July 2-9

i turned 24 wed, july 2...i feel the oldest and really wish i just turned 20...other things of this week include:

of my original to-do list of the week i feel most of them turned out well...youth group went well, the bodega is much more organized, and the things that need to be in the dental clinic have been cleaned and moved there...i very much enjoyed seeing the great things pastrana, eduardo, and rigo have started in the community behind candelaria...i have gotten a few of the big families broken down with full names and ages added to adopt-a-family...rigo has his bike and is currently investigating the best place to begin drum lessons thanks to God and Richard for helping with such a unique and willing young man...sunday i got new headshots for everyone that was present in sunday school (about 100 3-18 year olds) to help with IDs or other attendance sheets

the best things of this week i feel were the blessing of young people that helped me with the bodega organizing and moving supplies to clinic because without them this would have never happened in an afternoon

saturday was very refreshing as the gables and i went without translators and got many things accomplished in chinadega and just schedule-free fellowship and love with some of the best youth young men and seeing the santa matilde girls' parents house and how willing they are to share their fruits and have you visit with them

i also felt like tommy had terrific lessons on both friday and sunday night with great response

we have a team of 12 coming in from asheville, NC on starting this thursday for about a week...i also have a personal friend, Brittany McManus, coming from Miami and Ben Rexroth is making another 1-week trip down from Indiana.

should be a great week with a medical clinc and youth retreat planned along with other outreach fun and games

God Bless You all up north,
Diego
John 15:13