Reflections
Santiago Partnership 2016 Year in Review
We will provide a year in review of what all transpired in 2016 through pictures. Each picture can be clicked on to follow the link to read about it. Thank you for all of your support in 2016!!!
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What I would tell my 23 year old self…
I remember right before Joel and I got married, I was 23 and thought, of course, that I knew it all. During bridal showers and other events leading up to our wedding, there were some people that were pretty negative …
Goodbye Jonathan!
We want to celebrate the life of our friend Jonathan Swanson of Duluth, MN who recently passed away and whose memorial contributions have been donated to the Santiago Partnership. Joel was able to attend Jonathan’s funeral in Duluth while we
…Time in the States
We just got back and are still recovering from a whirlwind trip to the States. To explain, we had planned to go to the States over the Holidays (Christmas and New Year) this year but had discovered over the course …
The Truth Hurts
For the past few weeks as I have watched news, read Facebook posts, read articles, my heart just hurts. I haven’t purposefully been silent on these issues of race and my response to it, I just had so many thoughts …
“I surrender…SOME?”
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life
HOW THE DARKNESS OF A DELAYED FLIGHT SHOWED ME THE SUNLIGHT OF GOD
HOW THE DARKNESS OF A DELAYED FLIGHT SHOWED ME THE SUNLIGHT OF GOD
by Dr. Erica Liebelt
My first trip to Ecuador was in November 2014 when I visited the Galapagos Islands and Quito for adventure, a cultural …
The need for water
Pictures of the distribution of water by government officials in the area of those affected by the recent earthquake. They were throwing water off of the trucks while continuing to move forward! Water is so desperately needed as much of
…Ecuador Earthquake Update
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t has now been almost 13 days since the devastating earthquake hit the Ecuadorian coast. Some days it seems like a lifetime ago and other times it seems like it just happened yesterday. It is probably to the point …
Light of the World
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14
When I was younger, I LOVED lighthouses. I remember having a poster of a lighthouse on my wall with a huge wave …





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