COMING SOON: How Latino Americans Are Finding God in The Destino Familia

Family: A six-letter word that evokes connection, kinship and loyalty. For Latino Americans, representing many diverse experiences and cultural heritages, family anchors everything. From family’s deep waters of respect and community, identity and belonging boldly emerge.

When you see your Mamá and your Tías drink Agua de tamarindo while cooking dinner and feeling the warmth of their presence and the safety of their laughter, your soul revels in the uncovered beauty of these times.  Your appreciation for family means entering a room and showing respect to every person—even with 40 people present—by greeting them with a kiss on the cheek, from the oldest to the youngest...  

The words above come from my introduction written for a new feature story that will be published this May 2018 for Cru Storylines. The piece conveys and brings readers into the experiences of Latino Americans through the journeys of Latino college students.

Many of them experience deep connection to the importance of family as they meet God personally and grow spiritually through the Destino Movement®, a ministry of Cru® that began in 1995 with the vision to mobilize Latino university students, faculty and family members to reach their communities and the world for Christ. 

I'm very excited about this upcoming feature and the opportunity to give over 40,000+ people in our digital audience the chance to learn more about cultural experiences and personal stories from image bearers in the Latino community. These are men and women who are reflecting God's heartbeat on their campuses and cities and I believe their stories will encourage people deeply. 

Thank you so much for your prayers and financial giving as 2018 continues. I'm excited to see what God has in store for you and me as we continue telling His Stories this year together. Please let me know how I can pray for you this week by sending me a message here.