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Answering a Call: Judi Lach Veeck Finds Purpose in Mission Trip to Ecuador

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Judi Lach Veeck distributes medicine at a clinic in Ecuador during a missionary trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Judi Lach Veeck distributes medicine at a clinic in Ecuador during a missionary trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

A group of volunteers help build a community center and church in Ecuador during a mission trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

A group of volunteers help build a community center and church in Ecuador during a mission trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

A dog peeks out from under a table inside the medical clinic in Ecuador, where Judi Lach Veeck volunteered during a missionary trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

A dog peeks out from under a table inside the medical clinic in Ecuador, where Judi Lach Veeck volunteered during a missionary trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

A group of volunteers visited Ecuador in May during a missionary trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

A group of volunteers visited Ecuador in May during a missionary trip. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Judi Lach Veeck visited Ecuador during a mission trip in May. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Judi Lach Veeck visited Ecuador during a mission trip in May. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Sara Flores, a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries, inside the medical clinic in Ecuador. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Sara Flores, a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries, inside the medical clinic in Ecuador. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Inside an Ecuadorian medical clinic. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Inside an Ecuadorian medical clinic. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Scenes from Ecuador. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Scenes from Ecuador. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Living in Ecuador. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

Living in Ecuador. COURTESY JUDI LACH VEECK

authorMichelle Trauring on Sep 7, 2025
On May 14, Judi Lach Veeck arrived at the Bradley International Airport in Connecticut feeling largely optimistic. She didn’t know a soul, but would come to. She had never visited... more

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