Reflections
JIREH
18-20 And now I have it all—and keep getting more! The gifts you sent with Epaphroditus were more than enough, like a sweet-smelling sacrifice roasting on the altar, filling the air with fragrance, pleasing God to no end. You can
July Update – Lot’s o’ News!
We apologize for being a bit out of touch. It’s been a busy past few months for us with a lot of ups and downs. Additionally, the Covenant’s Blog service that this blog is hosted on has not been working
…Well done…
There are people that come in to our lives that seem bigger than life. They seem to have this place and presence in our lives and we naively think that they will always be there. We know of course logically …
In the Valley There is Confidence
Humility and the Cross
As we entered the Lenten season this year, we invited our whole family in to this to experience “Fat Tuesday” and Ash Wednesday. It is really one of the first times we have done this WITH the kids. We want …
Radical Hospitality
Radical Hospitality
It’s been quite a few years now that God continues to bring me back in one way or another to Romans 12, speaking of Love in Action. In Romans 12:9-13, Paul says these words:
…Love must be sincere.
Joel and Rolando’s First Ever Podcast
Joel and Rolando were recently interviewed on the Social Enterprise Podcast for the work we do in Ecuador. Please listen here when you have some time: https://soundcloud.com/finca-international/episode-36-the-santiago-partnership-in-ecuador
Memory of Last Year
Last year, on September 22, 2019 I was involved in a very traumatic experience that ended in the loss of a precious Ecuadorian baby boy to a fatal accident. I tried to blog about it last year, to write about …
Grace Knows my Name
There is nothing quite like a worldwide pandemic to make you feel the weight of your inconsistencies, failures inadequacies. I don’t know about you, but they seem to stare me in the face some days, maybe most days and it …
Just Breathe
This past weekend, Joel and I took a much needed weekend away to rest, reconnect and…climb a volcano. Yes, you read that correctly, we climbed Rucu Pinchincha which is an active volcano. If you have been to Quito to visit, …