Last night a group of us met for pizza and a movie at Steve and Patricia Ohlund's home in Lebanon. It was a lot of fun and we saw a great movie. The pizza was from The Log Cabin Restaurant. The movie was "Fireproof" starring Kirk Cameron. The movie dealt with a couple going through marital problems and showed how faith can make a difference.
We've been doing these movie nights since last fall. They give us a venue to get together with our friends from church to watch good movies. Stay tuned for our next one in late April or early May.
Cal
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Appalachian Mission is being considered.
I met with Pastor Michelle Madsen -Bibeau and Melanie Scheuermann yesterday afternoon to discuss the possibility of second mission trip this year. The idea of a homeland trip has been floating in the air for more than a year and was actually mentioned by a couple of people after a recent television expose on the problems in Appalachia.
The idea is appealing for a couple of reasons. First, this trip would take place during one of the last two weeks of July when some of our young people and those who teach them could be available. Second, it offers a venue for those who wanted to go to Mexico but were a little nervous about crossing the border for a variety of reasons. If this trip comes about we would be partnering with the Mustard Seeds and Mountains ministry to provide home repair services for poor families in Southern West Virginia. They are in partnership with our National Ministries of the ABCUSA. This is an area of the country that experiences between 30 - 50 % unemployment.
If there is an adequate response between Central and First Baptist Churches, those interested in going would need to provide a $100 deposit between April 16th and 23rd to hold a space. the total cost could be up to $300 total (though we would hope to defray that with support from the churches and fundraising). The maximum number our transportation arrangements could accommodate is 18. If you would like more information, please speak with me and let me know. We would need a minimum of ten people to go forward with the trip.
Cal
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Coming together during Lent
We hosted the Community Lenten Service tonight and over 115 people came out to worship from the six churches. This was the fourth service in the series. We began at Lee Memorial United Methodist on Ash Wednesday and have met each week since. The format has been simple. The host pastor preaches and designs the service to reflect what might happen on a typical Sunday there. Each of the other Pastors takes one of the roles in leading the worship.
Since we began this series in 1999 or 2000 the participants have changed but the spirit has remained the same. It was Rev. Sidat Balgobin's idea to come together during Lent. This year Rev. John Lancz was our newest member of the clergy to join us. Last year we welcomed Pastor Michelle Madsen-Bibeau. Rev. Bill Dunlap came on board three years ago. Rev. Ho-Soon Han was the newcomer in 2003. The truth is that it has been fun getting to know the new Pastors and the services have provided a great way to meet for our congregations. (Pictured to the right are Sidat Balgobin, David Stickney, Bill Dunlap, Sheldon Keller, Cal Lord and Ho-Soon Han from the Spring of 2006.)
At tonight's service our Praise Team offered the special music in lieu of our choir. With Adele out due to medical reasons, we gave the choir a break and took advantage of the fact that our Praise Team had a few songs ready to go. I preached on john 17:6 ff and talked about Jesus' prayer for us as we walk the road to Jerusalem and beyond.
After each of the services folks get together for coffee, punch and snacks. The best part is catching with old and new friends. Sidat originally suggested the services last about 40 minutes and then we have cookies and fellowship for 20 minutes and are out of there in an hour. Well we got the first part right but the fellowship often lasts much longer. It is great fun though.
Next week we head down to United Congregational Church. Rev. John Lancz will be the preacher and we will all get to check him out. I hope you will join us for the worship and the fellowship.
Cal
Since we began this series in 1999 or 2000 the participants have changed but the spirit has remained the same. It was Rev. Sidat Balgobin's idea to come together during Lent. This year Rev. John Lancz was our newest member of the clergy to join us. Last year we welcomed Pastor Michelle Madsen-Bibeau. Rev. Bill Dunlap came on board three years ago. Rev. Ho-Soon Han was the newcomer in 2003. The truth is that it has been fun getting to know the new Pastors and the services have provided a great way to meet for our congregations. (Pictured to the right are Sidat Balgobin, David Stickney, Bill Dunlap, Sheldon Keller, Cal Lord and Ho-Soon Han from the Spring of 2006.)At tonight's service our Praise Team offered the special music in lieu of our choir. With Adele out due to medical reasons, we gave the choir a break and took advantage of the fact that our Praise Team had a few songs ready to go. I preached on john 17:6 ff and talked about Jesus' prayer for us as we walk the road to Jerusalem and beyond.
