Fire on the Freeway

Our staff went outside to go to lunch yesterday, and this is what we saw from our parking lot. Ok. We didn't see EXACTLY this. These pics are from the LA Times. hah. But we did see a tower of black smoke and raging flames from our campus on the 60 freeway. A large tanker …

Goodbye Doormat.

WHOA. Last night was crazy. The winds in the SGV were unreal. I drove out to the westside for dinner in my Element... NOT the best car to drive in a windstorm with. Since it's shaped like a box, you could really feel the wind against the car. I might as well have had a …

A Dozen Roses.

Rosemead. It's rare that Rosemead is known for anything. My church sits right at the edge of the city... there are some local eateries, nail salons, and a bunch of auto mechanic shops. From what I can tell, the city is predominately Latino and Southeast Asian... a bunch of immigrant families... as one can see …

Planting a Vine.

It started with fish tacos. A few months ago I was having lunch with one of our church's college students over some delicious fish tacos from Fogata Mexicana in Rosemead (arguably the best fish tacos in the area). The student's name is Arturo Flores, but a bunch of the youth staff and I affectionately call …