We’ve been told for months that it never rains here after November 15th. Well… the 15th came and went and the rains just kept coming. But, finally, in the last week or so the rains have called it quits and the sun has been shining. The weather has been phenomenal.
Our time here […]

Like Alison said, we’ve been taking turns writing posts around here. Well, last week was our turn, the Yoakums. I’m sorry to say that we dropped the ball and didn’t put up our post. But, I hope everyone will be understanding… I think that this time we have a pretty decent excuse. […]

Well… it seems that the time for us to leave this country is sneaking up on us rather quickly. Every time we turn around something is happening for the last time. For instance, today is Memorial Day. Happy Memorial Day! This is likely to be the last time we celebrate Memorial […]

When I was in college I was required to take a course called Engineering Economics. This class, along with many others like Thermodynamics and Differential Equations, has proven quite useless in my new career as a missionary.
However, the economics of moving to another country… being paid in one currency and spending in another is […]

So, as you know, a few weeks ago we spent the week with the A&M Church of Christ in College Station. We put together a video for them about our training here in wonderful Abilene. This video comes via John Mark (who did a great job making this video), it’s been up on […]

The landscape of Peru is on of the most extreme in the world… going from rainforest to high mountains to arid desert. It’s the Andes slicing down the middle of Peru that cause the striking changes. And, it’s the collision of two major techtonic plates that have made the mountains. Because of […]

Happy Birthday Lima! On this day just 186 short years ago, you were born.
On July 28, 1821, San Martin declared independence for Peru by proclaiming, “… From this moment on, Peru is free and independent, for the general will of the towns and for the justice of its cause that God defends. Long live the […]

In case your wondering, MK stands for Missionary Kids… and in our case it’s becoming quite the herd. Mark wrote about our weekend already… I just put up a few pics on our photos page if you’re interested. Sorry ladies, Mark skipped out while I had the camera out… so no shots of […]

It’s been a while since you’ve heard much from us around here. But, rest assured that that is no indication that not much is happening with us. We have been working hard at preparing for the coming year while working, finishing up school, raising little tykes and the like.
Speaking of school… I want […]

472 years ago today, on January 18th, 1535, Francisco Pizarro founded the city of Lima. 472 years… that’s a long time! It soon became the most important city in South America and was the greatest metropolis on the continent for more than 300 years. Long known as “The City of Kings,” Lima […]