Unadopted Groups
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Tabacundo/La Esperanza Quichua
To the church that accepts the opportunity to serve as an SC church for the Tabacundo-La Esperanza area comes the privilege of being a part of seeing that need met. Only an estimated 2 percent of the 9,000+ Quichua in Tabacundoa-Esperanza know Jesus and the rest need to have that opportunity. While doing the Lord's work in Tabacundo-La Esperanza, you will be able to see one of the most beautiful places in God's creation. Only 1 1/2 hours from Quito and the airport are beautiful mountains, snow-capped volcanoes and breathtaking overlooks which are just part of the scenery of the Andes Mountains where Tabacundo-La Esperanza is located. With Jesus in the hearts of the people, a beautiful place will be even more beautiful and those involved in making that possible can count on enjoying true blessings that come to those who go in the Name of Jesus. Adequate accommodations are available in Tabacundo-La Esperanza and nearby Cayambe, about 5 miles away.
Malchingui-Tocachi Quichua
To the church that accepts the opportunity to serve as an SC church for the Malchingui-Tocachi area, comes the privilege of being a part of seeing that need met. Only an estimated 2 percent of the 5,000 people, about half of which are Quichua in Malchingui know Jesus and the rest need to have that opportunity. While doing the Lord's work in Malchingui, you will be able to see one of the most beautiful places in God's creation. Only 1 1/2 hours from Quito and the airport are beautiful mountains, snow-capped volcanoes and breathtaking overlooks which are just part of the scenery of the Andes Mountains where Malchingui is located.
Rural Machachi Quichua
The Rural Machachi area is located 1.5 hours from the Quito airport. It is easily reached by traveling south on the PanAmerican Highway. While still being in close proximity to Quito, the people, the area, and their way of life are very different. The Quichua Mestizado in Rural Machachi have a Quichua heritage and worldview but most do not speak the Quichua language and most do not wear the traditional dress that is normally seen in the Quichua culture. Agriculture and crop production, marketing and related fields are the primary sources of income for the area.
Aloag Mestizado Quichua
The HPZ of Aloag is located 1 ½ hours south of the Quito airport in the south western portion of the province of Pichincha. It is easily reached by traveling south on the Panamerican Hwy from Quito. You would fly into the Quito airport, overnight in Quito and travel out to Alaog the following day by hired van. While still being in close proximity to Quito, an urban area, the people, the area, and their way of life are very different. The Quichua mestizo in Aloag have a Quichua heritage and world view, but most do not speak the Quichua language or wear the traditional dress that is normally seen in the Quichua culture. Agriculture, dairy and marketing are the primary sources of income for the area.
Adequate lodging is available in Machachi as are restaurants with mostly typical Ecuadorian meals. Privately owned buses and vans are available for rent from Quito. Public buses, pick-up trucks, and taxis are available for transportation in this HPZ. Internet cafes and public phones provide easy communication locally, nationally, and to the US. Banks with ATMs are located in Machachi. Most of these people are Catholic by birth, but for most the practice of their religion is not a priority and they do not regularly attend mass. We found no evangelical churches in the HPZ but there are several in surrounding areas. It is estimated that less than 2% of the people are born again Christians. Many people in Aloag still need to hear the good news.
Adequate lodging is available in Machachi as are restaurants with mostly typical Ecuadorian meals. Privately owned buses and vans are available for rent from Quito. Public buses, pick-up trucks, and taxis are available for transportation in this HPZ. Internet cafes and public phones provide easy communication locally, nationally, and to the US. Banks with ATMs are located in Machachi. Most of these people are Catholic by birth, but for most the practice of their religion is not a priority and they do not regularly attend mass. We found no evangelical churches in the HPZ but there are several in surrounding areas. It is estimated that less than 2% of the people are born again Christians. Many people in Aloag still need to hear the good news.
Pilahuin Quichua
The HPZ of Western Pilahuin is located in the western portion of the province of Tungurahua in the mountains of Central Ecuador. It is 4 hours from the airport in Quito and 40 minutes from the city of Ambato and at the foot of the tallest volcano in Ecuador, snow-capped, majestic, Chimborazo. Many of the Indigenous people who live in this rural area still speak the Quichua language as well as Spanish and wear the traditional Quichua clothing. Most earn their meager income from farming and livestock.
Juan B. Vela Quichua
The parroquia of Juan B. Vela is located 20 minutes southwest of Ambato in the province of Tungurahua in the mountains of central Ecuador. It is about a 3 hour trip from the Quito airport down the Pan American Highway from which, on a clear day a number of snow-capped volcanoes can be seen. A large percentage of the population in this parroquia are indigenous. Many speak the Quichua language as well as Spanish and the traditional Quichua clothing is still worn by many of them. Agriculture and marketing are the primary sources of income for the people.
