In the world today there are boundless factors pulling youth to and fro. With so many opportunities to chase after it can be confusing and overwhelming to find a life path after college. The Border Fellows program provides direction and learning opportunities for young adults looking to take advantage of this unique time of life. Ciudad Nueva has co-led the Border Fellows program since 2010, hosting sixteen recent college graduates over that time period. Those participants have committed a year to service, learning, and spiritual growth while participating in the work we do here at Ciudad … [Read more...]
Staying Open to a World of Possibility
Meet this year’s Border Fellow, Lexi Lexi is from Northern Virginia and graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, last year. Her small group leader in college had done a Fellowship Initiative program in Charlotte, North Carolina, and told Lexi about it during her sophomore year. It sounded interesting, but she thought she would be anxious to get a job right out of college. The Fellows Initiative is the parent program of our local Border Fellows program. For more information about these, click here to read our earlier post. When she was finally in her senior year, the … [Read more...]
Growth and Opportunity Made 2017 a Year to Celebrate at Ciudad Nueva
Kids are so great at celebrating. I recently watched one of my kids after a great performance that helped her team win a big game. The delight and pleasure radiating from her face made my heart want to burst. She was completely absorbed in enjoying that moment of triumph with her teammates. As adults we rarely experience those moments of pure, all-encompassing joy. Maybe the birth of a child or another big event compares, but the day-to-day victories often get swallowed up by the demands of life. That’s why it is so important to stop and acknowledge our progress along the way, and the … [Read more...]
Let’s go shopping! Ciudad Nueva’s 2017 Family Christmas Store is December 19th!
The Christmas Store is back! This annual Ciudad Nueva event provides an opportunity for families to purchase gifts for 15-20% of retail costs. This allows parents the pride and joy of providing a bountiful Christmas for their families from their own resources rather than receiving a handout from a stranger. Click here to read more about the experiences of some of our participants from last year’s event. Kids and parents get to experience the joy of giving Not only do the parents get to go shopping, our Launch Pad students will be able to use the “bucks” they have been earning this fall in … [Read more...]
A Few Thoughts on Thankfulness
It is always very humbling to think of everything I’m thankful for — for life, health, family, friends, shelter, food, and all of our basic needs met. I am thankful I get to do work that I believe in, walking alongside neighbors aspiring for a healthy, whole, thriving community. As we head into the holiday season, these are a few things I am particularly thankful for this year. Thankful for the blessing of living and working in such a vibrant, loving community I learn so much from my neighbors about trust, about faith, and about joy in the midst of suffering. I so often see them show joy … [Read more...]
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