Shok sharing in Ecuador, Marcel (r) translating.

Dr. Byron ministering at free medical clinic in Orquideas, Guayaquil, Ecuador

	Shok, Tony & team praying for lady on radio in Guayaquil

Everywhere we went, we would preach the Gospel, I gave my testimony and Pastor Tony and Chris had a wonderful message for the people and then we ministered with an altar call and dozens would come forward for salvations, recommitments, healings and that God would use them. People were hungry for the Holy Spirit and for the Fire of God and we prayed as the Lord led us. There were many healings that took place.  One lady came to the Radio station and got healed and left her cane there and walked by herself freely when she left, another got healed and felt better as she left. People were released of demons and twisted backs were healed. We have many stories to tell but I urge you to go to www.heartoftitus.org web page and click on Ecuador report for more details and there are some pictures.

This report was posted by Tony Nardella on August 28, 2011:

I am writing this on the flight from Panama to Orlando with Shok and Lionel across the aisle and Chris across the aisle behind them.  Here’s what happened in the last few days, working back from right now.

Just a few hours ago we were at the Guayaquil airport with Fernando, Byron, Leonora, and other faithful members of our team.  We had some fun at the airport - the guys who had lugged our bags to the ticket counter were

Chris, Shok & Fernando helping to sort gifts for the churches & poor

surprised when they heard me speak in Spanish to the attendant.  I saw an open door so I told them about how the Lord gave me the gift of better Spanish 6 years ago.  It turned out they were both evangelical Christians who go to a Baptist church in Guayaquil. They were impacted that the Lord gave me that gift.

Intrigued, the attendant behind the Copa Air counter then asked me about who we were and what were had been doing there.  I told her about the incredible miracles our team had seen this trip, including the lady who got healed of all of her bone pain, threw away the cane and danced before the Lord before the service was over.  The attendant was quite excited, said she was very sick and needed help so I not only told her about the Evangelistic Center of Guayaquil and Pastor Loor but took her hand at the counter and prayed for her to be healed in the powerful name of Jesus.  She was visibly affected, and we exchanged contact information so she could know when we were going to return to Guayaquil. 

Team ministering to woman at radio station in Guayaquil

We had a fun time at the large “Indian” market downtown before we went to the airport. We were working with Christian vendors and the ones we bought most of our stuff from were 2 guys, father and son.  We prayed for them right there in their booth, especially for the son to reconcile with the Lord and get back to church.  We also prayed for his 1 year old son at his request.  We then went to another Christian vendor and one sister asked us to pray for healing for her other sister.  We prayed and I don’t know if she got healed but she was crying. I remember praying for the Lord to take all the hurts in her heart away.

The night before ended with a great pizza party at Pastor William’s church downtown at 9 de Octubre and Tulcan for all of our ministry members and friends of the ministry.  We probably had about 35 people there and many of us exchanged gifts.  I am so thankful of the love of this group and their faithfulness for all these years.  I think of Pastor Miguel and his wife Judy, now about 80 years old, with whom we have been friends for 13 years. We are rich in friendships and in the love of God as expressed through his people.

Lionel preaching with Dr. Byron A. translating

That night I had preached on marriage and gave my testimony of how the Lord rescued Emily and I from matrimonial disaster many years ago.  Lionel was with me and had shared a short but profound anecdote about how he learned during his early years to serve the Lord with his wife of 47 years, Earline.  He described his relationship with her and the Lord as a triangle with the Lord at the top.  As they each grew closer to the Lord they grew closer to each other!  

Many couples had come to this meeting for marriage ministry.  After we spoke we invited people to come forward if they wanted prayer for their marriage to be better, and especially for restoration and reconciliation.  Many couples came forward and many couples were restored with tears through forgiveness of each other and repentance from hurting one another.

Dr. Byron and Leonora were there and during the altar ministry they had a powerful time. Chris and Shok ministered to Freddy’s Medicine in Christ group that evening. They also had a powerful time in the Holy Spirit with many healings and fillings of the Spirit. One gentleman was there who the team had prayed for on Monday night.  

That afternoon we had driven back from Cuenca, a beautiful city about 1.5 miles high in the Andes Mountains.  We saw absolutely beautiful vistas.  We left Cuenca about 11:30 that morning after visiting Bolivar Ramon’s CLIF foundation where he runs an after school program.  We then went up to

	Canopy of clouds blocked by Andes Mountains near Cuenca

Turin, which is the place where you can get a vista of the whole city at one time.  Up there I had great conversations with a couple of the pastors from the city. They graciously invited our team back to the city to minister.

