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. […]
The Gospel Celebrated in a Weekend Read More »
Today (Wednesday, April 2) is the second Wednesday in a space of two weeks that Mexico City has instituted a Double No-Drive Day, which keeps even newer vehicles off the road when air pollution conditions are extreme. It so happens that both our vans’ license plates end in a 3 or 4, so today, we
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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
Feliz Navidad 2024 Read More »
Summertime, oh summertime! Always so full and full of fun! The month of June started with two of our Liebenzell USA summer interns arriving, Jackie and Michael, who joined Andrew, already here. I’ll dedicate a photo to each of them below. Jackie attends Rod’s home church, Word of Life Chapel. Next year we’d really like
Mount Calvary, Interns, Trip to León, June 2024 Read More »
We were delighted to participate in the Palmas Church’s first Sunday of 2024. Afterwards we took a picture…thankful for lots of visitors also this first Sunday of the year! The night before a bunch of kids descended on our house and celebrated a Mexican custom rosca de reyes where small plastic “baby Jesus” dolls are
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Baptisms are always my favorite services, because in baptisms, discipleship comes into focus, and both conversion and commitment are highlighted. This past Sunday, three teenagers were baptized; Emiliano (13), Daniel (16) and Paola (18). We drove our vans and cars, 9 in all, about an hour outside of Mexico City to a beautiful park, complete
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Our summer started off with a bang, receiving three Liebenzell U.S.A. interns (Joshua, Amanda and Rafael), as well as a team of 18 people from Mount Calvary Church. A couple notables about the Mt. Calvary team…there were a lot of father/mother and son/daughter combos, the guys outnumbered the girls 12 to 6, and nearly everyone
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I felt for a while like we were in a game of Frogger, us being the frog and the goal being getting to PA. Covid, of course, was a big obstacle, but there were others…insecurity on the border, Mayra’s back problems, the high price of plane tickets. But we finally arrived in PA mid-September, and
Back in the Keystone State Read More »
Whereas much of the U.S. seems to be entering into a second phase of the covid crisis, here in Mexico we’re still in the seemingly never ending first stage. Our last normal Sunday church service was March 15th. That was 13 weeks ago, over 3 months. We continue online this coming Sunday…will we go back
I’m sure that you are getting weary of constant talk about the virus, as I am. Unfortunately the missions weekend that we were going to be involved with at Leroy Community Chapel in OH the first week in May has been canceled. Decisions are being made about our possible summer ministry during these days. Interestingly
Prayers for Three Youth Read More »