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The Importance of Worker Training in Mexico

Worker training: It may not be the most glamorous aspect to mission work, but it is certainly one of the most important. Every weekday morning, Mike prepares classes and then heads to the Mexican Lutheran Seminary, located here in Torreón, to teach. Each year, he spends hours upon hours studying with men who want to [...]


Gaia, Portugal – May 2

We ended up at the Doctors office this week.  Maria came down with a fever on Monday night and was complaining that her ear hurt.  She did not sleep well Monday night and by Tuesday morning I knew she was not well.  She saw the Dr. that afternoon who was very friendly and nice.  I [...]


Gaia, Portugal – April 27

Things have been a bit easier now that we have internet.  Bill has been slowly working on the course he is taking from MLC that he is six weeks behind on.  This week he completed two assignments, so he is relieved to be making some progress.  He is also happy to read the news again and [...]


Gaia, Portugal – April 17

Hello Again,
I am writing to tell everyone about my experience yesterday.  We were suppose to have our internet installed yesterday, but it didn’t happen (we are not surprised).  The installation man was suppose to come around 2pm and Bill decided to stay home so he could be there when the guy got there.  I then [...]


Week 4 in Portugal

Once a month Pastor Villares holds worship services with the church in Lisbon. We went along this past weekend and had a great time! We stopped part way and had traditional roast pig in a city along the way. In Lisbon we visited with some of the church members, went out for dinner and spent [...]