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 …
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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 …
Learning from each other
I love watching people use their gifts to build up the body of Christ. I love watching people use their creativity to teach children. I love seeing people coming together to share ideas and learn from one another. Saturday afternoon …
Listening
If there’s one word that seems to be impressed on my heart and mind lately it is “listen.” I’ve been encouraged and challenged to listen to God and others. I’ve been reminded of how difficult, yet truly important it is …
A tangible expression of love in a time of need
This past month, our small group has been studying the Bible and asking the question, “What is the church?” As I’ve been doing my own studying and reflecting on the question I’ve really been blown away by two familiar passages …
Why did we move to Colombia?
Just the other day in the car, my son asked me, “Mom, why did we move to Colombia?” So many things raced through my mind as I thought about how to answer him. It’s been a year and a half …