Hard to believe it’s been a year already! Yesterday our service was dedicated to celebrating the goodness of God towards our little congregation, that had its first birthday yesterday. The service itself was full of special participation from several different groups in the church (women, youth, kids), as well as special music and skits. We …
It’s been great to get back into a bit of a routine with the ministry in Palmas 1. So encouraging to see around 15 young people regularly show up for youth meeting, which began again last Saturday after a break during August. Exciting to see the small facility we rent filling up on Sundays also. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
If you’ve been following this blog at all you are aware that we’ve been receiving student interns from Word of Life Bible Institute Mexico since this past October. First Rebeca, Matheus and Cheila, then Karen and Alejandra as well. Our already busy house got even fuller on the weekends. Ministry opportunities included kicking off a …
Last week, three teenagers from the Palmas church, and five kids total, participated in Word of Life Bible Institute Mexico’s “Week of Bible Institute” time, which is specifically designed to encourage young people to consider devoting at least one year of their lives to study the Bible. WOL Mexico is located very close to beautiful …
David is with his multiple student intern friends at Word of Life Bible Institute Mexico this week, participating along with Benjamin and Sergio (from the JM church) in a “Week of Bible Institute,” designed with teenagers in mind. The theme this year is “Deepening Your Faith.” What a quiet house it is with David somewhere …
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 …
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 …