Faith

The Gospel Celebrated in a Weekend

Easter. The time when we are followers of Jesus remember all that He did. Good Friday. Very good for us, but excruciatingly and agonizingly painful for Him. Indeed, the word “excruciating” references the cross (cruz). Celebrations like Easter can become rather habitual, and lacking in meaning if we’re not thinking about what we’re really remembering. […]

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Feliz Navidad 2024

Christmas is always a special time in Mexico, and this year has been exceptionally blessed! We have enjoyed several different special activities with the Jesús María church, including an all-church Christmas dinner on December 15.  We appreciate the effort made in decoration and preparation.  (scroll down for info on more Christmas activities). On Saturday, December

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Fifth Anniversary Celebration

This past Sunday, about 40 of us traveled about 40 minutes from Ixtapaluca, toward our two towering neighbors, Iztaccíhuatl (translated the white woman, or sleeping woman) and Popocatépetl (the smoking mountain), which is a very active volcano. Izta and Popo for short.  It’s really a beautiful area. We went to celebrate Sendero Palmas’ fifth anniversary. 

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Spring is Here!

It’s been a LONG time since I’ve updated this space, so I wanted to take time to do so. I’ll simply list some of what has been going on, with a brief description. Mayra and I both had Covid. I guess we’re sort of late adapters, but we finally caught the dreaded disease, although in

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A Special Prayer Request

You may have received a prayer request from us for Juan Martinez. Juan has been in intensive care for the last week, and in the hospital for the last two weeks, on a respirator for much of that time. His wife Blanca was also sick, but has been recovering at home. On a Zoom meeting

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