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whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16
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 New Mariachi San Pablo CD has Arrived-
posted
December 15, 2006
The new CD
is here!!! This second disc, titled "Tu Eres El" (You Are He), contains
songs in both English and Spanish along with new and familiar music.
Order yours today!
More Info & Ordering Information
Thanksgiving 2006
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Preparing for Christmas
- posted November 21, 2006
This December, thousands of blankets, toys, and
hundreds of coats will be distributed to families in El Paso and
Juarez. We have already begun the process of cleaning and sorting
donated toys. First the toys are cleaned and batteries replaced.
Gloria Romero, a volunteer, takes all the dolls home with her to
clean. She brushes the hair and matches them with doll clothes that
have also been donated. “They look beautiful… like new,” commented
Karla who is also helping prepare toys for distribution. We are so
thankful for all the donors and local volunteers who make it
possible for the parents of poor families to provide nice gifts for
their children at Christmas. The toys, blankets, and jackets will be
distributed to parents on December 9th so they can be given to the
children by their parents on Christmas day.
 First Communion at San Pablo -
posted
October 9, 2006
On
Sunday, October 8th four children received their first communion.
The mariachi group led music for the worship service and the church
was full. Rita Mundo, the First Communion teacher, thanked the
children's parents for bringing them each week to church and to
class, and Rev. Heimer spoke about Jesus welcoming children to come
to Him.
Lutherans of Mexico/El Paso Gather -
posted
October 9, 2006
 On
Saturday, September 30th children and parents from the mission
churches in Juarez, other Mexico Lutherans, and Lutherans from El
Paso joined together for music, food, and fun during the annual
La Frontera "Pentecost Picnic." Most years the picnic is
held on the U.S. side of the border, but this year it was held in
Juarez. Mariachi San Pablo performed for an hour and were
followed by a group of about 30 children from San Marcos, Santisima
Trinidad, San Francisco, and Martin Lutero who sang several songs of
their own.
El Paso/Juarez Flooding -
posted
Sept. 2, 2006
This summer has been the wettest in decades with more than 15 inches
of rain (twice the area’s annual rainfall) falling here during one
week in August. The soil was already saturated with water when the
hardest rains began, causing major damage especially on the west
side of El Paso and in Anapra. The street in front of the mission in
Anapra was completely washed out while families there were evacuated
by Mexican military during the worst days of flooding. Many homes
and belongings were swept away in rushing water. A ceiling collapsed
and several roofs leaked at the YLM campus in El Paso. Fortunately
the fallen-in ceiling at YLM was repaired immediately by a servant
event. In the days and weeks following the floods, YLM has
been able to respond to the disaster by distributing food, clothing,
health supplies, and school kits in affected communities in Mexico.
Our warehouse is completely empty and ready to receive further
donations. Many homes are in need of repair, and will most
likely be a focus of YLM servant events in the coming year.
posted Sept. 2, 2006 -
“Proclaiming the gospel, mariachi style,”
is how Ann Hernandez a member of Mariachi San Pablo likes to
describe what she does as part of the music ministry at YLM. She and
23 other children, youth, and adults in the mariachi group devoted
their summer vacations to rehearsals, performing, and traveling
throughout the U.S. Between May 1st and August 7th, the mariachi
group rehearsed 19 times and performed 95 times! They were on the
road for 45 days this summer, performing in churches, parks, trailer
parks, a meat packing plant, restaurants, public stages, nursing
homes, retirement homes, at the LCMS Hispanic Convention, Concordia
Seminary, and at the LCMS headquarters in St. Louis. They traveled
in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, New
Mexico, and Nebraska. Thousands of people of different cultures
heard the gospel through the efforts of the mariachi group.
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.jpg "Eighteen members of Mariachi San Pablo performed an 1.5hr concert in Town Square in Lamesa, Texas.")
.jpg "Young mariachi member greeting a nursing home resident after a performance")
.jpg "Seven members of Mariachi San Pablo led music for chapel at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO")
.jpg "Fans give a gift to this teenage mariachi member while in Illinois")
.jpg "After leading chapel at the LCMS headquarters \"International Center\" in St. Louis, the Mariachi group visited President Kieschnick's office.")
.JPG "Evangelism at Swift & Co meat packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska")
.JPG "Mariachi San Pablo performed at \"Godstock\" a weekend festival of Christian music in Comstock, Nebraska.")