While in Cuenca I spoke with Pastor Alicia about our service at her church the night before. At that service our whole ministry team of 9 people shared.  That included Leonora  sharing 15 minutes about prayer.  We talked about how the variety of people from different callings and countries helped demonstrate God’s desire for the church to work together, with everyone expressing their spiritual gifts and talents, even though the team is comprised of people from different cultures, genders, age groups and walks of life.

It was an interesting message the Lord had me give to the church.  I shared about my childhood and my relationship with my father.  I brought in Hebrews 11:6 and spoke about how true faith expects God to reward us because we know deep in our hearts that God is a Rewarder.  The Lord moved in power in that service, with all team members praying with great anointing. Many were filled with the Spirit and/or healed.  I remember praying

Lionel & Eric, then Chris, ministering at Evangelistic Center of Guayaquil (CEAD)

with one couple who forgave one another, reconciled and embraced in tears right there in the church.  I also remember seeing Leonora and Gardenia praying with some young sisters for inner healing regarding the abandonment of their father. Horrible as it is, everywhere we go we find women and children who have been abandoned by their fathers/husbands and are suffering intense emotional and financial pain. Thank God for Jesus, who came to “bind up the broken hearted” and give us a “garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness.” Isa. 61.

Earlier that day we arrived from Guayaquil and had a late lunch with Pastora Alicia and a couple that had recently been saved. Another old friend of ours, Pastor Bolivar Ramon, showed up and we had a great long discussion together. 

Our trip to Cuenca only took about 3 hours.  The last time I was there about 5 years ago it took 5 1/2 hours. Thank God for the improvement in the road.

Tuesday night we were all at CEAD.  At the last minute Pastor Loor asked me to preach the main service but I felt as if Chris should give the word. So I shared for a while during the greeting time, maybe 10 minutes in all but I let Chris share. 

Chris gave a short but effective message.  He gave an altar call for those who wanted to receive the fire of God.  Many hundreds of people came forward – I am so thankful for our experienced Ecuadorian team of ministers who helped us pray for the people’s needs.  Many were filled with the Spirit and healed. 

Later another altar call for salvation was given.  About 10 came forward to receive Christ. Then someone pointed us to a 16 year old teenager laid out on the floor under the conviction of the Holy Spirit.  He was wearing very tight pink pants and we were told he was a homosexual. He prayed with us to receive Christ and repented of his sins. His father then came to him, forgave him, told him he didn’t condemn him but loved him.  The whole family hugged and embraced with tears, including the 15 year old sister who had also given her heart to Christ that night.

Earlier that day we did another hour on the radio during their 50 days of miracles campaign (that was day 40).  The previous day we spent 3 hours on the radio, preaching, sharing and praying for the prayer requests that people were phoning in.  Each one of our team members, 2 translators, and Pastor Fernando Ubilla were squeezed into a 4x6 studio.  We prayed for a woman who showed up at the station with great pain in her abdomen.  We prayed for her on the air and she experienced considerable relief from her pain and testified.

After the Tuesday radio time we split up and prayed for workers of different ministries.  So we had to split up our team. Where I was nearly all the women were dealing with problems at home, with problems or difficulties in their marriage or just abandonment.  Heart breaking.

...he said he had been to the doctor, had blood tests done and that all came back completely normal.

Monday night we were at Pastor William and Pastora Maribel’s church which meets at October 9 street in downtown Guayaquil.  The whole team was there and helped pray for everyone, including a man who could hardly talk due to throat cancer.  By the time the team finished praying for him he could talk and pray freely.  We saw him again on Thursday night and he said he had been to the doctor, had blood tests done and that all came back completely normal.  He believed he was totally healed of cancer, and I saw no evidence to disagree with him.

Well, that’s all for now.  Our God is an awesome God.  He loves his people and proves His love by doing everything within his power to make our lives better.  He is clearly a Rewarder to those who diligently seek Him.  

What we have seen God do for people in Ecuador he wants to do for you wherever you are. As the Scripture says, “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Why don’t you stop and ask Him right now to save you from whatever trouble you are in?  

 ³⁰ Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. ³¹ But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.  John 20.

 It is about 1:30 in the morning and we are packing to leave here at about 8 a.m. to start our trip home.There is so much to tell about our trip, we don't have time to write it all down now.  But let me tell you just 2 stories that happened tonight:

This has been a long 2 years. It has been difficult to wait ... but now the time has arrived - Emily and I are going back to Ecuador!

It was a difficult decision to put the brakes on my travels 2 years ago.  Anyone who knows me knows how excited I get about these trips.  I had fallen in love with the city of Guayaquil and our friends there. It and they are incredible. You will never meet a group of people who are so giving, so loving, and so generous with their time and resources.

