Ecuador: Handing over of the Orchid Project

8 October 2026

Sharon Wilcox is on her way back from Ecuador to the UK and officially retires as a CMS mission partner in April 2027. Sharon has been working at the Orchid Project in Santo Domingo. The project works with people with learning disabilities, teaching them life skills and seeks to enable them to become independent.

Please pray for Sharon as she enters this new phase of life and settles back in the UK. Please also pray for Mary (pronounced “Marry”), the new project coordinator, that she continues to flourish in the role and that the Lord will guide her.

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