{"id":1462,"date":"2013-06-15T10:51:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2013-06-15T10:51:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T15:51:26","slug":"its-that-time-of-year-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2013\/06\/15\/its-that-time-of-year-again\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s that time of year again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again that we look forward to with such anticipation.\u00a0 It&#8217;s RAINY SEASON in Las Moras.\u00a0 It is a time of abundance, of lots of rain and plenty of water.\u00a0 Flowers grow, gardens grow, everything becomes green again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1464\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2013\/06\/15\/its-that-time-of-year-again\/garden\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1464\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1464\" title=\"garden\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/garden.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/garden-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/garden-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/garden-500x312.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#39;m looking forward to planting my garden again and enjoying beautiful flowers and the fresh veggies!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again when we load up 5 months worth of supplies and head into the mountains planning to be &#8220;stuck&#8221; there until the rains stop and the road dries out enough to be passable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1465\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2013\/06\/15\/its-that-time-of-year-again\/muddy-road\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1465\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1465\" title=\"muddy road\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/muddy-road.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/muddy-road.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/muddy-road-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/muddy-road-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/06\/muddy-road-500x297.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom &amp; Pete helped a neighbor get through a particularly muddy patch of the road after rainy season last year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again when it&#8217;s more evident that we live in total dependence on God for physical protection and provision.\u00a0 We are &#8220;stuck&#8221; because of deteriorated roads and landslides in our very remote village.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again when we get no visitors and we don&#8217;t go down to the coast, so we have 5 months of pure language study and relationship building opportunities.\u00a0 Last year we made great progress throughout the rainy season months.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for us over the next few months:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; for <strong>INTERNET<\/strong> &#8211; our satellite internet connection stopped working right before we came down to the coast (IF WE DON&#8217;T GET IT WORKING, YOU WON&#8217;T HEAR FROM ME UNTIL NOVEMBER, PROBABLY.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; for <strong>health<\/strong> &amp; <strong>physical safety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; for <strong>diligence<\/strong> in <strong>studying Nahuatl<\/strong> and <strong>understanding<\/strong> as we focus on some advanced areas of the language<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; that <strong>God would draw the Nahuatl<\/strong> to Himself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again that we look forward to with such anticipation.\u00a0 It&#8217;s RAINY SEASON in Las Moras.\u00a0 It is a time of abundance, of lots of rain and plenty of water.\u00a0 Flowers grow, gardens grow, everything becomes green again. 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