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BASKETBALL THIS SATURDAY..EARLY MORNING!!.. EMAIL ME HERE mexicansole@yahoo.com IF YOU ARE DOWN…WAIT WE NEED A PARK OR GYM! ANY SUGGESTIONS. SO FAR PAUL IS IN, TRAVIS IS IN, I AM IN, CASEY IS IN, TYLER IS IN..YOU??
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On Dec. 1st it will be 6 months. On June 1st we packed our things and totally relocated to Homestead Fl. Diego was only a month and a few weeks when we got here. The first day I was here by myself I walked down the aisle of Sedanos and I said, ” dang! what did I do?” Was this a God driven thing, or an emotionally driven Jesse!? Uncertainty is a crazy thing. Fear is another monster that usually tags along to it as well. Fear paralyzes you, your dreams, your thoughts and actions. You go nowhere. Its the ideal situation for the enemy. Well all I could do is trust and know God lead me here. Even though I think he purposely stood behind the light post for a little bit that day.  He let me sweat, worry, think and ultimately trust in him alone. 5months and 28 days later I am so glad I listened to God’s voice. I am so glad I emailed Travis Back, I am so grateful for everything that has happened to me the past year, the good and what has seemed as bad. So far the disaster in my life have been God’s blessings in disguise.To see how God is bringing things together is crazy. I can see him and hear him say, “I told you so”. I am encouraged by everything and everyone around me. To know that Diego and the rest of my children are gonna grow in a home driven by God, faith, music, and a Christ like barbaric way is awesome. We’re closer and closer to the launching pad. I think we’re almost in the crawling  stage. We are in the early stages of our destiny. Can’t even imagine what to expect a year from now, let alone 10years. We have picked up our seeds and are walking towards the field. This could very well be the place our roots will grow, generations will blossom, dreams begin again. Taking that step has encouraged many to do the same. To all my Friends at the crossroad, I say to you, “take that chance. As my dad once said “close your eyes and Go! Trust me! See you soon..and here in South Florida.
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Its been a while since my wife(reina) and I lead worship in an acoustic style fashion. Its always cool to simplify and just bring and intimate worship without the extra noise. Don’t get me wrong I love the crazy noise and the whole band experience. But there is something about a simple worship. All you have is your voice. It feels as if God sits and listens. He stops everything in Heaven to hear what you have to say. To hear the song from your heart being projected through your voice. Its something to be valued, Something genuine, something worth seizing. This Sunday was so cool. The 9am service was booming and the 1030 as well. I think everything we have expected has gone the other way. It has surpassed our expectations. 2008 is gonna be__________________________________ you fill in the blank! We may just keep the acoustic feel a few more weeks. We’ll add as we go. Its about coming back to the heart of worship.

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Yep. I’m not. I am far from it. I can’t stop dreaming, or thinking of ways to better this world. Before I even dream of that, I think of how I can change first before changing the planet I am in. I can’t just accept that I simply exist. That can’t and will not make sense in my head, heart and soul. I walk around just thinking and thinking. I stop to eat and think some more. I am no longer the lone ranger. The day I got married I chose to open the door to a companion, to share in this journey and in my madness.  When I wake up in the morning I am thankful to God for the air running through my lungs, the oxygen running through my brain. 2nd I think of how much I love my wife and would do anything for her. 3rd I think of Diego and the legacy I must leave for him, the torch he and my other children will carry towards the next family. I am crazy for the teachings of Christ. He was hardcore. It ain’t easy doing what he did…But I can try right? Its so much easier to live without him, but I’d rather take the challenge.   I have metaphoric-visions of Cities being torn and rebuilt. Rivers running through deserts, moving mountains with my knee’s, chariots of freedom filling up our streets. I see this picture of me laying in a bed, surrounded by 100’s of seed’s, celebrating a century of soul’s being free. Not a day goes by when I search for the greatest chorus, or that one moment that shifts the earth in complete orbit. I tried to write this as simple as I can, but the poet blood inside forces me to rhyme. To think this is only the beginning, of a promise made to me, 4 years ago by a God sent unexpectedly. If it wasn’t for a failure disguised with destiny,Chi-town leading back down south we would surely never meet. If it wasn’t for this ocean blowing in my ear, the thought of leaving you behind… never in a million years. I have stopped the debate and reasons for disasters because walking down this broken path has been showing me your answers. Freedom is at hand, a revolution here awaits, healing is a phone call away, watch, don’t blink and wait… see it happen. Its all coming together like a rubiks cube. Who would’ve thought it’d be here, here with you. Today I woke up and I had a random thought, I think  I’ve been in  abe’s, moises’, noahs’, Josephs’, davids shoes… Today was random like that. 2008 is gonna be crazy, hold on thru the ride!

I just don’t feel normal, I’m sure many see it too…Maybe its just, how its meant to feel. Maybe its how Jesus felt, when he was down here.

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All I have is a picture frame
hanging in my head
above all the boxes
packed with letters that are dead

London seems so far away
Tokyo the same
the sail boat we waited for,
well…it never came

Say…you’ll wait for me
again…you’ll wait for me.

-jesse santoyo
tspmusic 2007

Time goes by so fast when you are having an amazing time. I can’t believe its gonna be Thanksgiving In 2 days.  Time for some Turkey, Pasteles, empanadas, tamales, Arroz con gandules, potatoes, endless desserts. I better get a gym membership that way I go straight to the gym on friday!

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what else can I say!!!

I gotta be honest making a transition to South Florida wasn’t easy, but the more I’m here, the more its making sense, and the more I’m loving it.  Before anything God has blessed me with an amazing wife(reina). She is the bomb. The day I told her we re leaving to Homestead she was like..”lets go, I will follow you wherever”. Dang!!! I scored when I married her!! I’m so excited that Diego is gonna grow up around this lifestyle, and lifestyle totally dependant on Gods provision. Well, in leaving Chicago I was leaving behind one of the things dear to me, My band, my music, the one thing I feel I’m good at, well at least in my eyes! To some degree i felt and I know the guys felt the same way. The Saturn project is gonna die off and we’ll move on without music. But that’s not the case. God is not done with us!! He hasn’t even begun. In coming here he has been orchestrating some amazing things. For one I am grateful to 2 amazing people in my life, My wife and good friend Travis. They have not allowed me to dream small for the music. I will admit part of me believed it wasn’t gonna work, but dang…God totally saw the sacrifice and how I was willing to let it go. Being out here i found my good pal Brent who I have not seen in a out 8 or 9 years. It turns out he can very well be our new and permanent guitarist for the band. Brent is freakn amazing on the guitar and his passion for Christ and Music is off the charts. Something sparked in my bro Alex and there may be a chance he totally relocates to South Florida. We’re now planning on recording our new album and planning a national tour next year. This is what happens when you surrender the one thing you love, to follow God’s voice!!! Life pointe church is fertile land and I can’t wait to see its Harvest bloom. I encourage you to do the same, listen and follow, sow a seed here and watch it grow. In order to truly gain you must lose! It works. Sunday is gonna rock! be there!!

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