Author Archives: Jacquie

Postive Peer Pressure

So this past week Ezra’s met a new friend, Ziko. His family is from Canada and they are in the last year of a MCC term serving in the state Guerrero. While Ziko is just a couple of months older … Continue reading

Posted in December 2010 | 3 Comments

Mi Casa es Tu Casa

Well we are happy to say that we have found a home for ourselves in San Cristobal de las Casas. We will be about a 15 – 20 min. walk to Rick´s work and 10 ish to downtown. Thanks to … Continue reading

Posted in December 2010 | 1 Comment

The Courage to Learn – An Ode to Helen Keller

Before heading out to Mexico I (Jacquie) told people that I wasn’t starting at ground zero in regards to knowing Spanish but definitely couldn’t carry much of a conversation. I could pick up a few words and say a few … Continue reading

Posted in November 2010 | 2 Comments

I Ate A Banana (a.k.a. un platano)

So it was as we came off the plane on November 1st that our journey into learning of the Mexican culture began.  It’s not just our ears that will hear different words but all of our senses that will experiences … Continue reading

Posted in October 2010 | Leave a comment

New Hope in the Name of Christ

Well we made it … our two weeks of orientation are complete and already a few of our new friends have begun flying off to their new lands. Here is a photo of all the MCC orientees from these past … Continue reading

Posted in October 2010 | 1 Comment

Ezra’s First Graduation

We were very proud of both Ezra and Hilary for making it successfully through their children’s orientation. We were proud to have been told several times that they were very well behaved!  They were able to go on many field … Continue reading

Posted in October 2010 | Leave a comment

Saying Hello …

Before leaving for Akron we were curious about who might be the other people that had made this decision to go to out as International service workers with MCC. Upon arriving we were blessed to find a wonderful diversity of … Continue reading

Posted in October 2010 | Leave a comment

Preparation Days

The time between accepting our MCC assignment this past May and the beginning of September went quickly. So we found ourselves going through the different rooms in our house sorting, throwing out, recycling, donating, and then packing. Despite the hard work needed … Continue reading

Posted in September 2010 | 1 Comment