The Cora

We have begun to prepare for our trip to the mountains. This includes constructing a fuel transfer and filtration system which we have begun building today. Fuel is available at one of the villages where we will be flying. It comes in 5 gallon cans and is of questionable purity. We are coming up with a filter system that will remove contaminants including dirt and water. I will publish a picture when it is completed.

The purpose of the trip is to transport pastors to Santa Teresa and Cora believers from the village of Gavilanes to Santa Teresa for the annual gathering of believers. The Cora live in remote villages, high in the Sierra Madre Mountains in the state of Nayarit. Cecil was the first pilot to land in several of these villages in the early 1960’s. Cecil and Faye introduced the gospel to the Cora and worked with them over the years, meeting both spiritual and physical needs. Today the villages are tied together by dirt roads, with the exception of Gavilanes, which is still only accessible by air.

The following pictures are from my trip last year:

Cora Children

 

Cora Sunday school

Giving out peanuts