Salinas Quichua
Salinas is located near the beautiful and largest volcano in Ecuador, Chimborazo. On clear days it is a spectacular drive from Ambato to Salinas which is located 4 1/2 hours by car from the Quito airport. At elevations that sometimes surpass 13,000 feet, you'll experience cold nights and cool days (35-60F) as you minister to and reach the lost people of Salinas for Christ. These people have been helped (economically) by the Catholic priests and church, but they don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Their focus has been on the temporal, but they need to have an eternal relationship with Jesus. Most are Catholic by birth, but do not practice their faith on a regular basis. There is only one evangelical church in this area and there is a great need for the people to hear the true gospel of Jesus Christ. About 85% of the population is indigenous, many of whom still speak the Quichua language and wear the traditional Quichua dress.
Quichua people of Cochapata
The HPZ of Cochapata/Las Nieves/El Progresso is made up of 3 parroquias, located in the Canton of Nabon. The HPZ is located in the province of Azuay in southwestern Ecuador, 1 1/2 hours south of Cuenca, the 3rd largest city in the country. An estimated 65% of the population is of Quichua heritage, but most do not speak the Quichua language, but speak Spanish. Most of the people earn their income from farming and related businesses. Lodging is available in the town of Nabon and at a hosteria near the Pan America Highway which runs through the Canton of Nabon. Most of the people are Catholic by birth but in most of these communities, Mass is not held on a regular basis. Some may only have Mass one time a year in their community. We know of no evangelical churches here and did not meet any evangelicals. Catholicism is very strong in this area and there is a great need for these people to hear of the hope that is found in Jesus Christ alone. Would your church be willing to engage this area and offer these people an opportunity to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior? People are dying every day without Christ and without hope. If this area is not engaged by an SC church it may be many years before these people know of Christ's love and redemption.
Isinlivi
The HPZ of Isinliví/Chugchillán is located in the cantón of Sigchos in the province of Cotopaxi. It can be reached by traveling about 2 hours south from the Quito airport, turn right (west) off the Pan-American hwy just north of Latacunga, the capitol of Cotopaxi and traveling about 2 more hours on mostly dirt roads. This is a beautiful area of Ecuador with mountains, valleys, plateaus and the view of several volcanoes on clear days. You would fly into the Quito airport, overnight in Quito and travel out to Isinliví/Chugchilán the following day by hired van. Most of the people engage in agriculture and related businesses for their incomes. This is a poor area with a high percentage of the people living below the poverty level with as many as 97% lacking in the meeting of basic daily needs. 90% of the people in this HPZ are Quichua; most of them speak the Quichua language in addition to Spanish, and wear the traditional Quichua clothes. We found only a small Pentecostal church in Buena Hierba in Isinliví. The pastor is there only on weekends so only a very small part of this area is evangelical Christian. The Catholic church has been working here for many years (25+) to help the people economically. In both of these parroquias they have training centers where the young men are taught wood working and in Chugchillán some of the young women can learn the art of baking desserts that are sold in the hostals, mostly to tourists. This might increase the opposition to the gospel because of the loyalty the people feel for the financial benefit that has come through this training and work. Phone booths are available in Chugchillán but no internet service is available in either Chugchillán or Isinliví.
Angamarca
The HPZ of Angamarca is a parroquia located in the Cantón of Pujilí in the province of Cotopaxi. It is about 4½ hours from Latacunga and the Pan America Hwy (6 ½ hours total from Quito). This is a highly indigenous area with over 90% of the population being Quichua. Most speak Quichua and still wear the traditional Quichua dress. Most of the people in this rural area earn their income from farming and livestock. You would fly into the Quito airport, overnight in Quito and travel out to Angamarca the following day by hired van. Basic lodging is available in the town of Angamarca which has a population of around 1302 people. Restaurants with Ecuadorian meals are available. There are buses that go to Angamarca and to some of the surrounding communities. There are some local trucks also available for hire by the trip or by the day. There are public phones but no internet in Angamarca. Fill up with gas (if on private transportation) in Zumbahua before leaving hwy 40. Most of the people are Catholic by birth, but most do not attend mass on a regular basis. We know of no evangelical churches in this parroquia. There are 2 groups in the area that call themselves evangelicals, but their doctrine is not healthy. There is some work being done there by the Catholic Church that provides training in carpentry for young men in the area. This may make it more difficult to begin work here because of their loyalty to those who have helped them learn a trade but there is a great need for these people to hear the gospel and come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Because of its distance from larger cities and the lack of availability and access to many products, market day (Friday) is an important part of the life of these people.
Sigchos
The HPZ of Sigchos is located in the cantón of Sigchos in the province of Cotopaxi. It can be reached by traveling about 2 hours south from the Quito airport, turn right off the Pan-American hwy just north of Latacunga, the capitol of Cotopaxi and traveling about 2 more hours on mostly dirt roads. This is a beautiful area of Ecuador with mountains, valleys, plateaus and the view of several volcanoes on clear days. You would fly into the Quito airport, overnight in Quito and travel by van or bus to Sigchos the following day. Most of the people engage in agriculture and related businesses for their incomes. This is a poor area with a high percentage of the people living below the poverty level with as many as 87% lacking in the meeting of basic daily needs. We found only a small Pentecostal church in the town of Sigchos. The pastor is there only on weekends so only a very small part of this area is evangelical Christian. The people are nominally Catholic by birth, but do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. There may be opposition to the gospel due to the high percentage of Catholics compared to the small number of evangelical Christians in this HPZ. Phone booths and gas are available in Sigchos.
