The Surgery happened!!! After 2 hours my hernia and varicose veins were removed and replaced by stitches and gauze bandages. I spent a boring night in the hospital and went home and rested there. The worst part was laying on my back, it was so boring. I have been walking and working a little bit but I have to be very careful not to strain my stomach. Most of the stitches are now out and I am looking forward to July when I should be all healed up and able to go swimming in the ocean. That was the worst part of the leg ulcer I had last year, not being able to go swimming. Maybe I will even get to go to the waterpark with the kids in July.
The Summer Mission Adventures season has started, I am working with various young people from different states, Canada, and England too; that's the best part of my job meeting lots of different people. Its also the hardest part, every day in the kitchen is somebodies first day on the job so every day we have to explain every thing as best as we can and hope for the best. YWAM's foundational values involve prayer, worship, championing young people so they can do ministry, working in teams, evangelism, and value families and individuals...good stuff like that. I have come to the realization that working as effectively and efficiently as possible is not listed. I haven't had a chance to ask the founder or a senior leader if that is intentional or not. But, anyway, we continue our work and keep doing evangelism, and Mercy Ministries and teach others to do the same.
Misty has been working a lot to take up my slack as well as everything else she was doing, and Joey and Emily are almost done with school for the year; Emily will graduate from kindergarten and Joey will finish 2nd grade. Next year they will be together at the same school, that's going to be a wonderful thing especially for mom when she is taking kids to and from school. Also next year of school it will be within walking distance as well so that will be fun too.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
My Leg, My Hernia
May 3, 2010
I am writing this note to share some information about my health and let my friends know how I am doing and what I need to do next, and how everyone can participate in this challenge I face.
I have had varicose veins in my right leg since I was in my 20’s but it didn’t bother me, so I didn’t really think about it too much; as time has passed (about 23 years) this has become a big problem. I have edema in my right leg and the area below the knee has vein failure, leading to venous ulcers in the leg. During the past year I and I have found how serious and painful these ulcers are. Last spring one of the ulcers got out of control and quickly grew to be the diameter of a golf ball, with about ¼ of an inch of depth. Sometimes it hurt so bad I couldn’t think straight. I didn’t know how to take care of it and I spent a couple of months taking a lot of extra ibuprofen and kept it covered with a bandage hoping for it to heal. Finally, I went to a doctor and later, I started seeing a vascular surgeon; with his guidance I was able to get the wound to heal. Now that the wound has healed, I am keeping the edema down with support stockings and bandages; I also walk in the morning for at least 30 minutes, if time allows I can go again in the afternoon. This is helping a lot to keep blood circulating in my leg. The underlying varicose veins condition remains though, and I have to be very careful not to let an ulcer get out of hand and go through another long, painful healing process. I also have an umbilical hernia that needs to be cared for. I can’t ignore these medical issues anymore, I need to get an “overhaul” so to speak, and I am planning to go to a local hospital and have the varicose veins removed, and get the hernia fixed. Maybe when this is all finished I can get some pinstripes and flames tattooed on my thighs.
Ok, no more jokes….
I have insurance, but because I am working at the Ensenada operating location I need to pay first and then submit a claim and get a refund . This is going to cost about 8 thousand dollars to pay for the 2 procedures, hospital stay, and anesthesia. After all this I will then have to spend several weeks being careful to not lift anything or strain my muscles. I think this will be the hardest part of the whole process. I like to actually do things more than tell people to do them! But, I am excited about getting healthy again and being able to continue the work I am doing at the Ensenada Mexico YWAM base. It is truly a blessing to be here with my family, and especially to work together with my wife Misty.
So, I need to raise 8 thousand dollars, and I am asking for help to get the money to get fixed. I know that not everyone can give, but everyone can pray! And if you can give, then that would be great too!
Pray: that the leg will stay healthy enough to do the operation, and that the money to pay for it will come in. Also, pray that we will have sufficient volunteers to come and help while I am recovering from the surgeries. If you want to give financially, you can send a check to the address provided; please put a separate note on the check letting the finance office know it’s for William Moss. You can also go to the staff pages on the YWAM San Diego Baja website and click on the donate button to give electronically, what could be more easy than that? Here is the web address for my staff page.
http://www.ywamsandiegobaja.org/page.aspx?page_id=2072&title=Moss Family Adventure&menu=staffstu&type=Staff
Mailing Address:
YWAM San Diego Baja
Finance Office
100 West 35th Street Suite “C”
National City, CA 91950
Thank you for your consideration.
