After being away from the L.A. County jail for a couple of weeks this past summer, I returned to reconnect with inmates.
Thank you for your prayers for the start of the new year. My heart’s desire is that our little group learns to love one another.
As the school year came to an end and students prepared for camp, Tammy, a teacher and administrator at LACS, was working to find a way that Frankie could attend the camp that meant so much to him.
In the past three months, I have joined a house church called, Faith Fighters. It has been a joy, combined with some challenges in getting to know the wonderful folks that are part of this community.
By the age of 17 I was a full-blown active gang member already incarcerated with a life sentence. I spent nearly 27 years of my life in California’s state prisons.
Recently we celebrated our seventh graduation of The Urban Ministry Institute of San Diego. What a celebration is was!
Summer camp at The Oaks continues to be a huge blessing to our students at Los Angeles Christian School! Camp looked very different this year but that did not phase our students one bit.
As I hear sirens and helicopters, as I pass sleeping bodies in trash-laden makeshift shelters, even altars to the recently slain, there is a growing cadence in my heart.
Rob is a young man who we have had the opportunity to help empower. He grew up going to Bible clubs.
Baptisms are one of my favorite things to watch. They make me emotional like no other religious or faith service does.
These past months we have been able to host Urban Winter Teen Retreats at The Oaks. What a blessing!
