Influenced People

October 12, 2023

Every fall, the students at Binimea – the mission’s school here in Chihuahua – take time off from normal classes for Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW). For the junior and senior high, this entails a week-long trip out to a remote mountain retreat. There, surrounded by the beauty of God’s Creation, guest speakers present a series […]

Home Again

May 20, 2023

Last month, three other missionaries and I traveled to Las Moras on a work team. This was the first return for anyone from our family since we left in June of 2021. After leaving, mold needed only a few months to take over our mountain house (rain and termites made appearances, too!) – and even […]

Spring Cleaning

April 6, 2023

Sometimes, life’s endless need for cleaning and maintenance seems one of the clearest possible indications that we live in a fallen world. You can hardly get the dishes clean before you’ve dirtied a couple more… and any time a wall is repainted, it is likely to be scuffed or chipped within a few days! Moreover, […]

Merry Christmas!

December 23, 2022

Christmas is my favorite time of year. Family gatherings, favorite traditions, and tempting cookie trays all come out… enjoyable in and of themselves, yet reminding us over and again of the Reason why such ongoing celebration is warranted: the Christ child, “born to die, to set us free.” As the prophet Micah wrote: But you, […]

Facing Changes

July 6, 2022

Last year, our family left the mountains of Mexico in unexpected and rather sudden fashion. Our field leadership, concerned both for Amy’s health and the degree of ongoing stress affecting our family, sent us back to the States for a medical leave of absence. The departure process felt like a whirlwind as we packed, planned, […]

A Time to Heal

July 15, 2021

When May arrived, two major events remained on our dry season schedule: a visit from Pete and Liesl Hypki (our itinerant coworkers, now on the field leadership team), followed by a couple weeks on the coast for pre-rainy season repairs and resupply. We greatly anticipated the break from mountain life the latter trip provides, as […]

Early Evaluations

April 9, 2021

During Amy’s recent language evaluation, our consultant asked her to discuss colors. Looking down at her beautifully patterned traditional skirt, Amy pointed to a section and began to demonstrate her hard-earned vocabulary. “This is yellow,” she said in Nahuatl to our friend Lenny – who had come to help with the evaluation. “And this…” At […]

Busy Season

September 3, 2020

As our family’s first rainy season in the mountains unfolds, life continues moving forward at a rapid pace. At times, it seems that another monumental unexpected shift inevitably follows its predecessor… and were perseverance to depend on our strength, we would long ago have been swept away! Yet God’s faithfulness remains when our strength is […]

Let it Rain

July 20, 2020

We are officially into summer, which means rainy season up here in Las Moras. An opportunity to resupply for the next 4-5 months out here (muddy mountain roads don’t travel easily!) went well, and upon returning we hurried to prepare for the arrival of regular, ongoing rain and thunderstorms. By God’s grace, we got it […]

One Day at a Time

February 29, 2020

Greetings from the mountains! Life continues on one day at a time for our family, as we continue to adjust to life in Las Moras. Being out here has given us a sense of continuity and stability we had long missed, living without a permanent home for over a year and a half! Amy’s recovery […]