United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
Capitol Area North District, West Ohio Conference
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
November 2006
- 11/12/2006 - We fly to Monterrey, Mexico via Houston and settle in at our host church, Iglesia Metodista El Mesias.
- 11/13/2006 - At our mission church, Iglesia Metodista Templo Elohim, in Benito Juarez, we begin construction of interior steel studded walls, run electrical conduit and invite children to the Bible School to be held Wednesday through Friday.
- 11/14/2006 - We purchase new furnishings for the children's classrooms and begin to run the wire for the circuits.
- 11/15/2006 - We hold Bible School in the morning and then continue work on the electricity for the classrooms, wiring up all outlets and switches and installing lights.
- 11/16/2006 - We hold Bible School in the morning, get all electrical circuits running correctly and begin to hang drywall. In the evening we take a brief tour of downtown Monterrey.
- 11/17/2006 - We hold the final day of Bible School and do crafts in the NEW CLASSROOMS! We finish up the drywall in the afternoon and then enjoy a special worship service with the Templo Elohim congregation.
- 11/18/2006 - After a visit to Chipinque Ecological Park, we head to the airport and return to Columbus, Ohio.
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