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Welcoming a New Vicar in Mexico

On Sunday, August 17th, Phil Gurgel was installed as vicar here at “Cordero de Dios” (Lamb of God) congregation in Torreón. He will be with us until next summer.
Phil arrived in Mexico in June of this year. He first headed to Puebla, a city in central Mexico, to study Spanish at a language institute. After [...]


Saying Good-Bye, Mexican Style

Last Sunday we bid farewell to our current Vicar Steve Lehmann. Steve arrived last summer, and is now headed back to Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary to finish his studies.To wish him well, our congregation held a party at a local quinta (sort of like a private park, Mexican style). The place had a small pool, trampoline, [...]