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Just like the good old days!
This month we are testing the waters with a youth rally here in Porvenir, just like the ones we had all over the place for 26 years back...

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Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Spinning
The trick to writing a good update is to start with something catchy—something to grab your interest so you’ll want to keep reading. If...

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Nov 16, 20241 min read
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A Good Day
Recently, before heading off to the Seminary to teach my weekly class, we received bittersweet news. Our dear sister-in-law Mavis, a...

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Oct 30, 20241 min read
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Eager young minds
September! A new school year! This month I step back into several regular teaching opportunities: Weekly Bible School Classes : I’m...

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Sep 6, 20241 min read
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Road trip
Picture this... Ten travelers in a van, nine teens from our weekly youth Bible study, and one 69-years-young yours truly. Eight hours of...

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Aug 10, 20242 min read
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A Special Sunday!
We are delighted to share a very special Sunday with you. Thank you for the part you play in God's story, and for your partnership with...

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Jul 17, 20241 min read
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To the point
Alan is 17, a sharp young man. I met him a week ago, for the first time, and we began chatting. The old fashion type of chat, with...

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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Object lessons
I'm the first to admit that I'm a sucker for extreme object lessons. I'll put a ballon in a person’s mouth and shoot a dart at it. I'll...

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May 10, 20241 min read
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Taylor's first Bible
Fifteen-year-old Taylor is one of the teens at our Giddyup Bible study, and he’s been just soaking it in. We host the Bible study in our...

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Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Here for it
Saturday night I walked amongst a crowd of praising teens, talking to Jesus in advance of being announced as the speaker at the...

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Apr 1, 20241 min read
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Adopted!
Yesterday was a great day! Rachel's adoption is final and complete in the USA. The adoption of both kids is finalized in Mexico, but we...

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Mar 16, 20241 min read
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My friend Jorge
I met Jorge three decades ago, when we were hosting youth rallies in Ensenada. Now in his forties, Jorge serves on the pastoral team of...

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Feb 15, 20242 min read
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You are part of this...
I want to share a note from a woman in Monterrey, Mexico. . . . . . Three years ago, my husband died, and I have clung to the Lord with...

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Jan 12, 20242 min read
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A rough week
It had been a rough week. One cancelled flight. One standing in line for 3 hours at 2 a.m., to schedule a new flight. One measly hour and...

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Dec 20, 20231 min read
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The real deal
Our main focus these many decades has been to send and support fishers of men. Rey and Lidia have been on the field 16 years, longer than...

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Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Fertile soil
It’s 5 a.m. I love the quietness of the pre-dawn. I am waiting for the first hints of sunrise to go out for a prayer walk, to spend time...

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Sep 18, 20232 min read
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Getting ready
In today's Bible school class this morning we examined four questionable ladies in Mathew’s genealogy of Jesus: One prostitute One who...

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Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Adoption!
Our adoption of Rachel and Rajim was officially approved in July. The paperwork hasn't been processed, so we are still waiting for that....

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Aug 5, 20231 min read
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Challenging teens
July was a great month for us. June was a bit too constant. July was busy, but with more joy and less pressure. I was one of three...

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Jul 28, 20232 min read
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Paraphrasing Paul
To paraphrase Paul a bit... When I was a young man, I thought like a young man, I walked like a young man, I was a little bit cool like a...

Marcos
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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