Home Sweet Home
This is our home in our little village at the edge of a mesa. This is the first glimpse of the village from the road as we travel in. After 5.5 hours of a very bumpy, bouncy ride it’s a site for sore eyes!
from Katie’s keyboard…
…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 […]
Packing the truck
Whenever we travel into the village, there are so many things that vie for space: -building materials -diesel for the truck -fuel for the generator -tools -camping supplies -water -guitar -Josiah’s bike -our clothes -FOOD!… It’s like a giant puzzle trying to fit everything in. We start early so there is time to move things […]
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 […]
Down to the bottom of the Canyon
One day during Holy Week, we went down to the bottom of the canyon to the ceremonial center. It is there that the people do their traditional rituals according to their beliefs. We went down with some friends from our village who also wanted to see the dancing. We drove for over an hour to […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
2nd Time’s a Charm
We have the distinction of having the worst road of all the places where our organization works in Mexico. We travel 63 miles and it takes between 6-8 hours. This last trip we weren’t able to get in on the first try. Two and a half hours into the trip, we descend into a valley, […]