Walking Alongside Gary and Mary Lou Sander

Thirty Years and the Adventure Continues . . .
Thirty years ago, in June of 1990, we were consecrated as Evangelical Covenant Church Serve Globally personnel for service in Colombia. Along with Laura Rose, Roy and Aleta Danforth for service …

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We are not usually Twitter people. However, with the onset of the COVID-19 and the changes that began in early March in and around Medellín, we began following Medellín, Antioquia, and Colombia leadership and their Twitter accounts so that we …

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We stand with you in prayer and seeking the Lord God in these days. We praise God that you are standing with us.

Colombia has been in an Obligatory National Isolation since March 21 and will continue until at least …

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We wanted to put ourselves in touch with you and let you know that here in Medellin, Colombia, we are experiencing, along with all of you, the daily discovery of how to live in the fluid situation that the entire …

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I, Gary, had the opportunity two weeks ago to once again visit the Epeiyu Pushaina community that the Covenant Wayuu CWR project is partnering with. The purpose of the trip was to accompany the Epeiyu Pushaina family leader, Yalexi, and …

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As January is Mary Lou’s birthday month, I (Gary) wanted to highlight something about Mary Lou that those of you who know her would surely agree with – Mary Lou makes an effort to “see” you when she is with …

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“Bread and fishes” (from Matthew 14) might be translated into Wayuunaiki as “goat and yucca”. (Wayuunaiki is the native language of the Wayuu Indigenous nation of the northern cone of South America.) When we were visiting the Epeiyu Pushaina Rancheria/Community …

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The 3rd Latin America Covenant World Relief Partner Consultation is now in the books—accomplished! It was fantastic that 23 representatives from CWR local partner projects, foundations, corporations and ministries from Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico and the USA were able to meet …

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We’re not sure why these Iguanas were in the middle of the sidewalk in front of the Bone Fracture Clinic of Monteria. As we got off the bus to walk to our host’s house, this is what we saw (and …

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Why are we showing you the 2nd graduating class? Most of the time it seems like what is publicized are the FIRST results of a program – photos, stories, testimonies, etc. If you want to see those first results, look …

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