Well said Daphne. The trip was incredible on so many levels. Glad to have shared the experience with so many great people.
Even if you didn't come on the trip, be sure to watch for word of the "return and report" event with Elder Walter Gonzalez and the Hermana sometime in the near future. We will see some incredible photos and video footage from Janae Bingham and all of our camera files and hear about the many incredible things that went on while we were there. -Mitch (Moffitt)
We did what we came here to do...and more. We built the tutoring center, we taught newly graduated med students neonatal rescusitation just in time for them to go into the villages to serve, we educated kids about dental care and then took care of their dental needs. We stocked the tutoring center with supplies (and a flat screen TV!) We delivered newborn kits to all the new moms in the Guasmo hospital. We served in the temple and reunited with the Ecuadorian people we love. And we went about doing good everywhere we could. I'm proud to be a part of this group of amazingly skilled, loving, hard working and faithful people.
Construction team woke up before dawn and went home after dark. They were soaked in sweat, water, mud, grout, and paint.
Dr. Moffitt's neonatal rescusitation course went better than we could have imagined. Classes were full, med students were sharp and extremely excited, and now Dr. Carlos Latorre (Ecuador) is trained to teach those classes.
The dental team worked hunched over lawn chairs...but were happy the stake center had air conditioning. The aching backs and equipment struggles made up for that luxury.
We had 2 Ecuadorian dentists serving with us.
We helped over 650 kids in 4 days! Some were special needs, some were preparing to go on missions and just couldn't afford the dental, all were from Guasmo and the surrounding areas.
Those in the education team were key to keeping the peace. They not only taught dental hygeine but also kept the kids entertained while they waited.
Abe, Troy and Teresa are the reason this happened in the first place. They handled the behind the scenes...and did an amazing job! It worked so well having a director at each location. They were insanely busy.
Brave souls worked on bamboo scaffolding lashed with rope. Below is the cleanest we ever saw Mayo.
This is the neighbor next door to the tutoring center. This is a rough area and the kids live in homes like these.
Before...
After!
And they are why we do it.
The kids from the tutoring center put on a program for us and then we celebrated "Dia de los Ninos."
This is how we roll here. Sometimes we have 3 vans and it's a cushy ride. Other times we are like a circus car full of clowns. Man, we are a spectacle here.
Going to back to our old stomping grounds. They used to live on the 2nd floor of this building and the girls in the shop below remember them yelling, "Aprende la bomba!" (Turn on the water!)
A common quote on this trip is "This is straight up Ecuador!"
Troy, Daphne and Abe came in 3 days early to prepare all the details...but they managed to squeeze in a quick trip to Cuenca, Paute, Gualaceo and Chordeleg. 
We couldn't leave without riding in the back of a truck for old times sake.
We all split up and went to different wards that we served in. Every one of us has an incredible story. It has been amazing seeing the impact these guys had on these people 20 years ago and seeing how it has changed their lives.
We were invited to come to a missionary prep activity and Deven Smith was asked to bear his testimony. We all sang "Called to Serve." Very cool experience. Then tonight we had a reunion and the current mission president spoke to us about the work. Afterwards, we hammered out the details of the service tomorrow and now we are READY TO GET TO WORK!
