Over a year ago, we were approached by two professors from North Park Theological Seminary about hosting a travel course for their students. From the very beginning, the vision for the course was that it would be an intercultural space …
When asked to think about what has been bringing me joy, I have to admit I had to sit and really think. With all of the hard events and circumstances we have found ourselves in from month to month, I …
When I told God we needed a break, this wasn’t what I had in mind. We had just come off Julio’s illnesses in December, a move in January and starting classes on February 5th. Unfortunately in that first week of …
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. – …
This year was especially meaningful to witness the graduation of 32 students from the Biblical Seminary of Colombia, with their BAs in Theology. Julio and I were privileged to have had many of them as students. Several of my students …
This past weekend, I (Katie), gathered with 16 youth leaders from different Covenant churches. We came together from all over Colombia, from Ipiales in the south to Barranquilla in the North. This gathering was a testimony of God’s faithfulness and …
As I think about the leaders of the Be Peace Make Peace and ArtPeace ministry projects, the word that comes to mind to describe them is “committed.” The impact these ministries continue to have in the lives of participants and …
It was a Tuesday afternoon and I was surprised to find every space of the church building filled with the sound of instruments and children. This is the new norm, not only on Tuesdays, but every weekday at Fuente de …
I could have missed it. I definitely wasn’t looking for it. Never did it occur to me that on my walk in the Twin Cities, on one of the last mornings in August, I would find one lilac growing on …
“Renewed 2024” was the theme of the first regional children’s ministry leaders retreat on the north coast. The weekend retreat took place in a finca (country retreat house) outside of Barranquilla, with 20 participants from 6 different Covenant churches attending.…