After each of the services folks get together for coffee, punch and snacks. The best part is catching with old and new friends. Sidat originally suggested the services last about 40 minutes and then we have cookies and fellowship for 20 minutes and are out of there in an hour. Well we got the first part right but the fellowship often lasts much longer. It is great fun though.
Next week we head down to United Congregational Church. Rev. John Lancz will be the preacher and we will all get to check him out. I hope you will join us for the worship and the fellowship.
Cal
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
What is a missional church?
Last night our Missional Church team met to talk about ways that we could reach out to our community with the love of Christ in tangible ways. Several ideas were put on the table. They ranged from a neighborhood cleanup to distributing tomato plants or potted plants to the residents. We talked about a car wash or giving away hot dogs and soda on July 4th for the fireworks show as as a way to show our hospitality.
The idea is to come up with either one or two large events or several small things that we can do over time to make our presence known in the community. We talked about the fact that the goal of our missional team wasn't straightforward evangelism as we know it. We weren't going out to get people to join the church. Our goal is to get out into the neighborhood to develop relationships with our neighbors and to let them know that we care about our neighborhood and the people who live next door to our church.
The truth is that many people have a different idea about church and religion than we do. They look at us as either judgmental, hypocritical or just plain weird. We want to change the stereotype and let them see that we are just like them. The only difference between us is that we know and love Jesus.
When we gave away the Winter Survival Kits in January we took our first step. Now we want to build on that. If you have any ideas, please share them with us. Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m.
Cal
The idea is to come up with either one or two large events or several small things that we can do over time to make our presence known in the community. We talked about the fact that the goal of our missional team wasn't straightforward evangelism as we know it. We weren't going out to get people to join the church. Our goal is to get out into the neighborhood to develop relationships with our neighbors and to let them know that we care about our neighborhood and the people who live next door to our church.
The truth is that many people have a different idea about church and religion than we do. They look at us as either judgmental, hypocritical or just plain weird. We want to change the stereotype and let them see that we are just like them. The only difference between us is that we know and love Jesus.
When we gave away the Winter Survival Kits in January we took our first step. Now we want to build on that. If you have any ideas, please share them with us. Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m.
Cal
Monday, March 16, 2009
A day of worship, service and praise
Sunday proved to be another great day for our church. Last week we welcomed back our mission team and heard from several of them as they shared a word or two about their experience. The praise team accompanied the choir and sang "Here I am to Worship."
I thought that was a special service but this week was just as nice. I guess it really comes down to the fact that it is good to be in worship with people you know and love. This week the choir sang "Prayer" and my message was about the meaning of the cross. Joshua Zimieski was filling in on the organ for Adele and we had 113 people in worship.
After Church Amanda Duntz and I went over to St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church to help out with the Interfaith Luncheon. Mark Hopkins and a crew from Central Baptist cooked up a batch of hot dogs, beans and assorted goodies for the folks. We had about sixty people for lunch. Patrice Bernier, Mark Salomon, Amanda and I waited tables while Mark, Roger Mainville, Ellie Eccleston and her grandson, Cody, worked in the kitchen. As always, Shirley was in the kitchen helping with the salad and anything else that needed to be done.
It is always very satisfying to know that you are making a small difference by doing something as simple as serving lunch to the hungry.
Later that day Christ Episcopal Church hosted an Open Mic. Steve Contois, Cheryl Dutrumble and Paul Johnson represented our church and got into the fun. Our church is one of three that has hosted the event over the last couple of years. Anyone who sings or plays and instrument can come and share their talents. The rest of us can come and blessed. Stay tuned for the next Open Mic. I'll let you know when and where it will be.
Enjoy these pictures from yesterday's work at the luncheon.
Cal
I thought that was a special service but this week was just as nice. I guess it really comes down to the fact that it is good to be in worship with people you know and love. This week the choir sang "Prayer" and my message was about the meaning of the cross. Joshua Zimieski was filling in on the organ for Adele and we had 113 people in worship.
After Church Amanda Duntz and I went over to St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church to help out with the Interfaith Luncheon. Mark Hopkins and a crew from Central Baptist cooked up a batch of hot dogs, beans and assorted goodies for the folks. We had about sixty people for lunch. Patrice Bernier, Mark Salomon, Amanda and I waited tables while Mark, Roger Mainville, Ellie Eccleston and her grandson, Cody, worked in the kitchen. As always, Shirley was in the kitchen helping with the salad and anything else that needed to be done.
