A Local History

One of the interesting parts of cross-cultural ministry is learning local history that cannot be learned through courses or books, but rather through face-to-face conversations. Recently I was talking to Fernanda, a local shopkeeper, and we got around to talking about the early days when the neighbourhood of Santa Bárbara was first being established – about 40 to 50 years ago. At that time there was no Roman Catholic church in the neighbourhood and so people had to travel elsewhere to attend mass.

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New Era

This blog has been rather quiet in recent months, but it was not for lack of news. New contacts continue to be made. Visits and on-going gospel conversations continue to be had. The faithful preaching of the Word is carried out. A new teaching series on the Heidelberg Catechism has been started. Prayer meetings continue to bless the congregation. Kids clubs are held on a regular basis. 

And that is only a quick snapshot of the work. 

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Why a Saint? 

If you have been to Mexico and keep your eyes open, it won´t be long before you see a saint. Of course, I mean the kind of saint made of plaster and housed in a glass box or set on a wooden table. You will see these saints in houses, shops, cars, and on the side of the road.  I’ve written on this subject previously, so with this blogpost I want to ask the question: 

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Outreach, Evangelism, and Church Planting

Update time! Not sure the last time I wrote a proper update on the blog, but it was a while ago. I´ll highlight some of the activities and news from the past six months or so. 

Back in May we had an intern with us for several weeks, a student from the Canadian Reformed seminary in Canada. This was the first time we had received an intern and overall it was a really good experience. It was nice to have someone to share the work with.

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English in the Pyramids

There is always a mix of excitement and apprehension when starting something new. That was certainly the case as we began planning for an outreach in a neighbourhood we had not been in previously and in which we had no contacts. As we planned, prayed, advertised and waited, the jitters and butterflies were flying about, but in the end, the feeling that stuck with us was one of thankfulness. 

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The Salón

The Church of Christ is not a bricks-and-mortar building, but rather a spiritual temple built of living stones. Even so, it is a blessing for the church to have a physical building in which to meet for worship and fellowship. Besides offering protection from the elements, a church building also provides a physical presence in the community. There is at least one house church in our neighbourhood, and not very many people know it exists because it looks like any other house – and there is no sign. 

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The Story of Joseph – Easter 2025

It´s that time of year again – Easter kids club!

For the third straight year, we organized a kids club during the second week of Easter break, but this time we made a few changes. Previous kids clubs were held at the local sports court which had the benefit of being more public, but also a lot more work for us to transport everything we needed for each day. This time we decided to hold the kids club “on-site” at our new church building. This proved beneficial on several levels, especially when considering that the sports court we´ve used in the past was unavailable (which is probably a blog post in itself).  

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