Henry Rodriguez was the first person I met on my first visit to Colombia. I had traveled from Ecuador, where I was living, to Cartagena to attend a youth camp hosted by the Covenant Church of Colombia. I remember I …
One of the themes that has repeated itself continually in my life the past year has been that of rest and solitude. It was what motivated my month-long sabbatical last year, after realizing I had been going on auto-pilot for …
Have you ever had one of those moments when you weren’t quite sure how it was all going to come together? That’s how I felt on the eve of our all-day children’s ministry leaders training event when one of our …
Last Thursday, youth leaders began to arrive at our home from different cities and towns in Colombia to spend the weekend together. This is the second training event/retreat weekend we have had together. The first was in June 2022. It …
In 2004, I (Katie), met pastor Jorge Gonzalez for the first time. Julio and I had gotten married and we were living in Medellin. Jorge was the pastor at Fuente de Salvacion Covenant Church in Itagui, where Julio had done …
Whirlwind. Inspiring. Gratifying. Tired. Hospitality. Stretching. Laughter.
These are just some of the words to describe the week I’ve just had. I’m currently sitting at the airport in Barranquilla waiting for my flight home to Medellin. As I look through …
We are One!
This was the theme this weekend of the combined Annual Meeting of the Covenant in Colombia and the National youth camp. Over 120 people came together in Coveñas for a weekend of fellowship, going deeper in Scripture …
January is always a month of transitions. Colombians celebrate Christmas and New Years in big ways, often traveling to be with family and friends. And many families take vacation the beginning of January. The majority of schools don’t start up …
Here in Medellin it’s like the city is just holding its breath all year, until December comes around and the celebrating can begin. December is electric in the city. People go all out decorating the outside of their apartments and …
On December 8th, 86 people gathered in Monteria to celebrate another milestone in the life of the Covenant Church of Colombia. Students and leaders gathered to celebrate the faithfulness of God and the significant effort the students put into another …