It is always very satisfying to know that you are making a small difference by doing something as simple as serving lunch to the hungry.
Later that day Christ Episcopal Church hosted an Open Mic. Steve Contois, Cheryl Dutrumble and Paul Johnson represented our church and got into the fun. Our church is one of three that has hosted the event over the last couple of years. Anyone who sings or plays and instrument can come and share their talents. The rest of us can come and blessed. Stay tuned for the next Open Mic. I'll let you know when and where it will be.
Enjoy these pictures from yesterday's work at the luncheon.
Cal
Saturday, March 14, 2009
A New Look in the Nursery
Well I guess I have been AWOL since returning from Mexico. There is no excuse other than I've been running to catch up with a number of things. It was also newsletter week. So I am back and I'll try to be more regular as we head down the stretch through Easter.
I want to update you on one exciting thing that happened today. The gang was at church finishing up the nursery project. The walls have been painted, the room cleaned, the new ceiling and lighting installed and a brand new flat screen tv and VHS/DVD player set up. It looks great.
Thanks to all who helped. The list includes Mark Rogers, Randy Sargent, Nancy Allen, Pete Adams, Steve Contois, Dave Poore and Ray Deptulski. I'll have pictures in the next couple of days.
I want to update you on one exciting thing that happened today. The gang was at church finishing up the nursery project. The walls have been painted, the room cleaned, the new ceiling and lighting installed and a brand new flat screen tv and VHS/DVD player set up. It looks great.
Thanks to all who helped. The list includes Mark Rogers, Randy Sargent, Nancy Allen, Pete Adams, Steve Contois, Dave Poore and Ray Deptulski. I'll have pictures in the next couple of days.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Recapping the week in Mexico
Now that we are in San Diego, we can begin to look back on our week and reflect on what God was doing. We left for Mexicali last Tuesday.
We had our largest group yet as twenty of us made our way to Hartford to catch our plane. The group included Nancy Allen, Patty and Sarah Bober, Michelle Chaffee, Erica Corbet, June Deptulski, Amanda Duntz, Sue Fage, Mark Kane, Ann Kecskes, Lisa Lapointe, Michelle Madsen-Bibeau, Amber Manning, Chad Pfieffer, George Rezendes, Mark Salomon, Stacy Sedotti, Julie and Rob Wagner and me.
We flew through Minneapolis and then on to San Diego. Unbeknownst to Mark Salomon, his son Matt had arranged to join the team and meet us on the west coast. What a surprise! It was especially amusing to see Mark's face because he had just hung up with Matt. He had checked in with him to tell him he had made it to San Diego.
We were shuttled over to the rental car place and after a forty minute wait were told that they didn't have the three vans and the mid-size car that we had reserved. They made some calls and hooked us up with a company that rented 15 passenger vans. So after a little finagling, we picked up two vans and saved about $180. Of course this whole episode put us behind by over two hours. Thankfully everyone was very patient and the ride over the mountains turned out to be very fun. We were all together in two vans and excited about what was ahead.
Rick and Mercy Barnes, our missionary partners, met us at the Carl Jrs restaurant in Calexico and drove us across the border and on to the seminary. We drove through the city in the darkness like we did back in 2007 and this was a little intimidating for the fourteen first time missionaries. Classes were still in session when we arrived at the seminary and the compound was full of life. The program has grown since last year. A few of our old friends were there, Jacob and Israel, as well as Rev. Gregorio Gamboa, the director of the seminary and pastor of the very first church we worked at two years ago. After our orientation with Rick and Mercy, we headed to bed prepared to get up and start our work in Mexicali.
On Wednesday morning we split up the group and half went to Primera Iglesia de Mexicali and half stayed at the seminary. The group that went to Primera worked on some electrical problems, did some landscaping and put together the duct work for the air conditioning system. Mark Kane and Mark Salomon also began putting up the channel for a suspended ceiling.
At the seminary Rob Wagner and George Rezendes worked on some electrical problems and helped get the ladies set up to do some insulation and sheet rock work in the bathrooms. They also painted Carol W's outer wall again.
