So we did quite a bit today with the help of Jose Ramos and some of the Grace and Peace Church guys again. I would say that we are 85% moved in :) We are waiting until Monday morning to move in completely as our gas will not be turned on until Tuesday mid day. No gas = no hot water :)
Anyways, we are SO happy to be pretty much moved in! We've had our things in boxes for more than 3 weeks and while we're getting used to not having our of our things, we are a bit irked about the situation. Not complaining though as we feel SUPER blessed at the deal we got from Beth and Dave Kanelos regarding the apartment that we are transitioning out of.
Yesterday, Keith and Debra Cantrell hosted an amazing networking dinner for us. The Cantrell's are Thomas Cantrell's parents. Anna and I know Thomas from Wesmont College. Mrs. Cantrell saw my facebook update that I was going to be doing ministry in Chicago and were immediately interested in being a resource for us. Praise God! They invited us over for dinner and also invited a few of their friends that have relevant ministries and interests. It was amazing! Thank you LORD for reminding us that it's your universal body!
Tomorrow we'll get to go to Park Community Church (http://www.parkcommunitychurch.org/) and meet with some people at the church that are also interested in the Humboldt Park area. One of the church elders helped Anna and I get settled and, again, other welcoming brothers and sisters invited us for dinner and the conversation took off! We look forward to hanging out with them and their friends as well as enjoying and participating in what I hear is an amazing service.
More news to come soon!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
More of Paisley Otaola
Videos up top and pictures at the bottom:
Paisley Otaola in a Bag
Paisley On One of Her Firsts Walk
Paisley Otaola Bites the Camera
Paisley Otaola Bites the Camera String
Pablo Otaola plays around with Paisley Otaola
Anna Otaola plays with Paisley Otaola in our Back Yard
My First StepStone Designs Employee!!!
She is SO curious!!
And Sleepy!!
Only way we could have take her on the train :)
Can't get much cuter....
Paisley Otaola in a Bag
Paisley On One of Her Firsts Walk
Paisley Otaola Bites the Camera
Paisley Otaola Bites the Camera String
Pablo Otaola plays around with Paisley Otaola
Anna Otaola plays with Paisley Otaola in our Back Yard
My First StepStone Designs Employee!!!
She is SO curious!!
And Sleepy!!
Only way we could have take her on the train :)
Can't get much cuter....
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Settling Into Chicago
Hi everyone,
Sorry it's been a little bit since I wrote, but again, moving is exhausting and SO time consuming.
Anyways, enough with excuses :)
So my dad and I got here on Thursday the 14th and I can't believe it's been 1.5 weeks already! I am very thankful that we had a community waiting for us as Jose Ramos and other men of the Grace and Peace Community Church (www.graceandpeacecommunity.com) in Humboldt Park welcomed us by helping us move our things into a garage and a temporary house that we will live in until next Saturday the 30th. Again, Jose Ramos and some church men will help us move into our new place. Praise God that we don't have to do it ourselves!
The first weekend went by quickly as we welcomed Anna on Friday the 15th and said good-bye to my dad on Sunday the 17th. In between, however, we saw 4 apartments in the Humboldt Area and we began to fall in love with 1 of the 4 places that we saw.
On Sunday at Grace and Peace, Pastor John Zayas called me up to the front and the whole church prayed for me and the ministry. It was great and I felt really welcomed and protected by people that don't know me at all :)
Monday was crazy as we began our all day apartment search at 9am and ended at 8pm. EXHAUSTING! None of the apartments measured up to the one we saw on Saturday so we prayed about our options and we felt that the LORD allowed us to have the desire in our heart as we signed a 1 yr. lease on Tuesday morning for our 3rd floor apartment :)
We really look forward to move in on the 30th! Even though we now have a place to call home, both Anna and I are having a hard transition as we miss our family and friends from the West Coast, but we have rest in that we are both confident that the LORD has called us into Chicago. However, please continue to pray as we transition into Chicago and grow roots in the land the LORD has prepared for us.
The rest of the week I spent trying to put the puzzle pieces together as I talked to my new boss Brett Hersma, Dan Hofford of Grace and Peace, and as I mingled with some donors and brothers in Christ on a Friday morning Bible Study. I worked during the day and connected during the evening as Anna and I had dinner with some old friends and some new ones as well. It's so so so good to be able to walk into a foreign place and see that the Universal body of Christ is at work and welcomes us with open arms. Praise God!!
There's lots of work to be done and I know that I need to breathe, relax, and get on my knees to see what the LORD has planned for this place and not what I want to do. Please continue to pray that the LORD reveal His vision for Humboldt Park and Hermosa.
In Him,
Pablo
Sorry it's been a little bit since I wrote, but again, moving is exhausting and SO time consuming.
Anyways, enough with excuses :)
So my dad and I got here on Thursday the 14th and I can't believe it's been 1.5 weeks already! I am very thankful that we had a community waiting for us as Jose Ramos and other men of the Grace and Peace Community Church (www.graceandpeacecommunity.com) in Humboldt Park welcomed us by helping us move our things into a garage and a temporary house that we will live in until next Saturday the 30th. Again, Jose Ramos and some church men will help us move into our new place. Praise God that we don't have to do it ourselves!
The first weekend went by quickly as we welcomed Anna on Friday the 15th and said good-bye to my dad on Sunday the 17th. In between, however, we saw 4 apartments in the Humboldt Area and we began to fall in love with 1 of the 4 places that we saw.
On Sunday at Grace and Peace, Pastor John Zayas called me up to the front and the whole church prayed for me and the ministry. It was great and I felt really welcomed and protected by people that don't know me at all :)
Monday was crazy as we began our all day apartment search at 9am and ended at 8pm. EXHAUSTING! None of the apartments measured up to the one we saw on Saturday so we prayed about our options and we felt that the LORD allowed us to have the desire in our heart as we signed a 1 yr. lease on Tuesday morning for our 3rd floor apartment :)
We really look forward to move in on the 30th! Even though we now have a place to call home, both Anna and I are having a hard transition as we miss our family and friends from the West Coast, but we have rest in that we are both confident that the LORD has called us into Chicago. However, please continue to pray as we transition into Chicago and grow roots in the land the LORD has prepared for us.
The rest of the week I spent trying to put the puzzle pieces together as I talked to my new boss Brett Hersma, Dan Hofford of Grace and Peace, and as I mingled with some donors and brothers in Christ on a Friday morning Bible Study. I worked during the day and connected during the evening as Anna and I had dinner with some old friends and some new ones as well. It's so so so good to be able to walk into a foreign place and see that the Universal body of Christ is at work and welcomes us with open arms. Praise God!!
There's lots of work to be done and I know that I need to breathe, relax, and get on my knees to see what the LORD has planned for this place and not what I want to do. Please continue to pray that the LORD reveal His vision for Humboldt Park and Hermosa.
In Him,
Pablo
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
FREE Online Streaming TV Shows!!
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Provision
My mom read this in a Christian magazine and it reminded her of Anna and I...
"We trust that if God calls, He will provide the resources"
How true!!
"We trust that if God calls, He will provide the resources"
How true!!
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