Christmas on the Streets 2016

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Published: Sunday, 02 April 2017 14:30

Written by Corina Clements Soria

Though it’s been three months since “Christmas on the Streets” I still want to document it - yet another testimony of God´s faithfulness, a tribute to His hand and provision… Where would we be without Him?

December came… with the expectancy of finishing up our classes…programs… the year…. My feelings were mixed: looking forward to seeing how God provided… but at the same time a little worried about how and if our expenses would be covered… With all of our adjustments in “Christmas on the Streets” and moving towards “Friendship on the Streets” in July, would people still support our event in December? We drastically cut back our numbers… but it didn´t cut back proportionately on our expenses because we made certain improvements…

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Heart Sick

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Published: Monday, 23 January 2017 15:30

Written by Corina Clements Soria

Hi everyone… I wanted to forward onto you a letter I wrote in response to a question I received… because I think it is an idea that other churches, families, groups of friends, small groups, schools could do… not specifically for El Jordán… but for any ministry close to their heart…

In Mary´s church, the Mission's Committee handed out $100 bills to people who wanted to cross culturally promote the Kingdom of God. The idea was that the people receiving the $100.00 would take it and grow it….and in the process the congregation would grow in their enthusiasm for Missions. Mary made the mad dash down the aisle to get the $100 for El Jordán… but wanted to have a defined project to head towards… She wanted to know what was on my heart…

This is my answer…

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Rosi's House

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Published: Friday, 13 January 2017 15:00

Written by Heidi Gladman

It's Finally Here

Finally its here!! This update has been sitting here waiting to be sent for a bit now. Activities, travels, conferences, visitors and daily life have kept us busy and emails delayed, but not forgotten. Thank you so very much for your patience!!

The House That God Built

Rosi’s house was finished in September… and even with time passing I don’t think it has all set in… Rosi tears easily when thinking of what God did in her and her families life in the months before… she asks constantly that we would pray that they never become complacent or forgetful of what God has done for them… Rosi’s prayers and desires is that this new home would be the first stepping stone to a future for her girls… God provided so many “extras” along the way… a family from a Christian school bought Rosi a stove, when they heard she was cooking over campfire, food and living supplies have come in, time and time again when her cupboards were bare… clothes, paint, plants, gardeners and more have come when needed… donations to cover the cost for electricity and water plumbed to the house and even a fridge was given, a dream that brought Rosi to her knees when she showed up at her home one afternoon to see it being unloaded into her house!... Rosi’s story is a testament to us of the power of prayer, family (God’s), the faith of a mustard seed and what can happen when you trust in God as your provider, father and comfort…

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Merry Christmas from El Jordán

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Published: Saturday, 24 December 2016 15:30

Written by Corina Clements Soria

Merry Christmas everyone!

Last week, sitting on the curb, my heart was heavy… Rosario is only 13.… already covered in scars… some open and oozing… some self-inflicted… others, reminders of the harshness of life… Countless scars on the outside… outnumbered only by the unseen ones, on the inside. My mind flew back to the first time I saw someone cutting themselves… his tears mixed with the blood that dripped on the sidewalk… “They look my dog away…” He was older, a street person… and someone had taken away his dog, his companion… his family…

That was 20 years ago… I could almost feel his pain, in the blood, steadily drip, drip, dripping… each drop of life - a silent cry of anguish, agony…. As I looked at Rosario´s “marks”… I know there is a story for every cut… Her glue bottle came out… the glue numbs the pain… but doesn´t take it away…

“Take her to a kids´ home, Hermana Corina.” I took a closer look… surprised to find out she was a girl… Her “boy look” apparently started 3 years ago, her “protection” when she found herself living with a group of older street kids when her mom was in jail the first time…

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