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?” […]

November Update

December 6, 2011

Mucha Chamba… Mucha chamba is a Spanish mountain phrase that means “lots of work” and is a great way of describing our team’s last month. We arrived in Las Moras in late October and jumped right into cleaning the house, moving adobe bricks, and getting ready for a work team. When they arrived, things really […]

June Update

June 8, 2011

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 […]

February Update

April 10, 2011

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

April 10, 2011

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 […]