A Normal Day
#16 in my series on what a normal day looks like
Playing Aunties, Part II
In case you didn’t catch the last blog entry, Rachel and I are taking care of our friend Agustina’s two older children while she’s out of town. Many of the experience are new to these two tribal kids, and Rachel and I are learning about their culture, too. Here are a few highlights from the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]