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Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Thursday, 10 April 2008

  • The best of times...

    Yes it was been an exiting time in Oklahoma City. Yep I did say that. Well After the amazing time I had with some old friends from the Teenmania family back in Texas this past weekend. I found myself at odds resisting with old feelings of nostalgia about all the great people I sometimes feel I left behind. The teenmania family whether from MT or HA have left a profound impact in my life and a constant cry in my heart for a life with no regrets. I did just want to give out a special shout out to my man Shane, Nathan, Josh, Victor and yes even good ol Gabe. I think their pretty much the best bros. Also thought I would mention the good company the beautiful sistas from the MT and HA I was able to hang out with like Meredith, Brook, and Bekah. (Sorry for the miss spelling)

    Well now back in OKC this week I was given the privilege of speaking a Sermon on Sunday which came out pretty well I think. At least most people liked it. But that wasn't the best part. Actually the best part came right before that during my Sunday school class with my teens. I was pretty much one of the best times in ministry.

    For some time now I have been working with the youth at our church to get to know the Jesus of their parent’s religion. I was a little shocked to find out at the beginning of my internship with the youth program (which actually was none existent until I got there) that almost none of the teens had ever received the Lord as their personal savior or much less even been told about it at their level. I made it my personal mission to make sure they would get an opportunity to know Christ first hand on their own. Well that day finally came.

    The Lord filled my mouth with words and my Sprit with his love that morning and I bravely presented the gospel message of salvation and forgiveness of sins. They all in unison out loud confessed their dependence on God and prayed the sinner’s prayer with me as they received the Lord as their personal savior. I could have jumped out of my skin with excitement. But of course I contained myself. I felt the Lord was moving in such a majestic way that I cease the opportunity to present the offer of baptism as a personal confession of faith. I promised I would explain it in greater detail the following week and prayed and dismissed them.

    It as about a total of five students, not 5,000 but I think the Lord was celebrating with me in heaven. My prayer is that this will snowball into the rest of the youth group that were not there.

    I am filled with Love as I wonder the many things the Lord has planed for these young people.

    Personal Thanksgiving: "You are worthy of Praise, I have no other Joy or greater allegiance thank you my Savior, my King."

Monday, 11 February 2008

  • Currently Reading
    The Upward Call: Spiritual Formation and the Holy Life
    By Wesley Tracy, E. Dee Freeborn, Janine Tartaglia-Metcalf, Morris A. Weigelt
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    It has been different.

    Well, life has taken turns in ways I did not expect and many things have happened which at one point in my life I had wished they were different...

    Now in retrospect I realized that the Lords hand has been with me all along the way.

    Coming in to my Sophomore year I transfered Schools and changed my mayor. Thankfully all my credits were accepted at my new school and only one went to my electives and the rest towards required courses, Praise God.

    Last year (2007) though,  did not have such a pattern of highlights.

    Many things kinda fell apart which contributed in part to my transfer. Of course now I can clearly see how the Lord used all of that to not only bring me closer to him, and in doing so bringing me closer to His call and will over my life.

    Their is no shortage of testimonies about His working in my life. And for that I am grateful. I can say with confident that the Lord is not only using me but changing me for his purposes. It has been my prayer and supplication.

Friday, 06 July 2007

  • New Site, new info

    OK finally an update and new look for my site.

    So whats happening?

    Well working with the youth and organizing youth outreaches has been what I've been up to this summer. Lots of fun and hopping for Godly rest after this summer but I guess it might be too soon to say. Anyways God has been Good and hopefully the ministry team gets it together and organizes some kind of reunion. That would be fun.

    I'm prayerfully considering going to ESOAL this next year. (not sure about that yet though)

    Well I love you guys and miss teenmania, (ministry team, pragmatikos, serenity, lovesick, and yes IT)

    God bless you all.

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