Bill Moss
Bill.moss@ywamsdb.org
I am writing this note to share some information about my health and let my friends know how I am doing and what I need to do next, and how everyone can participate in this challenge I face.
I have had varicose veins in my right leg since I was in my 20’s but it didn’t bother me, so I didn’t really think about it too much; as time has passed (about 23 years) this has become a big problem. I have edema in my right leg and the area below the knee has vein failure, leading to venous ulcers in the leg. During the past year I and I have found how serious and painful these ulcers are. Last spring one of the ulcers got out of control and quickly grew to be the diameter of a golf ball, with about ¼ of an inch of depth. Sometimes it hurt so bad I couldn’t think straight. I didn’t know how to take care of it and I spent a couple of months taking a lot of extra ibuprofen and kept it covered with a bandage hoping for it to heal. Finally, I went to a doctor and later, I started seeing a vascular surgeon; with his guidance I was able to get the wound to heal. Now that the wound has healed, I am keeping the edema down with support stockings and bandages; I also walk in the morning for at least 30 minutes, if time allows I can go again in the afternoon. This is helping a lot to keep blood circulating in my leg. The underlying varicose veins condition remains though, and I have to be very careful not to let an ulcer get out of hand and go through another long, painful healing process. I also have an umbilical hernia that needs to be cared for. I can’t ignore these medical issues anymore, I need to get an “overhaul” so to speak, and I am planning to go to a local hospital and have the varicose veins removed, and get the hernia fixed. Maybe when this is all finished I can get some pinstripes and flames tattooed on my thighs.
Ok, no more jokes….
I have insurance, but because I am working at the Ensenada operating location I need to pay first and then submit a claim and get a refund . This is going to cost about 8 thousand dollars to pay for the 2 procedures, hospital stay, and anesthesia. After all this I will then have to spend several weeks being careful to not lift anything or strain my muscles. I think this will be the hardest part of the whole process. I like to actually do things more than tell people to do them! But, I am excited about getting healthy again and being able to continue the work I am doing at the Ensenada Mexico YWAM base. It is truly a blessing to be here with my family, and especially to work together with my wife Misty.
So, I need to raise 8 thousand dollars, and I am asking for help to get the money to get fixed. I know that not everyone can give, but everyone can pray! And if you can give, then that would be great too!
Pray: that the leg will stay healthy enough to do the operation, and that the money to pay for it will come in. Also, pray that we will have sufficient volunteers to come and help while I am recovering from the surgeries. If you want to give financially, you can send a check to the address provided; please put a separate note on the check letting the finance office know it’s for William Moss. You can also go to the staff pages on the YWAM San Diego Baja website and click on the donate button to give electronically, what could be more easy than that? Here is the web address for my staff page.
http://www.ywamsandiegobaja.org/page.aspx?page_id=2072&title=Moss Family Adventure&menu=staffstu&type=Staff
Mailing Address:
YWAM San Diego Baja
Finance Office
100 West 35th Street Suite “C”
National City, CA 91950
Thank you for your consideration.
Bill Moss
Bill.moss@ywamsdb.org
Friday, April 09, 2010
Spring Exploded!
School events are always fun for us. It's great way to get out into the community and talk to people about what we do and why we have chosen to be here in Ensenada. Recently Misty had a conversation while doing laundry, the young lady asked why do you live here, I've been trying for 5 years to move to the states. The US is such a great place, and there is more opportunities for your kids and for me. Misty said you are very true, the US is a great place so is Ensenada, Australia, Canada, the world is amazing, and there are opportunities everywhere you go! IF you can't get into the states due to Visa issues than try another country. Just GO! Move forward!
Sunday, April 04, 2010
How I Feel Sometimes!
How I feel Sometimes
I have been pretty busy lately, we have had Mission Adventures going and building happening as well, the pace is challenging but it is better than sitting around doing nothing. I got to have a nice day off on Friday me and the family went to breakfast at a local restaurant and then watched a movie. We watched the movie about how to train your Dragon. Joey really liked it the most it was really something a 7 year old would like. I have been having to learn about how to delegate jobs and teach others how to do some of the jobs that I do. I can't keep on doing everything myself forever even if thats what I want to do. I learned how to cook on a Submarine, where you do it all alone and you better get it done on time or you are in a world of hurt. Thats a good thing and a bad thing. So I am learning to let go, let others be free to fail, trust others.... its really hard for me, because I really like CONTROL!!!!
