U.S. Students Get to Hear about the CPTLN ministry among youth

We hosted 30 U.S. students from Minnesota at our offices who came to hear about the ministries on the border.  Accompanying them was Rev.Bill Bruggeman of World Transformational Opportunities.

After some lively discussion, that included Tijuana youth from Proyecto JOEL, the whole group went to have Mexican ice cream at Tepoznieves. There they have interesting flavors [...]

Conventions and Conferences!

Melissa had the opportunity to travel to the National LWML Convention in Portland Oregon.  The women of the church considered and voted 18 mission projects all around the world. Tere traveled the same week to the Director’s meeting in Panama.  She enjoyed the opportunity to share about our ministry programs and learn many new things [...]

New Newsletter for Proyecto JOEL

New resource for Tijuana youth.  This attractive color newsletter with articles of interest to youth and giving a Christian perspective is hot off the printers!  The newsletter is discussing what it is to be a youth living on the border with the many challenges that face youth in Tijuana. Pray it will reach many young [...]

Sharing Gifts…..

Orphan Grain Train has shared with us gifts of yarn LOTS of yarn.  We have shared with the elder groups and now one of them, Sra. Josefina, is teaching others and then they bless others with their handiwork!  Here is Sra. Josefina and some of the beautiful things the elders are making.

For the water bottle. [...]

Lima Lama – Proyecto JOEL

CPTLN sponsored outreach through Proyecto JOEL to youth in marginal communities in Tijuana connected with local Lutheran congregation.  Interesting fact:  Since the youth have received their uniforms (and walk from their homes to the church where the classes are held) the class has increased almost 100% .  The children without uniforms are the new children [...]

The Gifts of Healing….

We had a fascinating study on the Gifts of Healing.  Eleven students as part of our Equipping the Saints effort, studied Scripture on the topic of the Gifts of Healing thanks to the excellent summary of Pastor Carl Lutz who was there to answer all the deep questions the students had.  Pastor S. led us [...]

March for Jesus in Tijuana

Jesus the hope of Tijuana and of the Whole World — In Heaven there is no CRISIS!

We participated in the March for Jesus in the city of Tijuana along with 3,000 fellow believers in this city of more than 2 million persons.   What a wonderful opportunity pray for this city and to give [...]