Tag: relationships

Conversation with Alberta

Conversation with Alberta

On the second day of the dental clinic, a truckload of people arrived first thing in the morning. Alberta was the first one in the door and therefore the first with the dentist. She was really nervous. I told her it wouldn’t hurt, the doctor would give her medicine (anesthesia) so she wouldn’t feel pain. […]
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Dental Clinic by the numbers

Dental Clinic by the numbers

We had 1 endodontist and 1 dentist. We treated 84 patients representing 11 communities (For most of the people, this was the 1st time they had come to a clinic that we have hosted.  Actually, for most people, this was the 1st time they’ve been to a dentist EVER!) We treated 3 indigenous groups (mostly […]
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God Answers Prayers!

God Answers Prayers!

Our last week in the village was pretty exciting!  We held an eye clinic for the area and God answered our prayers! We were able to see 122 people in 3 days and probably 3/4 of them got glasses. We saw people from at least 8 of our surrounding communities!  Several people were amazed at […]
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On the front lines

On the front lines

If you’re seeing this, we would appreciate your PRAYERS for us.  I’ve left 7 prayer requests, one for each day… MONDAY – Pray for us as a team – that we would grow together in unity, preferring each other over ourselves, and in everything, showing love.  This will be our greatest witness to the Nahuatl […]
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another excerpt…

another excerpt…

Here’s another excerpt from Katie’s update… We’re All Just People During one of the last trips to the tribe, a young baby died.  While the baby’s grandmother was at our campsite, one of the missionary women was talking to her, wanting to express her love and concern.  Trying to be culturally sensitive, she told the […]
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Babies

Babies

There are lots of new babies in the village.  This last trip, we met 4 new babies.  The village leader’s wife had a baby while we were there.  And, we were able to see her and the bundled baby when he was 5 days old.  She kept him bundled the whole time, so we never […]
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Good Friday

Good Friday

We had talked to our friends in our village about the traditional ceremonies that happen in the cultural center for Holy Week.  From what we gleaned, we figured Friday would be the best time to go take a look.  As soon as our friends found out we were heading down, our vehicle started filling up! […]
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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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Motivation

Motivation

We don’t have to look any farther than this picture to remember why we’re here… This morning, I was sitting at the table figuring out how much lumber we will need for our house – how much of what size for the remaining walls and the roof.  Suddenly the phone rang.  It was one of […]
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In the Village: Making Adobes

In the Village: Making Adobes

We still lack many adobes, so I would not be surprised if we ladies get involved in making some adobes, too!  It would be good time spent with the ladies!  Visiting, learning their world, and at the same time working to get our houses built! Please pray with us that the people would be motivated […]
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