I have been pretty busy lately, we have had Mission Adventures going and building happening as well, the pace is challenging but it is better than sitting around doing nothing. I got to have a nice day off on Friday me and the family went to breakfast at a local restaurant and then watched a movie. We watched the movie about how to train your Dragon. Joey really liked it the most it was really something a 7 year old would like. I have been having to learn about how to delegate jobs and teach others how to do some of the jobs that I do. I can't keep on doing everything myself forever even if thats what I want to do. I learned how to cook on a Submarine, where you do it all alone and you better get it done on time or you are in a world of hurt. Thats a good thing and a bad thing. So I am learning to let go, let others be free to fail, trust others.... its really hard for me, because I really like CONTROL!!!!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Relief 2010
With the Eartquake in Haiti, and the flooding here in Ensenada we have been in relief mode.
Relief #1 We had a tremendous rainstorm and it caused a lot of flooding, the Alvarez family, who we built a house for two years ago was evacuated, and they were placed in a cold metal roofed building with no beds, or blankets. Scott, a mission builder who is working with us in the kitchen knew this family from that house build and went for a visit.
He saw how this family was living and arranged for them to come and stay at the YWAM base in a guest apartment, so they could have nice warm beds to sleep in before returning home after the flooding danger passed. Knowing that this flood had impactd a lot of families in our area we took some hot oatmeal and fed several hundred people who had been displaced due to the flooding.
Relief #2 Nationally YWAM is getting very involved in the relief work that is now going on and will be going on in Haiti. Here is the most recent update from YWAM Haiti, the Director Terry Snow gave a great story of what YWAM is doing in Haiti. The search for survivors has ended and now there are a lot of people to feed,temporary tent cities are going up, and the country is going to have to be rebuilt. Many Haitians are now turning to the Lord for their lives and abandoning the Voodoo religion. For the next year or two, there is going to be a lot of teams from all over the world going to Haiti on outreaches. We already sent a group of 5 from YWAM San Diego Baja for three weeks to help administer the Haitian YWAM base and help organize all the volunteers that are coming to help. The YWAM staff team already there was overwhelmed with how the earthquake had affected them and also trying to deal with all the volunteers that were coming. Our group met a lot of people, that were devastated by the earthquake, and saw things that they will remember forever. Now this first group has come back and we are getting ready to send another team, who knows, maybe the Moss family will go down for a few weeks to help out.
Final Relief... It has been such a huge blessing to have Jim Forgason here with us from SCF! He's been here almost 5 weeks and each week and day had been a relief to us! We are very greatful for his service here, and seek out more people to come down and "Mission Build" with us. You can choose a weekend, or a few weeks up to 6 months. We believe after 6 months of serving you should just become a YWAM'er. If you are interested in coming down to help us, write us and let us know!
Misty.moss@ywamsdb.org
It'll be a great experience!
The Homes Of Hope Ministry has started a new Childrens program, this is a help here at the campus, during the time when moms and dads are being given all the information, and begin the process to be selected to receive a home. Bill played his guitar and had the kids singing some spanish praise songs that are the kinds of songs that kids sing at Vacation Bible Schools and camp.
This is bringing us back to the 90's when Bill and Misty made their first trips to Ensenada, Mexico and working with Rancho Agua Viva. While the singing was going on the kids were also working on their craft project, Emily joined in with the other kids and made a little flower vase made from colored paper, straws and sand. They had a memory verse on them to remind the kids that God loves and cares about them. Emily loves to do these little projects and interact with the kids who come. It's special for us to see our daughter speak Spanish and really get involved with the kids.
Relief #1 We had a tremendous rainstorm and it caused a lot of flooding, the Alvarez family, who we built a house for two years ago was evacuated, and they were placed in a cold metal roofed building with no beds, or blankets. Scott, a mission builder who is working with us in the kitchen knew this family from that house build and went for a visit.
