Make Hummus While the Sun Shines

August 23, 2018

I am privileged to have a guest writer on my blog: my Dad, Tom Moore. I asked him to write this month’s post in a joking tone of voice, but with a serious note. You know, the way he always asks me for favors. It was delivered to me on two pieces of notebook paper, […]

A Good Beginning

April 21, 2018

Last Sunday we met with the new Nahuatl believers to study the Word of God. Stop and let that sink in. That could be the end of my blog and it would still be a pretty good entry. For those of you who have been praying with our team since the beginning, I know you […]

Now is the Chance

January 30, 2018

Queen is worried about the people in her village. We were sitting on short stumps in her warm kitchen, checking the lesson about Nicodemus. She was telling the story back by paragraphs, tracking well with what Jesus had said about being born again. A little later in that story, Jesus makes the point that the […]

The Little Sheep of God

December 20, 2017

Our team spends a great deal of time working with native Nahuatl speakers to ensure that what we are saying sounds natural. Whether we’re dealing with literacy materials, translation, or the Bible teaching, we strive to communicate clearly, which for us foreigners, requires constant tweaking. A few weeks ago I was asking my friend Bernie […]

A Life of Adventure

August 30, 2017

As C.S. Lewis reminded us, adventures are never fun when you’re having them. And although we would probably all say that we’re hoping for a life of adventure, most days I find myself rooting for something a little more mundane. In the last few weeks I have written literacy materials in my third language, including […]

1,865 Verses

March 29, 2017

1,865 Verses That’s how many verses have been translated into Nahuatl so far. Each verse goes through a long, careful, (and to be quite frank) sometimes painful process. A passage is studied out, in English, Hebrew or Greek, and sometimes Spanish. An exegetical draft is written and communicated to a native speaker. Questions are asked […]

A Printed Talisman

February 24, 2015

In some parts of the world people have the Word of God, but lack one important skill necessary to understanding it: the ability to read. It’s hard for those of us from cultures where reading is a given to imagine this, but it’s true. Imagine all the work it takes to translate the Bible. Think […]

Good News, Great Joy

January 22, 2014

When I was a little girl my dad would often comment on the line in the Christmas story that says, “Behold I bring you good news of great joy which shall be for all people.” Essentially the angels were announcing what missionaries would continue to proclaim thousands of years later. There is good news. When the […]

To Wake the People Up…

November 6, 2013

Last night we studied again with Agustina. We were reading many of the parables that Jesus used to teach the people. After reading about the lamp on a stand and talking about the nature of light, I said: “Jesus was also called the light of the world. Why is he a light?” “He came to […]

Playing Aunties, Conclusion

September 15, 2013

Friday 10:00 am: We discover that Dario has been “hiding” his favorite toys and the socks I’ve lent him in the basket that holds the dog treats. That way he doesn’t have to share them with the other kids who come to play. Friday 12:30 pm: The kids are hungry and lunch isn’t ready yet. […]