Monthly Archives: March 2012
Graduation of Conflict Resolution Course
About a month ago now we celebrated the completion of the conflict resolution course at one of the Covenant Churches in the valley of Oaxaca. We praise God for the way He is at work in the women’s lives, evidenced in the testimonies shared. The closing ceremony was full of laughter and celebration! Twelve women … Continue reading
Erika’s parents and brother visit…
For a little more than a week at the end of January, we had Erika’s brother, Chris, and parents, Dan & Petra. It was a blessing to have time with them plus it gave us the excuse to do some of the uniquely Oaxacan things like visit the world’s largest tree in El Tule, hike around the Monte … Continue reading
Amparo y Fortaleza
Since our arrival we have been alternately visiting the four Covenant churches located here in the valley on Sundays as a way to get to know everyone and as we sought God’s guidance as to where we should make our church home. We are very excited that we have made the decision to attend a … Continue reading
Supporting the Family Development Foundation
Erika traveled to Monterrey on Monday to help the FUNDEFAM team with the final details in preparing for the youth camp this weekend where she will lead four interactive Bible studies on the life of Jesus. She is very excited about sharing the gospel with the teenagers and asks for prayer that they would be … Continue reading
Boys
In honor of International Women’s Day we attended the inauguration of the art exhibit of 60 life size silhouette paintings of women in downtown Oaxaca. Matías’s art class participated in this and Matias painted the silhouette of Ana Natividad. Oaxaca is a state rich in culture – music, art, dance, textiles, religion, architecture, food. We … Continue reading
I’m the new guy…
Upon starting my first job out of college, one of my older brothers gave me a piece of advice: “Don’t wear out the ‘I’m the new guy’ line”. I understood his point: a well-timed and clever use of “What do I know? I’m the new guy.”-type joke can, in fact, get a laugh or ease … Continue reading