He saw how this family was living and arranged for them to come and stay at the YWAM base in a guest apartment, so they could have nice warm beds to sleep in before returning home after the flooding danger passed. Knowing that this flood had impactd a lot of families in our area we took some hot oatmeal and fed several hundred people who had been displaced due to the flooding.Relief #2 Nationally YWAM is getting very involved in the relief work that is now going on and will be going on in Haiti. Here is the most recent update from YWAM Haiti, the Director Terry Snow gave a great story of what YWAM is doing in Haiti. The search for survivors has ended and now there are a lot of people to feed,temporary tent cities are going up, and the country is going to have to be rebuilt. Many Haitians are now turning to the Lord for their lives and abandoning the Voodoo religion. For the next year or two, there is going to be a lot of teams from all over the world going to Haiti on outreaches. We already sent a group of 5 from YWAM San Diego Baja for three weeks to help administer the Haitian YWAM base and help organize all the volunteers that are coming to help. The YWAM staff team already there was overwhelmed with how the earthquake had affected them and also trying to deal with all the volunteers that were coming. Our group met a lot of people, that were devastated by the earthquake, and saw things that they will remember forever. Now this first group has come back and we are getting ready to send another team, who knows, maybe the Moss family will go down for a few weeks to help out.
Final Relief... It has been such a huge blessing to have Jim Forgason here with us from SCF! He's been here almost 5 weeks and each week and day had been a relief to us! We are very greatful for his service here, and seek out more people to come down and "Mission Build" with us. You can choose a weekend, or a few weeks up to 6 months. We believe after 6 months of serving you should just become a YWAM'er. If you are interested in coming down to help us, write us and let us know!
Misty.moss@ywamsdb.org
It'll be a great experience!
The Homes Of Hope Ministry has started a new Childrens program, this is a help here at the campus, during the time when moms and dads are being given all the information, and begin the process to be selected to receive a home. Bill played his guitar and had the kids singing some spanish praise songs that are the kinds of songs that kids sing at Vacation Bible Schools and camp.
This is bringing us back to the 90's when Bill and Misty made their first trips to Ensenada, Mexico and working with Rancho Agua Viva. While the singing was going on the kids were also working on their craft project, Emily joined in with the other kids and made a little flower vase made from colored paper, straws and sand. They had a memory verse on them to remind the kids that God loves and cares about them. Emily loves to do these little projects and interact with the kids who come. It's special for us to see our daughter speak Spanish and really get involved with the kids.
Monday, January 04, 2010
New Year..... Lets do this!
I dont really have pictures for this post, its just words. We have been home back in Mexico for a couple weeks almost. After the trip to Nevada we all felt very rested and refreshed. it was an awesome time visiting friends, family, getting things caught up and RESTING. I spent so much time sleeping and taking naps. Misty and the kids too! There were a couple days of doing absolutely nothing it was great. Christmas Eve we went to church, had dinner, opened presents; on Chistmas Day we got up and Misty and I started packing suitcases and boxes and did the last minute laundry and at about 2 pm we were at the airport and we were back here at about 8:30 in the evening. I was so ready to get back to work and get ready for the upcoming weekend, we had teams arriving soon and one of the biggest deluxe builds was going to happen.
SO Saturday I get the money to buy the food and supplies and somewhere along the way before I made it into the Costco to shop I managed to lose a Ziplock bag with about 43 thousand Pesos. I was in shock, and had to tell the base director, make a police report, and then get more money and try it again on Sunday, we got everything out on Monday morning, and then on Monday afternoon I noticed the gas tank was empty, so that was another adventure to get the tank filled, we had to do a HUGE breakfast on Tuesday morning for all our teams building with us.
That week is over, so thats good, and now we now have the New DTS here, they start their school today; we even have a couple here from Sparks Christian Fellowship. Misty and I are looking forward to getting to know Nolan and Stephanie Jones really well while they are here.
SO Saturday I get the money to buy the food and supplies and somewhere along the way before I made it into the Costco to shop I managed to lose a Ziplock bag with about 43 thousand Pesos. I was in shock, and had to tell the base director, make a police report, and then get more money and try it again on Sunday, we got everything out on Monday morning, and then on Monday afternoon I noticed the gas tank was empty, so that was another adventure to get the tank filled, we had to do a HUGE breakfast on Tuesday morning for all our teams building with us.
