The first couple of days here in Cochabamba have been more about food and preparation than anything else. If you're interested, well, I guess you can ask me. Certainly the food has been amazing! Yesterday and today were amazing! Yesterday we visited two events. One took place in a church called Ekklesia and the second … Continue reading Day 2-4 – A Bolivian Journal
Day 1 in Cochabamba
Our team met up in the La Paz airport yesterday at 3AM. Didn't get much sleep. Probably about 2 hours total in a 30 hour day just getting to Bolivia, but besides that the trip was fortunately uneventful (If you can say that traveling through 5 countries is uneventful?) After a couple of hours of … Continue reading Day 1 in Cochabamba
Cochabamba, Bolivia
I leave tomorrow morning for Bolivia via Panama, Ecuador and Peru finally arriving in La Paz airport at 12:45AM. La Paz airport is at nearly 13,500 feet (Yikes!). I will be joining Dr. Desiree Segura-April and Joanna Kretzer in La Paz, then we head out for Cochabamba to begin our research. Fortunately Cochabamba is only … Continue reading Cochabamba, Bolivia
Burch Update
Just a quick update and some prayer requests from Costa Rica: The trimester at ESEPA seminary finished last week. I finished up two courses required for mission, pastoral and Christian education students. I felt very connected with the students and was able to make some church visits with some of them, encouraging them in their … Continue reading Burch Update
Children and the Church
ESEPA and VIVA Latin America (www.redviva.org) held a seminar at ESEPA Seminary recently on the need to work with children. We had a great turn out with nearly 30 Sunday School teachers and church leaders concerned reaching out to children at risk. I shared the morning session with Alexander Cabezas of Viva on looking at … Continue reading Children and the Church
News from Calif
I arrived here last Tuesday (the 25th) and jumped right into some meetings at Fuller. The meetings that I and others were invited to was the Consultation of the Global Alliance for Holistic Child Development (HCD). Basically, we gathered to discuss how we have progressed from last years meetings in Chiang Mai, Thailand and to … Continue reading News from Calif
So. Cal. Visit
Two weeks ago we asked that you would pray for our need for more monthly support. Thank you for lifting up this need. Our pastor here recently preached on Philippians 4 and the contentment that Apostle Paul expresses about his life regardless of his needs. It was a good reminder to us of God's faithfulness … Continue reading So. Cal. Visit
Ministerial Goals for 2008
In thinking through this new year, we are working towards several projects at the seminary. We would appreciate your prayers as we move ahead. In particular, would you be praying that we are given a $15,000 grant for the missions dept in order to move a head with these projects? I worked night and day … Continue reading Ministerial Goals for 2008
My hero – Joseph
“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife” (Matthew 1:24). Not much is spoken about the faith and boldness of Joseph around the Christmas season. He is usually mentioned in passing, yet what an important role he really had as the … Continue reading My hero – Joseph
US: Ratify the UN Covention on the Right of the Child
Can you believe it? We are celebrating 18 years since the establishment of the Convention on the rights of the child, yet the US has still not ratified this important piece of international law that seeks to protect children. The only other country not to ratify this law is Somalia...who would have thought, the US … Continue reading US: Ratify the UN Covention on the Right of the Child
Development and Justice 