by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 19, 2008 | Personal
We visited the U.S. commercial services today. And by “we” I mean everyone else because I was as sick as a dog with a bacterial infection in my stomach. The U.S. commercial services is a business that works with American companies helping them do business in Ecuador....
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 19, 2008 | Christian Living, Evangelism, Personal
Today we visited a Ecuadorian Baptist church. We missed the regular service and only got to visit the Sunday School which didn’t make a lot of sense since it was in Spanish. Yes. This is Popcorn and dried banana slices. Its an appetizer and not that bad Iglesia Means...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 16, 2008 | Personal
Today we studied micro entrepreneurship by visiting a local open air market. The breakfast bar at our hotel. The food here is good and amazingly inexpensive. I got a fillet mignon for $6. Permission Permission based marketing may be a new concept to us westerners but...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 15, 2008 | Courtship, Personal
I am setting of on one of the biggest, most exiting and dangerous adventures of my life. And I am not talking about my trip to Ecuador. Grace Chambers and I are now officially courting. And by official I mean Facebook official. After several meetings with her dad he...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 15, 2008 | Personal
This spring break Cynthia and I are going to Ecuador for International Business. Part of the course requires us to keep a journal of each days events. I thought I would share the trip with you. Today I learned that life does exist at 4am. My dad dropped me off at the...