In June 2016, 13 travelers from 6 congregations went to Ecuador to visit our partners with FEDICE. Below are their reflections and pictures of their trip. These blogs are in Spanish and in English. Enjoy reading them and share them with your friends!

“On the way back for lunch, we noted in various locales, vertical stacks of drying reeds, called ‘Totora’ reeds. They are harvested from nearby lakes and used for weaving baskets, floor mats, straw llamas and other marketable crafts. The process of this enterprise is called ‘Totora Sisa,’ and it has helped to slow the evacuation of young people from the community who leave to get jobs in the bigger communities. After lunch we made plans to meet at 5:00 to prepare earthquake kits, and how to divide up the extra items we had brought along. After dinner we will have our first opportunity here for community building, sharing and reflection.” – Carol from Murray Hills CC