A Mexican used car parts shop

Ok, one more video from our day on the town. This totally cracked me up. If you ever need a part for any kind of vehicle, this is the place to look--but good luck finding what you want! This can't be described, you have to see it....

A day on the town

A couple weeks ago during our Christmas break our family took a day trip down-town Monterrey. First we took the metro (the city’s public transportation train) to a large park called “Fundidora” near the center of town. In the park we took a 45 minute boat ride down-town through the “Paseo Santa Lucia,” Monterrey’s version of San Antonio’s River Walk (although I personally think the Paseo is even nicer than the River Walk). Upon arriving at the central Plaza by boat we ate some tacos at a taco stand and then returned home via the boat and the Metro.

We wanted to share with you some photos and videos our excellent family adventure in the beautiful city of Monterrey. If you've never visited Monterrey, here's your chance.

Beginning our journey at the entrance to the metro station

On the metro

Disembarking the metro at "La estación Fundidora"

After leaving the metro, we walked past the "Arena Monterrey," a multi-purpose arena located in Fundidora

The "Fundidora" park is one of our favorite places to visit as a family in Monterrey. Part of our walk across the park to the river.

Now we're at the head of the river, the "Paseo Santa Lucia," where we will board the boat to take the ride down-town.

On the boat...

Arrival down-town at the "Macro-plaza," the central plaza in Monterrey

The taco stand we ate at (not exactly Monterrey's finest, but....)

The rest of the pictures are of our return trip on the boat down the Paseo Santa Lucia

A great view from the river of our famous mountain, El Cerro de la Silla

One final video of our return trip

Video on Jim Elliot

Jim Elliot is one of my heroes. As you probably already heard, January 8 marked the 53rd anniversary of the death of Jim and his four companions in Ecuador. The following video is an inspiring record of their mission.



May we all be willing to give what we cannot keep to gain that which we cannot lose! Laying down one's life for Christ and others is not just for missionaries. It is part of being a disciple of Jesus Christ.

"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you." (John 15:12-14)

"By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers." (1 John 3:16)

Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. ... 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:25-27, 33)

Video of our newly finished auditorium

The other evening I recorded a brief video clip of our new church auditorium to give you a better idea of what it looks like. Take a look.



The majority of the funds to build this building came from the generous giving of the members of the church. Praise God for his goodness!

"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you." (1 Chron 29:14)