Sra. Laura moved to the community of Talin, where we have a church, nearly a year ago now. She was excited to know there was a church there and immediately started coming. Sra. Laura has one of the most tender hearts I’ve ever seen. She weeps in the presence of the Lord almost every service.

The word, Apamama, is Kichwa for grandmother. That’s what we know her as. She lives deeper into the jungle than we do. But she has children and grandchildren who live in Puyo, so she comes here when she can. This is how we met Apamama. She is one of many generations of Kichwa who have