Christmas Letter 2013

    Recently, we saw a planetarium show on The Christmas Star. The night sky was transformed to what the stars would have looked like when Jesus was born. Speculations abound as to what astronomical anomaly would have been so fantastic to lure wise men away from their homes and cause them to travel many … Read more

Park Street Youth Mission Trip 2013

What a blessing it was to have the Park Street Church youth serving with us in early August.  For the second year in a row, they taught ESL classes to the high school youth of Colegio Villa Flora — the public school next door to the seminary.  The students were thrilled to see their American friends again and … Read more

Great Expectations

At the beginning of my Acts class this semester, I asked my students in 400 words or less to tell me what expectations they had for this course.  Here are some of their answers: “I want to more fully understand what Acts describes as the baptism of the Holy Spirit.”      – Eduardo “I … Read more

LAM/UWM Merger Announcement

Dear Friends, A new day is dawning for Latin America Mission! I am excited to announce that, on December 31, 2013, LAM will formally merge into United World Mission (UWM), an inter-denominational mission organization, based in Charlotte, NC. We sense this is God’s clear direction. This merger will strengthen the ministry of your LAM missionaries … Read more

School Year 2013 has begun

School has begun.  Emilio (9th), Caroline (8th) and Natalie (7th) are excited about their new school year.  No, really, they are!  It will prove to be challenging to accomplish all that we set out to do but we are eager to give it a try. Academics this year include:  Math, Science, Logic, History (1800 – … Read more