By Javier & Alba There are some stories we do not simply read: we feel them in our bodies. When Colombia shakes, something inside us shakes too. Even though our lives now unfold far away, there is a part of our hearts that never packed its bags. It is still there, in the cities we know, in the voices of our families, and in the friends we left behind with the hope of seeing them again. When images arrive from the places that have been affected, our thoughts immediately turn t

By Pastor Sunny I was surprised it was Jane. I knew her, but we traveled in very different worlds. Jane was the co-captain of the University of Wisconsin Basketball team cheerleading squad, while I was simply another student living on the same dorm floor. Our paths rarely crossed, but the look on her face told me something concerned her deeply. She was distraught. The leader of her Bible study she attended had told her she had to choose between God and cheerleading. If she wa

By Javier & Alba Some returns simply bring us back to a place, while others remind us who we are and where God is still calling us to go. After several weeks of vacation and virtual gatherings, this week we began seeing one another face to face again. What a simple and beautiful gift it has been to greet each other in person, to hear one another’s voices without a screen between us, and to remember that God is also present in those small and precious moments of fellowship. To

by Pastor Sunny I took a deep breath and said, "Yes." Even as I spoke the word, I wondered if I was crazy. I was certain the church leadership would think I was being reckless. Yet deep down, saying yes felt like the right thing to do. On the other end of the phone was Pinky. She was calling to tell me that the Tribal Council of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was inviting our church to come and partner with them in mission. I met Pinky a year earlier when I led an advance