Yesterday we were witnesses to something special. Have you ever had one of those holy moments, where it’s obvious that God’s Spirit is present? It happened during the course of the sermon at yesterday’s church service. To be honest, I …
The past 2 weeks were full! They were full in the sense that the schedule was intense and required a lot of logistical planning, as well as for the fact that we were with people non-stop. They were also full …
In the past, before the pandemic, we would host groups and teams from you USA on a regular basis. The last church team that came to visit and serve was here right before the country shut down in March 2020. …
Andres, Dhaisy and Darlyne are regional youth leaders in the South Coast (Monteria, San Marcos, San Carlos, El Hato, La Ye) who are facilitating a formational process of raising up a new generation of youth leaders. In March, they were …
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 …