Retro: Just Readin’ Our Bibles…
10 years ago today, Nathanael and Hannah were just readin’ their Bibles. Let’s admit it – it was a photo shoot, showing off some new gifts. It was Resurrection Sunday!
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Tweets 27 March – 8 April 2016
- Death. Grief. Pain. For us, they’re only TEMPORARY. “Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming …” ow.ly/ZYlCr (27 March 2016)
- Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. ~Proverbs 15:22~ (28 March 2016)
- Reading: 6 types of tacos you need to try in Mexico ow.ly/YQu4f (30 March 2016)
- For our English speaking friends, here’s what we’re talking about: “Mexico City temporarily restricts all cars…” ow.ly/108eTd (31 March 2016)
- Retweeted: Environment Canada: Pleased to announce new #passport for Migratory Birds. Thanks to @passportcan for helping. #AprilFools #BirdYear [image] (1 April 2016)
- Thanks for the good customer service at the Alberta Motor Association. Might as well give credit when it happens! ama.ab.ca (2 April 2016)
- Ah, sometimes I miss having running water. 💧 Showers, doing dishes – when you can’t do it, you miss it. (2 April 2016)
- The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. ~Proverbs 15:28~ (4 April 2016)
- Not really how I wanted to start my day. 😱 (But yes, it’s fixed now.) [image] (5 April 2016)
- Now that’s interesting up-and-coming technology: “The speaker that only you can hear” ow.ly/10biqb (6 April 2016)
- Reading: Smog-alert car ban jams metro, buses in Mexico City ow.ly/10neC0 (6 April 2016)
- Ok, what do you think? When angels appeared in Bible times, did they have beards? Why do you think they did/didn’t? (8 April 2016)
The Migraine Experience (in VR)
I haven’t written about migraine here for a while, but watching a video yesterday prompted me to post.
Excedrin recently started a campaign known as “The Migraine Experience”. They found four migraine sufferers, and got them together with virtual reality (VR) experts to actually recreate their migraine attacks in VR.
Of course there’s only so much that you can reproduce (legally) with this kind of technology, so the focus was on visual aura (the visual hallucinations such as flashing lights and zig zags that some migraine patients see), and sensitivity to light (which is much more common in migraine) (and yes, I’ve experienced both of these). The result was quite remarkable.
Take a look at this video, a summary of the results. For videos focusing on each of the four stories, check out the Migraine Experience.
Work & Fun in March & April
So what’s been going on over the last two and a half weeks?
We enjoyed having David Radlowsky here. He was around for a couple of weeks, learning about the ministry in the area. We went to Puebla, toured a Christian publishing house, and spent time with fellow missionaries Chalo and Beth (including some time downtown with Chalo’s Model T Ford). We also enjoyed visiting some people around Ixtapaluca, and then in Ixtapalapa as well. (Say that five times fast – Ixtapaluca, Ixtapalapa…)
There was a soccer tournament in Las Palmas on the 21st, and then we welcomed our friends Shelene and Alyson here for about a week and a half. We showed them around Ixtapaluca and Mexico City, enjoyed Resurrection Sunday here with our church family, and then headed to Taxco for a few days off with them, where we road cable cars and camels and had various other adventures.
Hannah and Nathanael are continuing with school. We’re struggling to keep up this year, with so many other activities going on. But so far so good.
I’ve been working hard to prepare orientation materials for new missionaries coming to the field. We’re creating packets with resources and requirements for missionaries at various stages, particularly at the beginning of their journey to serve here.
We’ve got some big things coming up this month. A retreat for our Camino missionary team in a little over a week. A visit from Shari’s parents. And – why are they coming again? Oh yes, for Hannah’s 15th birthday party! That will be a big deal. And the weekend after that, a big outreach event – actually four outreach events, over the course of four days!
As usual, we have emerged from cold season and have entered directly into hot season. So within the space of a month we’ve exchanged scarves and gloves for fans and sunscreen.
The practical parts of life are complicated as usual. Lately our water pressure has been turned way down during the day (and other random times), which means either you do laundry when people are trying to sleep, or you don’t do it. And showers are touch and go.
During that time, they’ll be thinking up new restrictions for the future.
So juggling transportation, and trying to be home when there’s water pressure, does make life interesting.
But right now I need to prepare for next week, get some things ready for the kids’ school, and deal with some practical matters. Talk to you later!
Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts (31 March 2016)
Here they are – the most popular posts from the last 90 days! They’re in chronological order, the most popular in bold.
Retro: Empanadas
Ten years ago today, I made empanadas from scratch for the regular customers and also a special guest – Shari’s sister Amy (visit Amy and her husband Nate here)! So here they are enjoying (I hope!) the empanadas in our apartment in Calgary.
And please notice the Herdez brand salsa, a Mexican brand we still have on hand here.
