Children are born with a desire to have meaning. Give them Jesus,

and they will have it eternally. †

Graham and Sharon Nichols

US Church: Lewis Memorial UMC Evans, GA

E-Mail: Nichols4Ecuador@gmail.com Web-Site: www.Nichols4Ecuador.org Skype: graham.sharon.nichols “The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is

my God, and I will praise him—my father’s God, and I will exalt him!

The LORD is a warrior; Yahweh is his name!” Exodus 15:2-3 (NLT)

August 2014

Saludos friends, family and church family,

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We pray this mission letter finds you well, full of hope, and filled with His Goodness! We praise God for pouring out His grace on us day by day. And we sincerely thank you for your prayers and support as together we join Jesus in His mission on the equator. We are blessed, as well as those we are called to serve and live among, by your prayers and financial partnership. We are humbled by your hearts for God, His children, and for us. We are honored to be an extension of you in Ecuador.†

August News … A month soaking in the promises of Jesus and making Him known more here in the Coastal Region as the children learned more of His Faithfulness to provide, protect, and to always love us. And … we had company too ... in the middle of world where it was rockin and rollin with earthquakes in Quito, that we felt all the way in our region of the country, Theresa Anderson, TMS missionary to Perú visited for a week to help secure her visa requirements in the country God called her to serve … and if you are coming to visit us ‘you get’ to teach … ministry in our community and UMC’s happens almost everyday for us so we appreciate very much when someone comes to help … and ‘we get’ to listen and soak in Jesus too along with the children and the families we have been given to serve. Thank you Theresa! In addition, every month we get to love on our Río Verde families … we are feeding the least of these as Jesus has asked us ALL to do and we are so very grateful for your support so we can go further and deeper in the community and feed those who are searching for food any way they can. Breaks our hearts … people throw so much away … but not here where we live … even the spoiled food from not having electricity in their homes or no working frig and simply by food being kept on their person as they live on the streets … good or bad it all gets eaten … oh my goodness … when we asked God to break our hearts for the things that break His … believe me, He did and does everyday … for He is faithful in wanting very much to make us into the likeness of His Son … we can only imagine the tears shed by Jesus over these precious hurting people … God is leading and molding us by placing all these incredible little ones in our arms and laps. He has given them to us, along with this often times difficult, heart aching privilege. But we do not do it alone … another of His promises. And yes … it’s a great privilege as each and every one of them mean sooo very much to Jesus and to us. As their plates and tummies are filled their spiritual feeding is coming soon … filling them in every way possible … in the Name of Jesus! We can hardly wait for what’s next as they and we move forward in Christ!

Meet Jesús … always

wanting to know more

and he is such a sweet

example for the others to look up to

even though he is among

the youngest†

Escuela Dominical (Sunday School) in our Santo Domingo UMC. Some days we have 25 and others 70 … so much depends on life at home for this group especially. So we plan for 100! But to us what’s much more important than the number is that each child comes to understand and know with their whole heart that Jesus loves

each of them as those there were only 1 of them to love. †

Graham rocks … he does the behind the scenes stuff and he prefers it that way. Putting every single one of these children

before himself. We are sooo in-love with this bunch …

actually every bunch that GOD has for some reason set

aside for us to love. They are such incredible little people eager to

know Jesus more, teaching and helping the younger ones what they have

learned … disciples making disciples in the making … it’s

pretty cool to watch and be part of! †

And so people of GOD … September 2014 is here and we begin with more of the ministry God called us here to do. We are very excited about a new ministry initiative for us beginning soon.

The feeding program for the Río Verde children is AWESOME and God does amazing things in and through those who serve and those being served. Goodness folks these people are being fed physically

and get to attend school, those who would literally go hungry and without all they need to get an education if it were not for the Santo Domingo UMC’s Loaves and Fishes Program. We feel God has

sent us here in part to help see this program move forward on the foundation of feeding the hungry to include more spirituality. After their healthy meal that helps sustain them physically we will begin soon a Mini-Bible School program on Thursdays and Fridays … a continuation of the day before while being filled spiritually and physically as we take the Holy Spirit by the Hand and go deeper in knowledge and Truth. Music, Bible Story and Craft with a BIG bunch of children … it’s gonna be AWESOME because we feel God has ordained it and we are honored to get to be here and obligated to God to see it to fruition. Sharon is hoping to teach them the bells as well … imagine 100 bells serenading heaven!! But people, ministry costs, especially new ministry set up and when all the children gather we want all who come

to have equal opportunity to participate and feel and know the love of Jesus ... through our TMS budget from our supporters we buy all the Biblical and craft materials every week and medicines when needed and fruit and extra food and everything that comes with serving the poor here … to sustain the ministry we now do plus to continue to do more will not be possible without our finances increasing. It

simply is what it is. God has provided and knows what we need and we trust He will provide more through others, after all this is His ministry not ours, and He has sent us here to be Jesus with skin on for many … so we see this as another way for God to strengthen our faith in Him … as others let Him use them to help keep us here … so we once again humbly ask for your continued prayers for God to

give us strength, protection and the provision He promises us … the very things we have been teaching the children. We CANNOT live and serve here without your support. It’s just that plain. Please pray about joining Jesus and us in His mission here. Please pray for the people of Ecuador and for church

growth, for Pastor Vivas and all that God has set before him. Please pray for our safety as we travel to and from our ministry communities … may we NEVER forget who we are and to Whom we belong. †

These awesome children are learning to sing to heaven and heaven is listening … they used to just sing to themselves or just move their lips with no words … but God is moving among them and they are lovin praise time before we move into studying His Word … love so very much that they have grasped why we learn new things that help us to know Him more and give Him Praise for His Faithfulness in our lives.

We wish every one of you were here to hear how beautiful they sound … and see all their JOY in person!! †

We praise God from Whom ALL blessings flow. We are praying for you. We love you! To God be the Glory!

Yours in Christ,

Graham and Sharon Nichols

Missionaries to Ecuador serving with The Mission Society y IEMUE

All donations may be made to:

The Mission Society P.O. Box 922637

Norcross, Georgia 30010

Designate gifts:

“Nichols support # 368” [or]

via The Mission Society’s web-site www.themissionsociety.org/people/Nichols

(Click on the web address above then scroll to the bottom of the page to donate by Credit Card or Electronic Funds Transfer)

Please feel free to forward, mail-out or print our Newsletter for your Sunday school class, small group, Church or friends … Blessings!

“The thing that makes a missionary is the sight of what Jesus did on the

cross and to have heard Him say, ‘GO’.” –Oswald Chambers

Our Mailing Address in Ecuador:

(Graham is known by his first name in ECU-Robert) We would LOVE to hear from you!!

Conjunto San Marino Robert y Sharon Nichols #39 Vía a la Bengala y Río Chila – Subcentro Salud Rosales Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador, SA

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