people are so interesting to watch. Chr-
yssie, Dean and I stayed up and talked.
That was great. I miss being around these
kind of people. It’s like meeting family
for the first time, and I can’t help falling
in love with all of them.
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
After breakfast, we went into town.
Our drivers had to vote. Afterwards, we
South American
stopped at a lady’s home who was healed
Seminary campus
of cancer. The doctors had no cure, but in Quito
after prayer she was healed. She and her
family are now opening the door of their were served fruit. Then we found out that national overseer. Afterwards we visited
home to a new church. Then we went the guy who was our guide is a witch doc- the national office. We saw some of our
to the jungle. We went over four bridges tor. We got into boats and were taken to churches in Quito and headed to the air-
that were shaky and not safe, but that’s a little island in the river. Afterwards, the port for our return trip to the States. I will
the only way to the villages. witch doctor showed us some of the jew- never forget this trip that introduced me
The last place we went was high in elry he was making. Then he and his chil- to so many wonderful people and opened
the mountains. We picked up a man on dren did a performance for us. Before we my eyes to the needs of others and how I
the way who turned out to be the preach- left, the witch doctor gave Brother Maye can be involved in missions.
er of the church where we were going. a spear, which is the highest honor. It
The village was small, situated on a flat was the first time something like this had
Reflections of Taylor Maye

opening near the mountain top. We had happened. Then we walked back through My experience in Ecuador has com-
the first service there. Pastor Miller Gon- the jungle. It was so cool! pletely altered my view of the world. You
zales preached on “The Prodigal Son.” hear things on the news about countries
I drew pictures of some of the kids, TUESDAY, JUNE 16 not having enough food, or areas where
and gave the pictures to them. Then all We drove back through the high the population has never been reached
the kids wanted one. I tried drawing fast, mountains. Taylor and I walked on with the gospel, but until you see it and
but eventually I got surrounded by so planks and helped push the car through meet some of the people who live it, you
many kids that they pushed me to the difficult places. really don’t have any idea of what it’s like.
ground. It was funny! It was cool to see When we were at the boys’ orphan-
the kids passing the pictures around. A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 age, they would each just come up and
piece of me will always be with them. We visited an orphanage and day give us a hug. They acted as though they
God has really blessed me. school in Quito. They teach hundreds of had known us forever; it seems like a
When we returned “home” in the children and provide basic necessities. We small, irrelevant detail, but it was one of
afternoon we ate outside. Then Jeff, the visited the street-kids ministry of Dan and the best parts of the trip to me.
boy who lives here, played the guitar and Teresa Susong and their daughter Lydia. Most people really have no idea what
the people sang in Spanish. Then our Kids who work on the street shining shoes goes on over there, and how bad the con-
group sang in English. And then we all and selling items come to the center for ditions are in some places, but once you
sang back and forth. It was beautiful. food, shelter, rest, and school. It is an excit- know about it, you don’t forget. I’m con-
This trip is nothing like I thought it ing ministry to help the needy. stantly reminding myself now to be grateful
was going to be. Thank you, God. You for everything I have, and also to care more
have given me so much. THURSDAY, JUNE 18 about things going on outside of my little
We had a delicious breakfast with world. This world is huge; Ecuador definite-
MONDAY, JUNE 15 Brother and Sister Richar Mendoza, the ly showed me that, and we should really
After breakfast, each of us got a pair start doing more to help people out.
of knee-high rubber boots and we drove The Ecuadoran
to a village. We met a guide and walked
woman healed
Nikki DeLong is the granddaughter of
of cancer
about an hour to a little hut. The walk Wanda Leroy, whose husband, Doug,
was difficult, through knee-deep mud is director of Church of God World Mis-
and sinkholes. Pastor Gonzalez had to sions. Taylor Maye is the granddaughter
help me through most of it, but it was so of Aubrey and Marian Maye, who pastor the
much fun going through the jungle. Azalea Garden Church of God in Virginia
When we got to the little hut, we Beach, Virginia.
16 EVANGEL • JAN 2010
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