Tuesday, July 2, 2019

2019 Training Trip

After the annual conference of the Mexican Lutheran Apostolic Alliance (AALM), Alma and I spent a couple of weeks with each of our pastors and congregations in the Mexican states of Puebla and Sinaloa from February through May. Here are a few of the highlights.

While in the northern mountains of Puebla, we stayed with our dear brother pastor Floriberto and his family in Huahuaxtla.

Alma had a chance to learn the fine art of cooking Poblana style.


I was able to learn the fine art of fixing a wheelbarrow... with a big rock!


At the same time, we spent time with them teaching how to lead small groups to lead people to faith, make disciples, and start new churches. 


It was a lot of fun being able to teach a little more guitar to pastor Floriberto's daughter Andrea who I taught guitar to when she was just a little girl, now she has her own daughter. (I taught her with the little guitar Alma has)


Part of our practice time with the pastors was going out sharing the Gospel and then setting them up to continue discipling them afterward. This is a little village with no church at all called Chalahuico. 
                                                                                                                   
Pastor Flori and his wife Concita continue discipling Jose and Lupe, the first believers in Chalahuico
We also helped the congregation in Zacapoaxtla to begin new groups in homes as well. 
The Lord blessed us with a little 125 motorcycle to use while we were in the mountains so that we could get around a little easier. 
To be continued...



Conference Pictures Zacapoaxtla Puebla 2019