August 23rd and 24th - CSP. Somehow I was blessed with the amazing privilege of co-leading the sponsor tour to Ecuador August 23-30, 2012. August 23rd was entirely a travel day. We flew out of Colorado Springs very early in the morning, had a layover in Dallas and then onto Miami where we met the rest of the tour members. From there we flew into Quito and arrived at the Swissotel at approximately midnight. Then we had a tour of the project where we learned how the program is a.

Compassion Sponsor tour to Guatemala July 30, 2011 to August 6, 2011. Guatemala Day 7 - meeting Carlos. Was the day all the sponsors got to meet their sponsored children at a play place called Happy Days. The two project workers, the translator Luis, Carlos, Mom and baby brother are at the second table. This is before we sponsors arrived.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Ethiopia Day Seven and Eight and Return Home. Sunday, June 15, 2014. The first thing I heard when I awoke was chanting again. We went back to the Mehal Ketema Kale Hiwot Church that we visited on Thursday, June 12th, for Sunday morning service. The worship was great, but the message was a bit hard to understand. Then it was lunch at yet another resort on one of the lakes. I think this one was called Adulala.

Monday, December 21, 2015. Thursday, July 30, 2015 - Arrival. After dinner it was almost dark, but not quite. We were told there would be a blue moon that night. I actually thought the moon would be blue. Anyway, we walked down to the beach which was only a block from our hotel. Dylan, Stacy, Carter. Barb, Gisela, Stacy. Barb, Stacy, Gisela. Sunday, December 20, 2015.

Monday, December 21, 2015. Thursday, December 10, 2015. Thursday, December 10, 2015. Between the Denver flight and our flight to Newark we had VERY little time. Sunday, December 20, 2015. Friday, December 11, 2015. Our first stop was the Empire State Building.