Here are some short video clips of our time with Denny Mohr and the Connect Group from Bainbridge, PA. Among our activities…the first weekend the group was in Ixtapaluca helping with a hearing aid and eye glass outreach. Mayra gave the good news after a skit and a song. On Sunday afternoon we left for […]
Connect Group in Ixtapaluca and Veracruz (Video) Read More »
The following schedule will give you an idea of what we attempt to do with short-term teams. Obviously it is a bit challenging to involve non-Spanish speakers in meaningful, effective outreach (does this statement surprise anyone?). Nevertheless, it can be done with a little creativity and a lot of availability! Among the activities this past
Mt. Calvary STM trip–2nd Half Read More »
Mount Calvary Team June 2017, First 4 Daze: Hearing aid and reading glasses outreach with skit and song (on Saturday and Monday). Visit to an orphanage (Monday). Youth group activities (Saturday and Sunday). Sunday church participation. Lots of sports, mainly soccer and basketball. Visit to a dairy farm/zoo (Monday). Lots of food! Thanks, Grant, for
Pictorial Review of the Last Four Days. Read More »
As is often the case during the summer, there’s a lot going on here. Today, a group of 26 people arrive from Mt. Calvary Church. Also today, a couple from Kansas, Phil and Jessie, arrive. They are desirous of serving as missionaries in Mexico. It’s gonna be fun! The logistics of transporting and feeding a
Summertime Summertime Read More »
The Jesus Maria church property was fully paid for by the grace of God in June, 2013, and construction of an 26 x 45 ft. two story building at the back of the property was completed a year later. The first service in the new building was the church’s 5th anniversary service, in 2015. Later
Wall Going Up! Roof Soon Going On! Read More »
Every year we have a theme for the year…here are some past themes: Haz lo mismo en tu vida (Do the Same in Your Life) featuring our mascot Brigam. This year’s theme really isn’t a theme per se …but is an attempt to give more visibility to the non-profit through which we do most of
Theme T-shirt 2017 Read More »
I mentioned in a previous post that Camp Bighorn was going to be with us. We had a great time this past week being involved with ministry and experiencing culture in many different ways. Probably the most impacting of their time was their experience with Mexican host families, as was evidenced in the testimonies and
Adventures in Culture Read More »
A group of 11 people from Camp Bighorn in Montana arrive tomorrow, to spend the first week of their month in Mexico in Ixtapaluca. The group is part of a program entitled Journey: Discipleship through Adventure. I don’t know a whole lot about the group, except that they just spent the last three weeks hiking
A Short-Term Team Runs on Water and Coke Read More »
This March a unique Christian wilderness/extreme sports ministry is going cross-cultural, and we’re excited to be involved. Josh Vander Meer coordinates Camp Bighorn‘s Journey program, and visited us for several days earlier this year to talk about how to bring their experience to Mexico. No, the group will not be scaling any cliffs while in
Journey Program Mexico Read More »
Mexico is a beautiful country, with some very unique urban areas and rural landscape. After church last Sunday, we took Marla and son Kyle to scenic Tequisiapan, which was about halfway to our goal, the small town of Jaral del Progreso, Guanajuato. More on that in a bit. The word “quaint” is, well, overused, but
Ministry and a Mini-Road Trip (Part 2) Read More »