Talk about a rebound! After two years with zero visitors because of the pandemic, this summer possibly set a record for visitors. We received a total of five church teams, all of them from Pennsylvania, and four Liebenzell USA interns. Throw in a couple kids (do they count as visitors?) and our grand total is …
I have recently been communicating quite a bit with our pastor friend in Oaxaca, Gaspar Chable. It has been striking to me how much havoc the Covid virus has been creating in his local context. There are similarities between the U.S. and Mexico. Both countries are once again going through an intense upswing in new …
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 …
When a 8.2° Richter earthquake hits an area, it does not recover in a week or so. Or even a month or so. A city or town can take years to recover from such a disaster. The question for those desirous of helping is…how can we help in meaningful, strategic ways? Several ways we’ve attempted …
We’re in Puebla this Sunday, visiting Chalo and Beth Sandoval’s latest church plant, Maranatha Bible Church. I’m preaching, a repeat of a sermon I did recently on Mark 13, but such a relevant topic of the signs of the end of this age. We’re certainly living them! We are excited about celebrating The Sendero Palmas …
I left Thursday at 5:30 a.m., and returned home around 10:00 p.m. Friday, after driving 1,005 miles, much of that on curvy, mountain roads. What I saw on the coastal cities of Oaxaca, namely Juchitán, Tehuantepec and the smaller town of San Mateo del Mar greatly moved me. I stopped by and picked up from …
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A sincere thank you to all of you who have donated and prayed for the ongoing relief efforts here after two strong earthquakes on September 9 and September 19. We’ll be taking at least one more trip (maybe more) this Thursday morning, supporting the town of Juchitán, Oaxaca. I’ll be going with son David, and …
What does the word guano mean? Ok, some of you may be thinking…well, that’s a Spanish word, and I don’t know Spanish. Turns out guano is used for the same substance in both English and Spanish. Still no guesses? Guano is bat poop. Ok, it can be used in a general way for all bird …
This past Friday I dropped the kids off at their school in Puebla, and took advantage of the energy of a bunch of jr. and sr. high students to load the Astro with about 40 boxes of dialysis solution. Then I was on my way to Tehuacán, Puebla, a city that is about halfway between …
This past week we created and had printed out 3 foot by 4.5 foot vinyl banners to promote various activities that will be cranking up this week. The banners below invite participation in a new English class for two hours every Tuesday and Thursday in the same space that we rent for Sunday church. Jonathan, …