Friday, September 7
Kay wrote:
We got a letter from Trent’s sister and in it she asked all about the earthquake. I realized that I haven’t even commented about that. That’s because we are so far removed from everything right now. If it weren’t for our leaders telling us about it, we might not even know [...]
Archive for September, 2007
The Earthquake
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This Past Week
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Friday, September 7
Kay wrote:
I haven’t written a blog in a while. Things have picked up a lot here and I have been tired at night or have had “homework” to do. Here is what has been happening. The guys started building their houses this week. They will build two for themselves and one for [...]
Our First Job Assignments
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, September 1
Kay wrote:
We were told at the beginning of training that some weekends we would be getting assignments, mostly overnight ones. We got our first ones this week. The others left in pairs to different communities around us to observe culture and try to share the creation story. Our assignments will be different [...]
A Big Dish of Philippians 4
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Saturday, September 1
Trent wrote:
One of my favorite memory verses as a boy was Phil. 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” But, to be honest, I was also always a little confused. I learned the hard way that there were things that were impossible for me. For example, I tried [...]
More Talk About Food
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, August 30
Kay wrote:
I know I have already written a blog about food, but it is so fascinating to me how food is so important in our lives. The new people – 4 guys and 2 girls – are here. The girls, Tatiana and Amparo, are great. They are from a mestizo community. It [...]
The Walk…Again
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Wednesday, August 29
Kay wrote:
Six new people arrived early this week and we had to pack up our backpacks and hike back in with them yesterday. It was actually much better this time. For one thing, we were allowed to hand over things that we had second thoughts about and that we knew we probably [...]
Confessions of a City Girl in the Jungle
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Sunday, August 26
Kay wrote:
I got a letter from my parents the other day and my mom said to let them know what to be praying about. “Don’t try to be brave,” she wrote, “keep it real.” In an effort to keep it real, here is my confession.
I feel like there is a war [...]
Prayer Rooms
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Friday, August 24
Kay wrote:
For a while now, I have loved using prayer rooms. My first experience with a prayer room came in college at the Baptist Student Ministry building I frequented. It was no bigger than a closet, had one tiny window, and on the wall was an old picture with the verse “Do [...]
A Day Off
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, August 23
Kay wrote:
Today was our “day to rest.” We never know when these days are coming. Our leaders just tell us the day before that tomorrow is our day of rest. They say in the communities you never know when this day will come and so this is part of our training. But [...]
Top Ten Things I Don’t Like About Living in the Jungle
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 21
Kay wrote:
I realized that in the last two entries, I may have romanticized the jungle a little too much. So I thought I would create a top 10 list of things I don’t like to give you a more realistic view.
10. Cooking over a fire
9. Hauling water from the river
8. Eating the [...]
