God’s word makes it clear that the mission begins with God and we are invited to join in on God’s mission (Matthew 28:19-20). The Covenant Church has been serving in Colombia since 1968. It is incredible to see the dedication …
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What unity looks like
Deep conversations, encouraging words, prayers on behalf of others, laughing until it hurts, beautiful creation, serving others, using our gifts – the church at it’s best. This was my experience recently at our regional retreat for children’s ministry volunteers and …
Thankful
We hope you have received our latest update eNewsletter. In it we include some of the reasons we are thankful this month. God is good! Even amidst challenges, we are grateful for the opportunity to serve in Colombia.
Here are …
Progress is being made
Pastor Luis has been so diligently working on the construction of the Family Restoration Ministry Center in Monteria. Praise God for this church that takes seriously the call to be present in their community and be a positive impact. This …
El Hato Update
This past weekend Julio was back in the small town of El Hato. It had been a month since his last visit and the students in the leadership training program have been busy studying and meeting together as they study …
Pictures of the week
As much as I miss having my husband around the past couple weeks, I’m thrilled that he gets to do what he loves: teach, dialogue with people, work construction in the hot sun of Monteria with a team of dear …
Family time
The boys had fall break this past week and so we had a couple opportunities to get out of the city and enjoy some time as a family. We enjoyed the opportunity to spend the day at a nature preserve …
Looking back and dreaming for the future
This weekend we were privileged to host friends from Norway and Bogota who were in town for meetings. On Saturday and Sunday we had time to be together and talk about everything from life and family to youth ministry and …
Giving back what I have generously been given
For a young person growing up in the rural area of the state (Department) of Cordoba, the possibilities of having access to higher education are about 20% more or less. Of the 20%, maybe half have the resources and the …
Se recibe para dar
Para un joven colombiano que crece en un área rural en el Departamento de Córdoba, las posibilidades de que tenga algún acceso a educación superior son de un 20% más o menos. De este 20% tal vez la mitad tendrá …