Moving day...

Back in January, we discontinued the use of our WELS subsidized outreach center and seminary classroom on 27 de Febrero Avenue (the one that was broken into five times).  That meant packing up, moving out and cleaning up.  The below pictures show some of the fun we had  :-)

The two Santiago congregations that were using the outreach center for their weekly Sunday services were successful in finding new locals to use and will continue their ministries.  They took whatever evangelism and worship resources they could from our outreach center and will use them at their new locations.

The seminary will continue in a less expensive and more secure location in a third floor apartment.  We're still in the process of putting everything in its place in the new seminary classroom...

The Lord bless you with his Peace,

NW

Another personal note

Dear friends,
My brother Daniel, pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Yorba Linda, CA, wrote a blog entry about our mother and God's grace to her and our family. I invite you to read it by clicking on the following link:

Pastor's blog, Grace Lutheran Church, Yorba Linda, CA.

The Lord bless you with his peace in Jesus,
NW

A personal note

     God sent his holy angels to carry my mother to her Savior's side this Sunday morning, 2:00am Arizona time. The following note is from my father Myrl:

Dear Loved Ones,
     Our gracious LORD in His good time called Marcella [Marcy, Mom, Grandma, Aunt] home to Himself in heaven at 2:00 AM on February 1, 2009. The LORD granted her 70 years of sojourn in this world, and through the blood of Jesus grants her eternal life with Him. She has been on hospice care since January 6, and totally bed-ridden for two weeks. The hospice program kept her comfortable except for the painful coughing fits about once a day. After a very bad night on Monday, we have used meds to keep her comfortable. She went to sleep Friday evening -- after saying goodby to her brother and a cousin who visited on Thursday.
     Resting her confidence in our Savior, she said goodby to her brother with, "I'll see you again in heaven." She was a 24 year survivor of breast cancer, and endured four years on chemotherapy. She was a 41 + 1/2 year survivor of marriage to me. What a wonderful wife!
     Her earthly remains will be cremated without further viewing. We are planning a "Victory Celebration" at Grace Lutheran Church in Casa Grande, Arizona. The timing on this will depend on when Nathan and Julie can get in from Dominican Republic and Mexico. If I can work it out, I would like to also celebrate her life with many of you in some way both in Texas and Wisconsin.
     Join me in praising God for all His blessings on our life and on our family.
Love,  Myrl

The Lord bless you with his peace, just as he is blessing our family with peace, comfort, and sure hope through Christ's resurrection,

NW