| Donald and Martha Wehmeyer
Caimito No. 12
Fracc. La Ceiba
Merida, Yucatan 97300
Mexico
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At the request of the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico,
the Rev. Donald Wehmeyer and Dr. Martha Wehmeyer were appointed
to serve as mission co-workers in Mérida. Mr. Wehmeyer
is director of the School of Continuing Education at San Pablo
Theological Seminary in Mexico, while Dr. Wehmeyer ministers from
the home as a volunteer medical doctor.
Since the couple's appointment in 1991, Mr. Wehmeyer has assumed
significant responsibilities. He was interim director of the seminary's
School of Theology. As director of the School of Continuing Education,
Mr. Wehmeyer organizes conferences and workshops, teaches theology
courses, and leads workshops in many of Mexico's rural areas.
He also writes articles for the local newspaper and publishes
a magazine for pastors for the Synod of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Because his work has led him to other parts of Mexico, Mr. Wehmeyer
has been able to make observations about practices in other areas.
He writes, "I also had a short but very interesting trip
to Chiapas. I taught a course on church administration during
a presbytery meeting. One thing I learned was that the persecution
there is far worse I than I had realized. Several Presbyterian
workers have been beaten to death in each of the past several
years. At the meeting I attended there was a short memorial for
a young Indian man who had been killed in April as he was walking
in a remote area. His crime. . . he no longer would buy candles
from the local strong man to light in front of Catholic shrines." |