EL Corazon
The HPZ of El Corazón is composed of 3 parroquias in the cantón of El Pangua. This is a very rural area in the southwest corner of the province of Cotopaxi. It is about 6 ½ hours to El Corazón from Latacunga, the capital of the Province of Cotopaxi; a total of 8 ½ hours from Quito. If you adopted this HPZ, you would need to fly into the airport in Quito, spend the night in Quito, and travel out the next day to reach your HPZ and begin to minister in this area.
Most of the people make their living growing agricultural products and livestock. Potatoes, onions, blackberries, and other cold weather crops are grown in the higher elevations and in the lower elevations are sugar cane, plátano, and bananas. More than 50 % of the people of these 3 parroquias are Quichua, some of whom still speak the Quichua language. There is less than a 2 % evangelized population with a small evangelical church in El Corazon and one in Ramón Campaña. The majority of the people are Catholic; there are also several Jehovah's Witnesses and Apostles in the Name of Jesus (cult)/Jesus only) churches involving a small percentage of the population. This is a beautiful area but it is covered in spiritual darkness. There is a great need for the gospel to go out to these people.
Most of the people make their living growing agricultural products and livestock. Potatoes, onions, blackberries, and other cold weather crops are grown in the higher elevations and in the lower elevations are sugar cane, plátano, and bananas. More than 50 % of the people of these 3 parroquias are Quichua, some of whom still speak the Quichua language. There is less than a 2 % evangelized population with a small evangelical church in El Corazon and one in Ramón Campaña. The majority of the people are Catholic; there are also several Jehovah's Witnesses and Apostles in the Name of Jesus (cult)/Jesus only) churches involving a small percentage of the population. This is a beautiful area but it is covered in spiritual darkness. There is a great need for the gospel to go out to these people.
Facundo Vela
The parroquia of Facundo Vela is located approximately 7 hours from Quito in the north-central part of the province of Bolivar. The town of the same name is a central point from which the gospel can go out to the other areas/communities. Most of the people earn their income from agriculture and agriculture related businesses. The parroquia has three distinct areas: high mountains in the eastern part, cloud forest in the central part, and subtropical in the western part of the parroquia. Because of the range in altitude, the temperatures and vegetation vary greatly. The Quichua people make up about 40% of the population in Facundo Vela. Most of them live in the western most part. There is only 1 small church of about 15 people and this is located in the town of Facundo Vela. The remaining part of the population is mostly nominal Catholic in faith. This means that less than 1% of the people are born again believers.
Phone cabins and internet are available in Facundo Vela. There are no hotels here, but rooms are available for rent in the home of one of the residents: Rosa Flores. There are also a few restaurants, but Rosa has a kitchen that could be used by the teams to prepare their own meals (team would provide their own stove and gas, sort of like camping, but in a building with beds and bathrooms). A team working here would need to coordinate their visits in times when are no festivals. Market day is Saturday, which is a good day to make contacts with people coming in to Facundo Vela to make their purchases.
Phone cabins and internet are available in Facundo Vela. There are no hotels here, but rooms are available for rent in the home of one of the residents: Rosa Flores. There are also a few restaurants, but Rosa has a kitchen that could be used by the teams to prepare their own meals (team would provide their own stove and gas, sort of like camping, but in a building with beds and bathrooms). A team working here would need to coordinate their visits in times when are no festivals. Market day is Saturday, which is a good day to make contacts with people coming in to Facundo Vela to make their purchases.
Quijos
The cantón of Quijos begins just 2 hours east of the capital city of Quito in the Napo Province. It is composed of 5 parroquias (Baeza, Cosanga, Cuyuja, Papallacta and San Francisco de Borja) with a total population of 6,200 people. The altitude ranges from 11,400 feet in Papallacta on the western side of the cantón, to around 3,800 feet in Cosanga on the eastern edge of the cantón in the high tropics of Ecuador. Temperatures range from 40⁰F in Papallacta at night to 80+ in the eastern/lower elevations. Papallacta is noted for its thermal springs and attracts many tourists who visit there for the therapeutic value of the warm pools. Antisana, one of Ecuador’s many beautiful volcanoes is also located in this cantón. Because of the great variance in altitude there are a wide variety of trees and other vegetation, including wild orchids and birds-of-paradise. In the high tropical areas, there are a variety of birds to be found. Some of the Quichua people here still wear the traditional dress and speak the Quichua language but far more are called ‘campesinos’ which means that they have a Quichua heritage and ‘world view’, but they do not speak the language or dress in the traditional Quichua attire. Most of the people earn their living from agriculture, dairy, and related occupations. Most of them are Catholic by birth but only nominal in their faith. There is a small ‘pacto’ church in Baeza and a small church in Papallacta which was started by missionaries from HCJB. There are some members of the Unitarian church (doctrinally errant) in Papallacta, but even then, the total of evangelical believers in Quijos is less than 2%. Telephone booths and internet cafes are available in the towns where the government for each parroquia is located. There are also restaurants and lodging available in Papallacta, Baeza and San Francisco de Borja.
