I'm Back

After almost a year hiatus from posting in this blog, I'm back.

Teaching a Business Training Course in a rainforest community

"Why?" you might ask. Why did I stop posting? It wasn't that I left Ecuador or that there was nothing to talk about. Quite the contrary. By the end of August 2013, I found myself traveling at least once a week, diving into a new business training program in the rainforest, visiting Nicaragua for a regional team meeting, guiding North American groups literally across most of the country of Ecuador, and almost reaching the point of total exhaustion at several key times.  There was so much to tell, but so little time to clearly express it.

However, the next logical "Why?" is Why am I starting to post again?  Life hasn't necessarily slowed down, but I realize the importance of communicating what we are doing to a broader audience. There are people around the world supporting this work through their prayers, finances, and expertise, and as one of the few bilingual people involved in this work in a Spanish-speaking country, I have the opportunity to either keep these experiences to myself or express them as best I can, inviting friends and family, acquaintances and strangers to gain a glimpse of this vision of what business can do to transform communities.

So there's the short answer. Expect more posts. Expect stories and pictures and newspaper articles and links to other stories of what is happening in the rainforest, mountains, and coast of Ecuador. We're at an exciting moment when growth is mushrooming and new opportunities are springing up constantly. Come along and join in the adventure of both the work of Partners Worldwide in Ecuador and my side trips and adventures when I'm catching my breath on the weekends.

Enjoying nature on the weekend - hiking with Corrie (and her husband Matt) in Cajas National Park