January is always an interesting month. The first part of the month is usually quiet as people are still on vacation. The Christmas tree comes down and Christmas decorations get put away. School doesn’t start up until the middle or …
Goodbye 2018, hello 2019
Is it really possible that just in a few days we will be entering 2019?! We thank God for this past year; for all we experienced, for lesson’s learned, and for God’s faithfulness in our lives. We anticipate what this …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We hope and pray you had a wonderful Christmas and ask God to be tangibly present as you welcome in the new year. From our family to your’s, Happy New Year!
50th Anniversary Celebration
We’ve basically been gearing up for this celebration all year. We’ve been planning, preparing, inviting, and organizing. On November 17th, close to 300 people from all over Colombia, Latin America, Norway and the United States gathered in Medellin …
Giving Tuesday
We are thankful for the generous support of churches and individuals that makes it possible for us to serve alongside the Evangelical Covenant Church of Colombia.
This #GivingTuesday we want to let you know about ways you can specifically support …
Looking back
These weeks have been extremely busy as we are preparing for the 50th anniversary of the Covenant Church of Colombia. We will have a big weekend celebration in November and in the meantime we are working on details of receiving …
More language learning
So I’m not going to lie, this month has flown by. I had intended to write a blog a week ago and I’m not sure what happened, but I’m just now sitting down to write. I wanted to give you …
Grandma – a tribute
This week I received news that left me a little speechless. My grandma Alice passed away on Sunday, September 16th. I will not be able to get back for the funeral and that adds to the grieving. Still, I have …
An exercise in cartography
In awe. Those are the only words to describe what I have felt on my last two visits up to Granizal. Five years ago “Community Transformation for Peace” (a ministry of Shalom Covenant Church) started working with teenage girls in …
For the children
This past month a group of over 20 children’s ministry leaders from 4 Covenant churches in Bogota came together for a retreat. The retreat was designed to create space for sharing experiences and resources among the participants, as well as …