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 …
This weekend was full of celebration. On Saturday we witnessed 12 students receive their certificate in Bible and Ministry from the Ministerial Institute of Medellin (a ministry of the Biblical Seminary (an additional student finished but was unable to attend …
I just had to share we had two glorious days of sunshine. Here is a different view on our way to school. The valley was so clear.
This year started out very wet and has continued in very much the same way. While we were on home assignment we would hear from friends that the rain in Medellin and other parts of Colombia just didn’t stop. People …
After 4 months of travel, we are settling back into life in Medellin. We are grateful for the couple who stayed in the house to take care of it and our cat. It was a happy reunion with Babu, the …
One of the things we have most enjoyed about Oxford is how walkable the city is. You can get almost anywhere on foot. And there are so many parks and green spaces. As part of my sabbatical practice, I, Katie, …
Hello from Oxford! Our month-long stay has begun. We are here as Julio is beginning the first phase in his research program for his PhD. God is good and we were able to use airmiles and save enough so our …
We want to give a shout out to the wonderful children’s ministry leaders in Barranquiilla/Soledad. They are meeting together to learn, encourage, and resource each other. As they are seeking to equip more teachers and children’s ministry leaders they reached …