That week is over, so thats good, and now we now have the New DTS here, they start their school today; we even have a couple here from Sparks Christian Fellowship. Misty and I are looking forward to getting to know Nolan and Stephanie Jones really well while they are here.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Vacation
We have now been here on Vacation for a week and we are very rested, and been having a good time playing video games, playing in the snow and visiting. Today we started something very important, we took the kids in for a checkup at the doctors office; now we get to go to a Pediatric Opthamologist, get cavities filled at the dentist, get immunizations, and buy more medicines. Its so less expensive to be blissfully ignorant, but its also nice to know that we are catching some issues before its too late. Joey played his Ben Ten Alien Force game and got all the way through it in 4 days this time because he didn't have the usual interruption of School or friends getting in his way. I found a used Wii Ski and Snowboard game to play and we have been doing a lot of skiing and snowboarding. I am doing pretty good, I have earned all sorts of cool skiing gear that would have costed me a few hundred thousand dollars, I have also been hit by numerous avalanches, and fallen off the side of a cliff that leads to blackness about 20 times. So I guess Im lucky to be writing this; I should be missing forever or laid up in a hospital bed in Canada.
This coming week we are planning on seeing more friends, playing music with family, spending a lot of time at the doctors, and trying to stay warm. We are so blessed to be here though, and so blessed to get vacation time. I have worked jobs that required you to work for 5 years there before you were able to earn this much vacation time, so again we are very blessed. Thank you everyone who reads this and supports us in your prayers and financially even.
Monday, December 07, 2009
What's SNOW with everybody lately?
So its Monday December 7 and we are a week into our vacation, we have had a great time playing, traveling, seeing friends but this post is about Snow! we haven't seen much of that stuff the past few years and 
now we are catching up on our relationship with that fluffy, wet, cold, snow. Snow means shoveling, snowtires and chains, wet floors, excited children, a wet puppy with snow on all 4 legs and her nose. Joey and Emily are really excited to run around in the snow and play in it, 
and we are excited to have to get some more appropriate cold weather clothing for them so their feet dont get wet.
Friday, November 27, 2009
It’s the day after Thanksgiving...
And we are cleaning up from yesterday’s events. During the past several weeks we have been buying Thanksgiving supplies. The week of Thanksgiving was spent actually prepping all the food and getting everything together.
We cooked 14 turkeys, 8 hams plus potatoes, yams, vegetables, salads and how can we do Thanksgiving without Apple and Pumpkin Pies. 
Eastside Foursquare, and a team named Defender were here for dinner plus the staffers and students, we fed 200 people!
This is the first time for most of the "American" Disicpleship Training School students to be away from home during thanksgiving, so we as a family wanted to make sure that they had a really nice and memorable holiday away from home. Some of the Foriegn students excalimed "wow you guys go all out for Thanksgiving!" Everything turned out great, we had all the help we could ever need from our kitchen staffers Salvador, Anabel, Gemma, and Esther, plus 15 DTS Students were in the kitchen at various times during the day doing whatever had to be done, everyone worked so well together and it had a feel of HOME. Misty and her team were in charge of
decorations and making it feel “homey”. It looked amazing with the yellow tablecloths and flowers, candy and candles on the tables.
Bill has been walking on the beach in the mornings when he can get away; it is so beautiful and peaceful. he has been collecting shells, and looking at the birds,
it’s also a good time to exercise and spend some time alone talking to the Lord, you can talk or sing or whatever and no one can hear you because of the waves crashing.
Today is the last day of school for the kids for a few weeks; we are going to be traveling to Sparks, Nevada for Christmas Break.
We have asked the kids teachers to give us school work to do while we are in the USA so they don’t get too far behind. So if you speak and write Spanish and would like to tutor Joey and Emily while we are home e-mail us!
We are all looking forward to seeing friends and family and getting some much needed rest.
We cooked 14 turkeys, 8 hams plus potatoes, yams, vegetables, salads and how can we do Thanksgiving without Apple and Pumpkin Pies. 
Eastside Foursquare, and a team named Defender were here for dinner plus the staffers and students, we fed 200 people!This is the first time for most of the "American" Disicpleship Training School students to be away from home during thanksgiving, so we as a family wanted to make sure that they had a really nice and memorable holiday away from home. Some of the Foriegn students excalimed "wow you guys go all out for Thanksgiving!" Everything turned out great, we had all the help we could ever need from our kitchen staffers Salvador, Anabel, Gemma, and Esther, plus 15 DTS Students were in the kitchen at various times during the day doing whatever had to be done, everyone worked so well together and it had a feel of HOME. Misty and her team were in charge of
decorations and making it feel “homey”. It looked amazing with the yellow tablecloths and flowers, candy and candles on the tables.Bill has been walking on the beach in the mornings when he can get away; it is so beautiful and peaceful. he has been collecting shells, and looking at the birds,
it’s also a good time to exercise and spend some time alone talking to the Lord, you can talk or sing or whatever and no one can hear you because of the waves crashing.Today is the last day of school for the kids for a few weeks; we are going to be traveling to Sparks, Nevada for Christmas Break.
