Hip Hop Concert @ New Dawn

We had a good turn out for our service/concert yesterday. We did have a few visitors from the community and also another church in our county that came to join us.
The youth loved it, but I’m not so sure some of the older folk were into it (there were a few that were [...]

Ex-Drug Dealers, Hip Hop, and New Dawn

On October 19, these two ex-drug dealers, aka Blue Chip (Gerard Hennig) and Specialist (Rudy Ramos), will be coming to our church to rap and preach the Word during our main service (11 am -12:30 pm).
This Hip-Hop duo has toured the U.S. and overseas in Europe and have shared the stage with Corey Red, [...]

Youth Event, Change of Plans, Reflection Time

This weekend has been an eventful time filled with adventure, change of plans, and a moment to reflect of this past year with our youth group.
For starters, I was in charge of planning a weekend of events for a church from Florida that comes up to Kentucky every year to support us. Well, to leave [...]

Back From Georgia Part II

At a lookout point on a mountain in Chatsworth, GA.

Cookout at our pastor’s parents house.
The whole crew about to take a “water taxi” over to Stone Mountain.
Took a tram ride up to the top of Stone Mountain.
This little guy is known as No-No (I’m serious, this [...]

Back From Georgia Youth Trip

We are back in the state of Kentucky. And we survived another summer youth trip! But seriously, we had a great group of young people and a great trip.
A highlight on the trip down was when I heard that one of the graduates, that I mentioned before, actually brought his Do Hard Things book [...]

Youth Trip To Georgia

Hard to believe, but it’s that time of the year again. Time for youth groups all around the country to go on summer trips and camps. If you missed our experience last year, check out We Survived Youth Camp.
This year, as we were making summer plans, something different happened.
One of our youth suggested that [...]

New Dawn At The Park

On Sunday, our church decided to change it up and meet at the park for our service. The weather was great and we all had a fun day.

My brother-in-law, Anibal, leading in a few songs.

Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, and jalapeños on the grill (I was sweating after eating those, a lot of seeds).

After [...]

Next Generation Rockstar

Fernandito is back!
You can check out a previous post here to see why this kid cracks me up so much. If he keeps this up, he is going to get his own category section.
Fernandito has changed some of his life goals. He has gone from wanting to be a wrestler and ninja, to [...]

Final Call: Haircut vs. Let It Grow

Some of my family members are saying its time for a haircut.
You make the call.
Cut it or leave it?
The length of my hair is the longest I’ve let it grow, but it might be time for a fresh cut.
However, before any final decisions are made, look at the doors that could open because of my [...]

Pepe Rocked The Gym…Mariachi Style

Last night we had our big outreach event that featured Pepe Franco, a “Mariachi Style” singer. Pepe was great and he also had a message, in between his last few sets, on what God had done in his own life. We also had about 200 people in the gym last night, many new faces [...]

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