From Katie: Communicating Clearly

May 20, 2013

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 […]

The story isn’t over yet!

April 21, 2013

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 […]

Battling…

March 27, 2013

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, […]

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

February 5, 2013

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 […]

Just another day

February 3, 2013

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 […]

Two steps forward, One step back

February 1, 2013

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 […]

TBC

November 18, 2012

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 […]

Nahuatl pets

August 26, 2012

Uyuli

August 1, 2012

I was checking words with my language helper a few days ago. When I asked her about “uyulí” Agustina gave the definition as “it re-lived.” “Like what, for example?” I asked. “Oh, you know,” answered Agustina, “like if a plant is getting all dry and brown and you think it’s dead, but then it starts […]

When God waters the earth

June 27, 2012

This is how the mesa where we live looked last week: I just took this picture a few hours ago! This is how the stream looked just a week ago: Now it is gushing!! Thank you, God, for the rain! Thank you for your provision for the Earth, for the Nahuatl people, for us, and […]