"Let's celebrate," Mike said to me last week when he arrived home. He had just spent a couple of hours finalizing a deal to buy land. The Mexican Lutheran Church now has property in Zaragoza Sur!
This is a big step forward. We've been working on and off in Zaragoza Sur, a neighborhood in the Torreon area, since 2005. A few months ago, Mike started making a big push there. He now holds weekly worship services and Bible studies with a small group.
The neighborhood is a new and developing part of town. There are no other congregations in it. This presents a solid opportunity for the Mexican Lutheran Church to establish a presence there.
The new property has a basic structure on it. In the coming weeks, Mike plans to fix it up and put out a church sign. He is also going to hang a bell that can be rung when services start. I'll post pictures of the property when it is fixed up. (The picture above is a shot taken in the neighborhood near the new property).
Oh, and our family did get a chance to celebrate the purchase. We all went out for ice cream, or as Trinity would tell you, "Ox Cream." There should be more reasons to celebrate soon as the church in Zaragoza Sur continues to grow.
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