Here at YLM, we see a mountain of boxes taking up the pristine open space created by the Our Father Lutheran Church Alternative Thanksgiving servant event, who laid new white tile in one of our offices…in a good way! Earlier this week, we received a shipment containing 2000 copies of Things I See at Christmas, [...]
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What do you see at Christmas?
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Christmas Catalog 2011
If you didn’t receive a glossy, color copy of our Christmas Catalog in your mailbox, check out this equally snazzy online version! Click here to donate online. Wishing you and yours a blessed Advent and a very Merry Christmas!
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Laying it all Down
Thanksgiving 2011 was celebrated at some of YLM’s mission churches in El Paso and Juarez with the annual group of holiday servants from Our Father Lutheran Church in Centennial, CO. Over three days, they served 1200 plates of turkey with all the fixin’s for San Pablo, San Lucas, Santisima Trinidad, and YLM’s Saturday volunteers, and [...]
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Canuks end Summer with a Triple Play
The last summer servant event of 2011 was made up of 22 Canadians! School starts later there, so mid-August is the perfect time for Bethel Lutheran Church in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, to serve in partnership with YLM. The sheer size and skill level of their group led us to plan 3 projects for them: [...]
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An Important First Step
As we here at Ysleta Lutheran Mission press on toward our goal of moving the Cornucopia Thrift Store into building #4, destroyed by fire in April 2009, re-roofing the entire building is an important first step. It’s an important first step that can now be checked off the list thanks to the Mission Mexico servant [...]
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A Different Kind of Quinceanera
Trinity Lutheran Church from Centralia, IL, was one of two servant events at YLM the week of July 18-25. It was the group’s 15th anniversary year, and thus a week chock full of celebrations! It all began with a different kind of quinceanera after church at Santisima Trinidad on Sunday. A quinceanera is typically a [...]
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Getting “Down” and Dirty
The final spring break group of 2011 was Campus Lutheran Church from Columbia, MO, who arrived by car on March 26 and began their drive home on March 31. The pastor and his family were joined by two students, for a total of 7 servants. They spent four days on the floor…literally! Three projects were [...]
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More than a Team–a Family
From March 18 until March 25, YLM was abuzz with 24 servants from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mt. Prospect, IL. They dubbed themselves “Team Chicago,” but it was clear by their words and actions that although the group was composed of multiple families–with students of all ages sacrificing their spring breaks to be here–they [...]
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A Family of 9 on Cloud 9
The week of March 12-19, spring break season at YLM continued with five students from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND. They drove 24 hours straight through to serve in the borderland! After a Sunday of marveling at stunning city views and desert vegetation at Franklin Mountains State Park, they jumped right into 3 [...]
