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two great stories
Here are two stories from one of the projects I work with : Mario José *Mario Jose* is a four and half year old boy who has spent half of his young life institutionalized in a center because his mother … Continue reading
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s’mores
Teaching the fine art of making s’mores: translating s’mores into Spanish, seeing the excitement on their faces when I said they would each get their very own bar of chocolate, teaching them how to roast and make the sandwich, getting … Continue reading
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game night
Sometimes at youth group, we deviate from the normal Bible study, prayer etc for an alternative form of growth. Ever since Guillermo and I read the book Play: How it shapes the brain, opens the imagination and invigorates the soul, … Continue reading
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soccer
Meet some kids in the ‘hood, invite them to play soccer, bring food, talk about Jesus.
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church pollution
Most evangelical pastors agree that the church’s eternal mission should not be affected by political crises. “I particularly am of the point of view that we cannot pollute our missions as a church by temporary societal causes,” said Peñalba. “We … Continue reading
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taking the words out of my mouth
(Another excerpt from the book quoted in the previous post) I have been thinking a lot about war, violence and pacifism lately, so I skipped ahead and read the chapter in the book by Fred Bahnson on peacemaking. His opening … Continue reading
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good stuff
I’m reading “Schools for Conversion: 12 Marks of New Monasticism” and it is rocking my world! Here is an excerpt form Shane Claiborne’s chapter: The more I have gotten to know rich folks, the more I a convinced that the … Continue reading
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2, 20, 200, 2000
**From a couple weeks ago.. How do you measure the value of a life? Is one life better than another? This weekend, I listened to first hand accounts of the repression happening in Honduras. I listened to a first hand … Continue reading
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we are crisis
we are 24/7 news we are constitutions, oligarchy and institutionalism we are cowboy hats, white t-shirts, face masks and fatigues we are strikes, curfews and cadenas nacionales we are a golpe de estado we are tension, stress and anxiety we … Continue reading
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