After a yummy lunch cooked by the chef, Verna, we took a break and rested up before heading off to a church mission site called Felipe Angeles. Some of the members of Primera had opened up their homes for prayer and Bible study in the neighborhood. This was a new ministry. Our job was to assist them in a Vacation Bible School outreach ministry to the neighborhood. We arrived and after a few words of instruction, we went out with members of the church and Sunday School to deliver flyers and invite people to come.
On Thursday morning we decided to take the whole group to Primera. The group went to work and continued the tilling of the ground for a lawn and the preparation of an area that will one day become a room that will serve as nursery for the church. The two Mark's went back to work installing the channel for the ceiling. The concrete walls really proved to be very difficult and it took a lot longer than anticipated.
After another sumptuous lunch, a group headed into downtown Mexicali to buy souvenirs. The big winner was Michelle Chaffee. She came away with some real bargains. I also tested the local food an tried some fried rice at a Chinese restaurant.
That evening we hosted the first night of Bible school and it was a rousing success. Everyone had a good time, including the members of our group. The kids worked on as banner with the theme, Jesus said you are my friends. All the kids put their handprints on it and signed their "nombres." After their Bible study, the kids made badges with their names on them. It was so enjoyable to watch the teachers work with the kids and then see how our group interacted with them. After we got home almost every person commented on how much they loved to see the expressions of joy on the kid's faces.
There was also a significant moment for our group on Thursday. We happened to go by Buen Samaritano, the church we served last year, and ran into Ramon. Since we were there last, the church had added a second story and laid a foundation for a bathroom. Ramon was so pleased to show it to us. A few of the men were sheet rocking the walls upstairs and trying to fix some damages to the ceiling of the sanctuary.
At VBS on Thursday, Michelle and I talked to Rick about the possibility of a few of our folks working with Ramon on Friday and Saturday. We offered them some more money, the money we saved on the rental vans to buy supplies for the work if that would help them.
On Friday morning Rick announced that he had spoken with Alma and Ramon and we could send a group to work with them. So we sent one group there, one to Primera and left a few back at the seminary to finish up. George Rezendes and five ladies went to Buen Samaritano to do sheet rocking, Mark Kane and Mark Salomon took a group to Primera where they mixed cement and laid the concrete slab. Rob Wagner and his girls, Patty, Michelle and Ann, finished up the sheetrocking in the bathrooms, replaced all the showerheads and reframed a few doors.
After lunch on Friday a group went with Rick up the mountain. They stopped in to see a new church planted by a retired minister who had moved to the area. Soon after he arrived, he felt called to begin a church and he did. It was a great experience for all our folks who went up for the ride.
On Saturday we headed off in three directions for our last day of work. Our hope was to see some of the projects finished before we left. One group went to Buen Samaritano, one to Primera and a third group went to the home of the family hosting the VBS. That group was charged with painting the house. We did pretty well. One group even decided to skip the afternoon break and go back to work at Primera to help them finish up and get the church ready for worship on Sunday.
On Saturday night we made or way to Felipe Angeles to close out our three nights of VBS. It was an emotional time for all of us as we watched the kids faces light up. A friend of Michelle Chaffee's, Chris Colter, sent along a ton of stickers and goodies from his "Mad Science" company and they were a big hit. You should have seen the excitement. Even the adults were having fun.
On Sunday morning we dressed up and went to Church at Primera Iglesia. What a difference we saw in the church. The men of the church had worked late in the evening to finish the ceiling and to clean everything up. We went to Sunday School and then stayed for worship. The time flew by. Then we went out to lunch with Pastor Jorge and his family to an authentic Mexican Restaurant. It was great and there was so much food we were bursting at the seems.
On Sunday night we went back for evening worship and they celebrated our ministry with them with a slide show and by including several very familiar songs in English and Spanish. After church there was a banquet in our honor. It was a very special day.
Back at the seminary we met with Rick and Mercy and expressed our appreciation to them for their help in connecting us with these churches in our short term mission trips. There weren't too many dry eyes as we said our good byes. We were blessed even further when Ramon and Alma stopped by to say good bye too. It was like a scene out of an old movie.
