Heart 4 Ecuador

After many years of visiting the beautiful country of Ecuador, Jack Sutherland and his wife Maria had the privilege of building a realtionship with the wonderful people of Las Cabañas de Ayampe. This small, third world community, located along Ecuador's southern coast, like many underprivileged Ecuadorian communities, had been somewhat forgotten by the rest of society. During their visit the gap between their first world lifestyle and this poor third world village became shockingly evident. Yet their hearts were touched by how full of life this community was despite their hardships. Shortly after their visit they decided to team up with Common Heart (a wonderful non-profit focused on loving our less fortunate neighbors), as a means of assisting and creating awareness about communities like this in Ecuador, as well as learning from them how to be vibrant and unified in less than ideal circumstances.