What to make of the upcoming elections?
"W hat will happen if Trump wins the elections in November?” People that I meet at Casa Esperanza that are migrating North ask me this...
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elenadlp12
Sep 215 min
Reflections from August: Death and Resurrection
S aludos queridos amigos y familia! I’m currently writing you from the air as I’m making my way back from New Jersey to Costa Rica. This...
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elenadlp12
Sep 218 min
Reflections from Argentina and a story from Yohairo
Good morning friends! I’m writing to you from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I have been participating in a conference on Human Mobility,...
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elenadlp12
Jun 25 min
liminal space (pt 3!) // fundraising!
Logistically, I am heading back to Costa Rica on June 30th! I will be working with Casa Esperanza (Hope House) in the community of Los...
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elenadlp12
Jun 25 min
liminal space (pt 2)
I am dreaming about this next journey… the one that will let me spend another year in the place (Central America) that I can only really...
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elenadlp12
Jun 12 min
liminal space (pt 1)
Well… I’m writing to you from Colorado! I just moved all my things back home from Washington a couple of days ago. I’ve been in Spokane...
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elenadlp12
Apr 55 min
Glimpse into life these days
Oh how time always flies…and oh how I always dream of writing more…but here we are! We are now in our last month here in Central America...
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elenadlp12
Feb 86 min
US-backed genocide continues...
Fellow Brothers and Sisters in Christ, fellow US citizens, I deeply lament the delay at which I have arrived at this conclusion, but I’m...
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elenadlp12
Feb 34 min
Story Matters
We are now in Costa Rica! We got here on the 1st and are currently staying at Casa Nube (Whitworth’s old campus in CR) for a little over...
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elenadlp12
Jan 156 min
the communal dance of love
A charla (little teaching) I shared with CASP students in Santiago Atitlán, January 14, 2024. Two years ago I arrived to sit in this very...
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elenadlp12
Nov 9, 20234 min
Post-grad life update
Hi everyone! It's been quite some time since I shared on this blog, but I'm hoping to get back into writing a bit, especially as I return...
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elenadlp12
Jul 27, 20224 min
Renewal in worship
I felt the Lord consistently tell me during the spring that this time in Nicaragua would be a time of renewal and refreshment. The...
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elenadlp12
Jul 3, 20224 min
Nicaragua update!
It’s been a month of living in Nicaragua, and I am just now unfortunately getting around to an update! So sorry! I also can’t believe it...
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elenadlp12
May 30, 20226 min
Ends and Beginnings
Hello everyone! It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted on here. Sorry for the lack of an update! My cohort and I returned to the US at...
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elenadlp12
Apr 7, 20223 min
The prophetic imagination
The Prophetic Imagination has been a phrase that has captured my attention since I first heard it last spring in my Theology of Justice...
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elenadlp12
Mar 29, 20222 min
Going to Nicaragua!
Hi everyone! Here’s a little update that I shared on Facebook the other day and wanted to share here too:) I’m excited and humbled and...
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elenadlp12
Mar 9, 20223 min
Seeds of Restoration
Hi friends! Here is my newest blog post on my internships! I wasn't able to send out an email for the last blog post I wrote, so there's...
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elenadlp12
Feb 25, 20223 min
Internship Updates!
The first week and a half of my internship with Voz de Libertad was a bit challenging and discouraging. Because of COVID, most of the...
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elenadlp12
Feb 23, 20223 min
Practicing Thankfulness
Transitioning to life in San José the past two weeks has been challenging for me - a lot more than I was expecting. It’s been really easy...
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elenadlp12
Feb 15, 20222 min
Some Costa Rica reflections
Life update: We made it to Costa Rica! For a little over the past week we have been in Costa Rica at the Whitworth Center taking an...
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