I love routine! When I was in college and majoring in social work, we had a class that taught us about different types of family structure. My family of origen (my Dad, Mom and brother) fell into the "structured family" category! It became a classroom joke that if we needed a living example of the "structured family" my classmates would all turn to me and say: "So, Julie, what did your family do?" To this day, I can think about what day of the week it is and what time of the day it is and tell you, almost exactly, what both of my parents are doing at that moment! So, now, after the excitement and unique routines involved in Christmas and New Year, and after spending nearly all of last week sick, it feels wonderful to be in my office in the wee hours of the morning, while the house is still quiet, enjoying my Father's presence during devotions, a good cup of coffee, my sweet roll that Diana bought for me yesterday and some time with you as I blog!
To start with, I would like to share our latest family photograph with you. Several weeks ago, on the first Sunday that Lolis was a part of our family, we got all dressed up for church because it was our church Christmas program and most of our family, along with other Refuge Ranch staff members, were going to sing. (Scroll on down several posts and you can see the video of us singing, if you haven't already.) Somebody had suggested we all try to wear some combination of red, black and white. So, our family was the most coordinated we have ever been and we decided to take a new family picture, especially since we had just added a new member. So, with Ashleigh as our expert arranger and Lucy as our expert photographer (and Adobe PhotoShop editor!) here is our latest family picture!
Back: Fidel (9), Josiah (8), Lolis (12), Martita (14), Angie (16)
Middle: Joce (7), Julie (33), Victor (38), Caleb (5)
Front: Diana (15), Daniel (2), Ruth (4), Ana (3), Martha (11)
And now...what many of you have been waiting for...the Fishers of Men 2010 calendar! Following are the dates for all of our major crusades and work teams. (We also hold numerous one and two day crusades throughout the year in the metropolitan Mexico City area that we refer to as "local crusades". I have not put those on this calendar as they only last one or two days at the most.) We would love to have any of you join us on one of these crusades, whether you have specific medical abilities or not, there is plenty to do on a crusade that you can help out with, no matter what your talents and abilities. We would also love to see you on a work team here at Refuge Ranch. Whether you join an already scheduled work team or come some other time, just let us know and we would love to welcome you to Refuge Ranch. There is always lots to do!
January 31-February 6
EMMC to Minatitlan, Veracruz and Chacalapa, Hidalgo
February 23-March 2
EMMC to Colonia el Arenal, Atoyac, Guerrero
March 13-21
Refuge Ranch/EMMC team from Oklahoma
March 16-20
EMMC to Tlaxcala
April 13-17
EMMC to Zapotitlan Tablas, Guerrero
May 9-17
EMMC to Guadalajara and Atotonilco, Jalisco
June 5-12
Refuge Ranch work team from Shiloh Christian Church, Logansport, IN
June 12-19
Second Refuge Ranch work team from Shiloh Christian Church, Logansport, IN
July 3-10
Refuge Ranch work team from Upper Deer Creek Church, Galveston, IN
July 10-17 or 17-24 (dates to be confirmed)
Refuge Ranch work team from Mayfair Plymouth Congregational Christian Church, Toledo, OH
August 16-21
EMMC to El Chilar, Oaxaca
September 21-25
EMMC to Chiapas
October 17-23
EMMC to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
November 22-27
EMMC to Orizaba, Veracruz
December 13-18
EMMC to Hidalgo
We look forward to seeing many of you throughout this year, whether on an EMMC or here at Refuge Ranch!
In the Lord's service,
Julie Zaragoza
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