Please pray for our Latin American Mission Partnership sisters and brothers in Campeche this week in particular. Because of the swine flu, Presbyterian churches there are taking responsible precautionary measures and remaining closed for now. God willing they will reopen for prayer on May 6. Families are gathering in their homes and will be praying for this situation in Mexico and the world.
What can you do? Pray for the Partnership!
- The steering committee for LAMP is planning the next project for February 2010. Members from several of our churches have expressed interest in being involved directly with requests from our Campechano sisters and brothers. Keep them all in your prayers as plans evolve in the next months.
- Church supplies and funds are always in need. Guitars, keyboards and communion ware are regularly welcomed and are sent with groups traveling to Campeche. Have some supplies stored away? Click here for contact information.
- Representatives from the Campechano Presbytery meet regularly with the Mexico-PC(USA) mission partnership network. Learn more about the mission networks of our denomination by clicking here.
The mission of the Latin American Mission Partnership is to further Christian relationships between churches of the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse and the churches of the Presbiterio Campechano in order to learn from each other, grow in our faith together, and assist in mutual projects to strengthen our faith communities.
The partnership began with a visioning group in 2003 and since then has completed seven visits that included various projects in Campeche, Central New York and on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
Campechanos and Central New Yorkers work together in a "bobedilla" brigade to put a second floor roof of the presbytery office in Campeche.
Since the beginning of the partnership the Presbytery of Cayuga Syracuse has provided significant support through its Mission and Ministry funding. In addition, sixteen Presbyterian congregations throughout Central New York have been actively involved in learning about and participating in this partnership. Click here for more information about how you or your congregation can get involved.
Particular churches who have been engaged with LAMP: - Columbian, Lafayette has sent a participant and support - Elmwood, Syracuse has sent support - Fayetteville United has welcomed Campechanos into their homes - First Baldwinsville has hosted speakers and sent participants to Campeche - First Cazenovia sent a participant to Campeche - First Skaneateles has sent support - First United hosted a Presbytery wide gathering welcoming visitors from Campeche, including the first chili cook-off! - Genoa has hosted speakers and sent support - Niccolls Memorial, Old Forge has sent participants and support, hosted speakers and welcomed Campechanos into their homes - Northminster, North Syracuse has sent participants and support, hosted speakers and welcomed Campechanos into their homes - Onondaga Valley / South, Syracuse provided hospitality for visitors from Campeche - Parish-Hastings has sent support
- Park Central, Syracuse has sent participants and support, hosted speakers and welcomed Campechanos into their homes - Pebble Hill, Dewitt hosted a Presbytery wide gathering welcoming visitors from Campeche - Robinson Memorial, Syracuse provided hospitality for visitors from Campeche - Scipioville sent support raised at the installation of their pastor - First Weedsport has sent support - Westminster Auburn hosted speakers
Campechanos and Central New Yorkers work together in a "bobedilla" brigade to put a second floor roof of the presbytery office in Campeche.