It's hard not to like these people.  They work hard for those they serve, believing that they are serving the Lord by doing so. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." [Matt.25:40]

Apparently my love for the people and for the country of Ecuador is nothing compared to the great love God has for them.  We all know love is proved by her actions and God proves His love for them continually there. What a privilege it has been to see what God does for those He loves!  We have seen countless supernatural healings and visitations of all sorts.  We have seen Him rescue so many from so much ... it just thrills my heart.

Faith can be a very fragile thing.  I for one need a lot of encouragement to keep believing that God not only exists but "that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." [Heb.11:6 NIV]. These trips have built my faith so much, and the faith of many others.

So I have the privilege of going to Ecuador tomorrow with a great expectation in my heart. I really believe I am going to see what I have seen before:  God pouring out His love on His children with miracles of healing, encouragement, restoration, reconciliation and best of all, reconciliation with Him.

I can't wait to share these stories with you.  God willing I'll be able to report some from down there as they happen. Check us out at www.facebook.com/heartoftitus - I'll be posting there.

God bless you, thank you for praying for Emily, Paul Madison, myself and all of our Ecuadorian friends.

Pat McGuffin just sent this email from Guayaquil.  He and Rick Schuessler just arrived there Friday night. Incredible report of God's love and power!

Hi all,

This is a very brief report of what is happening in Ecuador so far on this trip. I have to change (sweat through my clothes at the last service) and leave in an hour, so this will be short. Rick Schuessler and I made up the team this time.

We arrived in Guayaquil Ecuador Friday night and were met by a great group of our Heart of Titus Ministries Ecuador team. After the greetings, we went to stay at the new Christian embassy in Pastor Francisco Loor's neighborhood. Nice accommodations.

Saturday we preached at a service that I thought was just going to be the Medicine in Christ ministry group of about 6-36 people. Instead about 200 showed up. As I was walking into Centro Evangelistico Church, I was met by a wonderful smiling lady who proceeded to excitedly talk to me, as if I knew the language. I smiled and was nice to her, then went to my seat. Miguel said, "wow that was a great testimony she had." I asked him what she was saying to me and he said she was telling me that last time I prayed for her she had advanced liver cancer, but after the prayer, God totally healed her last year! Praise the Lord. That's how my first meeting started.

Rick has loved everything about this trip so far -- the people, the movement of God, and the incredible Heart of Titus team members. Latter in that same service a 5 year old girl was healed of blindness and testified in front of the whole church with Dr. Freddy Beltran interviewing her and the mom. Twelve people got saved too! About 70-80 came to the altar and we had a great time of ministry with healings, repentance and salvation.

At 6:30 we went to our Heart of Titus (HOT) administrative team leader for Ecuador, Fernando Ubilla's daughter Sophia's wedding to Diego. Great event. All you ladies would have really liked all the details -- so Rick and I shot some good videos and still shots. The reception ended about 1am!

I preached at noon today (my 55th birthday) at Pastor Robilino's church in a poor area of the city. God's presence was so great! The worship Rick felt was over the top in connection with God, and I would agree. God's Spirit moved me even to totally change my message in the middle of the worship time. We had a great time ministering with several healings, deliverances, repentance and movement of God's Spirit.

Got to go now ....
More later...

Pat McGuffin and Rick Schuessler
 

Check out these videos from Pat ministering in Ecuador! The first is a short clip of Pat preaching with energy to over 1000 people in downtown Guayaquil:

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What an impassioned altar call for salvation!  Too bad the video doesn't show what happened afterward. If you want Pat and Daniel to tell us what the response was to the altar call, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

The second is a snapshot of praying for people who come forward after the message:

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I'm not sure this is the Baptist Church in Duran although that's what the title says. Looks like CEAD to me. 

Pat and Daniel got home yesterday. We can't wait to hear from them directly the awesome thing our God did for our friends in Ecuador!

 Thursday June 24, 2010

This trip’s team consists of Pat McGuffin, Dr. Frank Breyere, Becky and myself. We left Orlando airport on schedule for the first leg of our trip to Miami on time. We landed in Miami and had a three-and-a-half layover before leaving for Guayaquil. Our flight left on time at 7:15PM. Having a long layover in Miami is much better than having to run from on concourse to the other as they usually leave you just enough time to board the connecting flight. This time we came in through gate E10 and were leaving through gate E8.

	Pastor Chuck Blystone

I had to catch up some work and make some business calls, so it worked out very well. The flight to Guayaquil was very easy. Upon arriving at 10:30PM, Ecuadorian time-an hour ahead of us, we stood in line to customs for one hour. There were about 600 people going through, and as we progressed through the line, the crowd just kept growing larger by the minute!

