Outreaching in Alamosa

 
 
 
 
I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. Leola and I had the opportunity to go to Alamosa on Saturday to help our sister church, The Door, hand out flyers about revival services that are going on this week. We had a lot of fun up there, and as an added bonus, a lot of the people that opened their doors for us were very receptive to our outreaching.

Pastor and evangelist Robert Polaco is the guest speaker at the church there. This man is a powerful speaker, and a gifted man of God. We had the chance to hear him speak in Las Vegas, NM a month or so ago. He will leave a lasting impression on you if you hear him.

I think in total we covered about 6 blocks and who knows how many houses. But I think I burned off just as many calories walking as I did eating lunch that the church provided. Hopefully revival came to Alamosa today, and hopefully revival will come to Trinidad soon enough.

Didn't think it could happen to us

Hey everybody. Just wanted to let you know how things are going in our neck of the woods. In case you don't already know, my position at work was terminated the other day. I still have a job (barely). I am now out in the gas fields doing maintenance and labor work. I suppose that is better than sitting at home doing nothing.

As far as the "barely" part of my job goes, as of today I am on a will-call basis. And I had my work truck pulled today too. AND the will-call basis goes according to seniority. So, being that I am the relatively new guy on the crew, I will be one of the last they call to go to work.

I guess you can say that I am a little nervous about our future. And I am a little upset that this is happening to us. I worked hard for my reputation, but it goes to show that it's not what you know, but who you know. Leola and I will try to make it work for as long as we can. And once we cant make it work anymore, there is always family in Rio Rancho that will lovingly take us in until we can get back on our feet.

But enough complaining! Leola and I are hosting a bible study at our house on Friday which will be fun and maybe a few new faces will show up. This will be the first time that it is at our place, and the third time that the study has been going on. On Saturday, we are going to Alamosa, CO to help our sister church outreach and pass out flyers. That will be an interesting time for us.

That's all I have to say for now. We promise to keep you all up to date on our happenings. Keep us in your prayers as far as my job situation goes! Until next time, God bless!

Oh, yeah. We went to see "Where the Wild Things Are" and it was horrible. So where are the wild things at anyway? SUCKVILLE!!! Don't see it. Okay, see it, then get mad for spending two hours to see it and wasting money. LOL laters!

October Already?

Hello everyone. Just wanted to update everyone as to whats going on in Trinidad. My mom had to take my grandma Garduno to the hospital last week. She was having trouble breathing and getting dizzy spells which are not good things. The hospital down here did nothing to help or diagnose her condition, so my mom decided to get after her brothers to take responsibility and take her to the hospital in Pueblo. Turns out she has Sarcoidosis. Apparently this condition causes to enlarge her lymph nodes in her chest and press on her lungs...causing her to loose her breath and get dizzy spells. All it took was an x-ray to figure it out. Good news though, she will be fine.

Leola had a hair show in Denver two weekends ago. I got lucky enough to go with her. She had a great time learning about all the products and equipment that go along with being a cosmetologist. And I got to learn about how expensive being a cosmetologist is. Fortunately, she is good at what she does, so I dont mind getting her all of the good stuff. I didnt get to go to the show personally (because the cost was $100 at the door) but I got to spend time with my Uncle Bob and Aunt Ida. They took us to Casa Bonita for dinner which was cool. The food was so-so, but the cool thing was that the restaurant had an arcade, haunted house, gift store, and cliff divers. Nuts...you couldnt pay me enough to jump off a cliff and into a wading pool.

Last weekend Leola took my mom back to Rio Rancho because she didnt want my mom driving on three (maybe, give or take) hours of sleep in two days. I spent the week by myself. Let me tell you, I thought being alone for a couple of days would be cool; a welcomed break. But I was lost without Leola. I was bored out of my mind! I didnt have my best friend here to talk to me. I went down to pick her up Friday night and spent the weekend with family and check out all the hot-air balloons in the sky. By the way, Leola and mom cheat at Rummy. My dad and I were crushed, but only because we are honest players! Ha!

Anyway, until next time. God Bless!