Category: Ministry In Depth

Chiapas – Part 2

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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

So what is Etnopedia anyways?

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So many of you have taken a sincere interest in Etnopedia and our role in this project. It is so encouraging that you are as excited as we are to work together to accomplish the Great Commission. Etnopedia is a multi-lingual, international community of Evangelical Christians researching unreached people groups and making this information available to missionary movements through an editable website, www.etnopedia.org. Etnopedia has become the world’s most comprehensive source for ethnic people information because its content is as current as the most recent field data collected by its contributors. At a glance it looks a lot like Wikipedia because… Continue reading

Chiapas – Part 1

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Last week, Dave and I traveled into the neighboring Chiapas state. As I sat down to write about this intense trip, I realized that it was too much to cram into a single post, so I have broken it down into bite-sized segments. Our purpose in Chiapas included teaching Spanish-speaking believers how to make disciples, mobilizing future missionaries, and assessing the Evangelical Christian movement among indigenous people groups within the far reaches of the state; the Lord allowed us to accomplish much, safely, and in a relatively short amount of time. After a ten-hour overnight bus ride from Oaxaca, we… Continue reading