On Sunday we had a small farewell party for two of our volunteers that are heading back to the US this week. We said good-bye to Dave Sigrist and Grace Bey, two WELS Kingdom Workers that have been teaching English at El Redentor (Redeemer) here in Torreón.
Dave had been in Mexico for one year, first […]
A few days ago, we were invited to be godparents at a middle school graduation. This was for the daughter of a couple who we are friends with, and are also members of the church. They stopped by at about 11 p.m. the night before to drop off the official invitation we would need to […]
Last Sunday, 32 people came into fellowship with our church body in Mexico (officially known as the Evangelical Confessional Lutheran Church in Mexico). This group has been studying with Pastor Esequiel Sanchez, one of our Lutheran pastors, since January of this year. Pictured above is one family from this group.
During the last months, Pastor Sanchez […]
One of the Mexican seminary students, Carlos Rosales, is currently in northern Sonora, a Mexican state that borders Arizona. To get there, he had to take a 19-hour bus ride from Torreón.
His long trip has a good purpose: Carlos is there as part of seminary recruitment efforts. Missionary Ron Baerbock is working with many souls […]
Here’s the beginning of a huge, city-wide party that lasted well into the night. The reason? Torreón’s soccer team, known as Los Santos, won the national soccer championship last Sunday.
We went to a popular restaurant to enjoy the game and atmosphere. It was a huge event, and right after the Santos won, a mariachi band […]
One of the notable differences in in the celebration of Easter in US church traditions and Mexico is that Easter is anticlimactic when compared to the rest of Holy Week. We as Lutheran Christians use those days as repentant contemplation in preparation for the triumphant celebration of his resurrection. In much of Latin America the […]
Since 1964, WELS has been working to bring the good news of Jesus’ resurrection to Latin America. Missionaries were first sent to Puerto Rico. During the following decades, mission work spread to more countries south of the U.S. border.
Today, 12 WELS missionaries serve Latin America. In addition to Puerto Rico, they reside in Mexico, the […]
Mariachis play, purple flowers bloom, and the smell of fresh tortillas fills the air at dinnertime: welcome to Mexico. This colorful country is more than a tourist destination; fellow Lutherans are busy spreading God’s Word there.
The Lutheran church in Mexico worships in thirteen different locations each week. Six Mexican pastors, together with three seminary students, […]
Rachel first came to Mexico in 2000 to teach English. There she met Missionary Mike Hartman, and, as the story goes, never returned home. The couple was blessed with their first child, Trinity Rose, in February 2007.
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