What's been on my mind lately is thankfulness.
Thankfulness for the opportunity to be here and sharing among the people; to be investing in lives and growing in my faith. Over the last week God has really flooded my world with truths from his word. I feel like I have deepened my sense of how truly powerful and sovereign he is; my sense of how this life looks when compared to eternity.

On Sunday I sat in on a really moving message about the gospel. Fe spoke about how the gospel is God's power, and went on to demonstrate how it can permeate every area of our lives. He wrapped up with 2 Corinthians 4:7- "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."

I just feel like it is such a privilege to be a participant in God's Kingdom. That he has ordained me to serve in his mission is more than I can comprehend, but nevertheless I am brought to a place of joy.
A number of young leaders in the El Camino church have decided to start up a youth club for people in the barrio. I am really excited about this because it is such an alternative to what many young men and women are falling into and being enslaved by. Aneudy "blanco" and I are leading one group of guys- about ten in all. We have recently been visiting their houses and just talking about God and finding out where they're at. For me it has been a chance to build new friendships as well.

The Child Sponsorship program is taking more shape. I've got a steady workload ahead as we approach the beginning of the school year. I aim to get bios for all the staff at the school, write some more blog entries for the TEARS site and get new photos of all the students. Keith and Rachel Prickett from Oregon are helping us plan this thing and make it sustainable, along with some materials from the Elevation marketing group. I'm pretty amped to see how things go in the next month.