My Tupperware lady!

February 18, 2011

There are several trucks that make it to our village periodically selling fresh produce among other things. The first time they came by our house after the rainy season, we had gone a long time without fresh fruit, fresh veggies, and eggs. We stocked up on tomatoes, oranges, bananas, cucumbers, carrots! It was great! They […]

Our best Nahuatl so far…

January 17, 2011

To kinda give you an idea of what we know so far, I’ll let you listen in on a conversation my co-workers and I had with one of our friends… We spoke in Spanish, Nahuatl, and English. Here’s how it went… My co-workers and me: Our Nahuatl friend: Hi! How are you? I’m fine. Come […]

Homework

May 6, 2010

My co-workers, the Alkires, are now living in the village full-time. They have their son, Josiah, with them. When I was in the village with them, every morning I helped him with his homework that Katie had prepared. Math, grammar, writing, social studies, Spanish, Bible verses, vocabulary, spelling, penmanship. I had forgotten how much work […]

Packing the truck

May 3, 2010

Whenever we travel into the village, there are so many things that vie for space: -building materials -diesel for the truck -fuel for the generator -tools -camping supplies -water -guitar -Josiah’s bike -our clothes -FOOD!… It’s like a giant puzzle trying to fit everything in. We start early so there is time to move things […]

The Kitchen

April 28, 2010

One of the elements of the Holy Week festival in the ceremonial center is food. Within about 10 minutes of arriving in town, a young man about 20 came and offered us food. He escorted us to one of the two “cocinas” set up in the main area of town. His father, we learned, was […]

A feast

April 24, 2010

I grew up celebrating Easter with my family, a bunch of friends, and a good meal. While we were out in the village, Sarah planned a feast for our Easter celebration. We made mashed potatoes with a hand beater. And, Sarah made a delicious blueberry pie in her cast iron skillet on top of the […]

the Blue Throne

February 15, 2010

Did you guess what this is? Here’s the site where it will be mounted. One of our future neighbors is laying the bricks of our outhouse, and I’m sure we’ll be the only ones in the village with a BLUE THRONE!

Meet the Team: Katie

February 3, 2010

Several of you have asked about my team. So, I decided to feature them here on my blog so you can get to know them a bit better. I met my partner, Katie Moore,in the Fall of 08′, just over a year ago and God subsequently directed our paths together. Katie, who goes by Tater, […]

What in tarnation?

January 17, 2010

We made this a few days ago. The guys on the team are getting ready to make another trip to the village and will take it with them. Any guesses? another angle:

In the Village: Enjoying the View

December 15, 2009

Our village is located in a very beautiful area. Our houses will sit just a few hundred yards from this – a dropoff with a gorgeous view! I hope to be able to hike around a bit to get to know the area. No, I won’t go alone, so don’t worry about me!