Earthship.com – The Garbage Warrior
To be quite blunt, I had always thought of the great state of New Mexico as a haven for the bizarre and crazy outcast and heretic. Well, as it turns out I was right, and I have proof. We had the pleasure of meeting some of the most out-there and grooviest of them all at [...]
August 26th, 2010 by Matt Lindsey
Sierra Madre
High up on the western ridge of the Napuchi valley I sit, admiring the thick green pastures spread out below as roosters cry out to each other across the awakening valley floor. Lupe is chopping wood next to their small cabin on the southern end of the valley where smoke meanders from the galvanized tin [...]
August 5th, 2010 by Misty Lindsey
August 4th, 2010 by Misty Lindsey
Youth of Juarez
We were thrilled to be able to return this week to Juarez to be with our brothers and sisters here, to love and pursue, and to live life together and show them that they are not forgotten.
The morning after we arrived we found ourselves in the midst of a Vacation Bible School for the local [...]
August 3rd, 2010 by mmlindsey
Amigos Benefit: Helping Hands Yard Sale
One of the most encouraging things for our work in Ciudad Juarez has been the efforts of advocates that have come alongside of us, people who have personally owned the vision and joined us in developing creative and tangible methods of opportunity in Palo Chino and the Sierra Madres.
Helping Hands is a small group from [...]
July 31st, 2010 by mmlindsey
Juarez Photo Walk
Art and creativity are a couple of the major parts that form the headwaters of our new vision and strategy to empowering our community in Juarez. They are both significant themes for us and for many others who are living and working on the border. Juarez is a city in great need of creative, dynamic [...]
July 30th, 2010 by mmlindsey
July 8th, 2010 by Matt Lindsey
Poetry on the Border
Benjamin Saenz is a Latino poet living in the Borderland. He lives in El Paso and has been doing a series of poems called Odes to Juarez. Saenz’s choice to stay on the border, creating on behalf of the oppressed and disenfranchised, is admirable. His poems are candid, like a mirror over the Borderland reflecting [...]
July 5th, 2010 by Jenah Johnson
June 19th, 2010 by mmlindsey
The Exhibit: Beautifying the Barrio in Juarez
When:
July 1 through Aug. 30th, Mon. – Thurs. 8am to 7pm, Fridays 8am to 5pm
Where:
The Denver Seminary Bridge Gallery (click for directions)
Purchasing the Artwork:
To purchase artwork displayed at the exhibit click here or on the “Donate Now” button below. All displayed artwork will be available for purchase and all proceeds go to Amigos Ministries. Bring [...]


September 1st, 2010 by Matt Lindsey
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