Overview

A few years ago, a group of friends (some Ecuadorians, some North Americans) . pooled their money together to purchase a 100-year-old house in the heart of Quito's Historic Center- just a few blocks from Presidential palace.

Alicia--the daughter of Sixto Duran Ballen a former President of Ecuador and former Mayor of Quito-- had a vision to restore this run-down house and use it as a place to accomplish three things:

1) To house young men who would commit for 1-3 years to live and study together the principles and Person of Jesus of Nazareth.

2) To create a safe, inviting place where both the leaders of the country and the poor in the community could gather, share a meal, and get to know one another. People from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, and social classes would be welcomed in the name of Jesus.

3) To host international friends who would visit, share, serve, and participate in the activities of the house for a period of time, causing the network and family of God to grow.