Dear Friends,
Just a quick update. We made it safely out to Lajas and are
enjoying being with the Tepehuan again. There is a sacred dance underway, called a “xiutalh”, and so everyone fasts everyday till noon. At noon the shaman and his helper offer up prayers and then cleanse those that go down to the “xiutalh”. There was a meeting here in town a few days before we arrived, and we have been told that some of the outlying Lajas communities are wanting us to leave. This has been happening for years, and the town and leaders have for the most part ignored them. However, now it seems there has been an official letter made asking us to leave. At this point the person informing us has said that unless the town governor actually tells us officially, there is no need for us to panic, and so we're not. Actually, we're used to this and know that either way, God will allow us to stay or allow us to leave. It seems the problem isn’t so much us, but that there are political struggles in the village and outlying towns, and we are being used by one side to stick it to the other side. Pray that God’s will and His plan for this place will be allowed to continue. Really it is a spiritual battle, and apart from this Tepehuan friend informing us of these threats, life is going on the same for us here.
For Jesus,
Andrew and Anne Marie
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February 2008 prayer request
