Reflections
God With Us
On Christmas Eve, one of those memories came up on Facebook, which, let’s be honest, kill me almost every time I see them. Whether it is friends or family or our kids when they were much younger, they always bring …
Christmas Newsletter 2019
A Revision Trip
During the early days of October, we helped host a team of pastors and church leaders from the Covenant’s East Coast Conference on a first-ever-for-Ecuador “Revision Trip.” A Revision Trip is a for pastors and lay leaders to visit on
…A visit from Christa!
My best friend for over 22 years came to visit Ecuador for the 3rd time these last 2 weeks. It was wonderful for us to have her here and this time was a little different than the last in that …
“Don’t Cry Over…Broken Teapots and Mugs?”
It was a tough week for ceramics in our house. It’s summertime so all kids are home all the time which makes the probability of things happening a little higher. The first accident happened in the kitchen with Ephraim. I …
Breathe
There must be a theme going on today about prayer. Sometimes we don’t know HOW to pray or what to pray or where to even start. Sometimes for me personally I feel like “hey I’m a missionary, I should have …
Everything is Different
I started the Lenten season (the 40 days before Easter) with very good intentions and high expectations. In years past, I felt this holy season sneak up on me leaving me scrambling and rushing and in the midst of the …
A Beardless Reflection
As silly as this selfie looks…. here we go!
This my attempt to explain why I am now beardless. For those of you are thinking right now, “who cares???” or “why a reflection on something so trivial???”… I will
…Reflections on Maundy Thursday and the Cross
…The evening meal was in progress and the devil had already prompted Judas to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
Kids Helping Kids
Recently a new resource was distributed through the Evangelical Covenant Church and Covenant World Relief which is called Kids Helping Kids: Orphans and Vulnerable Children.
Through the Kids Helping Kids resource, children will learn from and be inspired by children
The Santiago Partnership