Dear Church Family, How I have loved my time here in Colombia! However, I understand why immersion experiences need to be months long–because I think my Spanish has gotten worse in order to get better. Being immersed in the language 24/7 has had my brain in a knot at times and I have found myself
My partners in ministry: It has been another wonderful week of ministry at Oak Grove. Monday we sent Pastor Karen to Columbia and all reports from her have been exciting. One of the folks that needed community service hours cleaned up her office and got the school supplies organized. I was pretty happy about that.
My partners in ministry: What an incredible week this was in a number of ways that I will try to remember this Monday morning. Last Monday we held staff meeting at the church because we had a ‘get-to-know-you’ meeting with Adam, our new administrator. We had a great time getting to know him and showing
A shorter than usual pastoral letter: It was a long, difficult week once again for me personally. I flew home Monday and drove a truck back Wed to Thursday. Friday I had to empty a truck and catch up with mail and my life in Tampa. Saturday was a whirlwind of a yard sale. I
My pastoral observations on the week: It was a difficult and overwhelming week for me personally. I headed out on Wed to go home to Peoria. We buried my father on Friday and all headed home on Saturday. I want to thank everyone for their love, prayers, calls, texts, notes and cards. The amount of
