Tag: Meet the Villagers

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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Tony

Tony

Tony is an old man.  By U.S. standards he’s getting up there and by Nahuatl standards he’s ancient.  We went to visit him a few weeks ago and he began to reminisce about life.  He is by far the oldest individual in this community and asked us if we knew why some people last longer […]
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Playing Aunties, Conclusion

Playing Aunties, Conclusion

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.  […]
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Playing Aunties, Part II

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 […]
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Meet Andrea

Meet Andrea

I’ve talked about Andrea in other posts, but I wanted you guys to be formally introduced. Andrea is about my age, but I usually think of her as much older. I think she thinks of me as younger, too, since she suggested I marry her 18 year-old son. Like many people in this relatively new […]
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