United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
Columbus North District, West Ohio Conference
Benito Juarez, Mexico
November 2005

11/6/2005 - We fly from Columbus, Ohio to Monterrey, Mexico and then do our grocery shopping at a super Wal-Mart.
11/7/2005 - With balloons we invite children to the Bible School later in the week. We start putting up hat sections for the ceiling and hang cement board on the facade.
11/8/2005 - Construction continues on the ceiling and facade, and part of our team join Pastor Cristobal to deliver clothing to the flood victims of a remote village.
11/9/2005 - We hold our first day of Bible School and then visit a public pre-school and share songs with them. With local maestros we continue work on the facade. On the interior we begin laying out electrical requirements and begin painting the sanctuary.
11/10/2005 - We have our second day of Bible School and continue work in the three major areas.
11/11/2005 - We hold our last day of Bible School and say farewell to the children by giving each a ball cap. Our construction work comes to a close just before we worship with the congregation at Iglesia Metodista Templo Elohim.
11/12/2005 - We view the city of Monterrey from Parque Ecologico Chipinque before heading to the airport to return home.
Pat Johnson's Photos - Undated photos from Pat Johnson.