Simple Science

August 4, 2012

I didn’t realize being a missionary would require so much knowledge of science. Since we’ve come to the mountains, we’ve found ourselves many times trying to explain complex concepts of Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Botany, Astronomy, and Physical Science in simple words. As we broaden people’s worldviews and teach them about the world around them, […]

Wapurú

May 8, 2012

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. […]

Do you want to weave again?

March 9, 2012

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, […]

Volleyball

January 21, 2012

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 […]

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, […]

My favorite cookies

December 3, 2009

I guess their official name is: Cranberry-Pecan-Orange Oatmeal Cookies, but I just call them my oatmeal cookies. Usually I make them with dried fruit in them, sometimes I put in chocolate! 🙂 So today I made 2 recipes of these – 1 fruit and 1 chocolate. They were good, and I left a few to […]