In 1995, I (Julio) saw for the first time a magazine about North Park Theological Seminary. I was at the Sander’s (Missionaries) house in Bogota, Colombia when I saw it and thought to myself, “One day I would like to …
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For the past year, Julio has been traveling to the south coast to work with several churches in the area of leadership training. He is constantly visiting the small city of Monteria and the small towns of El …
Once again we want to reiterate how much we appreciate your prayers. This weekend was a reminder of the power of prayer. Some of you who know me (Katie) know that in the past couple of years I have come …
This year, with local churches, one of the questions we’ve been asking is how can we engage children in the worship and life of the church? As I visited the Jireh Covenant church a few Sundays ago I was amazed …
Did you ever wish you could take back something you said? In my case there was a split second when I wished I could take back something I had just written. I had been working on an article yesterday morning, …
I must admit that the start of a new year is always a bit nerve-wracking for me (Katie). I always wonder what the new year will hold, what objectives will be met, what new things will be learned, how we’ll …
It was back in 1997/1998 when a group of young Colombians from the Covenant churches began to dream, plan, and organize a national youth ministry team. Julio was a part of the organization in its early years and was able …
Medellin is a fabulous place to celebrate Christmas. One of the highlights of the Christmas season is seeing the lights that go along the river. Every year they start putting them up in about August and they are beautiful. This …
One of the highlights of our year last year, which we decided to repeat this year, was a cafe concierto (think coffee house concert) with singer song-writer Santiago Benavides. It was one of the ways to celebrate another year together …
Some people may ask, why have you chosen to serve in Colombia?