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 […]

An old Nahuatl tale

July 19, 2012

A few days ago, one of our friends told Katie Moore the Nahuatl tale of the first man and woman. It’s a fascinating story that echoes some of the Nahuatl values and points of view. I’m sure you’ll recognize some familiar imagery, as well. When the world was lost, it filled with water. Everything was […]

This week

June 11, 2012

This week our house became a movie theater – complete with snacks: Tang and animal crackers! The early showing was Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The second showing was Planet Earth. Both were much enjoyed! This week we studied Nahuatl. We have a language evaluation soon, so we practiced as much as […]

From Katie: Do you do that?

March 17, 2012

I meet at least twice a week with my language helper, a lady named Andrea. She teaches me the Nahuatl language and answers a lot of my questions about how things work in this community. Every time she explains something to me about her culture she asks, “And you guys? Is it the same for […]

from Katie’s keyboard…

May 31, 2010

…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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

The Guys’ Trip

November 15, 2009

Last week, the guys on our team and a missions pastor from a local church here took off to the village with Katie’s and my house plans, a model of our house, cement for our foundation, and lumber for our lintels. It was a trip mainly to get the construction started on our house. They […]

Our House

November 9, 2009

Two weeks ago, when we came out of the village last time, we sat down together as a team and decided that we would build our house (Katie’s and my house) first! I was hit with excitement – that we were finally getting to build our house- and the realization that OUR HOUSE WAS GOING […]

A post from my partner, Katie

October 30, 2009

This is a bit of what’s happening in the life of my partner, Katie. She teaches school to the kids on the team. She has 4 elementary kids in 4 different grades! I’m glad I’m not her! She does a great job. Last Friday as the team returned from our first field trip, I was […]