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SteveRitchie
American looking for information about Ecuador
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About me
American
Lives in Long Island NY
Registration: 10 December 2014
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...
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Thanks for the advice. Are you living in Quito? I heard that Quito is very cold and densely populated. We would like to rent first outside of a city in a more country area where we can have a huge yard and our own organic gardens. We love mountain ... Read More
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...
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My wife and I do not want to homeschool our son so this is a real problem for us. My wife is Filipina so we decided to move to the Philippines where there are allot of English speaking schools to choose from for our eight year old. We are thinking ... Read More
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...
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We have been praying about moving to Vilcabamba but we are also open to moving somewhere on the outskirts of Loja or perhaps somewhere in between Vilca and Loja. I have also been looking for an English speaking non-Catholic Church but to no avail. I ... Read More
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Any Spirit Filled Born Again Churches in Vilcabamba? by SteveRitchie
I just retired from law enforcement but I have also Pastored a Spirit Filled Church on Long Island since 1996. Are there any English speaking Full Gospel Churches in Vilcabamba? If not, would anyone like to start one?
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My Bible tells me that only God is our judge so no one should be judging others to hell. For "all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God." Therefore Christ's true servants must share the whole gospel by citing the words ... Read More
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Any Spirit Filled Born Again Churches in Vilcabamba? by SteveRitchie
I just retired from law enforcement but I have also Pastored a Spirit Filled Church on Long Island since 1996. Are there any English speaking Full Gospel Churches in Vilcabamba? If not, would anyone like to start one?
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I agree that it is a shame that all who profess Christ cannot come together as one body of believers. The real problem is that many are preaching "diverse and strange doctrines" that the apostle called, "doctrines of demons." ... Read More
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Any Spirit Filled Born Again Churches in Vilcabamba? by SteveRitchie
I just retired from law enforcement but I have also Pastored a Spirit Filled Church on Long Island since 1996. Are there any English speaking Full Gospel Churches in Vilcabamba? If not, would anyone like to start one?
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Then someone needs to start one. Jesus said, "Where two or three are gathered together in My Name, THERE AM I IN THE MIDST OF THEM." We are still not certain when we will be arriving in Vilcabamba as we have allot of things to take care of ... Read More
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...
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Paul, Your interest in organic farming and self sustaining communities caught my attention. That is one of our main desires for moving to Vilcabamba. We want to link up with others who are into organic gardening and self sufficient living in the ... Read More
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New members of the Ecuador forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ecuador forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
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Hello, I just retired but my pension is about half of my regular income so we are looking to live on a $2,000 per month budget. We are looking to move to Vilcabamba for six months to check it out before possibly applying for permanent residency. It ... Read More
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...
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Wow, I did not expect such fast responses. Thanks for your insight. However, I can't imagine placing my eight year old into an all Spanish speaking school. He would need to have special attention and a special class taught by a bilingual ... Read More
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...
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Thanks for the reply. We are attracted to Vilcabamba because there are many expats living there. If we were going to live in a city we would probably pick Cuenca over Quito. I'm thinking that there might be a small expat school or an expat home ... Read More
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Any Spirit Filled Born Again Churches in Vilcabamba?
I just retired from law enforcement but I have also Pastored a Spirit Filled Church on Long Island since 1996. Are there any English speaking Full Gospel Churches in Vilcabamba? If not, would anyone like to start one? Read More
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...
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I have been able to retire early at 51 but it is tough living in the U.S. with a pension which is about half of my regular salary. We are looking into moving to Vilcabamba so my pension will go much further there. My wife and I have an eight year ... Read More