Juan

Sorry I have not posted in some time. This past week the entire equipo de Kino went on retreat in San David Arizona. We spent 2.5 days relfecting, planning, and resting. It was a nice time to relax and get to know my team a whole lot better.


This is Juan. Juan is 21 and has lived all over the states however he has spent the majority of his life in Pheonix. He has a wife and Pheonix and a little girl of 9 months. He told me, "The baby is my life. It is why I wake up in the morning and it is why I work ten hours a day, six days a week." However Juan was deported and is struggling to work out what to do now. His wife and baby visited him in Nogales the other day and he was in tears just talking about the visit.
The other day we chatted for the better part of an hour about immigration policy in America and his and his family's futures. He is adamant about sending his daughter to university. "The opportunities in America are there, and with university, she can do anything."
Now he is trying to figure out how to support his family from Nogales. His wife's part time job at McDonalds is not enough to pay for rent, food, electricty, water... And to think he is my age.

My time here in Nogales has been incredibly humbling. Here is the 3rd edition of Una Parada en el Camino...
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/54538091/UPC-9-13

Today is my moms birthday! If you find the time, say a quick prayer for her. Thank ya all for reading and take care...