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From Katie: Communicating Clearly

From Katie: Communicating Clearly

I asked my friend Andrea if she would tell me the story of the first man and the first woman.  (To read the story, click here.)  The tale involves a man who had a dog that could shape-shift into a woman.  The man stayed with the woman-version of the dog, and from the two of […]
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The story isn’t over yet!

The story isn’t over yet!

After about 2.5 weeks of well-drilling and reaching 90 feet, the drilling apparatus broke INSIDE the well.  The tube that connects the drill bit to the drill rig snapped about 25 feet down.  Because of the way it broke, there was no way to get the 65 feet of metal tube and the drill bit […]
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Battling…

Battling…

Today the well project grew in intensity.  Now it is no longer something that will be a “great blessing” or “filling a great need” in the community.  It is a spiritual battleground. One of the men of the village recently stopped by to “help” us.  We’ve been battling through hard rock now for many days, […]
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None of us know about God. Will you teach us?

None of us know about God. Will you teach us?

The Nahuatl have a story about how the world ended.  In their version there was just water everywhere.  All the people had died and all the trees were gone.  There was just one man and his little dog in a canoe.  All the people in the world come from that man and his dog. As […]
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Just another day

Just another day

7:00 am – I woke up, got out of bed & got myself ready for the day.  I slept in this morning.  It was so nice to have the extra hour of sleep.  I feel refreshed and ready for the day. 7:15 – As I was putting in my contacts at the bathroom sink, I […]
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Two steps forward, One step back

Two steps forward, One step back

I recently read “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps”  as I was reading through Proverbs on my way through the Bible.  I think God is especially teaching us that He is in control and that His timing and His plans are best.  I’ve written several times about our well project […]
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TBC

TBC

We just enjoyed a week-long visit from four guys from Trinity Bible Church.  They were a huge blessing to us, helping out with some random projects around the house we haven’t had time or the know-how to do. They put in metal gates, restrung our fence, installed doors, met many of our Nahuatl friends, learned […]
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Becoming

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 […]
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