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Wapurú

Wapurú

One day, Beni, one of the women of the village stopped by for a little visit with her girls.  We always enjoy their visits as they are very expressive and funny.  We always learn new words with them and they stretch our knowledge of the language in trying to understand them and talk with them. […]
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Well update

Well update

Over a year ago, we presented the idea of a well to the community for approval and permission.  They wholeheartedly approved as water is a big necessity here. Then, we told people about the need and God raised over $20,000 for the project in just a few months. At the same time, we contacted another […]
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Milo

Milo

We met Milo in November, when he had moved back into the mountains to his family’s house after working in construction and other jobs for several years in other parts of the country. He started coming over now and then in the evenings to visit.  One night he asked, “Do you guys know God’s Word?” […]
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From Katie: Do you do that?

From Katie: Do you do that?

I meet at least twice a week with my language helper, a lady named Andrea.  She teaches me the Nahuatl language and answers a lot of my questions about how things work in this community.  Every time she explains something to me about her culture she asks, “And you guys?  Is it the same for […]
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From Katie: Not straight talking…

From Katie: Not straight talking…

As we continue to spend hours daily studying the Nahuatl language, it is fun to see things start to take shape and make sense.  Several months ago I had written down “amomelahtaketsaliste” as meaning “a lie.”  We knew that the verb, to talk, is “taketsa” and “amo” means not.  Then, a few weeks ago, while […]
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Do you want to weave again?

Do you want to weave again?

One of my Nahuatl friends knows how to weave well.  A while ago, she wove several bags for us from yarn that we had provided her.  She did a good job and I had been meaning to ask her if she wanted to weave another bag. So, when she stopped by the house one day, […]
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Clean water is on its’ way!

Clean water is on its’ way!

God has provided 100% of our goal for drilling a well!  Through many different people and churches in the last 6 months, we have received gifts that total over 20,000 USD! We have scheduled a hydrologist to travel into our village to make a scientific study of where we’ll drill, how far we need to […]
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A New Day

A New Day

“May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes […]
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Internet

Internet

Las Moras, 5.5 hours away from civilization, is pretty remote and isolated.  There is no electricity, no running water, no phone service.  Many of our other co-workers in similar situations have used satellite internet for communication with the outside world.  It’s useful to stay in contact with family, consultants, etc. In May, Tom & Pete […]
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