One of LOGOI’s national missionaries is a retired pastor in Colombia who is now the chaplain in a prison. What a ministry to have in his retirement! I’m just getting to know him but ask you to join me in prayer for him. His name is Saul Mendez and he lives in Bogota. Many of you also know I am thoroughly enjoying sending children’s clothes and gifts to some of our national missionaries who work with children in poverty areas. Three months ago, we sent a “care package” to Chiapas, Mexico. We...

We have a wonderful children’s Bible lessons creator who lives in Chile. Her name is Pamela Henriquez Galarce. She has graciously sent us lessons she has written through the years working with children. We just received a new series of lessons titled La Paz (Peace). These will teach children about God’s peace, Jesus who is the prince of peace, seeds of peace against seeds of conflict, and the power of peace and how our words have power to bring peace or how our words can bring hurt. What...

Summer is on its way which means, if you were living in Cali, Colombia, it would be time to have a refreshing icy beverage called a “Cholado.” It is made with crushed ice, a mixture of chopped fruit (banana, apple, kiwi, papaya, pineapple, or mango), sweetened condensed milk, and fruit syrup. People say it is “fruit salad meets slurpee.” You’re supposed to eat the fruit with a spoon, and by the time you’re done, the ice will have melted and blended with the syrup and milk creating a tasty,...