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I Passed Comps!

Hello friends and family, Thank you to everyone who prayed for me during my comprehensive exam. It was quite intense and fatiguing, but I prepared well, was ready, as well as had all of you praying for me and my hands, wrists, and forearms. God answered all of these prayers! With the prayers, stretches, good …

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Nothing like family!

Hello family and friends! I can’t believe I go back to Canada the day after tomorrow! Here is a prayer update: Praise that my truck is being fixed on time- it should be done tonight. Praise also that the engine didn’t overheat and destroy itself while on the road- this could have very easily happened. Please pray …

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Kitchen Inspiration: Alex’s Amazingly Tasty Amazingly Fast Tortilla Pizza

 Cooking time: Less than it takes for the delivery man to arrive! Ingredients:  Two large flour tortillas, trimmed to fit if necessary Some olive oil, sprinkled on lightly Some Medium Safeway Select Fire Roasted Salsa, spread thinly with a spoon (I think that the key here is chipotle, or Serrano chilies with garlic) Some cheddar …

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Interview Improvisation

As demonstrated in the story below, language surveyors usually encounter the unexpected, and must be flexible! This is not considered a problem- it is one of the aspects of surveying that makes it so joyful! “During the Pangwa survey in southwestern Tanzania we went to a village to do individual interviews. We had already randomly …

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What do I want to see happen for my birthday? Let me explain:

What do I want to see happen for my birthday? Let me explain: These brothers of mine are genocide survivors. They have dedicated themselves fully the past two years to realizing their dream: Lifting rural Chajul, Guatemala, out of crushing poverty caused by the organized “coyotes” whose business practices amount to robbery. The coyotes take …

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Xalmolapa

(Description below) [showcase id=”670″] This weekend two other church members and I went to visit Xalmolapa (pronounced “Chaam-o-la-pa”) to build relationships with a Free Methodist church plant there. Xalmolapa is an agrarian community of about 200 people, half way between Mexico City and Oaxaca. I don’t know all of the details, but before Pastor Odilón …

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