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You may remember that over the past several years we’ve been distributing free wheelchairs as an extension of the ministry here, and as a great way to aid our community, especially a segment of the population that needs assistance. Mayra’s sister Monica has been confined to a wheelchair since she was 6 years old, so […]

I wrote recently that many in the U.S. are enjoying plunging gasoline prices. Take a look at what has happened to Mexican’s gas pump experience over the last 7 years. In real terms in pesos, the price of gas has nearly doubled, from 6.76 pesos per liter, to 13.33 pesos per liter now. One thing

I’ve been discouraged lately about the state of the evangelical church in Mexico. For the last two weeks I’ve taught the Tuesday evening Bible study, giving Ismael a break from the study we’re going through, entitled Nueva Vida en Cristo 4 (New Life in Christ, Volume 4). In two weeks we briefly discussed six controversial

I stopped by the church around 1:30 p.m. today and found our construction foreman, Miguel, with his group of masons just about ready to sit down and eat. The Mexican delicacy they were enjoying…chicharrón in green salsa, rice and beans. Tasty! I must say that chicharrón is a sort of acquired taste. Or, better said,

David is really pretty good at soccer. Last summer, while playing with the big boys at a local park, he got the nickname “mini-Neymar” from one of the top players there. Turns out, they also share a similar back issue. Neymar, in case you are ignorant as to the world of soccer (which most people

I’ve been reading on Facebook that some of you are quite delighted about falling gasoline prices. Plenty of Internet articles announce the same. For a long time, gasoline in Mexico was cheaper than in the U.S. When driving north to the U.S. we would try to fill up on the southern side of the border.

So…our son Daniel, who is living in PA and studying 11th grade there, had a day off today. His grandma took him shopping! They met his aunt Beth for coffee (Daniel, apparently, has taken to Starbucks, thanks to his aunt!). All was going so well…until football practice, when a guy tackled Daniel, taking a bite

Necessity is the mother of invention! Necessity dictates that we become more concerned about security after our church has been robbed multiple times. Recently the video projector, a bunch of expensive tools, microphones and a bunch of cables were stolen. You can read more about that HERE. Some have proposed putting a sign on the

For a long time I maintained a blog entitled “In the Shadow of Volcanoes.” The title describes, almost literally, our position beside two of the continent’s highest peaks. Viewed from Mexico City looking southeast, Ixtlaccihuatl lies to the left, next to her very active, imposing brother Popocatépetl. Their indigenous names describes them well. White Woman

I just got a call from Samuel informing me that the church was broken into yet again. This is the second time, apparently, in less than a month. Most of our equipment is locked inside the building. Anything stolen from the main building must fit through the rather small, square openings in the metal protection