We got through customs without any issues (I think because Ray Watson was not on the trip!) and were greeted by many H.O.T. team members. We were greeted by Fernando and Gardenia Ubilla; Dr Freddy and Edith Beltran; Dr Byron and Leonore Lopez; Marcel and Byron Alfredo Lopez; Miguel and Judy Saez; Jackie Ormaza and Francisco Yoong. After hugging everyone they took us to the embassy, where Maggie had prepared a meal for us! We had a great time catching up and everyone wanted to meet Becky for the first time. Our friend Jackie introduced her to everyone.

I think we finally got to bed at around 2:30AM.

Friday June 25^th –Santo Domingo - Joshua Church

After having breakfast, we had to repack for our trip to Santo Domingo, a 5-hour ride north of Guayaquil. Everyone travelling with us met at Fernando’s and Gardenia’s home. Fernando asked us to have lunch as Gardenia prepared a meal for us while we waited for the rest of the team to arrive. This time was great as it allowed us more opportunities to catch up and get to know each other. All the women wanted to get to know Becky especially.

We arrived in Santo Domingo around 7PM and checked into our hotel. We had about 20 minutes to get to Joshua Church, where Pat was to preach. After introducing the team, he spoke on answering the great commission and laying hands on the sick, casting out devils and saving the lost. He gave an altar call for anyone needing ministry. We saw many touched by the Lord. I had an interesting experience in the ministry time. We only had enough translators for three of us, so I asked the Lord what to do. Fernandito (Fernando’s son) came over to me and asked if he could help. So he and I trained each other and started praying for people. We had a great experience and saw many people get touched by the Lord. I asked him later how he felt about it and he said that he wanted to be as good a translator as his sister. He is off to a great start and is beginning earlier!

Saturday June 26^th The H.O.T. Leaders Retreat – Santo Domingo Balneario Ficus

After breakfast, we visited a children’s feeding program, sponsored by Heart of Titus and ministered by Pastor Roberto Rios. They call the area ‘The Island’

and have developed a school for the children to teach them scholastic lessons as well as teach them about Jesus. While we were there, we saw that they were working on building a water tower to catch all of the rainwater, for consumption purposes. In addition, Dr. Frank shared his testimony about being raised in an orphanage and still being able to become a medical doctor after having lived through a difficult childhood. He encouraged them to trust God, ask Jesus into their hearts and believe that, through Jesus, anything is possible! As we were leaving, they brought a small child to us to pray for. This little girl’s brother carries her around the school every day they are there.

Editor's note:  We will continue we the next part of Chuck's journal later this week.

The team is back, tired but happy that they got to see God do so many wonderful things for our Ecuadorian friends.  Emily and I greeted them at the airport last night and they couldn't stop talking about the love of our team, the miracles God did, and the growth of the good works our Ecuadorian friends are doing for the glory of the Lord.

In the next couple of days we will have their reports and photos here. Here's a sample of what I heard:

• Monday night a blind woman received her sight in CEAD, our host church in Guayaquil. 
• Our Santo Domingo feeding program has now expanded to 3 locations in poor neighborhoods.
• Judy Saez is doing much better after her second surgery.
• Last weekend about 50 people participated in our Leadership Retreat in Santo Domingo.  Here's a short video with Becky Blystone ministering at the Retreat:

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We also had the privilege of having with us author and doctor Frank Bruyere  from South Carolina.  This was Dr. Frank's first trip with us. Frank travels on missions very frequently, especially to Kenya and Ghana.  He has written 9 books and is a gifted teacher. Here is a excerpt of one of Dr. Frank's teachings at the conference:

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While we are at it, let me show you just a short video of Chuck Blystone talking about how to have a good marriage:

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 This Thursday Pat McGuffin will be leading a team to Ecuador which includes Chuck & Becky Blystone and Dr. Frank Bruyere.  They will spend some time in Guayaquil but most of their time will be in Santo Domingo.  In Santo Domingo they will be conducting a leadership retreat for people related to our ministry.

We have about 40 pastors and church leaders coming to the retreat to receive personal ministry and receive teaching on topics regarding marriage, conducting home groups, counseling, and receiving the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

We are excited that our Guayaquil team will be assisting in the leading of the retreat. Please pray that God gives them a spirit of unity and peace to work well together and that the language differences would not be impediments to the work God wants to do in each heart.  Pray also that the Lord emboldens them and empowers them to do their part to "make disciples of all nations."

We have a request from Dr. Byron Lopez to keep praying about the volanic eruption: Here's his note to me:

Hi Tony, Blessings. The ashes have not reappeared since last Friday, thank God, but the volcano's activity continues, more firmly than in previous years. We are praying that this activity disappears, and that we will not be surprised or disgraced. All activities are getting back to normal, except near the volcano, where people are in shelters. In the love of Jesus ..... Byron

The latest we have heard is that the volcanic ash that had been raining on Guayaquil has stopped. Thank you for praying for the city and for the health of our team there.