Thread by @OneGSisneros

I'm a 55 year old who gained 10,000 followers on Twitter in just 6 months.

This is my story.

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In 2012 we sold everything and moved from the United States to a small mountain village in Guatemala.

We sold our dream home.
We sold 2 successful businesses.
We sold all the kids toys.

Over a beer, my friend Bryan asked, "How can you do that to your kids bro? The U.S. is the best country in the world. You're really taking all that away???"

My wife and I lost some of our best friends in the move.

I called my mom. She didn't say anything at first.

And then, "I will never forgive you."

I understood. We were taking her four grandchildren, far away.

Seven months later, the week before we left, she called and said, "I love you. I support you. And I forgive you."

Guatemala is a tiny country, 1/3 the size of Colorado.

We landed in a country we didn't know.
A country that has 100 murders a week.
A country swimming in poverty.

Why would we do that?

We moved into a home 1/3 the size of the home we sold and we opened the only middle school in our village.

We traded the comforts and opportunities of America, to live out our faith as Christians.

When Covid hit Guatemala we had to shut our school down.

We focused our efforts on feeding our neighbors, helping them get through the worst of it.

We fed 1,000 people every month for almost a year.

Five years ago we met 4 little ones stuck in an orphanage.

I say stuck because siblings can't be split up during adoption. If you want to adopt one, you adopt all.

I love that.

After two years and stacks of paperwork, we finally brought them home.

My friend asked, "How can you do that to your kids bro?"

9 years later, I have to ask, "How could we not?"

To know who I AM, It's important to know who I WAS.

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I've been broke.
Like...BROKE-BROKE.
At the edge of bankruptcy broke.

I've been divorced.
I've been overweight and overworked.
I've felt life's burden to the core...I've wanted to quit.

So I get you.

Fast forward to today:

• My wife and I have climbed and spent the night on Volcán Acatenango, the 3rd highest peak in Central America.

• I swam with sharks off the coral reefs of Belize and explored the Mayan Ruins of Tikal.

• I've summited Capitol Peak, the most difficult of the 58 Colorado 14ers.

• I've run a marathon, jumped out of an airplane and grabbed an alligator by the tail.

• I'm a Christian Missionary who's smoked a Cuban cigar in Havana and played in the World Series of Poker in Vegas.

• I'm 55 and may have the best marriage on the planet.

WHY • DID • I • CREATE • THIS • PAGE ?

I want you to win so bad!

With my tweets I'm laying out the stepping stones that will help you navigate this crazy world we live in.

I want you to live a life of adventure.
I want you to be strong and healthy.
I want you to have a strong marriage.

If that's the type of thing you want to see as you scroll Twitter, follow me @oneGSisneros.

➡️ Hit the 🔔 so you don't miss the next thread.

I'd be humbled if you scrolled to the top and retweeted the 1st tweet.