Corazon Latino means a Latin Heart in Spanish. Today mine is overflowing with joy and pride for the country I call home.

We have just watched Ecuador play England in the knock outs of the FIFA World Cup held in Germany. It was a fabulous game and all of Ecuador was out in force to watch it. Our guys played hard and well and lost by just 1-0. But by the shouts of joy and the hysteria you would have thought we had won!!!!

There is a massive street party at the end of our street and the sound system is sooooooooo huge that our house is rocking with the beat of the music. There are thousands of people in the street wearing the yellow, blue and red colours of the Ecuador flag and team. We joined in with them as they celebrated. What fun!!!

With just seven weeks left in this country my heart is tinged with sadness as well. Having lived here for the last eight years the time has come to return to our home land....a land of rugby and cricket! I have taken the plunge into the world of blogs and hope that this one will give you a little insight into the life of a missio in transition. Come by and visit as often as you like. I'd love to get to know you too.