Finding direction https://cottrillcompass.com/blog The personal blog of Jim and Shari Cottrill, Canadians living in Mexico. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:13:12 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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 Finding direction podcast Finding direction https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg https://cottrillcompass.com/blog 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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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/we-are-here.html/feed 0 Retro: Easter Baskets https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-easter-baskets.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-easter-baskets.html#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:36:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11852 Ten years ago today, our friends Shelene and Alyson were visiting us. Many adventures were involved. But here’s a moment of time, making some Easter baskets at home.

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-easter-baskets.html/feed 0 Lots of Visits! https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/lots-of-visits.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/lots-of-visits.html#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:07:39 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11860 So, what if I started to post again, once in a while? Yes, it’s been a crazy time – not just today (which was crazy), not just the past few weeks, but the past few months. It would be nice to get back into some kind of equilibrium – but I’m not holding my breath. […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/lots-of-visits.html/feed 0 Retro: Canadians in Mexico https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-canadians-in-mexico.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-canadians-in-mexico.html#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:38:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11849 Ten years ago today we were hanging out with our friends the Neufelds, showing off our adopted country along with our roots! Click the image for a larger version. The Neufelds are in Canada now, but we all still love Mexico. 🙂

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-canadians-in-mexico.html/feed 0 Retro: Baking Class (and more at the Community Centre) https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-baking-class-and-more-at-the-community-centre.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-baking-class-and-more-at-the-community-centre.html#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:22:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11841 Ten years ago today (2016), Shari had a baking class! A new semester had begun at the community centre, and Kaycee was hard at work as well (seen in the background here – 5th from the right), teaching English and even an Asian cooking class!

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/retro-baking-class-and-more-at-the-community-centre.html/feed 0 Keith Elliott https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/keith-elliott.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/keith-elliott.html#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:03:41 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11845 We would appreciate your prayers for the family of our former director, Keith Elliott, who passed away this month. Keith was our Canadian director back before Camino joined with Avant. He and his wife, Ruth Ann, were a great encouragement to us at the time. In fact, as you may guess from the picture above, […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2026/keith-elliott.html/feed 0 Christmas Song #8: Index and Resources – and a Bonus Surprise! https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2025/christmas-song-8-index-and-resources-and-a-bonus-surprise.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2025/christmas-song-8-index-and-resources-and-a-bonus-surprise.html#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:31:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11838 Thanks for joining us for our brief tour of the great Christmas carol, “What Child is This?”! Here’s an index of this year’s posts, as well as some additional resources to check out. And check out below for one more interesting note about a change that has been made in modern renditions of the song, […]

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]]> https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2025/christmas-song-8-index-and-resources-and-a-bonus-surprise.html/feed 0 Christmas Song #8: A Change of Attitude https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2025/christmas-song-8-a-change-of-attitude.html https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2025/christmas-song-8-a-change-of-attitude.html#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/?p=11836 In the first verse of What Child is This?, we learned that the Baby on Mary’s lap was actually Christ the King. Our response? To hurry to bring Him the praise He deserves. In the second verse, we learned that this Messiah was coming to bring us salvation, through His suffering. So the author ends […]

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