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Tuesday, June 27th, 2006This is another big year for graduates for me, this time from high school. When I have more time, I’d like to write about each one, but for now I’ll just shout them out: Jonathan Cedeno Chris Maldonado Sierra Perez Jenylee Santana Loreal Torres My mother-in-law Josephine Heaning (MS in Finance, Brooklyn College) And of [...]
Congrats to Jonathan for Taking Adopt-a-School to a Higher Level
Thursday, June 15th, 2006At this year’s Celebration of Xcellence (r.) In April we celebrated my brother Jonathan’s selection as a teaching fellow with the NYC Department of Education. Today, he received two (2!) job offers from his first choice school, PS 34, a historically underperfoming elementary and middle school located on Avenue D, directly across the street from [...]
Every once in a while, it’s good to read reports like this
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006This past spring break, Generation Xcel hosted 6 or 7 InterVarsity NYCUP volunteers. Christina and Jeff are returning this summer for internships. Jodi posted lengthy reflections online, which I found today for the first time. Here’s an excerpt: “I did leave on that last day with a heavy heart. My insides were churning. I had [...]
Tony’s Report and Pictures
Monday, May 15th, 2006… from the SPACE Missions trip to NYC this weekend. Report Tony’s Pics Emilie’s Pics Painting a mural at Xcel. Stylin’ as hosts and wait staff for Celebration of Xcellence (more on this to come). Helping lead worship at Apple’s Core. posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 5/15/2006 05:27:00 PM
Prayer Alert – Major Ministry Updates – 5/3/06
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006[Note: This prayer alert is longer than most, as it contains major ministry updates. Next month, I’ll return to our usual format. Thank you.] May 3, 2006 Friends and Intercessors: When God told Abraham to uproot his family and go where He would lead, He conveniently neglected to provide a roadmap. Instead He pointed in [...]
Bone Portraits – Opens May 5, 16 Performances Only
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006There’s nothing better than watching friends succeed. Visit Stillpoint Productions for more info. Lear deBessonet, director and producer of Bone Portraits and artisitic director of Still Point, produced Life in Translation last year at Xpress (photos here and here). She’s brilliant. My wife and I also attended her show The Elliots last spring and were [...]
Overdue Appreciation
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006Many of you know my personal friend and colleague Louis “CoCo” Carlo (rt. at top, with Jonathan and Xpress teens this fall) from his innumerable contributions to Generation Xcel the last three years. 2006 sees him embarking on a new phase of ministry as he leaves the Xcel staff to finish his degree and record [...]
On the brink, Xcel lives to see its 10th Anniversary
Monday, January 2nd, 2006One of the themes of 2005 at this blog was perserverance. Both personally and professionally, last year was the most difficult year of my life, but I wouldn’t change it for the world in that it allowed me to experience faith and hope in a way that I previously knew only intellectually. Below is a [...]
Year-end, tax-deductible giving
Saturday, December 31st, 2005Support New York City at-risk youth, here.
Generation Xcel – Unconventional Christmas Appeal
Thursday, December 15th, 2005Dearest Friends: In between bronchitis and deadlines I’ve been agonizing about crafting the perfect Christmas greeting. Then I realized the labor and hassel were another exercise in missing the point. Christmas is not about dressing up ever so neatly and presenting ourselves in a glowing light. As I wrote in a recent article: The Christmas [...]
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