An average day while in Quito

Here is what an average day will be like while we are in Quito. (This is from the Never the Same Website)

Let's say it's July 7th, I'm on Team 2. After breakfast and devotions with my team(We'll be dressed in our costumes and theatrical makeup), we will board Team 2's bus with your leaders, interpretors, and church representatives for a day of life-changing ministry!

First stop- public school. Yes, we're actually allowed to go in, present the Gospel, and even give an invitation for students who want to give their lives to Christ!

After the drama, a few teens from my team will volunteer to share their testimonies through an interpreter. Then, another team member will ask the students if they would like to ask Jesus to be their Lord and forgive their sins. At that point, several students may come forward to accept Christ. My teammates and I will introduce them to local church representatives who will pray with them in Spanish. The translators will also write down their names and addresses to get them plugged into a church and disciple them.

Then, in small groups of 3-4, we will spend time with the local villagers to ask questions that we learned in Spanish during the training in Miami.

"Did you understand the drama?"

"Do you realize that we are all born with sin, and that sin separates us from God?"

"Do you understand that God sent His Son Jesus to die for our sins?"

"Would you like to commit your life to Jesus, have Him forgive your sins, and live for Him?"

At that point, several more may want to make a spiritual commitment. All we have to do is bring them to the church reps. so that they can be prayed with in their own language.

When our team is finished, we will get back on the bus and head for our next destination!

Next stop: a busy neighborhood. Same routine.

After the drama and follow up, it's lunch time! Each day we will bring our own peanut butter and jelly in our backpack for sandwhiches. Our adult sponsors will provide fresh bread and water. (They promise us that we will CRAVE these when we get back!!)

Third stop: a local park. Same routine!

Fourth stop: an open air market or another school.

By the time our team is finished with all four destinations, it will be close to 4 p.m. We'll return "Home", change clothes, take off our makeup and meet for dinner at 6.

Then, at 7 p.m. it'll be time for our evening service. It's called FUAGNEM(Fired Up And Going Nuts Every Minute) By this time, we'll be anxious to share what happened during the day or testify to what God is doing in our heart.

The service will end at about 9 p.m.We'll have free time to write in our journals, swim, sit and talk etc. Curfew is around 10 p.m. At that time, the female leaders will go into the girls rooms to do "tuck- ins". Male leaders go into the boys rooms to do "slap-ins". That is just so the leaders can check up on each of us and encourage us to call home if we are homesick.

The next several days will be a rotation of drama ministry, work projects...etc. There will also be time for some souvenir shopping.