Kat GuildMay 247 min5 lessons I learned in my first year in ColombiaAs May comes to a close we wanted to highlight one of our team members Kat Guild. She's on the website but this was a unique...
Angelynn BallewMay 27, 20214 minKneel. Stand. Walk.I should have seen this coming. These types of scenarios lend themselves to deep conversations. Mostly empty and picked-over plates and...
Angelynn BallewFeb 22, 20211 minWild & Free by Taylor BallewOur oldest daughter; Taylor, created a cool video for one of her school projects using all of her new found talents in video work. It is...
Angelynn BallewFeb 17, 20214 minFestivity & WonderAs Christmas and New Year come and go, most of the world plunges into their work. Barranquilla, however, takes a short breath and...
Angelynn BallewOct 17, 20206 minExtending the HandI am a mess. However, as I sit here all packed in with our family on the airplane to Barranquilla, I recognize that the tears, the panic...
Joel BallewDec 6, 20195 minDelighting in the Ride The streets are packed with cars, buses, pedestrians crossing, delivery bikes and motorcycles. Getting home from orchestra classes on a week
Angelynn BallewNov 22, 20191 min#GivingTuesdayAll non-profits, religious organizations and even us missionaries focus on the "end of the year giving" as a very important time...
Angelynn BallewJun 15, 20194 minA Year of MangoesOne year…. Two seasons…. Mango season, and non-mango season. The first morning when I stepped out of our AirBnB and onto the street, I...
Angelynn BallewMar 29, 20193 minChurch Planting: An Insider's LookChurch planting in the United States is not for the faint of heart. Add in a 2nd culture and you can forget the faint of heart......
Angelynn BallewMar 18, 20192 minSemana Santa: What is it?Cathedrals, churches and plazas will be crammed with congregations in Colombia for Holy Week, or 'Semana Santa' in Spanish; for a lot of...
Angelynn BallewDec 11, 20183 minMission MisfitI feel the sweat beading down my back as I rush around. Did I remember to put the ice cubes on the table? Do we have enough chairs? Yes....
Angelynn BallewAug 17, 20183 min"Teammates"There is a reason for the word teammates being in quotation marks, I promise. Keep reading! We will get there. Our Colombian counterparts...
Joel BallewJun 22, 20184 minColombian LifeNo we aren't experts, we aren't even rookies yet. But life is unique here. I am sure any missionary can say that about the country they...
Angelynn BallewMay 28, 20184 minThe House, Real Estate Agent & GodWant to hear a crazy story???? Check out the below from a message I sent close friends of ours recently. So much has been happening here...
Angelynn BallewJan 30, 20183 minIdentity In Light of EternityOur sandals clop methodically as we saunter down the clean, reflecting tiles of the massive Viva! Centro Comercial. The sea of tan,...
Angelynn BallewDec 5, 20163 minThis is it!Sitting in a van on separate benches driving down the palm tree laden streets of Barranquilla on our way to our hotel, Joel and I had...
Angelynn BallewAug 17, 20161 min12degreesnorth.org is AliveThank you all for staying put as we got the website up! It wasn't easy but we got it done. We will be putting all of our updates here so...