Sentimental...

Wow, for once in my life I'm feeling sentimental... we just got back from Magdalena. I didn't leave home very excited, and quite honestly questioned the use of our short term little trips, but God taught me a lot, it was so encouraging to see the growth of the church down there and the heart of those serving there and working with the kids. I was able to have some good discussion with some of them and gleaned some great insight into God's work down there.

Continue to be prayerful for Magdalena as the Spirit expands the place and the devil combats it. Continue to be prayerful for mission growth in the church. Also, please be prayerful for me as I have an upcoming interview with the Mission's Committee for Japan and the future whatever the Lord would have. I'm so touched right now by God's power and sovereignty. God is so much bigger than all our anxieties and all we lack, He's waiting on surrender to show us this, if only we can let it all go in trust and abandonment, He will provide and His will is done.

One of my closest friends, Joe Marquart, started repenting on the trip, and that was followed by Whitney Menold and Rachael Young. The later were Christians, but both came to the AC Church. Please be prayerful for each of them. I am just overjoyed to see God working, to hear of His work breaking up strongholds of the devil in Africa, India, even Japan, to live within His work here in Illinois, to taste of it in Mexico, and to know that it is a result of His Spirit moving, and souls being empty and uprooted from their comfort and selfness into a passion for Christ's glory. PRAISE JESUS!!!

Lastly, I'd have great pictures, but my still new camera which I just got repaired after breaking the screen on my first trip with it broke on the 2nd day in Mexico... I asked someone to toss my a Frisbee so I could catch with one hand and take a picture with the other, I missed and it knocked my camera out of my hands (I got the picture though!) and broke the lens...

You're Invited!

World Invite is coming your way! Good Lord be glorified, amen?!
AC World Invite 2007

Break

How was everyone's break?? Sorry for the long absence.
I went out to visit my good friend Johnny K. with my cousin Ryan the 27th of December...

Then came back the on the 29th, picked up my new camera in Morton at the FedEx depot and headed to the home of Tim B. (where I previously was bucked off a horse) for his birthday celebration and a place to sleep for an hour. Upon awaking at 2:18 I had to head to Goodfield to meet the bus for Jamaica. There's an interesting story of keys not being where they needed to be at 2:45, but for sake of space, let's just say I got there. I then went to Montego Bay CCCD with a Peoria/Leo based group. Fantastic trip. Incredibly hard working and loving work team, I was impressed. loved the Jamaican culture as always. Incredible country, they just need their men to step up and start caring, the country is incredible. CCCD is a great organization. We met the president, he has a very Godly vision for the place.




I returned home from Jamaica at 4am, stopped by David Thymes place and did a few loads of laundry, got an hour of sleep or so and left at 7:45am to meet our group and head to CO. We arrived in Keystone on time. I semi blew over right across from us. I boarded at Keystone, Breck, and Copper (3 of 5 days) and visited Craig Hospital in Denver that Friday after no major injuries on the slopes! That was great. I'm actually sleeping better, yet I think I bruised some part of my back, any impact, even a cough hurts. I can't run or jump for the time being... The legs feel good though, so I don't know what to think, some things improved some deproved, but hopefully all gets better soon. Wouldn't trade the slope time for a second though, great trip! At Craig, I talked to a few patients and said hello to everyone. I rode a Greyhound bus there and had a layover... isn't that crazy! Layovers on bus rides...Then I got home stayed with my wonderful family and my cabin mates and started up the 22 hour semester. Superb!

the substance of faith

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

I just read through Hebrews and was most absolutely taken by chapters 11-13. The faith strengthening power of "hearing" such passages was incredible. I was reminded of a conversation I had with Eric Huber as he explained how faith isn't blind. It's not; faith has both substance and evidence. If your faith is waning, start looking through the evidence for the Bible. Read through Hebrews 11 and study some apologetics if you need solid evidence of the validity of the Word. Most of all pray and let your eyes be opened, the Bible is filled with evidence of the unseen GOD!

The things that we hope for: our true home and the praising the unhindered glory of God... the substance of this hope is our faith. It's real, and although the devil does everything he can to make it seem distant, if not completely dark and blind, the evidence of God's work is everywhere, even in this fallen world. Share this substance, let the Message be heard that faith may abound! Ah fair stranger, heaven is our home, alas there will be no more faith and no more hope, only love brother and sister! Until then let it be heard, share the substance.

Merry Christmas to all...

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woot woot

school's done (basically), i got a perfect little job (wasn't looking), i got a new song to record, my room is clean, jamaica, colorado, Christmas, God's name being glorified, mom's computer finally works, my computer works, i got the perfect new snare drum head, i'm walking, God's moving things big times

good little things, good big things, i must testify, life's a blessing

Blogging and Finals

So I'm curious... based on the suffocating amount of comments I've received nearing the end of this semester, how many of you are keeping up on blog readership and analysis this week?
Disclaimer: there is no research that proves that the end of the semester has any relationship to the readership of "Will Interests Ever Gain a Noteworthy Dance"