More than ‘Hello, how are ya’?’

On October 30, Karen and I will travel to Medellín, Colombia as guests of the Biblical Seminary & University of Colombia. We’ll undergo formal interviews as candidates for service in this fine institution, one of the top-tier, cutting-edge seminaries in all of Latin America.

Although I’ve known the school for twenty-five years, this will be Karen’s first eyes-on exposure both to Colombia and to the school. Medellín, once notorious for its drug cartels and associated violence, is a modern, dynamic city and home to nearly four million people. In addition to the social ills that are present in any large city, Medellín has thriving businesses, innovative governance that is now recognized worldwide, and strong universities. It’s a great place for preparing emerging Christian leaders with local, regional, and global promise.

Our new chapter of service with the United World Mission will place us in Latin America for half of each year. I’ll direct UWM’s Theological Education Initiative (TEI) from our future home in Connecticut for the other half. My work with the TEI has already begun. We’ll catch you up with that in a future Baerly There … email.
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We’ll soon be far from our eight grandkids for our half-years in Latin America … but within reach of them during our six months in Connecticut.
My new role in directing UWM’s Theological Education Initiative allows me to build upon a dozen years of working globally with great people like my former colleague Magdi Gendy, one of my favorite Egyptians (right). We apologize for the baldness of these men.
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What happens next?

The dominos are falling nicely. Here are the next ones in sequence:

√ Our home in Indianapolis is on the market.

√ When our home sells, we’ll move to the Haven House in Millersburg, Pennsylvania for the duration of our support-raising process.

√ When we’re fully supported, we’ll purchase a home in Connecticut and head to Costa Rica, where I’ll work on the TEI and Karen will study Spanish for nine months. If things go as we hope, we’ll relocate to Costa Rica in April, 2017.

√ When Karen finishes language school, we’ll begin our regular pattern of living and serving: six months based in a Latin American seminary and six months based in Connecticut (Theological Education Initiative).
Until our home has sold, our mailing address remains:

124 West 64th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260

David’s contact details: 317-809-0483, david.baer@uwm.org
All things karenbaerish: 317-997-8432, karen.baer@uwm.org

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