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Death to the Joint Mouse

March 11, 2013

A few years ago I found out I had a joint mouse. That might sound made-up, but it’s what they call a little piece of broken stuff that’s floating around in one of the body’s joints…in my case, my knee. On March 2nd I went to Samachique, a small village in the mountains of northern Mexico. […]

Time to Call for Back-Up

February 28, 2013

The Power of Prayer Our team has been reminded in the last few months of the importance of prayer. We need guidance. We need to be grateful. We need to remember our dependence on the Father. And we need to be in ceaseless communication in all of these things. John Piper once said that many […]

Nahuatl Fashion

February 20, 2013

I bought my first nawas, the traditional skirt and apron that the ladies of Las Moras wear. The skirts are full and made from a satiny material that comes in a variety of solid colors. On the bottom of the skirts the women attach the lista, a beautiful collection of appliqued flowers and leaves. The […]

What’s the Right Answer?

February 8, 2013

When you live in another culture, it’s important to learn not only the right words, but the appropriate responses for different situations. For example, when someone in the US tells us they like our sweater we say, “Thanks.” Not so for the Nahuatl. Take a quick look at the comments below and see if you […]

Guavas from Eggplant

January 28, 2013

It was last September that I got to visit the town of Eggplant-ville. The guavas weren’t ripe yet, but that didn’t stop the kids from picking and eating them. They offered me some and laughed at the expression on my scrunched-up face. Yesterday a young woman from Eggplant-ville stopped by our house with a huge […]

Hairy Pork and Friendship

January 18, 2013

On my way home the other day, some neighbor girls called me to the fence. They wanted me to stop for a while and eat homemade pork rinds, or as I like to call them, deep fried trichinosis. The head of the pig was sitting on a board, blood soaking into the dirt and flies […]

The Night Before Christmas (in the Tribe)

December 19, 2012

‘Tis the night before Christmas and all through Las Moras, The donkeys are braying some out-of-tune chorus. One strand of low-energy lights is aglow, And we hope that it won’t run our batteries too low. A cute little pine tree’s propped up on one shelf And our coworkers just forced us all to watch Elf. […]

The Source

November 9, 2012

Rainy season is over now and water has become a precious commodity again. A few weeks ago I was filling a bucket from the holding tank that catches rain from our roof. While I was waiting for the container to fill, my language helper came to the fence. “I’ll be right back to turn off […]

Talking to God

October 5, 2012

When THEY Talk to God… Andrea commented on the pile of corn on my counter. “Someone gifted you corn, huh? Ours aren’t ready yet because they haven’t been blessed.” She went on to tell me all about the bad things that can happen if you start eating your corn without the blessing. “Who blesses it?” […]

The Perfect Woman

September 29, 2012

My language helper told me that some of the younger generation in this village is not learning to speak Nahuatl. She said, “Around here, what we say is that you guys…your group of white people…you have beaten them. Your mom doesn’t speak Nahuatl and your dad doesn’t speak Nahuatl, but you guys do!” I laughed […]