christians and to really live like one.

2. About 120 of our elementary school parents came to the showing of the movie "Fireproof." Afterwards, one couple shared with some of our counselors that they had actually begun the process of divorce, but that they would put it on hold until they tried the 40 days of love that the movie suggests! Another couple wrote their child's teacher an email the next day saying how blessed they were to have been invited. They are new to the Alliance Academy and their child has special needs. In the email they said that they were overwhelmed by the fact that not only was their child loved and accepted, but that the school also cared about their marriage. There will be several small group follow-up sessions and many of those who came to the movie seemed excited about attending them.

3. God also blessed during the Elementary Spiritual Emphasis Week. He blessed Tim and Kate Carpenter with amazing health and strength as they presented three chapels every day plus two extra ones on Wednesday. One 4th grade boy wept one day as he came face to face with the fact that he was a sinner and prayed to ask God to forgive him.

4. The band and choir had an awesome ministry trip! The did six concerts during that weekend and the Lord used them to draw people to a local church for the Saturday night concert. This spurred the church to invite other groups to perform and made a big event out of it. The church was packed! The pastor shared a Gospel message and the alter filled with people at the conclusion!

5. Last Monday was the memorial service for our friends - Emilio, Ana and Asaf Ladines (see attached photo)- who were killed in a car accident a few weeks ago. Their daughter, Alejandra, and Ana's father were also in the car but escaped uninjured. Alejandra was brought to the service by her grandparents and the aunt and uncle who are going to adopt her. It was a bitter/sweet time for all of us to see them for the first time since the accident. Asaf's 2nd grade class sang some of his favorite chapel songs and Alejandra's 5th grade class surrounded her with their love and hugs. Ellen was asked to speak which was an honor, but was also very difficult. She was able to share the vision that this family had for the people of Central Asia. Asaf was the first Ecuadorian missionary kid that she has taught and he was every bit a true MK. He was born in Ecuador, but he was "from" Central Asia and couldn't wait to go back! The Ladines has just received their final approval from the newly formed Ecuadorian C&MA mission board and were to return in June. Ellen was able to challenge the people at the service to pray about who who will accept the call to take the Ladines place. Our school director, Dr. David Wells, closed the service by stating that the Ladines didn't know that they were going to step into eternity that day of the accident, but that they were ready because of their relationship with Jesus. Afterwards, a man approached him and talked in length about all that he had heard and asked Dr. Wells to pray with him!

This was a busy, stressful month for us, but it once again humbled us and made us thankful to be a part of what God is doing here! Thanks so much for being a part of it as well through your prayers and gifts to the Great Commission Fund!

In Christ,
Bill, Ellen, Michelle, Megan and Jimmy Evans

The Alliance Academy International
Quito, Ecuador
South America

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