Making a Difference in Pueblo Nuevo
We serve Christ in our community.
Recent Newsletter
We love direct flights (who doesn't?)! We flew from Seattle to Mexico City, a 4.5 hour flight, breezed through immigration (a Seahawks conversation ensued with an appreciative agent), and customs, then did the 2.5 hour bus ride to Puebla. The ride is beautiful-ish, first through very typical Mexico City streets to get out of the city, then climbing up, up, up from 7,000 up to 12,000 ft as we take the pass north of the 17,000 ft mountains between Mexico City and Puebla. If you sit on the right side of the bus you get to appreciate just how vast Iztacíhuatl is, tall, rolling and long, a stretched-out sleeping princess, as the legend tells.
Who
we are
Tim and Barbara-Lee Glessner have served in Puebla, Mexico since 2004 and have participated in two church plants. Their current church, Pueblo de Esperanza (“A People of Hope”) began in 2013 and is focused on reaching the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo, a working-class area with significant social issues. With the church, the Glessners have partnered with schools and local authorities, formed a thriving flag football team and started a non-profit, GOTA de Esperanza (“Drop of Hope”) to serve the neighborhood. In 2024 God allowed GOTA to build a 3-story building which will serve as a hub for community outreach, housing a coffee-shop, English classes, Christian counseling and housing for short-term partners. They are excited both about what God has done to bring this long-time dream to reality and what He has for the outreach work in Pueblo Nuevo going forward.
