Chiapas – Part 2
Greetings…you’re in Zapatista territory! As mentioned in my previous article, our trip into Chiapas state was an intense one. We accomplished much over a short time period. After training and mobilizing missionary candidates in Pijijiapan, we set out to do field research. The ethnic landscape of Mexico is incredibly complex. Oaxaca state alone where we live is estimated to contain nearly 200 indigenous ethnic people groups, most of them descendents of the ancient Olmec peoples, and each requiring their own Bible translation. The diversity is nearly as great next door in Chiapas state where large indigenous groups descended from the… Continue reading