Buenos tardes, amigos and amigas! We have completed our second day of work in the colonias, and we are home early … and we poured a roof this morning! This morning, Julie from Weslaco FPC joined us for breakfast. (Yesterday, Jennifer joined us!) What a treat it is to connect with our Weslaco friends while … [Read more…]
Hola, good friends! We have completed our first day serving the Lord in the colonias of Reynosa, and while we are a bit dirty and tired, we still had a great Monday. After breakfast this morning, we had our morning devotional, and then it was off to the races! As usual, we had already iced … [Read more…]
Greetings from your Mexico Mission team in Weslaco, Texas! We have safely arrived and will soon be tucked in safe and sound in our “home away from home,” the Weslaco First Presbyterian Church. Our trip here, via the church bus, was easy for the most part. We departed from Kay-May, where we picked up our … [Read more…]
Tickets are now on sale at the Senior Center located at 912 West Pryor Street. The 2018 show will depict 200 years of local history and has been endorsed by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission. Cast members include First Presbyterian’s own Larry & Kay Burlingame, Deb Kohlhase and her husband David Foreman. Show dates are March … [Read more…]
They’re back! David Foreman & Deb Kohlhase will lead another series of ballroom dance instruction starting March 29th. All proceeds from this year’s class will go to local nonprofit organization Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful, Inc. (KALB). Classes will be held at Revival on Thursday evenings starting March 29 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM. Cost is $75 per person, which … [Read more…]
This is an awesome weekend for youth at the beautiful Camp Maranatha! Open to all youth grades 6 – 12. See below to register and visit Maranatha.camp for more info. Download Flyer | Download Registration Form [pdf-embedder url=”https://fpcathens.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Youth-Retreat.pdf” title=”Youth Retreat”]
Buenos tardes, amigos and amigas! We have completed our last “big” work day of the mission trip, and as I write this, the others are trying to gather in their gear and prepare to pack up early tomorrow morning before we head over to the colonias. It is the new normal for us, as we … [Read more…]
Hola, amigos and amigas! We have completed another great day serving the Lord in Reynosa. Yes, it was hot, but today, it was also somewhat cloudy and there was a breeze all morning. What a blessing! Today, we were scheduled to pour the ring and columns. This involves mixing lots of concrete and passing buckets … [Read more…]
Hello from your Mexico Missionaries What a full day we have had today! Our mornings always begin with coffee, (prepared by Doug the night before,) then a great breakfast prepared by the two Diane’s and Charles Bell, (our Weslaco FPC helper,) which is followed by our morning devotional. This morning, we spent part of our … [Read more…]
Hola, dear friends! We have spent a wonderful day serving others in the colonias today. We are following a slightly different schedule this year. The folks from Faith Ministry have requested that we arrive in the colonias a little later in the morning, so we are having breakfast at 6:00, devotional at 6:35, and departure … [Read more…]
