Across the globe, people are celebrating the Christmas season. Together we eagerly await commemorating the birth of Jesus, born in a manger, the Savior, the hope of the world.
El Cafe/Coffee: Making Choices that Lift Up our Neighbors
Coffee is a gift that Central America has provided the world for hundreds of years. While the cultivation of coffee includes a history of exploitation, many coffee drinkers today are seeking to make their cups sustainable and ethically sourced.
Tejer / To Knit: The Beauty of Weaving our Lives Together
There are many ways we knit or weave ourselves together with others. As followers of Christ, we have the opportunity to do so based on a common hope: God’s unrelenting love for all people. From this basis, we build communities that are truly safe havens, places of generosity and fellowship.
La Mariposa/ The Butterfly: Paying Attention to the Different Paths People Take
Monarch butterflies fly over 3,000 miles every year from North America to the south of Mexico. They migrate across borders, using air currents and environmental cues, to find the best places to live.
Hope is the promise that God is and always will be with us. Because of that promise, we can rest in the knowledge that we are of great value to God.
La Querencia / A Safe Place: A Place Where Love is Experienced
La Sobremesa / Upon the Table: The Power of Intentional Lingering
El Peregrinaje / The Pilgrimage: A Series of Reflections in Spanish & English Dedicated to Experiencing God’s Presence Through the Beauty of Daily Life
From the soothing sound of pattering rain to the knitting together of communities woven together in peace and God’s love, we hope you can join us in considering everyday things with a mind of worship. They hope that their words would allow you to marvel at the beauty of life while also reflecting on your own journey.
“El Camino de Paz” / The Path of Peace:God’s Calling to be Peacemakers
Walking a path of peace is to love our neighbors, to serve them, and to work for their good. According to Jesus, peacemakers are true children of God. Many biblical passages link peace with justice. Isaiah 48 says that peace will roll down like a river only as justice also rolls down.
“El Resol” / Reflection of Light: The Presence of God Manifested in Us
You know those moments when you look through the branches of a leaf-heavy tree and see the sunlight peeking through? Where every leaf appears to be a different shade of green and the light seems to dance and sparkle? That is "el resol." It is what happens when light transforms what we see and experience.
El peregrinaje / The Pilgrimage Blog Series: An Introduction
For centuries, people have set out on journeys with the intention to arrive at a sacred place. A pilgrimage is often undertaken on foot but can also be a metaphor for an inward journey of mind and heart.
In either case, pilgrims expect to encounter something miraculous when they reach their destinations.
After her husband lost his job during the pandemic and then losing her sister a year ago this month, Felicita was in the depths of incredible pain and sadness. “But God never left us.”
Coffee as a Missional Journey: The Story Behind ENLACE Coffee
Lightbrite Coffee Roasters is one of the miracles behind ENLACE’s new monthly giving program. It is the business that roasts our specialty Central American coffee each month, which is shipped to doorsteps across the U.S as a thank you for ongoing support.
The Church’s Finest Hour: How Leaders Can Bring About Renewal During a Challenging Season
“As church leaders, this is our opportunity to cast a renewed vision;
to invite our people to take risks, to serve, and to give in new and uncomfortable ways.”
-Mark Haugen