Colvinism

One of the most important aspects of our calling as missionaries is that we are doing it as members of our church. We have been in Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church since 2003, and it is a vibrant, loving and living congregation. The congregation has embraced our missionary plans with enthusiasm. We have a graphic designer [...]

With each passing season I’m more and more convinced that the kindest, most loving, most respectful, most relational thing we can ever do is to just rete (stay) and koute (listen). Whenever I take an opportunity to truly do that, I am humbled and I learn. This is not to say there is no need [...]

After a Skype interview with principal Mike Hause, I’ve been invited to join the faculty of Faith Academy, Mindanao, starting in the spring of 2013, Lord willing (and if we have raised funds to go by our expected departure date this November). Faith Academy is an evangelical K-12 school serving primarily the children of English-speaking [...]

Today is the International Day of the Midwife. The theme chosen for 2012 by ICM is “Midwives Save Lives.” Many people have asked me why I feel the need to go overseas, because they see the work I am doing as a midwife here in the States as needed, valuable, and important. And the shortest, [...]

Yesterday we spoke to a club for little girls, with a few of their mothers in attendance. Sora talked about what she’ll be doing at the birth clinic, and I spoke a little bit about the Biblical theology of missions. There were some good questions afterwards. Deputation is a tremendously challenging and edifying experience. We [...]