Jonathan Matías

there is a month-long treatment, regular blood work, & possibility of a 3rd surgery, complicated by being an immunocompromised person with long covid.

Thanks to all who have visited, texted, sent encouraging notes, provided meals and gift cards, and supported Christy & our boys. We feel your love.

Resting at home after an arduous emergency surgery and hospital stay to remove an abscess from my abdomen that deeply sickened me for weeks. Evidently, I picked up an antibiotic-resistant, hospital-borne bacteria when having an emergency appendectomy in May.

Still not out of the woods...

Oh, gee, that's wild. Thanks for sharing. #FarewellRFK

Holy shit, they're writing your last chapter for you! As a former church pastor and faithful doubter attending my local ELCA church, most of the songs I used to lead people in singing make me wonder how I was complicit in setting them up for other voices to radicalized them effortlessly.

"Do not obey in advance." - Declaration #1 in Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny"

Ha! I and my Banana costume made it in tonight's Washington Post article about the role of inflatables and costumes at protests like No Kings! My interview is the closing quote- www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Joined a couple hundred thousand non-paid protestors at the #NoKingsDC Rally while my family participated in #NoKingsManheim with a crowd of 200 in our little PA town! #FreeDC

All those thinkpieces about the "collapse" of this place and yet here they come....

My mom is in the hospital and was completely unresponsive for almost 24 hours but just opened her eyes and told my brother to "Shut up." So there's still some fight left in this world, people.

Free DC chant is loud and clear on the broadcast in the 51st minute! Well done! @washingtonspirit.com #militaryoccupation

Thanks to @cloud9goth.bsky.social Gotham FC supporters group for leading the "Free DC" chant here at Subaru Park to oppose the militarized policing of DC by this Administration! We @washingtonspirit supporters here are deeply grateful!

A truth-teller disturbs, alerts, awakens, and warns against indifference to injustice and complacency about the needs of human beings. To be silent about injustices in this world is to be a partner with those who carry out violence, evil, and corruption.

Found in the wild: "The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism". I asked my local library to order a copy as it's relevant to our community that has mamy MK'S and retired missionaries, and they got it! Starting to give his book by @hollybfletcher.bsky.social a read.

"Free D.C." chant is loud-and-clear on the match broadcast. Thankful for opposing player Anna Heilferty (former Spirit!) urged Houston fans to join in the chant in the 51st minute, protesting the military occupation of D.C. by the current Administration.

#washingtonspirit #NWSL #solidarity

Abiodun needs a second blood kit?!? We 'll see how prepared is @jols98.bsky.social. Abiodun is a trooper, needs a sub for the day. So many knocks. #washingtonspirit

And there it is! The Leicy > Croix connection! What a curler from Leicy and smart header from Croix! #washingtonspirit #gospirits

Tears to my eyes hearing @angelcity.com supporters chanting "Free DC! Free DC!" In the 51st minute in solidarity with Washington DC that is under a military occupation by the current administration. #washingtonspirit

Time for @jols98.bsky.social's "blood kit" for Abiodun. I admire Abiodun's pressing on in this physically intense match despite her facial injury incurred on the pitch. Thanks for @heyspirits.bsky.social questions revealing the existence of the "blood kit" #GoSpirits #washingtonspirit #NWSLafterdark

Can hear the chant "Free DC" loud and clear on the broadcast in the 51st minute. And then it started up again even louder in the 53rd minute! #washingtonspirit #militaryoccupation #Resist

A Tara rocket! Love that the commemtator referred to her as Tara the Explorer. #washingtonspirit

Trump's mass deportations are all but indistinguishable from human trafficking.

I'd love to see you at The Row House on Friday September 12 at 7 pm in Lancaster City to hear Chad! Tickets here: www.therowhouse.org 3/3

At Bridge of Hope National, I get to partner with Chad in building Bridgeport Housing that's renovating a historic home & constructing new apartments for families & individuals from Bridge of Hope and Conestoga Valley SEEDS. 2/3

The Row House Public forums designed to engage current culture with ancient faith. We host lectures and events that are hospitable, civil, human, and creative. Fun and food happen too.

I'm pleased that my friend Chad Martin from Chestnut Housing is speaking at The Row House Forum, a fascinating forum curated by my friend Tom Becker.

Chad will tell stories and share lessons on how we can provide safe, quality, affordable houses for the most vulnerable households. 1/3

OK I'm dying of laughter at NationalGuardners!

Chanting #FreeDC with 16,000-ish #WashingtonSpirit fans at Audi Field. Elijah and I expressed our concerns to these armed soldiers about militarized policing in a nearly-empty Waterfront Metro station. Nothing going on here...why the need for armed soldiers...

I appreciate hearing San Francisco chanting "Free DC Free DC Free DC" in the 51st minute of the Bay vs Spirit match at Oracle Park. #solidarity #resist #military occupation

A Christian college professor said in American constitutional history class that the KKK was primarily a family and community club, that his parents or grandparents were part of the KKK and proud of it, and the KKK had a bad wrap from a few bad actors. This was in 2002 in SC. #MakeKKKGreatAgain

Will you look at the depth of the #WashingtonSpirit bench vs Alianza? It's basically the entire starting XI in the last #NSWL matches. And they're still up 2-0.

My family drove from PA to DC to protest at a checkpoint and raise awareness among our friends in PA.