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The Texas legislature in Austin is looking hard at school choice.  Laura Colangelo, the Executive Director of the Texas Private Schools Association is right in the thick of it.  What are the myths and realities of what school choice in Texas will look like?  Listen in and learn with us on this hot topic that will have an effect on our community.
 
While listening, check out the Texas Private Schools Association site that addresses some of the misinformation out there regarding school choice: https://texasprivateschools.org/families/school-choice/school-choice-myths-vs-facts/

We all know that our loved ones will inevitably age and need assistance.  But how best to serve our parents and other elderly relatives and loved ones through this time in their lives?  Amy Minjarez, Founder and CEO of Caring Companions, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on home care, post-operative care, and making the most of the time that we have been given with our loved ones.

In our previous conversation with Pastor Poncho, he spoke about the many ways that God has worked miraculously in Juarez over the years.
 
In this episode we ask Pastor Poncho, what does he believe that God is doing now in Juarez and what He wants to do in the future.

What if we allowed God to break our hearts for the Borderland?
Pastor Poncho Murguia gives a glimpse of what God has done and what He can do with His people if our hearts are fully passionate for Him and full of love for the cities He has placed us in.

Shaun Overton travels from his home in Ft. Worth Texas to a 320 acre plot of desert wasteland in West Texas each month for a week.  Why does he do this?  Is it even possible to turn a desert wasteland into a forest?  All of this in this interview with an unexpected YouTube sensation that covers weather, history, and much more.
Check out Shaun's victories... and challenges, on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dustupstexas

Tim Svoboda has been serving with Youth With A Mission since 1975.  He has made San Francisco his home for the past 18 years.  He also served in India for 25 years.  It was during his time in India that Tim began to understand that missions has to start next door, not around the world.  This sparked his passion to get to know the cities of the world and serve them well.  Listen in as Tim shares where to start if you want to reach your city, and we touch on what this could mean for our Borderland community.

Father Rafael Garcia fled from Fidel Castro's Cuba with his family when he was just nine years old and settled in Miami. He was pursuing a career in architecture and feeling fulfilled.  However, when a major architecture project was postponed, Fr. Garcia unexpectedly had the time to take a long-desired pilgrimage to the Holy Land. While there, he felt a call to the priesthood that marked his life.  Father Garcia now serves at the Sacred Heart Church in Segundo Barrio in El Paso, just a stone's throw from the border with Mexico.  Listen in as this priest who has found himself in the middle of the immigration conversation shares his perspective on some of our nation's most pressing issues.

Pastor Steve Castruita is the Pastor of Redeeming Grace Church in El Paso.  His wife, Stephanie, serves with him at the church and is a kindergarten teacher at Immanuel Christian School.  Listen in as Steve and Stephanie share the downs... and the ups... of their journey as a couple and God's faithfulness through it all.

Ben Kuykendall spent his working life in public service with the Bureau of Land Management and then the National Forest Service in New Mexico.  For many of us in the border region, forest fires in New Mexico are in the forefront of our minds as we often spend weekends in the mountains of New Mexico, "up north".  Let's learn together about the challenges of forest fire prevention from someone who spent their life on the front lines.  

Why do we believe what we believe?  Is the Biblical account of creation just a morally sound legend, or is it a historically accurate account?  What can we learn from mice, moths and cavefish?  All of this and much more in this wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Randy Guliuzza, President of the Institute for Creation Research.
Cielo Vista Church in El Paso will be hosting Dr. Guliuzza and the Institute for Creation Research for a conference this February.  We will also be joined by Pastor Charlie Arellano of CIelo Vista Church to learn why the church believes this is important for our community.