Author Archives: Ginny Bergmann

> July 6th – August 3rd Once our Columbian border fiasco was behind us, we now had 3 objectives: concentrate more on the ministry look harder for a house to rent try to keep our lawyer on track with our visas The first two items blended together one day when I went to my bible … Continue reading »

>June 30th to July 5th:  What a dilemma! Should we book a flight home to Canada? Should we book a flight to somewhere else? Like Belize maybe? That sounded so comforting when we were in such turmoil and frustration with all the red tape and agonizing waiting over trying to get visas to stay in … Continue reading »

>On June 6th, we had a smooth series of flights, without incident, and another successful landing at Quito airport, one of the steepest descents and shortest runways in the world! Thankfully, they are nearing completion of a brand new airport (with Canadian money incidentally) and it will actually be closer to Otavalo where we live!It … Continue reading »

> Home sweet home… what’s wrong with this picture? This is what greeted us when we arrived back at Ballantyne’s Cove… lots of work! Here it was the month of April, when everyone is geared up for increased service… even the incentive of being able to auxilliary with only 30 hours was tugging at our … Continue reading »

>On April 4th, our first three months in Ecuador came to an end on the last day of the visit of the C.O. to our English group. This served to boost our determination to try and get back to Ecuador as quickly as possible as he really emphasized the need in English, not only in … Continue reading »