The Two Places You Can Find Me

The Two Communities

La Joya

     This community is very inner-city.  While sitting on the side of the street by the church, within 30 minutes, we saw more than enough drug deals and quite a few prostitutes.  Those things have become normal here and it is sad to see how dangerous it is while children and teens are running around the streets in the midst of it all.  Despite the darkness, the teen class at the church has grown to 20 and there are some who are starting to form deep relationships with God.  The kids and teens that I have started to get closer with are starting to steal my heart!  Right now the church is trying to raise funds because the rented space might be taken from them if they don't purchase the building soon.

La Otra Banda

     This community is in the mountains on the outskirts of town.  Spending time here reminds one of the simplicity of life.  One might see what they have as little, but when looking at their faith, they are rich in God's eyes.  The church members used to be like the rest of their community but now with God's presence they are changed people and their children are learning to live for Christ.  Once you get a good walking distance away from the church, the type of people begin to change.  As you walk down the mountain a little you start to see a lot of alcohol and the usage of drugs.  The teens here are growing very strong in their faith and my hope is to teach them to branch out and speak of their faith among non-believers.