Here’s a sight that hasn’t been seen for 17 years! There’s water in the Rio Nazas (Nazas River)!
Let me explain…The Rio Nazas serves as a divider between Torreón and its neighboring city, Gomez Palacio. It once was a raging river. However, years ago a dam was built and the water rerouted. That way, the government [...]

Last week we had a great break from the hot Torreon sun. On Wednesday afternoon and evening, they sky grew cloudy and the wind picked up. Then it started raining! It rained on and off for the next three days. The temperature cooled down considerably with the rain.
This was the first time it had rained [...]

Below is an excerpt from a poem by Missionary Peter Martin about the difficulties of getting to some bush congregations.
On February twenty-four
We started out in the morn
Simweeleba, Mulonda and me
The gears they were a grindin,
but I was never mindin,
that’s just the way my truck is
Truck’s been with me ‘leven years
people are plum full of fears
that [...]

Missionaries are also literally breaking new ground as they travel to their congregations this rainy season in Zambia.  They travel very muddy roads that at first glance look impassable, and sometimes they make it through, but sometimes they get stuck.
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The rainy season is record-breaking this year, with a number of roads and bridges being washed [...]

The Zambian mission field is breaking new ground in several ways.  This blog is one of them and we are eager to share news and stories about the mission and life.
My name is Amanda Paltzer, and I am working here with my husband Jason in the recently established Lutheran Health and Development Program (www.healthlcca.com).  This [...]