New Elder Group in New Area of Tijuana

Today we visited a new area and connected with another elder group.  We distributed 110 quilts of love to elderly and 11 to single mothers.  This will be a new Thursday group from 9-12.  Please pray for these wonderful folks. I am always so blown away with the women who lovingly make these beautiful quilts [...]

Partners in Adobe Bricks for Proyecto JOEL Youth Center

The youth of Proyecto JOEL had helpers this weekend….youth from Seattle who helped make adobe bricks.  It was a very unusual experience for the American youth…..but they soon got the hang of it and 85 bricks were made!  The youth now have a total of 380 bricks.  The goal is 2000 so that their center [...]

Christian Martial Arts – Proyecto JOEL – Tijuana

After studying just a few months, four youth entered a competition and two of them achieved the first place and the other two placed third.  Remarkable!

Successful Bible School for Children

56 children joined us at the CPTLN Community Center to learn about Jesus, their forever friend.
We are so thankful for your prayers and support!

Bible School Continues and Grows….

The word is spreading….the nine teachers arrive at 3pm to prep their classes and the children arrive at 3:30 to 6:30pm and they don’t want to go home!  There are children of all ages.  One little 12 year old girl said her mother wouldn’t let her come unless she brought her baby sister (literally a [...]

Bible School’s First Night!

What a fun night opening our doors for the first time in the CPTLN multipurpose community center to learn about our forever friend Jesus, who loves us from close and who brings us into relationship with Him!  There were 9 teachers and 30 children who attended the first night.  Pray for the children that will [...]

Escuelita Biblica (Bible School)

Debuting our day care 1st level is a large mutlipurpose space and a Bible School before children head back to school next week is underway!
On the weekend CPTLN Staff member Tere Montoya met with the teaching staff to go over lesson plans and prepare activities and songs.  We were able to bring in furniture (and [...]

Pinatas!

Here is the result of the Pinata workshop!  Looks like it was fun.  Not only fellowship but learning a skill that can delight their children or grandchildren and help them in their neighborhoods and even bring in a little income once in a while!

Update- Single Mother’s Group – Pinatas Workshop

Update:  This week the new group of single mothers gathered to learn how to build PINATAS.  This is helpful for them to even earn a little income in their neighborhoods among people they know.  Our staff Tere Montoya is meeting with them every other Saturday.  Pray for this group of women as they gather and [...]

Baptismal gowns bless CPTLN Latin America!

We have two partners in All Saints Lutheran Church who sew baptismal gowns for the ministry along the border and throughout Latin America through our CPTLN offices.
Here the are….these lovely ladies from All Saints in Bellevue, Washington.

On the most recent director’s meeting in Panama, Tere Montoya staff member was able to share 14 baptismal gowns [...]