And that brings us to today. We left the seminary at 8:45 am and went to the border. It only took about an hour and fifteen minutes to make it across. Then we headed west and came into San Diego. Our group split up with one group going to LA, another going to the Zoo, a few going to see the Midway aircraft carrier, and the last group going to Old Town to shop. We closed out the night by going to Mission Bay where five of us rode the roller coaster and then stepped foot in the Pacific ocean.
Now I haven't even mentioned some of the other special moments like...
a) breakfast by Mark and George
b) prayers offered by different members each day
c) the kitty
d) Patty's birthday
e) ice cream at Dairy Queen
f) power walks and bike rides
g) naranja, platano and donas every day
h) hot showers
i) Cal's taxi
j) Por tu Amor in church
k) Amber and Sarah's service as translators
l) the sharing of the gifts
m) playing "One" with the seminary students
n) Rob's Australian accent
o) "Can you hear me now?" service
p) Altos everywhere
q) New friends and smiles
r) Walmart
s) memories that will last forever.
Tomorrow morning we head home. I can tell you that we will never be the same. Our thanks go to those who supported us with prayer and financial resources. Your efforts made a difference and will be felt in our continuing ministry in Mexicali and at home.
Cal
We had our largest group yet as twenty of us made our way to Hartford to catch our plane. The group included Nancy Allen, Patty and Sarah Bober, Michelle Chaffee, Erica Corbet, June Deptulski, Amanda Duntz, Sue Fage, Mark Kane, Ann Kecskes, Lisa Lapointe, Michelle Madsen-Bibeau, Amber Manning, Chad Pfieffer, George Rezendes, Mark Salomon, Stacy Sedotti, Julie and Rob Wagner and me.We flew through Minneapolis and then on to San Diego. Unbeknownst to Mark Salomon, his son Matt had arranged to join the team and meet us on the west coast. What a surprise! It was especially amusing to see Mark's face because he had just hung up with Matt. He had checked in with him to tell him he had made it to San Diego.
We were shuttled over to the rental car place and after a forty minute wait were told that they didn't have the three vans and the mid-size car that we had reserved. They made some calls and hooked us up with a company that rented 15 passenger vans. So after a little finagling, we picked up two vans and saved about $180. Of course this whole episode put us behind by over two hours. Thankfully everyone was very patient and the ride over the mountains turned out to be very fun. We were all together in two vans and excited about what was ahead.
Rick and Mercy Barnes, our missionary partners, met us at the Carl Jrs restaurant in Calexico and drove us across the border and on to the seminary. We drove through the city in the darkness like we did back in 2007 and this was a little intimidating for the fourteen first time missionaries. Classes were still in session when we arrived at the seminary and the compound was full of life. The program has grown since last year. A few of our old friends were there, Jacob and Israel, as well as Rev. Gregorio Gamboa, the director of the seminary and pastor of the very first church we worked at two years ago. After our orientation with Rick and Mercy, we headed to bed prepared to get up and start our work in Mexicali.
On Wednesday morning we split up the group and half went to Primera Iglesia de Mexicali and half stayed at the seminary. The group that went to Primera worked on some electrical problems, did some landscaping and put together the duct work for the air conditioning system. Mark Kane and Mark Salomon also began putting up the channel for a suspended ceiling.At the seminary Rob Wagner and George Rezendes worked on some electrical problems and helped get the ladies set up to do some insulation and sheet rock work in the bathrooms. They also painted Carol W's outer wall again.
After a yummy lunch cooked by the chef, Verna, we took a break and rested up before heading off to a church mission site called Felipe Angeles. Some of the members of Primera had opened up their homes for prayer and Bible study in the neighborhood. This was a new ministry. Our job was to assist them in a Vacation Bible School outreach ministry to the neighborhood. We arrived and after a few words of instruction, we went out with members of the church and Sunday School to deliver flyers and invite people to come.
On Thursday morning we decided to take the whole group to Primera. The group went to work and continued the tilling of the ground for a lawn and the preparation of an area that will one day become a room that will serve as nursery for the church. The two Mark's went back to work installing the channel for the ceiling. The concrete walls really proved to be very difficult and it took a lot longer than anticipated.
After another sumptuous lunch, a group headed into downtown Mexicali to buy souvenirs. The big winner was Michelle Chaffee. She came away with some real bargains. I also tested the local food an tried some fried rice at a Chinese restaurant.
