Also, in addition to my last post, I wanted to let you all know that I´ve stopped mentoring one chavo named Mario Arriaga (saddly, his personal choice), and started mentoring two more named Luis and Ricardo.
So far things are going great. Luis lives in a rough neighborhood where there are a lot drugs, but he comes from a good, loving family and he just needs a little direction. Ricardo is a young one (15) with a BIG heart. We get along really well. His family is going through some hard times right now because his brother was arrested for robbery and is in jail where they can´t see him until they get the proper papers.
Pray for me as I work with these youth, and for them as they struggle through these rough circumstances.
Peace,
Dan
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
So... it´s been a while...
Hey folks! I know it´s been forever since I´ve written on here and I´m really sorry. I´m gonnga try and do better.
Well, let´s just say that RECH is in full swing. The past two weeks we´ve been meeting to plan our activities for the year ahead and it looks like it´s gonna be good times.
At the end of this month we´re going to have an event in which all the youth (including me as the leader) stay in the church for 24 hours without eating or sleeping. I gave the idea to Fernando and Rebecca as something our youth group had done in the us (30 hour famine) and they loved it imediately. It´s the first event that I´ve been fully in charge of planning so I´m a little nervous about it, but mostly excited (because it seems like the youth are excited, it´s at least creating a lot of buzz).
From this month on, every month, we´ll have our RECH club (basically a wednesday night youth meeting like we have in US, but supersized and on saturday instead), and a mini-concert from a local Christian group (yes there are many) every thrid month.
I´m also in charge of planning two service experiences for the youth this year which will take place in April (local) and July (in Olinala, Guerrero - in my last month). So yeah, more to plan, but should be cool.
Finally, the youth will have their most exciting events - concert and camping trip - in August and November after I´m gone (tear). Yes, they have already used these as leverage to try and get me to stay and I´m sure it will contniue, but I´m already quite certain I´ll be returning to the US come July (so don´t fret).
So this is what the year ahead looks like for me. This is way belated but I´m gonna say it anyway. Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo! Espero que todos ustedes estén bien contentos. Let me know what you´ve got planned for the new year. Don´t let it get away.
Peace,
Dan
Well, let´s just say that RECH is in full swing. The past two weeks we´ve been meeting to plan our activities for the year ahead and it looks like it´s gonna be good times.
At the end of this month we´re going to have an event in which all the youth (including me as the leader) stay in the church for 24 hours without eating or sleeping. I gave the idea to Fernando and Rebecca as something our youth group had done in the us (30 hour famine) and they loved it imediately. It´s the first event that I´ve been fully in charge of planning so I´m a little nervous about it, but mostly excited (because it seems like the youth are excited, it´s at least creating a lot of buzz).
From this month on, every month, we´ll have our RECH club (basically a wednesday night youth meeting like we have in US, but supersized and on saturday instead), and a mini-concert from a local Christian group (yes there are many) every thrid month.
I´m also in charge of planning two service experiences for the youth this year which will take place in April (local) and July (in Olinala, Guerrero - in my last month). So yeah, more to plan, but should be cool.
Finally, the youth will have their most exciting events - concert and camping trip - in August and November after I´m gone (tear). Yes, they have already used these as leverage to try and get me to stay and I´m sure it will contniue, but I´m already quite certain I´ll be returning to the US come July (so don´t fret).
So this is what the year ahead looks like for me. This is way belated but I´m gonna say it anyway. Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo! Espero que todos ustedes estén bien contentos. Let me know what you´ve got planned for the new year. Don´t let it get away.
Peace,
Dan
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