We have asked the kids teachers to give us school work to do while we are in the USA so they don’t get too far behind. So if you speak and write Spanish and would like to tutor Joey and Emily while we are home e-mail us!
We are all looking forward to seeing friends and family and getting some much needed rest.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Weekend Away
During this past weekend we got to have a trip to San Diego, we ate at restaurants, saw our cousins, saw friends and went to a museum aquarium, and even saw a movie! We drove down on Friday afternoon and on Saturday we went to an aquarium that is part of a nature preserve in Chula Vista, I didn't know it was so big. I always see the parking lot at the E street Exit of Interstate 5 and I thought it was a little trail that you park and walk on and look at the marsh or something. Actually we took a shuttle bus, met up with Joey and Emily's friends Caleb and Chloe and saw all
sorts of fish, petted some Rays, looked up close at Eagles and Hawks and had a good time. The kids especially had a wonderful time seeing their friends. I was about to scream as I heard about 125 times "when are we going to see Caleb and Chloe?" We usually meet up with them in San Diego, I know the parents David and Lara from when I was on Mercy ships. I came home they stayed in Mercy Ships and had their children at almost exactly the same time we had ours; Chloe's birthday is one day before 
Emily's, same year and everything.Later that day in the afternoon we went to a party for my cousin who is getting deployed to Afghanistan, so we saw him, his brother and his mom Michelle. That was the main point of the visit, but we only were there at the party for a hour I think. It was still good to see them, we had to get to our sumptuous motel to take naps and get cleaned up.
On sunday we saw a movie and got home to Ensenada in time for dinner. It was good to get away.Sunday, October 11, 2009
The Road Continues......
So the road progress is still going on, as of now there is a nice concrete road on the north side of the YWAM Base. A couple of times this week I put out some coffee and muffins or danish for the guys working. 
The first time I brought out the cart they were looking at me kinda strangely, but as soon as I said "GRATIS" which means "FREE" they were all over it, like ugly on an Ape! I really enjoyed giving some free coffee to some guys who just happened to be there working, usually we have someone tapping on the window. 
We did get another guy to go to a rehab center, he was just about the only person I saw on the side of the building this past couple of weeks, also in the kitchen we have been VERY busy keeping the kitchen going and providing meals and lunches for the teams that were here building 5 houses this past weekend. Monday through Wednesday we will have teams here building 2 more houses. I gotta tell you though, it has been a tiring week.
Joey and Emily have settled nicely into school, but for now they are taking a break from Gymnastics. I don't know really what we will do with Emily, but Joey says he wants to play Baseball this spring. Misty is also now back to spending time as a mom instead of running the hospitality department and running around like a crazy woman all day running a department, shopping, picking up kids from school, etc etc. Now Misty and Bill work together in the kitchen in the mornings and Misty has time to be a mom in the afternoons as she tries to decode the spanish homework instructions.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Olivia Ray
This is a good friend of YWAM San Diego Baja, John Ray and his youngest of 4 daughters, Olivia. John, his wife and daughters live in Arkansas but are here in Ensenada every summer during Mission Adventures. We love them all. Olivia died in a car accident today and on the base we are all sad, and I am especially sad. Olivia was a bright, energetic little girl who was always coming down to the kitchen during my first summer here asking for potato chips. It was crazy how she always wanted some pringles chips and as a matter of fact every time I see a box of pringles chips I think of Olivia. So now she is gone, and its a terrible feeling. The Moss family wants you to pray for John and Jane, and Hope, Hannah and Naomi. They are surely devastated and shocked. Misty is sad, Joey doesn't quite get it, and Emily said she is now in heaven like her grandpa is. This is one of those days when I cannot wait for the end when death, and pain and tears are all finished with. So according to the bible Olivia is now with Jesus and is seeing Jesus face to face and has been transformed perfectly to his image in a new glorified body in his presence forever. I hope to see her again someday.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
House Building
Our home church Sparks Christian Fellowship came and built a house for a mom and her daughter: Ima and Wendi Torrez Venegas. 
