Jesus mi Salvador, Escondeme

This woman cooked for us last week when Kathy led the workshop for leaders on Christian Counseling.  She had a beautiful voice (reminiscent of the 1940’s style of singing on the old Mexican films) and offered this song in thanksgiving to God for us and for the day of learning we had.  I recorded this short [...]

Delight

I love this photo of Abner.  He is Pastor Abdiel’s son.  In this day of youtube where you can see babies reciting the names of the presidents….it might not seem remarkable but this little guy was 3 years old when he marched into my office and recited the whole Creed, the 23rd Psalm and the [...]

Community Daycare Workers’ Workshop

The government agency responsible for oversight and training of Community Day Cares (in the most challenged parts of the city) approved our proposal to invite their workers to a training on how to nurture and teach the children in their care using a Christian program presented by a Christian psychologist who had done work most recently with [...]

Workshop on Christian Counseling

Kathy was excited to visit the new church and greet Marta and her family again.  She got to see the new church…..and it is beautiful.  All Saints had the privilege of providing funds for the baptismal font and the arm rest of the altar rail.  Kathy was able to counsel with two families before beginning the [...]

Hope Continues….Hope Abides

Today we visited with Pastor Abdiel and Alicia and the ministry of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Tijuana.  All Saints Lutheran Church in Bellevue provided Alicia with a new sewing machine and sewed baptismal gowns for the ministry here.  They also sent Pastor Abdiel some clothes and we learned that his birthday is Saturday so the [...]

Bringing Hope….

Once more our friend Kathy is visiting us this year from the Seattle area.  She is an experienced Christian family counselor who has worked with families all over the world.  Her work in China with families and children is especially interesting. We decided to focus on setting up individual counseling sessions with families connected with [...]

Dedication of a new office today!

What a gift God gave me to join with brothers and sisters in ministry to celebrate 10 years of ministry in Tijuana and to thank Him for a new office space in a commercial shopping center in Tijuana, Zona Rio.  The stories shared gave me goosebumps and brought tears to the eyes of many there.  [...]