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Aug

8

A Time of Transition, Part 2

By jeff

As we have contemplated transitioning the leadership at the home and making these proposals to the board of trustees, we spent hours in prayer asking God for guidance – guidance in our personal lives as well as for the mission of the home.  We have spent a great amount of time seeking wise counsel from [...]

Aug

6

A Tribute to my Wife

By jeff

We are leaving our lives in Mexico today.  Over the past two years, Natasha and I have learned a lot about each other.  Not necessarily because we wanted to, but because we lived together – worked together – traveled together – and did everything in between together.  I have learned that Natasha is great with [...]

Aug

6

Pictures from Pennsylvania and Montana

By jeff

What a great week we had with the Pennsylvania and Montana groups!  Our kids had so much fun hanging out with our last group of the summer.  Many tears were shed the last night, both from the Americans and from the Mexicans – a testimony of the powerful relationships that were built throughout the week!

Aug

1

A Time of Transition

By jeff

This summer Natasha and I completed two years as the American Directors of the City of Children.  When we were asked to move to Ensenada three years ago we were quite confused.  Besides loving the City of Children, we are nothing like the couple that the board of directors wanted us to replace.  They stated [...]

Aug

1

Preschool Popsicle Party!

By jeff

Over the weekend, between groups, Natasha and I took some popsicles over to the baby dorm for an afternoon treat. The result was sticky hands, sticky floors, and lots of happy faces!

Some of the popsicles were sour (lemon flavored). This is how the kids reacted:

Some of the popsicles were spicy. Natasha brought [...]

Aug

1

City of Children LipDub

By jeff

To summarize their week at the home, the North Boulevard Youth Group decided to make a Lipdub video at the end of their trip.  The result was a hilarious video that our kids loved making and watching at the end of the night.  What a creative end to a great trip!

Aug

1

Pictures from Roseville and Redlands

By jeff

What a great week we had with our only group from California and Oregon!  As you will see from the pictures, they brought a large team that our kids really enjoyed hanging out with as well.

Jul

25

Pictures from Campus and College Hills

By jeff

What an amazing week with Campus and College Hills!  Here are a few of the photographic highlights of their trip:

Jul

18

Pictures from the North Blvd. Team

By jeff

In addition to the rocket extravaganza pictures and video below, I had to show you a few more pictures from the North Blvd. Week.  Here are a few more images from their VBS:

In addition to putting on a great VBS, they also hosted an eye clinic here on campus.  The optometrist who came with them [...]

Jul

18

Sushi Night

By jeff

Last Friday we invited all of the teen girls and teen boys over to our house in introduce them to sushi.  None of them had ever had it before and had been asking for some time if they could come over.  So we went to our favorite sushi restaurant in town (called Temaky) and bought [...]