UBL newsletter
2016 - No. 3 Edited by Ruth Mooney
Graduation
On
October 7 the UBL celebrated the graduation of 4 students in the Licenciatura program, following a lovely worship service with faculty, students, staff, and friends and family of the graduates. Afterwards we shared a salad luncheon together, with a variety of international recipes. • JULIO CÉSAR MELARA ARMIJO, a Salvadoran pastor and musician, graduated with a degree in Bible. He shared how, when he arrived to Costa Rica 16 years ago as a refugee, the UBL was one of the first places to welcome him, and he has been taking classes with us ever since. He serves a Lutheran church and also works with refugees. He and his wife and daughter played and sang for us during the liturgy. His thesis was a study of Philippians 2:5-11. • ADRIANA CASTOR VINDAS, a Costa Rican nun with the Sisters of Charity, completed her degree in Bible. She was working with CERJUC, which has a long and friendly relationship with the UBL, and a number of them arrived to support their sister. Adriana wrote her thesis on Psalm 91. She will be leaving soon for an 8-year assignment in Rome. • MACOY TORRES MONTENEGRO, a Peruvian pastor, won his degree in Theology with a thesis on the empowerment of adolescents in the poor neighborhoods of Lima. He has returned to Perú and started a new church in his old neighborhood. • KARINA MILAGROS GONZÁLES ZUASNAHABAR, a Methodist from Huacayo Perú, received her degree in Bible, with a thesis on Martha of Bethany. She is back in Perú serving in her church.
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