Finding direction https://cottrillcompass.com/blog The personal blog of Jim and Shari Cottrill, Canadians living in Mexico. Mon, 25 May 2026 21:28:47 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-ccc-site-32x32.jpg Finding direction https://cottrillcompass.com/blog 32 32 Finding direction false podcast Finding direction https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg https://cottrillcompass.com/blog Working in the Whirlwind! https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/working-in-the-whirlwind.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/working-in-the-whirlwind.html#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 21:28:46 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11903 For us, the month of May has always been the crazy busy month. Sometimes it’s things that just “happen” to appear in May, without any specific reason why it should be that month. But, of course, there are other things that make May extra interesting. Such as yearly family events, typical spring ministry, and even […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/working-in-the-whirlwind.html/feed 0 Retro: New Unicycle https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-new-unicycle.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-new-unicycle.html#respond Sat, 23 May 2026 22:10:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11876 Ten years ago today Hannah got her unicycle. She put it together in our living room, took it outside, steadied herself on the van, and – well, the rest is history! She’s been an expert for many years now. 🙂 And yeah – didn’t need all the padding and gear for very long. 😀

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-new-unicycle.html/feed 0 Travel Drama https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/travel-drama.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/travel-drama.html#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 19:39:46 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11896 Some of you may be wondering about our trip from Mexico to Canada. Yes, we did have some “drama”. We thought a direct flight would help us avoid some of the complexity that often comes with our travel, but in this case it was not so! It appears that we got on our plane without […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/travel-drama.html/feed 0 Canada Calendar 2026 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/canada-calendar-2026.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/canada-calendar-2026.html#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 01:16:09 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11892 We would love to see you if you’re in the area! Here’s our tentative schedule: Lord willing I’ll give a report on the ministry in Mexico, and share from God’s Word. Hope you can join us!

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/canada-calendar-2026.html/feed 0 Another Whirlwind Trip to Canada… https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/another-whirlwind-trip-to-canada.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/another-whirlwind-trip-to-canada.html#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 03:01:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11882 If you’ve been paying attention, you know one of the main reasons why we’re heading to Canada around this time – there’s a wedding coming! Our daughter Hannah and her fiancé Brandon are deep into preparations, and hopefully we are being of some help! We will also be visiting some churches while we’re in Canada. […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/another-whirlwind-trip-to-canada.html/feed 0 Retro: Children’s Day https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-childrens-day.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-childrens-day.html#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:33:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11865 The 30th of April is Children’s Day in Mexico! It’s the 20th of November in Canada, but it tends to be a much bigger deal in Mexico. In 2016, ten years ago, we had a group from Word of Life (Palabra de Vida) in Ixtapaluca to add to the festivities. They helped us out with […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-childrens-day.html/feed 0 Retro: Hannah’s XV https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-hannahs-xv.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-hannahs-xv.html#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:14:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11867 Ten years ago today, I had the privilege of escorting Hannah into her big celebration – her 15th birthday party! As you may know, the 15th for girls in Mexico is a big deal. Looking back, it really was a huge blessing to see so many friends and family together, many who were there to […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-hannahs-xv.html/feed 0 How’s it going in Jesús María? https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/hows-it-going-in-jesus-maria.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/hows-it-going-in-jesus-maria.html#respond Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:06:49 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11879 Although we’re working mostly with the church in Las Palmas now, we’ve had some recent opportunities to connect with what’s happening at the church in Jesús María. So, in answer to the question, things are going well! 🙂 We enjoyed having an old friend from Jesús María come and preach (Oscar Luna), and we really […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/hows-it-going-in-jesus-maria.html/feed 0 Faithful Teachers https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/faithful-teachers.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/faithful-teachers.html#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:54:57 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11873 During the first few months of 2026 we have had a couple of kids coming off and on to our Sunday services. It’s one of the stages in the church when we have a lot of youth and young adults, and not a lot of kids! But I wanted to give a shout out to […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/faithful-teachers.html/feed 0 We Are Here! https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/we-are-here.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/we-are-here.html#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:39:42 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11869 I’m a little over 3 months late, but I did want to report on an evangelistic event that we had in Las Palmas, because it was a good time. So one of our beloved Christmas traditions here in Mexico is ponche, a hot punch filled with fruits. So we set up a stove on the […]

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