2020 was obviously a year to forget and so I started and stopped editing this video so many times! As the anniversary of this special trip came around I figured I should finally put something together to have as a memory!

In January 2020, the Cajitas De Amor missions team from El Santuario & UNYC set out to Ponce, Puerto Rico to complete our promise of supporting an all boys group home called Hogar San Miguel.

With the news of earthquakes and tremors hitting the island by the hour, we faithfully and prayerfully continued our goal to deliver not just physical items to the home, but Faith, Peace, Hope, Love & Prayer!

Check out the recap videos live now on YouTube!

#UNYC #PuertoRico #2020 #CajitasDeAmor #SOMOSFAMILIA

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So I’ve been procrastinating for a LOOONG time now regarding what to do with the brand. I still have a lot to learn and decisions to make but I’m tired of worrying about what others will think. I’m tired of feeling less than others or like a failure because some projects didn’t take off. 

I’m taking a step of faith! I’m doing this afraid! This is a new beginning! A fresh start for me!

I know that I am no perfect and I have been learning to accept my UNYC-ness and work on myself during these past 6 months at home. God has created you and I UNYC-ly and there is something special that happens when you begin to learn, appreciate and grow together while allowing Him to develop your UNYC gifts!

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Check out the new gear and show off your UNYC-ness!

#UNYC #iamUNYC

WE ARE THE CHURCH. WE WANT JUSTICE. WE ARE THE CHURCH. WE WANT PEACE.

WE ARE THE CHURCH. WE WANT CHANGE. WE ARE THE CHURCH. WE WANT CHANGE.

BLAC LIVES. MATTER. TO GOD. TO THE CHURCH. TO ME.

Bronx, NY - These powerful chants were shouted loudly through the Streets of the Bronx, NY on the evening of Wednesday June 10, 2020. Just weeks after the death of George Floyd, dozens of Church leaders, their congregants, family and friends, flooded the Fordham section of the Bronx proclaiming the name of Jesus and demanding Justice and Change for the lives of their Black brothers and sisters around the country.

Under the banner of a new "anti-racist" non-profit called #PRAYMARCHACT, local leaders were escorted by local NYPD officers down Kingsbridge Road to Poe Park on the Grand Concourse and ended at Fordham Plaza. Publicly praying, yet PEACEFULLY protesting, hundreds of young people could be seen with masks covering their mouths and still holding signs that read "Black Lives Matter" or "JUSTICE LOVE MERCY" (referencing Micah 6:8).

The groups message is rather clear: pray and seek God about these times, march/walk in support of your fellow man, and act/seek justice by starting in your home and ultimately using your right to vote.

Change doesn't come without sacrifice. So many before us have carried out similar acts of boldness and have ultimately lost their lives. But it is moments like these where the mission of those before us lives on. It's up to us to take a stand and continue the fight for equality. Yes, all lives matter. BUT we would be wrong to not consider Black Lives too. As Pastor Ramny Perez states, 'Black Lives matter, because they were created in the image of God!'

My hope is that this video encourages you to listen closely to those around you; seek knowledge and wisdom; love others; fight for what is right; and BE YOUR BEST SELF!

Be blessed!

Eli

#PRAYMARCHACT #PRAYBX #UNYC

Working from home (alone) has its perks but the most challenging time (aside from trying not to eat everything) is “idle time”. It’s so easy to dwell on the things you can’t do right now, or the thought that you aren’t doing enough, or that you’ve wasted time during this quarantine.

Well I’ve been fighting those moments as best as I can. I’ve started to try my best to focus on the things I HAVE done and continue to do each day while at home:

• Push-ups Daily

• Reading a devotional every morning

• Play monopoly or cards with my wife

• Went for a walk a few times

• Watched new movies and talked about them with friends on zoom

• Visited family from a distance

• FaceTimed friends I haven’t seen in a while

• Enjoy Series or movies with my wife

• Play Call Of Duty online with friends

• Play piano and listen to music

• Started sharing daily bible verses of encouragement through I AM UNYC

These are just some of the things I’ve done and continue to do while “stuck at home”. TRUST ME there’s been some rough days but I’m grateful for my wife who’s prayed with me and loved me even during those times.

I hope you are encouraged to know that you are not alone in this. Yea it’s difficult but you can get through this. Stay positive! Focus on one or two small things you can “control” and work at them regularly.

Let God handle the rest!

IT’S ALL IN HIS HANDS!

#UNYC