This is my first blog so please know I am amateur in these matters. This weekend saturday september 5th marked a day that began 5 years ago that is now coming to pass. The dedication of a place of restoration called Jordan Ranch. For those that do not know, my family and I have aligned ourselves with a great vision to restore men and families to a place where the blessing is commanded. In the word of God the Jordan River represented a place of decision and a place of change. The Israelites had to cross the Jordan river to get to the promised land. Elijah walked across the Jordan river to get to his destiny. Elisha told Naaman to dip seven times in the Jordan. Jesus was baptized in the Jordan. What does it mean to align yourself? I asked myself that question for many years of trying to do things my own way.
I was born in Lima, Peru and came to the US when I was 5 years old. My parents divorced when I was very young and my mother remarried soon after that. When I was young I could not explain why I was always torn to find an identity. I began to suppress my Peruvian culture and adopt the American culture so that I would fit in. When a boy tries to find a father figure and the need is not met, he looks to a counterfeit father to fill in the gap. I began to see myself drawn into the temptations of this life and pulling more and more away from a place of order to a place where i was lead by my selfish lusts. I understand that coming to America meant hard work, but i have heard it say that a parent's greatest investments are not in cars, houses, land, or even businesses but in their children. My heart's cry for now is to first identify that there is an epidemic that is happening in our world today. That epidemic is fatherlessness.
As I continue to blog I will share my life experiences and what the word of God says about the need for men to take the responsiblity to bring order in a world that is plaqued with chaos.
To find out more information about Jordan Ranch please link to http://westsidecdc.com/jordanranch/JordanRanch/Home.html
Jose
luke 16:12
i love this and sometimes feel i know some 30 and 40 year old toddlers that act like this.
ReplyDelete“Property Law as Viewed by a Toddler” by Michael V. Hernandez.
1. If I like it, it’s mine.
2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.
3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.
4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
5. If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
6. If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.
7. If it looks like it’s mine, it’s mine.
8. If I saw it first, it’s mine.
9. If I can see it, it’s mine.
10. If I think it’s mine, it’s mine.
11. If I want it, it’s mine.
12. If I need it, it’s mine (yes, I know the difference between “want” and “need”!).
13. If I say it’s mine, it’s mine.
14. If you don’t stop me from playing with it, it’s mine.
15. If you tell me I can play with it, it’s mine.
16. If it will upset me too much when you take it away from me, it’s mine.
17. If I (think I) can play with it better than you can, it’s mine.
18. If I play with it long enough, it’s mine.
19. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it’s mine.
20. If it’s broken, it’s yours (no wait, all the pieces are mine).
although funny, there is such a need for real men to step up and lead by example about being and likeness of God! Less than two weeks left until we make a monumental voyage to Peru.