Tijuana is a funny place…..

I crossed the border this morning to find the traffic circle, a major one and kind of artery in the city, was closed and had a giant concert stage erected in the center of the traffic circle!  There is a free concert today celebrating the anniversary of Tijuana.  Yikes!  I am not sure if I [...]

Jhoselyn

Jhoselyn has been a long time volunteer and a new staff person at CPTLN hired to be a receptionist but has been enthusiastic about assisting and heading outreach efforts.  She is a recipient of a scholarship through Lutheran Border Concerns Ministry since a child. She is talented, energetic, creative and cares for people.  She is [...]

Caring * IS * Community

Together with a volunteer pharmacist and lab technicians, CPTLN is serving another population that is vulnerable….the elderly.  We have had the assistance from Orphan Grain Train and IOWAY (volunteers from Iowa West District who provided blood sugar testing equipment)

We are most grateful for the continuous assistance from pharmacist Don Pancho who donates time, medicine, expertise [...]

Third National Hispanic Convention – LCMS in Orlando, Florida

I had the privilege of attending and serving at the 3rd National Hispanic Convention in Orlando Florida.  The new president of the Lutheran Synod of Mexico, who is a friend of CPTLN, Rev. Isaac Garcia was in attendance.  We had the privilege of giving him some of the beautiful baptismal gowns made for baby girls [...]

Next Generations of Leaders – Proyecto JOEL

Our Proyecto JOEL youth leaders will take this training course on the 22nd of August in Tijuana. Please pray for them.
Entrenamiento para el 22 de Agosto
They will focus on these goals:

Valores fundamentales del ministerio juvenil eficaz. (Fundamental values in effective youth ministry)
Habilidades y técnicas de liderazgo. (Skills and methods of leadership)
Ideas y principios inteligentes para [...]

JOEL the first Christian Martial Arts Program in Tijuana

Who knows? It may even be in the country.  In August the registration of the JOEL Christian Martial Arts Program will be complete.  Legna, JOEL Director, is very excited as well as her 25 students.  Legna is looking forward to beginning the program in a new area in August too. Please keep this program, leaders [...]

Celebrating

Tere, Elizabeth and I had the privilege of celebrating with Pastor and Mrs Lutz as they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.  People got to talk about what they learned from their example. I had sent in something earlier which they read aloud (a memory…..I forget alot but I remember exactly the day…..June 6, 2008 when [...]

Blessed on a visit from Lutheran Border Concerns Ministry

It was great fun for us to have the Board of Director’s come to our CPTLN office. We are partners in ministry.  In case you don’t know LBCM stands for Lutheran Border Concerns Ministry.  We got to tell them and show them about the projects we are working on and they invited us to travel [...]

Don Jorge….

Legna reports on the JOEL Sports Field Bugambilias.
“You can find the grace of God in many people who surround us.  I had the privilege of meeting Don Jorge and his neice Dona Herminia two years ago. However, it wasn’t until recently that I began to know them well and that has grown into friendship.  We are [...]

Progress and Blessing

Here is a recent photo of our daycare project!  The first outreach community classes are ready to begin even though we are working on the first level which is the day care.  We are happy to receive a gift of preschool tables and chairs from our wonderful partner Concordia Lutheran Church in Chula Vista as [...]