Tag: church

Those who were dunked

Those who were dunked

On the 11th of this month, the church in Las Moras met down by the creek to worship. The morning had dawned with a beautiful sunrise, and what is often the season of wet, damp mornings was warm, bright, and clear. We were gathered outside because many of the new believers had decided they wanted […]
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Reading between the Lines

Reading between the Lines

On Sunday Rachel and I met with the believers to study.  We adults colored our note-taking sheets while we waited for others to show up.  After singing and prayer, the group was uncharacteristically candid.  They talked about embarrassment with regards to praying in public and people making fun of them for believing a “new” thing.  […]
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Come. Come, all of you.

Come. Come, all of you.

A few days before our team left Las Moras, Andrea told me about something she had dreamed. Dreams are very important to the Nahuatl people, and they often find meaning, signs, or omens in what they see while they sleep. Andrea said that she and a handful of others were standing on an outcropping of […]
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A Good Beginning

A Good Beginning

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 […]
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Now is the Chance

Now is the Chance

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 […]
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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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