Long day so far. Today I have my first taste of being a barista. Took the morning shift 6-12am and I made it through, I almost, ya casi me volvi loco but I can now add barista to the old resume.

Kids

Kids
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Some of the kids hanging out at the apartment complex.

Wendy

Wendy
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Playing cards with the kids after reading room time.

Tony

Tony
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Tone one of the ministry members gettin soaked with the kiddies.

Chalo

Chalo
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Chalo right after he slid. Chalo is one of the kids that comes to the park regularly and joins in all the stuff we do.

Al Agua Patos

Water
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Every thursday we have water games at the park. We set up the slip and slide and a few kiddie swimming pools for the wee ones to get wet.

Today we have bible study witht the boys club and I'm excited to talk to the boys with numb faces that will be attending the bible study. We continue to look at the life of David and his relationships. The boys like it becuase it has a lot of war stuff. Sauls head being cut off, his sons stabbed in the stomach and so and so.

We have a group here this week from Calvary Chapel in Seattle. I got to speak to them last night after they lead church. I talked to them about incarnational ministry here in Pasco. The team told I did a good job and it was perfect the set up that is. They are staying at Broetje orchards where I grew up as a migrant child and got to hear from the mouth of one of the kids that made it so far at least. One of the guys leading the team went to school at Stanford and was in the same IV chapter as Rudy, so rudy if you are reading this the dude say hello. His last name is Glad and he is first name i believe is bill. Nay way.

Pray for Ramiro Arellano, its his birthay this coming friday and I will be picking him and taking him out for the whole day to celebrate his birthday. Read the email.

peace

Buscando como ponerle mas sazon a la vida. Que es lo que se necesita para poder jugar a ser Jesus, el christianismo es algo muy different en la mente de cada creyente. Yo he decidido jugar a ser Jesus, por que en el ministerio es lo hacemos, jugamos ha ser Jesus. Todo corre bien al momento y por lo pronto. Tratando de manejar cada relacion que Dios trai a la vida de uno lo mas bien possible y dando le dgracias ah Diosito por la gracia que no da cada dia.
Miro a mi esposa creciendole la pansa y me alegro en pensar lo que se esta formando dentro de ella. Y me desespero queriendo ver la criaturita.
Y sigo leyendo libros, que como se limpian los pañales, como esto y como lo otro, pero a mi todo se me hace natural. Al tener 25 sobrinos y sobrinas tengo años de experiencia. Siguemos caminando y diciendole si a la vida y abriendole los brazos y celebrando vidas.

An intense day today. I got up and headed over to our expresso stand to pray for the day. Had my usual two shot americano. Oh yeah! Ya'll can call me a barista now. I've learned how to use the expresso machine and I am fully equipped to get hired en un estarbucks or any other coffee shop.
After prayer, I picked up two of my nephews, some adobada tacos and a couple bags of limon hot cheetos and made way for Jubilee Christian Academy to visit little Ramiro. He is well, a little frustrated that no one is picking up his phone call back in Pasadena. Whats up with ya'll?
After watching him devour the tacos and hanging out for a little while we drove back to the tri-cities to train our summer teen leadership. Did that and had an awesome time. The group is getting more comfortable leading worship and praying.
At about 4:30 we started setting up at the park for the event we hosted today. A youth group called Genesis from Morgan Hill Cali did a musical play for the community at our park. We served hot dogs, sandia and chips con salsa. After they did their performance, they played at the park with the lil' ones. Good times. Two of the kids with Morgan Hill are the son and daughter of a pastor that used to come and have lunch with me when I was in college here in the evergreen state. It was a blessing to see them all grown up.

Wendy is doing well, getting bigger. She is healthy and so is the baby but we still don't know if its going to be a boy or a girl. I wish I could share my joy with all my friends, truly amazing stuff when you are watching the sonogram(spll?).

Right now i'm hanging out with my friend Tony at a coffee shop just chillin'. Wendy and I are spending the weekend with my mom and the rest of the family.

Keep checking for photo updates coming up.

I don't know if I mentioned this. PRISM magazine, los evangelicos for social action bought some of my pictures. In the newst issue there is an article about a ministry in SKID ROW which does Karaoke with the homeless. The magazine threw me a bone by giving me the assignment of going down there and photographing them in action. They bought six of my photos. Good times.

Friends

Friends
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Jose, Calvin and Aber hanging out at the park.

Hey Pey Pey do you recognize Calvin?

These are all the pictures I have for now. Our time continues to be amzing on all different levels. One thing I know for sure, that walking life with a partner is way easier. Gods blessings and keep checking for more updates.

Amigas

Amigas
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Wendy carrying Janet over to the park for play time after childrens manna.

Paletas

Paletas
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Time for snack. Some of the kids from the community.

Taquitos

Taquitos
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Mrs. Castañeda schooling part of the ministry team on how to put a taquitos plate together.

Prayer

Prayer
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Time to update this thing. Here is a picture from Manna, during prayer.