“Please Mommy, never make us do that again,” pleaded Ilana after we finally arrived in Grand Rapids on July 3rd around 11 pm. She was referring to our 25-hour trek from Lima to Grand Rapids which began with an overnight flight leaving at 2:30 am. The journey was rough, but the trip was great! WeContinue reading “Vision Trip 2024 (post-trip)”
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Vision Trip 2024 (pre-trip)!
Our family has exciting news! We are going to Perú for a vision and reconnection trip from June 7th to July 3rd. The last time we were there was 2017—seven long years ago—for the wedding of my sister to Adriana’s brother (yes, that is legal). At the time, Aila (8) was 1.5 years old andContinue reading “Vision Trip 2024 (pre-trip)!”
A big move!
Once again, it has been too long since our last update. Sorry! We have news! Adriana and I have decided that in June, after this academic year ends, we will be moving back to Grand Rapids, MI. This decision was not easy. We spent several months wrestling with this decision, praying, and seeking counsel. Ultimately,Continue reading “A big move!”
A ministry success!
Adriana and I have been working part-time at our church, All Peoples Fellowship (APF), since we moved to Carol Stream, IL in 2021. Our original task was to serve the younger families. So, we decided to try something new for the church: community group. The idea of community group was to create a family-like atmosphereContinue reading “A ministry success!”
I think it’s time…
In August of 2021, our family of six uprooted from Grand Rapids, MI after eight lovely years and moved to Illinois so that I could pursue a PhD in Old Testament at Wheaton College. The move was difficult for us because Grand Rapids had become our home in a way that Adriana and I neverContinue reading “I think it’s time…”
Stability at last?
The last few months have been, well, crazy. In April, Imara Urpi Panaggio Vilca, our 4th child (3rd daughter) was born. In May, we sold our house, and I started an 8-week intensive German reading course that was supposed to take 35-40 hours per week (while working full-time). In June, I left my job, weContinue reading “Stability at last?”
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