That evening we hosted the first night of Bible school and it was a rousing success. Everyone had a good time, including the members of our group. The kids worked on as banner with the theme, Jesus said you are my friends. All the kids put their handprints on it and signed their "nombres." After their Bible study, the kids made badges with their names on them. It was so enjoyable to watch the teachers work with the kids and then see how our group interacted with them. After we got home almost every person commented on how much they loved to see the expressions of joy on the kid's faces.There was also a significant moment for our group on Thursday. We happened to go by Buen Samaritano, the church we served last year, and ran into Ramon. Since we were there last, the church had added a second story and laid a foundation for a bathroom. Ramon was so pleased to show it to us. A few of the men were sheet rocking the walls upstairs and trying to fix some damages to the ceiling of the sanctuary.
At VBS on Thursday, Michelle and I talked to Rick about the possibility of a few of our folks working with Ramon on Friday and Saturday. We offered them some more money, the money we saved on the rental vans to buy supplies for the work if that would help them.On Friday morning Rick announced that he had spoken with Alma and Ramon and we could send a group to work with them. So we sent one group there, one to Primera and left a few back at the seminary to finish up. George Rezendes and five ladies went to Buen Samaritano to do sheet rocking, Mark Kane and Mark Salomon took a group to Primera where they mixed cement and laid the concrete slab. Rob Wagner and his girls, Patty, Michelle and Ann, finished up the sheetrocking in the bathrooms, replaced all the showerheads and reframed a few doors.
After lunch on Friday a group went with Rick up the mountain. They stopped in to see a new church planted by a retired minister who had moved to the area. Soon after he arrived, he felt called to begin a church and he did. It was a great experience for all our folks who went up for the ride.
On Saturday we headed off in three directions for our last day of work. Our hope was to see some of the projects finished before we left. One group went to Buen Samaritano, one to Primera and a third group went to the home of the family hosting the VBS. That group was charged with painting the house. We did pretty well. One group even decided to skip the afternoon break and go back to work at Primera to help them finish up and get the church ready for worship on Sunday.On Saturday night we made or way to Felipe Angeles to close out our three nights of VBS. It was an emotional time for all of us as we watched the kids faces light up. A friend of Michelle Chaffee's, Chris Colter, sent along a ton of stickers and goodies from his "Mad Science" company and they were a big hit. You should have seen the excitement. Even the adults were having fun.
On Sunday morning we dressed up and went to Church at Primera Iglesia. What a difference we saw in the church. The men of the church had worked late in the evening to finish the ceiling and to clean everything up. We went to Sunday School and then stayed for worship. The time flew by. Then we went out to lunch with Pastor Jorge and his family to an authentic Mexican Restaurant. It was great and there was so much food we were bursting at the seems.
On Sunday night we went back for evening worship and they celebrated our ministry with them with a slide show and by including several very familiar songs in English and Spanish. After church there was a banquet in our honor. It was a very special day.Back at the seminary we met with Rick and Mercy and expressed our appreciation to them for their help in connecting us with these churches in our short term mission trips. There weren't too many dry eyes as we said our good byes. We were blessed even further when Ramon and Alma stopped by to say good bye too. It was like a scene out of an old movie.
And that brings us to today. We left the seminary at 8:45 am and went to the border. It only took about an hour and fifteen minutes to make it across. Then we headed west and came into San Diego. Our group split up with one group going to LA, another going to the Zoo, a few going to see the Midway aircraft carrier, and the last group going to Old Town to shop. We closed out the night by going to Mission Bay where five of us rode the roller coaster and then stepped foot in the Pacific ocean.
Now I haven't even mentioned some of the other special moments like...
a) breakfast by Mark and George
b) prayers offered by different members each day
c) the kitty
d) Patty's birthday
e) ice cream at Dairy Queen
f) power walks and bike rides
g) naranja, platano and donas every day
h) hot showers
i) Cal's taxi
j) Por tu Amor in church
k) Amber and Sarah's service as translators
l) the sharing of the gifts
m) playing "One" with the seminary students
n) Rob's Australian accent
o) "Can you hear me now?" service
p) Altos everywhere
q) New friends and smiles
r) Walmart
s) memories that will last forever.
Tomorrow morning we head home. I can tell you that we will never be the same. Our thanks go to those who supported us with prayer and financial resources. Your efforts made a difference and will be felt in our continuing ministry in Mexicali and at home.
Cal
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