Monthly Archives: May 2009

Beth and her mother left by bus yesterday morning for Mexico City to meet up with Sarah Shedd who was an intern supervised by my mother-in-law for the past 5 months. They were planning on going to the Ballet Folklorico … Continue reading →

We’re really enjoying our times with Jason and Kristin. They have come such a long way on their spiritual journey and it is amazing to watch God changing their lives little by little. We’re amazed that we’ve found that we … Continue reading →

Bethie and Lori Smith’s science class studied insects and birds this past semester so the piñata had drawings of a couple of birds that were covered in the lessons. The children did not seem to mind wailing on the piñata. … Continue reading →

(yes, I know I have a warped sense of humor…sorry!)

Praise God with us that Jason (as in Jason and Kristin) prayed to receive Christ as his Savior this evening when we closed our weekly Bible study lesson! Pray for Jason that this was truly a decision of the heart … Continue reading →

A few folks made it through my epic series of posts regarding the faith trials of one of the families in the church here in San Juan del Rio. I promised a gold star to those who read all six … Continue reading →

To wrap all this up…Juan called our landlord to find out that the painter REALLY was going to come this Monday…and to our surprise, he really did arrive. The landlord did say that perhaps he’d have something that Juan could … Continue reading →

A couple months ago I made an agreement with our landlord to pay half of some needed repairs on the house that we’ve been renting for nearly 4 years now. The roof needed a coat of sealant and the exterior … Continue reading →

Juan and Carmen speaking at Nayeli’s “quinceñera” (15th birthday party) last July Last fall, Carmen began taking a government course to become licensed to start a government-funded day-care for small children for lower class workers (most of our city falls … Continue reading →

They’ve managed to keep their kids (Christian and Nayeli, pictured above from last December’s church youth Christmas party) in the public high school but it isn’t a totally free endeavor. Their two kids are studying in some of the same … Continue reading →