Story number 5 for 21 Mar 2001

(Ecuador)–And finally, the Christian and Missionary Alliance reports that because of the difficult economic situation in Ecuador, thousands of people are leaving and traveling to Spain to find work. Since the economy spiraled out of control, official estimates put the number of Ecuadorians who have left in the last five years at 1 million. To respond to this need, the C&MA national church there is sending an Ecuadorian pastor to minister to these immigrants.