Let’s Get Together!

March 9, 2025

As noted in last week’s update, our family will hit the road this summer! Prior plans to visit partners living east of the Rockies were thwarted the last three times we hoped to do this, disappointing us all as health issues in particular made postponement necessary. Yet now, with so much improvement on that front, […]

Gearing Up

March 3, 2025

After several months of searching, God has provided a replacement vehicle for our family – one surpassing what we imagined possible. While it was initially outside our price range, God also provided a local brother-in-Christ who is a gifted negotiator: Victor knocked over 15% off the initial ask! The acquisition involved more red tape and […]

Update: Vehicle Search

November 15, 2024

Greetings from Chihuahua! A quick update on a few details related to our vehicle search… our thanks to those asking these good questions, and suggesting we pass on the information! The best option we’ve found to date is a 2015 Chevy Suburban in very good condition, which my friend Hector said he would buy on […]

Step By Step

October 23, 2024

Returning to Chihuahua after summer travel, one of my (Jordan’s) primary goals for the school year has been leaning into Spanish teaching opportunities. In Las Moras, I would at times teach Scripture in different contexts… but mountain Spanish, effectively a trade language, is quite different from what is spoken elsewhere. Adjusting back to ‘city’ Spanish, […]

On The Road Again

August 7, 2024

Our family always looks forward to Ethnos México’s biannual field conferences. The kids love laid back time with friends right after the school year ends, alternating between VBS-style classes and time poolside in the summer heat. For Amy and I, the short week is a rare, precious chance for fellowship with our far-flung coworkers in […]

Summer is Coming!

April 16, 2024

Back in February, we mentioned a series of seven upcoming CLA evaluations: check-in milestones for newer missionaries studying Mexican culture and Spanish. One family’s medical situation delayed their evals (everyone is okay!), so only the first five were completed on that schedule. I ended up reviewing those eval recordings for four hours on the road […]

Role-ing Along

February 18, 2024

Over ten years ago, our family stayed with Amy’s parents while raising support for ministry in Mexico. I had always enjoyed Rob, my father-in-law – but after living in the same house for several months, I found his love of pun-making was unexpectedly coming out in my own speech patterns. God’s Word repeatedly points out […]

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 […]

Quick Update: Western Washington

July 12, 2023

Time with all of you Stateside this summer is going very well! Amy and I have been greatly encouraged to see so many of you – whether on Sunday morning at the churches we have visited, coming to your homes for an afternoon, or during our various open house events. We are grateful for the […]

Quick Update: Eastern Washington

June 8, 2023

Just over a week ago, our family arrived safely in Washington State after nearly a week’s travel up from Chihuahua. As John and Maria (Amy’s sister) Van Wormer are moving back Stateside from Mexico, we had the privilege of helping by bringing some of their belongings with us. It’s wonderful to be with our friends […]