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When Myriam, Yolanda, and Mary Lou asked Patricia if she would be willing to volunteer as the new regional leader, she said, “Yes! I love to volunteer!” When they told her that she was volunteering as the Women’s Ministry leader, …

Two very basic fundamentals of our life in Colombia merged once again this past week – family and mission teams. We have hosted mission teams that have been led by our daughter and son-in-law on two different occasions, so one …

We have been asking you to pray with us for the Colombia Covenant National Church FIPEC Annual Meeting, which was held May 4-7. We have been accompanying the FIPEC leadership, in all of the regional conferences, as it has been …

At the northern tip of South America, in the Colombia department of Guajira, sits the Wayuu nation. The Wayuu are facing a crisis, because of the extreme corruption, hot desert and arid conditions, affecting especially the children, elderly, lactating mothers …

It’s invigorating, inspiring, and challenging taking the certificate course on peace and reconciliation with the 30 Colombian Covenant youth, pastors and leaders here in Medellín. Julio Isaza taught well this weekend inviting us all to ‘do theology together’, to ‘be …

We want to give a “shout out” to Cila and Gabriel!

Gary met Cila and Gabriel Barrera in 1991, on his first trip to the city of Monteria. They had opened their home to a home group Bible study, that …

From the time I was a little girl I knew I wanted to be a teacher.  Perhaps it was because my older sister, Julie, wanted to be a teacher so I wanted to be one too!  She and I would …

“…I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

The River City Christian (Sacramento, CA) Men’s Ministry mission team has visited prisons in Mexico and Guatemala on their different Men’s mission trips over the years. In their …

One aspect of Christmas is the giving and receiving gifts. Gifts are varied – because each one who gives and each one who receives is unique: there is not “one gift for all”.

In the past months, the Pa’Vida ministry …

These past few weeks have been like none others that we have experienced in our years in Colombia so this update acknowledges what is happening and lets you know where we are at with all of this. If you want …