Meet a Graduate!

This Thursday we celebrate our 2012-2013 YouthBuild graduates: Alex Murillo, Eric Matias, Juan Capristo, Brandon Rosales, and Dakota Macias--and we are so proud of each of them!  To give you a glimpse into one young man's experience at Cloud & Fire, we interviewed Alex about what YouthBuild has meant to him and where his path goes from here.

Cloud & Fire Ministries (CFM):  How long where you in YouthBuild?

Alex: A year and a half.

CFM:  What is a favorite memory from your time at Cloud & Fire?

Alex: Bonding with the teachers and students.  Also, going on a mission trip to Haiti.

CFM:  What is a lesson that you learned while at Cloud & fire?

Alex: How to be a leader.  At the construction site, I was placed in a leadership position where I oversaw other students.  At first it was hard, but then it got easier and I really learned how to be a leader.

CFM:  What will you miss the most?

Alex: The teachers and students.

CFM:  How did Cloud & Fire prepare you for the future?

Alex: By teaching me leadership development; I'm going into the marines, and I will definitely need leadership.

CFM:  Speaking of the future, what is your next step?

Alex: The United States Marines!   I've done everything I need to do, and I'm just waiting until November or December, when I'll go to San Diego for three months of training.  I'm excited, nervous, scared--everything.

CFM:  What are your long-term goals?

Alex: After the Marines, probably do homeland security and retire from there.

CFM:  Are you excited to graduate?

Alex: Yeah, it's something a lot of kids wish they could do.

CFM:  Anything else you would like to add?

Alex: It's been a fun experience at Cloud & Fire!