Author: Rachel Chapman

the Eye Clinic

the Eye Clinic

We just finished hosting an Eye Clinic for the people of Las Moras and the surrounding villages!  In 3 days, we saw 122 people!  The first day we saw 35 people.  We felt good with all the people we were able to help and we were tired.  The next day, we saw 37 people.  Then, […]
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God Answers Prayers!

God Answers Prayers!

Our last week in the village was pretty exciting!  We held an eye clinic for the area and God answered our prayers! We were able to see 122 people in 3 days and probably 3/4 of them got glasses. We saw people from at least 8 of our surrounding communities!  Several people were amazed at […]
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Eye Clinic

Eye Clinic

We’re getting ready to pick up an optometrist from the airport in a few hours.  Then, we’ll head into the village to host an eye-clinic for the people of Las Moras and the surrounding communities. Please pray for opportunities to build relationships with those from other villages. Please pray for clear communication as we translate […]
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We’re back in civilization after 5.5 months!  I’m enjoying: – having the bathroom INSIDE the house – the fridge – running water – hot water! – a grocery store a few blocks away – ordering food if you don’t want to cook – a bed (we are sleeping on cots in the village right now) […]
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On the front lines

On the front lines

If you’re seeing this, we would appreciate your PRAYERS for us.  I’ve left 7 prayer requests, one for each day… MONDAY – Pray for us as a team – that we would grow together in unity, preferring each other over ourselves, and in everything, showing love.  This will be our greatest witness to the Nahuatl […]
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another excerpt…

another excerpt…

Here’s another excerpt from Katie’s update… We’re All Just People During one of the last trips to the tribe, a young baby died.  While the baby’s grandmother was at our campsite, one of the missionary women was talking to her, wanting to express her love and concern.  Trying to be culturally sensitive, she told the […]
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from Katie’s keyboard…

from Katie’s keyboard…

…an excerpt from Katie’s latest update…I’m sharing it with you guys because she describes very well what we’re doing this week… Permanent Camping Imagine that you are going on a camping trip for 5 months.  There are five people in your family and you need to pack all the food, supplies, clothes, and toiletries you […]
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three sixty

three sixty

360° view around our house from our partners’ house site.  Our newly roofed house stars at the beginning and end of the video!
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Goal Achieved

Goal Achieved

Wow!  I am still amazed that we are where we are.  We have a roof on our house!  The windows are in , the outside doors on.  Our house is secure!  After all the set-backs, we have arrived at the goal we’ve been pressing toward.  Our house is ready to move in! All I can […]
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Check, check, check

Check, check, check

Windows – √ Doors – √ Floor – √ We got a call today from the village.  The team has finished the floor!  Woohoo!  And, they installed all the barred windows and the outer doors.  WOW!  And, they even had time to stucco the kitchen.  Thank you, Lord!  The guy who made our cabinets is […]
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