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7 February 2015

Tweets 19 January – 6 February 2015

All right, so I haven’t been tweeting or blogging very much lately. I’ll try to do better, really. For now, here are the tweets from the last little while.

And they went out and fled from the tomb. . . and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. Mark 16:8 ow.ly/EdnxR (19 January 2015)
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the (cont) tl.gd/n_1sk4nof (19 January 2015)
Mexico returns to the Open Doors “Watch List” of countries where Christians are most persecuted, #38 on the list. ow.ly/HvLw9 (20 January 2015)
Still many people in Mexico and around the world with no Bible … “God, When Will You Speak in My Tongue?” ow.ly/DFFfV (21 January 2015)
But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ~Luke 22:26~ (26 January 2015)
Sunset in JesÃºs MarÃa * Puesta de sol en JesÃºs MarÃa ow.ly/i/8oYDy (26 January 2015)
Interesting thoughts on God in philosophy. Not that God needs philosophical arguments in order to exist. 😉 youtu.be/OWjR8C8bKhQ (28 January 2015)
Pray for those affected by explosion at a maternity hospital about 2 hours west of us. 73 injured, at least 3 dead. ow.ly/IdBHs (30 January 2015)
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known. ~John 1:18~ (2 February 2015)
Lots of snow on the volcanoes tonight. ow.ly/i/8vmsc (3 February 2015)
Efficiency. xkcd.com/1445/ (4 February 2015)
A few new photos in our photo gallery – https://cottrillcompass.com/gallery/index.php/recent-shots. (5 February 2015)
Great news! After 10 years of work, the book of Genesis is now available to another people group in Mexico. ow.ly/IyN0H (5 February 2015)
Enjoyed a good visit with family and friends this evening. 🙂 (6 February 2015)

26 January 2015

Real Life

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We’ve definitely been experiencing real life lately! Sometimes we wish we weren’t! 🙂 I guess it depends on how you define it.

Pozole with Teresa Last week we picked up Teresa from the airport, and have been enjoying our time with her. Here’s one of the many times when we’ve enjoyed Mexican food together – our first stop was for pozole, a wonderful hearty soup.

We also spent some time doing a little site-seeing and introducing Teresa to Mexican culture – and, as always, learning more ourselves!

I’ve enjoyed some great opportunities to talk about “real life” with people lately. For example, last week Teresa was a help at the last minute – staying with Hannah and Nathanael while Shari and I went to a wake. The mother of one of our friends passed away, and I was asked to speak to the friends and family who were gathered.

In case you’re wondering, I talked about 1Corinthians 15:55-58. Death is bad – which is why we need victory over it. And that victory comes only to believers in the Saviour, Jesus Christ. For us, the good we do can live into eternity. Real life.

Speaking of doing good, Jessica was out at the community centre in JesÃºs MarÃa tonight, teaching a painting class to over 20 eager students, including Hannah. They were painting our local iconic volcanoes. Looks like it was a lot of fun!

Painting class with Jessica

We’re also working frantically on some home school issues – we appreciate your prayers as we try to find solutions to various issues. And I’m looking forward to leading a special service on Sunday, all about … well, I won’t spoil the surprise.

19 January 2015

Camino Global Canada Connectors Wanted!

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“Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest” (Matthew 9:38)! There are still so many in Mexico and around the world who need to hear. Will you pray? And maybe help make it happen?

Camino Global Canada is looking for volunteers who will pray, gather others who can pray, and talk to potential “labourers” about opportunities with Camino Global at churches, schools and missions conferences.

If you’re interested in helping in this way, let us know and we can send you the complete job description.

17 January 2015

Tweets 3 January – 14 January

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This excellent Spanish-English dictionary app is free this weekend only! ow.ly/GKDU5 (3 January 2015)
Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple ~Malachi 3:1 (5 January 2015)
You look around, and wish people would have more grace. You look again, and realize someone is saying the same thing about you. (7 January 2015)
Learn a random Spanish word using this link! ow.ly/De1cH (7 January 2015)
Major sale on this Bible resource: “New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties” for the Kindle or computer. ow.ly/H3JHs (9 January 2015)
This looks like a good resource. It usually sells for around $30-$35, so it’s a steal today. ow.ly/H6EJ3 (10 January 2015)
â™¯ Preparando para la clase del teclado del martes en Las Palmas. â™« Preparing for Tuesday’s keyboard class in Las Palmas. â™ (10 January 2015)
We saw someone at a local intersection walking a tightrope. We’ve seen jugglers, fire-breathers, and acrobats. But this may be a first. (12 January 2015)
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ~Mat 5:20~ (12 January 2015)
“Starting in January” – actually, community centre classes start in Las Palmas TODAY! â˜º ow.ly/i/8dSwD (12 January 2015)
I’m ready to teach keyboard today! (Photo: Jaime practising a few years ago) ow.ly/HueDW (13 January 2014)
In pictures: Relics discovered in Mexico’s Teotihuacan ow.ly/DzeEb (14 January 2014)

15 January 2015

Remembering Mrs. G

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We recently received the sad news that Kitty Anna Griffiths, known around the world as “Mrs. G”, went to be with her Lord on the 7th of November 2014.

My parents and I were acquainted with Mrs. Griffiths and her husband, Dr. Gerald Griffiths, when we lived in Ontario. But more-so my family has known Mrs. G through her Bible stories, which have been translated into Farsi, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin, Rumanian, Norwegian, Khmer, Nepali, Amharic, Spanish, and Russian.

The Griffiths spent years ministering in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Canada. In 1973, Mrs. G began recording Bible stories, the “nice” ones as well as the “nasty” ones. In all she recorded nearly 500 stories.

The stories came alive because of her deep study of the Scriptures, as well as her knowledge of history and geography. Many times she visited Israel to research her stories, and from her travels come the flowers and critters that likely surrounded the Bible characters we know and love. Kitty Anna Griffiths

You can read more about the ministry in the post I wrote a few years ago – A Visit with Mrs. G.

In October Mrs. G was still working in the ministry, at the age of 95. She had a fall, and was hospitalized until her death in November. It was soon before her 71st wedding anniversary.

As I write, the website has not yet been updated with the news. We received the update via newsletter from her husband.

In the midst of grieving, the ministry continues. Dr. Griffiths asked for prayer, and I thought I’d share those prayer requests with you:

Translations need to be done and put online. The current focus will be Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese, though other languages are in the works as well.
Translating is not just a matter of changing words. The stories need to be edited and evaluated by native speakers. Lively native voices need to be found to bring the stories to life. Funding will be needed. At this time, the Trans World Radio China team is working on the project in Chinese.

When we drove last year to Canada, I made it a goal that we would listen to all of Mrs. G’s stories from the New Testament – and we succeeded! Once or twice I have called or emailed Dr. and Mrs. Griffiths and their team to discuss Spanish translation – of course we would especially appreciate your prayers that quality Spanish translation could be done.

Meanwhile, I suspect Mrs. G is checking out some of the details she’s wondered about with Moses and David and Paul – and, of course, worshiping the Lord she loved. When we see her next, will she still be telling stories? I wouldn’t be surprised!

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