Pray for Pastor David as he travels back to India

Pastor David and Jothi are traveling back to India today after receiving the news that Pastor David’s mother died yesterday.  See here for more and keep him and the entire family in your prayers.

Kentucky LHM Convention

I had the privilege of talking and praying with my district partners last night.  By then I had only a whisper of a voice.  Today Miriam and I went to urgent care to get a big shot of antibiotics.  I think it is doing its job.
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Thanks for your prayers…..

I am traveling.  We spent a few days in training with international directors from lutheran hour offices in st. louis.  Today we traveled by bus to Lexington, Kentucky and just arrived.  Please check out my www.melissasalomon.com blog for details and photos!  Tomorrow the activites begin!

Celebrating with the congregation of IELSGSF

God is so good! We celebrating with the congregation of Iglesia Evangelica Luterana de la Sola Gracia y la Sola Fe.  This congregation has been so faithful and worked arduously for the Lord for 15 years to see this day come true.  The dedication service was beautiful.  The sanctuary is beautiful.  Among the many workers [...]

Ioway serving in Tijuana

Ellie Menz and our friends at IOWAY visited us again this weekend to assist the Lutheran Church of St. Paul and gathered funds to build an outdoor patio for outdoor worship and also an outdoor adobe oven.  The patio cover cement posts weren’t quite dry so we couldn’t work on the patio cover but we [...]

New Youth Program (Proyecto JOEL) Director

We are so excited to welcome new staff member, Legna Lanza to the CPTLN team.  She will be working in her area of greatest passion—-with youth!  Throughout the CPTLN offices, we call our youth outreach Proyecto JOEL. Legna has 10 years experience working in the Tijuana mission field while working with Lutheran Border Concerns Ministry.  [...]

Training teachers in Tijuana

Through our connection with the social welfare agency in Tijuana known as DIF, we have organized a second teacher training for community day care workers.  Following in the able footsteps of our mission partner, psychologist Kathy from Washington state, Tere and new staff member Jhoselyn organized the day’s events.  There were 30 registered and 21 [...]