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October Update

October Update

Home Again… In the first days of October our team was excited to reunite and return to Mexico.  I spent a week helping our new teammates, the Hypkis, pack and clean their house for the move.  Once settled in Durango, my other co-workers and I got busy unpacking, sorting, canning meat, buying supplies, and re-packing […]
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September Update

September Update

Catching Up… One of the highlights of my time in the U.S. was getting to see so many great people.  I updated my three churches in Michigan, got to hang out with my family, and saw friends from college.  I even got to catch up with my old roommate, who works as a missionary in […]
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The Fellowship of Believers At the end of July I had the privilege of attending Mexico’s field conference. This was my first chance to meet some of my fellow missionaries and hear reports on the various tribal and support works throughout the country. It was encouraging (and challenging) to think that some of the works […]
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June Update

June Update

Changes of Plans In April our team left the tribe when our co-worker Dan suffered from anaphylactic shock after a penicillin shot.  For several weeks we stayed in town while he recovered from a variety of illnesses as well as edema around his heart and arrhythmia.  When it became evident that Dan was still too […]
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Medical Prayer Request

Medical Prayer Request

For the last few weeks our team has been out of the tribe, getting medical help for Dan. He had several nasty viruses, almost died because of an allergic reaction to penicillin, and now is having chest pains. A trip to the doctor yesterday confirmed that he has pericarditis, or inflamation of the outer part […]
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April Update

April Update

  Where He Leads Us, We Will Follow In late March our team awoke to what should have been a normal day.  Dan had come down with a nasty bug, but we women had a good deal on our agendas: language learning, homeschooling Josiah, visiting with the neighbors, and maybe working in the garden for […]
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March Update

March Update

Dentist Duty The day after I returned to the tribe, our team hosted a dental clinic for the villagers of Las Moras.  In seven days we helped 140 people from our village and surrounding areas.  While we left the extractions, bridges, and root canals to the professionals, our team helped out with teaching oral hygiene, […]
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February Update

February Update

Knee News As you remember since my last update, I had to postpone my return to Mexico because of problems with my knee.  Unfortunately, the MRI did not find the problem that my X-Ray seemed to suggest, but it did reveal some arthritis.  The doctor gave me a Cortisone shot, which has helped with some […]
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January Update

January Update

Knee Knocking Around Just wanted to write a quick note and update you on what’s happening with me. Right before I was scheduled to go back to Mexico after Christmas, I injured my knee and had to go to the doctor. He advised that I get things thourougly checked out before heading back, so here […]
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