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Posted by rhartman on March 29th, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

English classes were started in Pachuca, Mexico, in January 2007. This outreach tool will be used for one full year. Currently, two WELS Kingdom Workers teach these free classes. In the following interview, Michael Schneider (pictured on left) tells us about living and working in Pachuca.
What is the city of Pachuca like?
Pachuca is a town […]

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Posted by Nathan Wagenknecht on March 28th, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

Placeres has a job as a maid, cleaning houses and taking care of small children. For the past several years she has worked for several of the missionary families here in Santiago, DR. Many opportunities have arisen to witness to her and invite her to visit or attend our services and Bible studies. […]

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Posted by rhartman on March 26th, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

A couple of weeks ago we drove past a dry cleaning place here in Mexico. Its owners had chosen a name in English for it. It was called “Pretty Clean.”
Names like this are often seen here - English words are used because they look fun, or professional, or sound catchy. But they do not always […]

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Posted by Kevin Stellick on March 24th, 2007 in ASIA

Our choir sang for worship on 3/23 and will sing again on Easter. This song is called “Lamb of God” and is sung in Mandarin. The last phrase of the final refrain got cut off as the camera would not record more than 3 minutes in video mode. […]

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Posted by rhartman on March 22nd, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

I arrived in Mexico City on January 5, 2000. As a WELS Kingdom Worker, my plan was to teach English for a year and then return to the United States to finish college. Now, seven years later, I’m still here! What happened?
The answer is pretty simple: God had a plan for me. It involved staying […]

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Posted by Kevin Stellick on March 21st, 2007 in ASIA

Katrina had a Happy Birthday!!

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Posted by Nathan Wagenknecht on March 20th, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

Rona Abraham came to Santiago to study engineering; he wound up finding peace and joy in the truths of the gospel.
Rona grew up in Haiti where voodoo and spiritism are prevalent. Watching out for the “evil eye,” evil spirits and curses is part of daily life for most Haitians – even in Rona’s family. […]

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Posted by rhartman on March 19th, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

Last Friday, March 16, the “Mesa Directiva” (Board of Directors) met in Torreón, Mexico. Often called the “Mesa” for short, this Board of Directors serves as the governing body of the “IELC” (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Confesional), the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mexico. That’s a lot of information to absorb! Let’s break it down. […]

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Posted by Nathan Wagenknecht on March 15th, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

LATTE professors are working in Santiago training six future leaders for the church in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The men study seminary courses every weekday and also participate in church and evangelism activities.
Several times a year we plan Fellowship Days in which the students, teachers and their families spend some time […]

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Posted by Kevin Stellick on March 11th, 2007 in ASIA

Isaac’s Bullet Train in action!! Click here!!

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Posted by Kevin Stellick on March 10th, 2007 in ASIA

This AM Isaac woke up and jumped out of our bed exclaiming today is my birthday, ‘whoo-hoo’!! Here is a clip of Isaac and Katrina testing out a birthday toy.

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Posted by Nathan Wagenknecht on March 8th, 2007 in NORTH AMERICA

For those of us who need a refresher in geography, here is some info on the DR:

The second largest nation in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles, with Haiti occupying the western portion. To the west are Jamaica and Cuba; Puerto Rico is […]

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