We moved to Torreon in 2003. Shortly after the moving truck arrived, we started helping the Mexican Lutheran Church in the area. At the time, just one congregation was here (El Redentor). Pastor Esequiel Sanchez and the members he served were anxious for more.

During the following years, Mike and other missionaries helped start three new congregations in the Torreon area.

Dan Moyle, one of our visitors that came last weekend, got to see where the work in Torreon is at today. The video he made of his experience here is below. I could tell you about so many people in these pictures: Hilda and her six kids that are usually on their own in a paper-walled house while her husband travels, Paloma the bright girl with so much potential and so few resources at home, Pastor Sanchez who puts his all into getting this church to the next level...I could go on.

The work that was done before we came, the work that was done while we were here, and the work that will be carried out after we leave focus on one thing: people. Every single person in Torreon has a soul, and it is either on the path to eternal life or eternal damnation.

With the increasing levels of violence in the city, the work here is more urgent than ever. Please pray that God keep our members in Torreon safe and that he refresh their souls with his comforting Word. Also pray that God grant the Mexican pastors remaining in Torreon strength and encouragement to shepherd his flock and deliver the Word to more.

We thank you in advance for your support of mission work in Mexico. Whether it is through prayers, volunteer work or offerings, know that your concern is truly appreciated and effective. Thousands of souls are at stake here, and hungry for the promise of a better life to come.