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Name: Ortega, Joshua
Birthday: 6/26/1979
Gender: Male
Interests: I love family, my Mom and Dad the queen of hearts and the king of spades, my two brothers who togeather we make an unbreakable cord, and friends, all those who God has so wonderfully blessed me with, the church, art in every form, well just about, I love to design, build, then decorate, I love adventure, missions, hiking, camping, traveling, treasure hunting, surfing, sky diving, snorkeling, mountain climbing, cliff jumping, canoeing, white water rafting, target shooting, texas hold em, I love the beach, toes in the sand, clear starry nights, dancing, roses, candels, romance, fall and all its colors, foreign languages, oceans, rivers, water falls, swimming pools, I love being around water, cheese burgers, pillows, movies, stories, & history to a point, music rocks in every form, Im a nerd when it comes to comics, & cartoons, I love siezing the day, and preparing for the future, but most of all the love of my life our Lord and Savior, and the greatest adventure of all that fallows
Expertise: I sculpt, draw, paint, etc, I’m sensitive in helping & ministering to people, I specialized in creative problem solving & security in the military, in the spirit my gifts are leadership, service admin, discernment, faith, miracles, wisdom, exhortation, shepherding, then I enjoy cleaning, building public relations, graphic, and video design, and a jack of just about every thing, and a master at few, and most importantly always ready to learn...
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Member Since:
8/17/2005
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Jet Li's Fearless (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
By Jet Li, Shido Nakamura, Betty Sun, Yong Dong, Hee Ching Paw, Yun Qu, Nathan Jones, Brandon Rhea, Anthony De Longis, Jean Claude Leuyer, Mike Leeder, Jon T. Benn, John Paisley, Collin Chou, Masato Harada, Zhigang Zhao, Michelle Yeoh
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Hey whats up Mi Campadres  WOW long time since Ive written right! Well Ive been super busy in California on my Grandmas exotic bird farm, and catching up with my lovely family through out the rest of the state! Plus going to Las Vegas NV, Tombstone AZ, and Galveston TX Ive been on the go : ) What an adventure, and now it continues in snowy Ohio, haha! Man God has dropped fresh anointing for the year with a vision to be fuel for the fire! Brothers and Sisters this is a year to be grounded where you stand and what you stand on! All of us have been praying, battling, holding ground, for someone or something! Its been tiring, exhausting, with a constant cry for new strength. But its our faith, our trust in God and a passion for the ground we stand not to retreat. God has been moving when we see nothing, and as He sets a blaze to the situation remember that the heat will not destroy us or what we have been praying for, but will refine us to reflect the glory of God in the victory He has set before us! This is a year to see our faith in the unseen begin to tangibly reveal its self… Take your swords the word of God and beat your shield of faith with a battle cry of VICTORY IN JESUS ! ! ! Amen…. Thank you everyone for your emails and notes, they have made my trip all the more richer! I love you all, and you are such an amazing blessing, thank you…believe it! Selah: 2 Timothy 4:7 (Amplified Bible) I have fought the good (worthy, honorable, and noble) fight, I have finished the race, I have kept (firmly held) the faith. Psalm 33:11 (NIV) But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations. 1 Corinthians 16 (NIV) 13Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 14Do everything in love. | | |
| Whats up, whats new, what is going on ! ! ! Well check it out, Im finally settling in, and finding the groove out here in sunny California! God is so good, kicking it with my Gram, went and saw the broad way show “Lion King” for Thanks Giving, done with my fall semester class’s, and being prepped for what God has instore for me this up coming year! We have so much to be thankful for, thank you Lord! As most of you know I just got back from Africa, man the beauty was overwhelming and it was such a blessed trip. This whole trip for me personally focused on faith, and Im still meditating on what God is doing! Every adventure from day to day, locally to globally, for better or for worse, is all a test of faith. What is faith? The Bible says faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In limens terms it is believing in what God says whether or not you see it, or circumstances say other wise. What does this mean for you and me, well Im glad you asked! Our faith in God is trusting in God, and we don’t trust in Him like we should at first, even though logically it makes since, I mean God wants whats best for us, knows whats best for us, and He has sacrificed His best for us. These adventures including our trials and tribulations reveal God’s glory, and places us in a deeper relationship of trust with Him! What does God say He wants for you, to do with you, to be with you? My brothers and sisters, walk by faith not by sight, God is faithful, believe it ! ! ! I miss everyone, and pray all is well! Have fun, spread some powder for me when it snows, and keep me posted on whats up with you! Selah (To think about): Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
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Enter the Dragon
By Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Kien Shih, Ahna Capri, Angela Mao, Jim Kelly (II), Bolo Yeung, Robert Wall, Betty Chung, Geoffrey Weeks, Peter Archer, Ho Lee Yan, Marlene Clark, Allan Kent, William Keller, Mickey Caruso, Pat E. Johnson, Darnell Garcia, Mike Bissell, Roy Chiao
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Thank You LORD!!!  Jehovah-Jireh -- The Lord our Provider
Let me testify that GOD is life and life to the fullest. Family and friends God is so faithful! So I’m getting ready to go to Africa, if you didn’t know, and well I’m a full time student limited on the work I can do. What does that mean? Little funds $$$ God has met my needs to go on this trip to Benin through family and friends. Its not easy to do things & go places when the odds seem to be against you to the common eye. Trust in God, be a reflection of who Jesus is to you (not always easy), and don’t look at what you don’t have, be thankful for what you do have. This advise I give you will bless you if you apply it. Because of this, my life is a witness to what God can do, is doing, and will do! For example I needed a new phone, as most of you know, well God gave me a new $200 phone (its awesome) and the phone company is paying me $25 (talk to me about details)! God continues to be faithful when I trust in Him, when I seek Him, when I aim to please Him, and Him alone, believe it… Selah: Matthew 6:33 (Amplified Bible) But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. | | |
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Jehovah-Rohi -- The Lord our Shepherd
Its been a while but Ive been taking care of 6 mo. of backed up buis. in 2 weeks. But Ive been wanting to share this, that as a child of God you are blessed! No I mean really blessed. When you seek God great opportunities find their way to you & say “pick me, no pick me”. Maybe great deals on clothes, maybe new people want to hang out, , or maybe new job opportunities, or maybe attractive people are lining up who want to go out with you, what ever the opportunity, the point is these are some of the many blessings that fallow while loving & pursuing God. I want to encourage God being Lord & Master in your life, see not every good opportunity is a God opportunity (read that again). In fact sometimes good opportunities can act as an enemy swaying, & distracting you from the God opportunity. Pray and talk with God before chasing new adventures, we need wisdom to discern & say no not that job, not these clothes, no not this school, not this girl, (or guy for you girls), what ever the choice, you may have to say no for a while until your led to the right opportunity. Pursue with God as you recognize this is the school God wants me to go to, this is the job God wants me at, this is the person God has ordained for me! We must be flexible & find strength as we trust God when He says “No”. Does God know whats best for just some areas of our life or does God totally want to be Lord & God blessing every area in our lives. Your ice skating up hill if He is only Lord in parts of your life, He wants the best for you, Im hear to testify, believe it-
Selah:
Ephesians 2:10 (Amplified Bible) For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].
Isaiah 64:8 Yet, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our Potter, and we all are the work of Your hand.
Job 34:4 Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
Philippians 1:10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,
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| Jehovah-Shammah - The Lord is Present 
When God speaks to you, His words form visions & dreams in your heart for the future! Unfortunately some dreams have become mere memories of what was to be, for some of us. Visions & dreams are like seeds planted by God into the depths of our heart, and just as the parable of the sower and the seeds in Bible there are different things that happen in life that hinder those dreams from ever coming to pass. A seed starts out unseen, planted deep, and physically unseen, with hopes of a future of reaching the heavens! In time with trials, tribulation, & hardship a seed sprouts, becoming tangible, something you can see. I encourage you, just as I am encouraged to stand your ground, ground that God has given you, planted with dreams, visions, a future, a hope, a destiny. Let them grow as you grow, and watch them produce amazing fruit! If things don’t seem to happen the way you thought, trust God, if things don’t happen in the time frame you thought, trust God, if adversity & the allusion of failure stand in your way, trust God, and drive on Child of God. If you trust in God, He will never leave you nor forsake you. He makes the impossible possible, with God for you, who can be against you, through Christ Jesus all things are possible, you are more than a conqueror, victory is ours! God has great things in store for our lives, will you hold on to your dreams next to Joseph, will you call out in boldness with King David, will you trust in God aside Elijah, will you be steadfast in Jesus? God lays greatness in you & before you, believe it : )
Selah:
Matthew 13:3-8 3Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
Matthew 13:19-23 19When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. 22The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. 23But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."
Joel 2:28, Acts 2:17 'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. | | |
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