Becoming

We’re on our way to becoming Nahuatl.  In some ways, we’ll never become.  Our skin is much lighter.  We have more resources.  We have a broader life perspective.

However, as much as we can, we want to become like them.  We want to be able to speak Nahuatl fluently.  We want to be able to understand their culture so that we know what and how they think.  That way, when we teach the Bible, we will know what they are thinking when we say, “God” or “spirit” or “rain.”

In light of that, we are diligently studying the Nahuatl language.  We are about one-third to half-way to fluency.

We take part in community activities as much as we can.

We learn from the people about their lives.

We spend time just hanging out at their houses or working alongside them.

We travel to meet other Nahuatl in the surrounding areas.

As we are investing ourselves in their lives, they are letting us “in” more and more.  We recently witnessed their harvest dance to in which they feed their dead ancestors in payment for watering their corn fields during the summer.

Please pray for us as we are becoming Nahuatl.  Pray that we would learn the language here well.  Please pray for understanding of the Nahuatl culture and worldview.  Please pray for us that even before we can communicate God’s Truth, we would be communicating His Love for all people.