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Keeping Busy

Keeping Busy

Greetings from Chihuahua! Usually, we try to send a blog post out every month, but September has been one of our busiest months since arriving… so we have a short update mid-October instead! (Don’t worry, we plan on returning to our regular schedule with a longer post at the end of October). So, what have […]
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Life in México: What’s Changed?

Life in México: What’s Changed?

You probably won’t be surprised to hear that some things have changed after a year living in a different country! After all, life ‘elsewhere’ is always full of so many new things: unique experiences, unexpected encounters, and exposure to a broad range of changes in the surrounding language and culture. As our family marks our […]
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Milestones: Teaching for the First Time

Milestones: Teaching for the First Time

Have Amy or I ever mentioned that learning a foreign language and culture is hard? Our primary job these days is just that: Culture and Language Acquisition, or CLA for short. It’s a long-term project aimed at preparing us to clearly communicate the Gospel into another language and worldview… with as close to native proficiency […]
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A Glimpse of the Future

A Glimpse of the Future

Last week, our family traveled a couple hours from home to attend NTM Mexico’s biannual field conference. This was a time we’d eagerly anticipated since before our arrival in Chihuahua… yet it always seemed so far away, separated from us by months of hard work and study. Well, the time was finally upon us – […]
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Here Comes the Summer!

Here Comes the Summer!

Summer heat in Chihuahua is almost legendary! Since arriving last August, any conversation around heat or cold has usually ended in a warning: just wait until it starts getting hot in May! (And don’t even mention the humidity of summer’s wet season…) Well those daily highs are regularly hitting the 90s, cloudless days are the […]
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Sundays in Spanish

Sundays in Spanish

Coming from a typical small-town country church in the United States, Amy and I knew we were in for some changes when going to church in Mexico. Between differences in language and culture, it seemed obvious that our definition of a ‘typical’ Sunday morning service would change somewhat! While some of the specific adjustments in […]
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A Trip to Tepehuán Country

A Trip to Tepehuán Country

Two weeks ago, I had the privilege to travel with a work team to one of NTM Mexico’s church plant locations. Our primary job was to fix up Matt and Starr Arnolds’ house in the town of ‘BG’ – roof leaks under prior ownership had led to a major infestation of black mold, which caused […]
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6 months, and then some!

6 months, and then some!

It occurred to Amy and I a few days back that we’ve been in Mexico for half a year. Believe it or not, we’re actually closer to the seven-month mark now than six! And crazy as it seems that so much time has passed, it’s pretty cool to look back and see how God blessed […]
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Worship Beyond Language

Worship Beyond Language

Driving down the road a few weeks ago, I had the radio playing. On this particular day, a familiar song (‘Tu Nombre es Sobre Todo‘ by Gerry Márquez) began to play. I’d heard this song before, but this time something changed. Listening carefully, I found myself actually understanding nearly every word! (Granted, it helped that […]
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Christmas 2014 Newsletter!

Christmas 2014 Newsletter!

Merry Christmas from the Husband family! We hope you enjoy taking a look back at 2014 with us… it’s amazing how clearly God lets us see His hand at work when actually we take the time to watch for Him. Click here to read our Christmas newsletter! As always, type [Ctrl] and [S] while reading […]
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