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Lumber

Lumber

On our last trip, we were able to finally talk to the foreman at a lumber mill on the road to our village.  We placed the order for our lumber needs for our house with him. He said they’d have it all cut and ready within a week.  The foreman ended up getting called away […]
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Progression

Progression

Now, we’re all ready to put our roof on and pour our concrete floors.  As soon as that is done, we will move in!
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Accomodations

Accomodations

Up until now, we’ve just been making trips into the village and our mentality has been “temporary.”  My co-workers are now living in the village (in tents) but their mentality is a little more “permanent.”  So, this time when we went out to the village, we took a little more time to set things up […]
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And they rose back up again

And they rose back up again

In the few days we were in the village, we were able to make lots of progress on the house. Dan and the construction team worked to repair the damage of the rains and brought the walls up to the level they were beforehand. They were able to get a few more rows on so […]
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And the walls came a-tumblin’ down

And the walls came a-tumblin’ down

While we were making our way up the road to the village, some of our friends were coming down toward the town.  They were going to register a child and take care of some community business.  We both stopped and chatted a while before getting back in our vehicles and heading our respective ways.  During […]
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Mexico Flexico

Mexico Flexico

One of the things about living in Mexico, or anywhere overseas, is that you have to be flexible.  We set the dates for our trip several months ago, because we were taking a dentist from the US with us to treat dental needs in the village.  And, we had to work around our dentist friend’s […]
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We’re Back

We’re Back

We praise the Lord that we made it back safe and sound once again from a trip.  Again, things did not go according to our plans, but God opened up the door for us to get up to the village after a few days of waiting for the roads to dry out.  And, after waiting, […]
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House Progress

House Progress

In November, the guys on our team took our house plans out to the village, hired some guys to build our foundation and lay our adobes and hauled the rock and sand that they would need. In December, most of the team went out to spend time in the community and get the second house […]
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Packing again

Packing again

We’re getting ready for another trip into the village, and that means packing again.  It’s getting easier and easier, because after a few times, I know what I need and what I don’t need. Please pray for us for safety in traveling.  Please pray that the roads would be dry enough to make it into […]
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Meet the Team: Katie

Meet the Team: Katie

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, […]
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