Hi my name is Kenneth. I’m a local surfer from the town of Burgos. I have a broken family. My mother and father both left me when I was young. I grew up with my grandma. Being abandoned made me angry and confused. When I turned 15 years old I got into alcohol and drugs as a way to forget what my parents did to me. It helped for a while to push away my pain and have fun but I still felt empty inside and longed for more. I never knew what love was because it was never taught or shown to me. Whenever I see a child who has parents and a good family I feel jealous and makes me hurt. When I was 20 years old I attended the youth ministry at Hope for the Island just for fun. I listen to what they are sharing but not get too close to anyone. I just attend to have fun and joke around. Then Hope for the Island had visitors from Hawaii. All the youth were invited to attend for a camp and games. There is one guy on the team that spend time with us. He asked me if I knew that Jesus loved me. I just looked at him but didn’t answer because I didn’t know what to say or what that means.