Medellin is a fabulous place to celebrate Christmas. One of the highlights of the Christmas season is seeing the lights that go along the river. Every year they start putting them up in about August and they are beautiful. This …
One of the highlights of our year last year, which we decided to repeat this year, was a cafe concierto (think coffee house concert) with singer song-writer Santiago Benavides. It was one of the ways to celebrate another year together …
Some people may ask, why have you chosen to serve in Colombia?
God’s word makes it clear that the mission begins with God and we are invited to join in on God’s mission (Matthew 28:19-20). The Covenant Church has been serving in Colombia since 1968. It is incredible to see the dedication …
Deep conversations, encouraging words, prayers on behalf of others, laughing until it hurts, beautiful creation, serving others, using our gifts – the church at it’s best. This was my experience recently at our regional retreat for children’s ministry volunteers and …
We hope you have received our latest update eNewsletter. In it we include some of the reasons we are thankful this month. God is good! Even amidst challenges, we are grateful for the opportunity to serve in Colombia.
Here are …
Pastor Luis has been so diligently working on the construction of the Family Restoration Ministry Center in Monteria. Praise God for this church that takes seriously the call to be present in their community and be a positive impact. This …
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 …
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 …
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 …