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Javier, “Rise Up As a Nation’s Leader!”
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Teodulo
One summer while Shannon was in the US, I was followed home by a guy making inappropriate comments. I wasn’t sure what I to do or who to call so I called Teodulo, our guard for the past 5 years. He immediately ask the police to begin patrolling our house more frequently, got me the personal number of the police chief and then each night until Shannon returned he slept on our front porch in a hammock. This is just one example. I wish I had time to tell you all stories that show how selfless Teodulo is and all the ways in which he cares for our family above and beyond “guarding” our house… Things like teaching my kids to ride their bike, taking Lucy for walks, organizing our garage… I could go on and on. But right now this dear friend needs your prayers. He started running fever and not feeling good last week. This week, he has become incoherent and confused about everything, even who we are. Thankfully, he is able to stay with us until the doctors can find out what is going on and our 61 Isaiah team has done a great job of helping take care of him. Yesterday we saw a neurologist who will begin running test but finding out what is wrong is not an easy process. Please pray for wisdom for this doctor as he treats Teodulo and pray for quick healing.
Papito Dios
The Teenage Years
The teenage years are hard. But then again so is adjusting to college…the first years of marriage… those years where your kids are babies… empty nest, etc. Life can be hard. Often times we try to hide this from others, especially in the Christian realm. We think we shouldn’t have problems although this is clearly against what Paul speaks about in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” Claudia is doing just this. She struggled in junior high and the first part of high school but she isn’t just hiding her problems away. She started a support group for other junior high and high school students at our school so that they can have the support and encouragement she didn’t have. Last week 14 seventh and eighth graders came to this group to share their struggles and to learn God’s design for getting through them. I watched this young lady respond with more compassion and wisdom than many adults. She’s doing an amazing job and I am so proud that she cared enough about others to share her struggles even though it was not easy. Pray for her as she leads this group for 3 more weeks and then begins the six-week support group for high school.
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