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December 12, 2007December 29, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica

5 Million Trees and Counting

I suppose there are number of reasons why I like Costa Rica so much. Here is just one more: "The aim is to achieve the neutrality goal by 2021 to coincide with the country's 200th independence anniversary. The strategy will build on Costa Rica's decision to tax fossil fuels in 1996, with 3.5 percent of … Continue reading 5 Million Trees and Counting

November 27, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Family, Friends

Thanksgiving Feast in Costa Rica

I don't know about you, but I am still recovering from stuffing myself on Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving with nearly 50 adults and kids up on the mountain east of San Jose at a beautiful retreat center. It was a really great time. Our good friend Martha Jeavons and Christina organized the whole event and … Continue reading Thanksgiving Feast in Costa Rica

November 12, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Friends, Mission

A Visit from India

This past week we had Steve (can't post last name due to security reasons) and his Dad (also Steve) visit for some R&R (couldn't help but be hospitable and hit the surf with them) and for several meetings with ESEPA students and our small Christian community we are forming here in San José. Steve and … Continue reading A Visit from India

November 11, 2007November 12, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Mission, Urban Mission

An Exegesis of San José

This has taken a little longer than I wanted it too, but finally some news on our night out as a urban mission class. As mentioned earlier, we left the class room and took to the streets (probably where urban mission should begin). Each student had chosen a particular area to focus on such as: … Continue reading An Exegesis of San José

October 30, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Mission, Urban Mission

EXEGESIS IN THE CITY

As part of our urban mission class we will be performing an "exegesis in the city"....say what??? Yeah, that's what my class asked. A few years ago, while working on my MA at Fuller I was in an urban mission class and part of a class exercise was focused on interpreting the city. It really … Continue reading EXEGESIS IN THE CITY

October 18, 2007October 19, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Mission

Missions Week at ESEPA

This past week we had a great Mission Emphasis week at ESEPA. The week included a former Uzbekistan worker, with his family now planning to work in an undisclosed Asian country. On the closing evening we enjoyed an Uzbek meal together. This was my first time to really experience an Uzbek meal, and it was … Continue reading Missions Week at ESEPA

September 23, 2007September 23, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Mission

Urban Mission at ESEPA Seminary

     The Urban Mission course is now going on week 4 for the class. I have a good group of students, with a number of them active in ministry to the poor in the city.The students are from Costa Rica, Venezuela, Nicaragua and the US. I find it thrilling to be in conversation about … Continue reading Urban Mission at ESEPA Seminary

September 17, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Family

Independence day

Yesterday Costa Rica celebrated 186 years of of independence from Spain. The day was marked with musical parades and family outings. Tyler actually dressed up for the occasion on Wednesday as we celebrated with the students from his school. It's exciting to see him and Kira fitting in more and more to their new lives … Continue reading Independence day

September 3, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Mission

Mission in the City

This week classes begin at ESEPA. Up to this point we have been focusing on preparing for the course and meeting with different ministry directors in the greater San Jose area. I have been on a quick learning curve trying to prepare to teach a class on urban mission and poverty in a new city … Continue reading Mission in the City

September 2, 2007September 3, 2007 Greg W. Burch Costa Rica, Family

Panama Escape

We just returned from Panama. Our tourist visas were getting ready to expire so we needed to spend 72 hours outside of Costa Rica. It was a great trip! Upon leaving we needed to get a govt. authorization from the the transportation authorities to take the car outside of the country. That was a little … Continue reading Panama Escape

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Greg is on faculty at Multnomah University where he teaches and directs the Global Development and Justice (M.A.) program and B.A. program in Global Studies. He is passionate most about bringing together theory and practice in his work around advocating for vulnerable children, poverty alleviation (in its whole sense) and applied participatory research topics. When he's not in the classroom or home, you can find him surfing at his favorite spot on the coast.

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