We all had a good time working together, chasing kids, meeting the family and other children from nearby, 
and spending a weekend together in a very meaningful way. I am always impressed with the job SCF does when they come to build, and it is such a blessing to us as a family to have our church participating in what is going on here in Ensenada over and over and over! I,(Bill the author) am a cook by trade, I can put together a solid paragraph when I need to, and I can also play guitar and play Bass if I need to. I am not a carpenter though so I am not a lot of help on the building site. 
So I try to help out a little, chase my kids around and keep them from falling into a hole or something else dangerous, and pick up trash; My real part in all of this is really a support role, I make sure the food is cooked for the teams and that the lunches are packed properly.
A good, injury free, safe time was had by all. The only tears I witnessed were ones of gratitude and joy.
We all had a good time working together, chasing kids, meeting the family and other children from nearby, 
and spending a weekend together in a very meaningful way. I am always impressed with the job SCF does when they come to build, and it is such a blessing to us as a family to have our church participating in what is going on here in Ensenada over and over and over! I,(Bill the author) am a cook by trade, I can put together a solid paragraph when I need to, and I can also play guitar and play Bass if I need to. I am not a carpenter though so I am not a lot of help on the building site. 
So I try to help out a little, chase my kids around and keep them from falling into a hole or something else dangerous, and pick up trash; My real part in all of this is really a support role, I make sure the food is cooked for the teams and that the lunches are packed properly.A good, injury free, safe time was had by all. The only tears I witnessed were ones of gratitude and joy.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Road Construction
We are getting the road next door paved and it is quite a project. Graders, bulldozers, hydraulic shovels, and dumptrucks are working together to put a nice road next to the YWAM Base.... 
Actually they are doing this for the new government office that is being constructed up the street.
Whatever it takes, I am excited for the upcoming lack of dust that will accompany the new road. Also drainage is being installed so now when it rains we will not have a giant mud lake lingering for a few weeks.
One of our Staffers, Esther Gastelum
This is Esther, she has been part of YWAM San Diego Baja for 9 years, she is in charge of selecting families to receive houses. She lives in town with her husband Salomon and their 2 children Iliana 2 and Saul 4 months. 
Esther is a very sweet woman and she does a really important job that carries a lot of responsibility, she selects the families and also makes sure that the ones selected are truly eligible to get the house and not cheating the system. So I wanted to get her picture up on our blog so more people can get to know her. 
Since she is usually interacting with the families she doesn't get to meet teams that are here to build. here is a link to Esthers staff page if you want to make a donation to help out with what she is doing here http://www.ywamsandiegobaja.org/page.aspx?page_id=2062&title=Alvarado Gastelum Family&menu=staffstu&type=Staff
Esther is a very sweet woman and she does a really important job that carries a lot of responsibility, she selects the families and also makes sure that the ones selected are truly eligible to get the house and not cheating the system. So I wanted to get her picture up on our blog so more people can get to know her. 
Since she is usually interacting with the families she doesn't get to meet teams that are here to build. here is a link to Esthers staff page if you want to make a donation to help out with what she is doing here http://www.ywamsandiegobaja.org/page.aspx?page_id=2062&title=Alvarado Gastelum Family&menu=staffstu&type=Staff House Building we will go!!!
The team from Sparks Christian Fellowship will be arriving tomorrow afternoon and we will be swinging hammers, painting, lifting wood,and getting blessed as we get to bless a family. There will be a lot of joy, and maybe a bit too much joy... 
I dont know. we will be posting more photos from this actual build next Monday, these photos are from a project that happened earlier this year. 
If you have never done this SCF'rs, take the opportunity, another build will be going on in October. Talk to Rich Shannon, Or if you are reading this and not somehow connected with Sparks Christian Fellowship, then go online at www.ywamsandiegobaja.org; there you can find
out about Homes of Hope and how to get involved and who to call or email and get started. Come on down, its a tremendous experience, it could change your life.Emily's Party
We had party for Emily here on the Base last 17th of September: Cake, Pinata presents. 
The kids all had a great time, they NEVER get tired of Pinata. The next birthday is for Bill, he will be 48 years old.
