Man, where do I begin? I'm 11 days into my 21 day training period and life is good! I'm learning how to facilitate rock climbing (belaying the climbers), Rappelling, BMX track, terrain park, archery, knife throwing, riflery, waterfront, and the 800 foot zip line. And much more to come. It's amazing the resources used here to reach young lives for Christ. The generosity God has given to this place in the past and even now on a continued basis. I can't wait until the kids get here and I get to watch God work in their lives and in mine as well. I've already seen him at work in my life and others around me. I've seen His plans unfold right in front of me as He used me to do it! It's indescribable really. I'm also learning about myself as a child of God and as a man under His direction.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
An update from the past.
Oh man, March is almost over an there's not a single post to be had! What madness is this? Well I'm here to save the day (and hopefully provide some laughs along the way).
So what's happened with me since I posted last? No, it is too much, let me sum up:
God: good, Weather: improving, Health: excellent, Social life: good, School: meh, Rugby: could be better. So yeah. There's a lot been happening but today I'll tell you about the spring break trip I took with the BSU group here back in the beginning of this month. I'm sure most if not all of you have heard of the crazy huge tornado that tore Joplin Missouri apart last year. I know it's been a while but there is still a ton of debris and clean up work to be done. So that's what we did. Day 1 we worked in a huge Salvation Army warehouse moving boxes of clothes and sorting said clothes and building massive tables out of saw-horses, pallets, cardboard and shrink wrap. definitely a good opening to the trip. The only down set was the day before, one of our team members injured his ankle in a roller skating accident and was quite discouraged at his temporary lack of mobility (he was well-chair bound for the day). But what was really cool was his refusal to let it get him so far down that he became useless. he worked where he could as hard as he could and was a silent encouragement to us all.
The second day, we split into two different teams and attacked (some of us in a more literal sense) two different projects. The team I went with was helping to finish demolishing a trailer that the twister had gotten the best of and cleaning up the debris (which was around 98% fiber glass, 2% safe) that was all over the yard. That day was particularly fun as I was able to use a sledgie for most of it and beat the living snot out of stuff (like a toilet!!) That day we all worked together without serious injury (sunburns all around, but it was all good in the end. I have a nice tan now =)
Day three we cleared brush and broken fence stuffs from someone's yard and then moved to another site (because we work fast and finished early like the bosses we are) to move a pile of brush from one spot, to about 300 yards closer to the road. That was intense. I worked the wheelbarrow most of the day and probably moved a literal ton of wood. Turns out, the BSU peeps work really well as a team, setting up a mid-way point to switch out loads like a relay. much less work done but much more finished.
At some point, I believe it was day 4, tragedy struck. While finishing up child-care at a local church for the evening, a good friend of mine and team member fell and seriously bruised her knee. At the time she was unable to walk and was in a good amount of pain. We rushed her to the hospital and after a few tense hours of prayer and worry, we got a phone call that she was ok, it was only a serious bruise. Praising God for that. It was kinda scary.
After that, the week finished decently quick and un-eventful but we still had a good time. And now we've been back at school for a while and we can't wait for summer.
Speaking of summer I should tell you all about my job! I'm going to be a Headwaters counselor and part-time worship leader at Camp Eagle in TX. over the summer! I'm crazy excited about it and I can't wait to see how God can use me.
But until next time: Good bye, stay safe, and don't fall into the lightning sand.
So what's happened with me since I posted last? No, it is too much, let me sum up:
God: good, Weather: improving, Health: excellent, Social life: good, School: meh, Rugby: could be better. So yeah. There's a lot been happening but today I'll tell you about the spring break trip I took with the BSU group here back in the beginning of this month. I'm sure most if not all of you have heard of the crazy huge tornado that tore Joplin Missouri apart last year. I know it's been a while but there is still a ton of debris and clean up work to be done. So that's what we did. Day 1 we worked in a huge Salvation Army warehouse moving boxes of clothes and sorting said clothes and building massive tables out of saw-horses, pallets, cardboard and shrink wrap. definitely a good opening to the trip. The only down set was the day before, one of our team members injured his ankle in a roller skating accident and was quite discouraged at his temporary lack of mobility (he was well-chair bound for the day). But what was really cool was his refusal to let it get him so far down that he became useless. he worked where he could as hard as he could and was a silent encouragement to us all.
The second day, we split into two different teams and attacked (some of us in a more literal sense) two different projects. The team I went with was helping to finish demolishing a trailer that the twister had gotten the best of and cleaning up the debris (which was around 98% fiber glass, 2% safe) that was all over the yard. That day was particularly fun as I was able to use a sledgie for most of it and beat the living snot out of stuff (like a toilet!!) That day we all worked together without serious injury (sunburns all around, but it was all good in the end. I have a nice tan now =)
Day three we cleared brush and broken fence stuffs from someone's yard and then moved to another site (because we work fast and finished early like the bosses we are) to move a pile of brush from one spot, to about 300 yards closer to the road. That was intense. I worked the wheelbarrow most of the day and probably moved a literal ton of wood. Turns out, the BSU peeps work really well as a team, setting up a mid-way point to switch out loads like a relay. much less work done but much more finished.
At some point, I believe it was day 4, tragedy struck. While finishing up child-care at a local church for the evening, a good friend of mine and team member fell and seriously bruised her knee. At the time she was unable to walk and was in a good amount of pain. We rushed her to the hospital and after a few tense hours of prayer and worry, we got a phone call that she was ok, it was only a serious bruise. Praising God for that. It was kinda scary.
After that, the week finished decently quick and un-eventful but we still had a good time. And now we've been back at school for a while and we can't wait for summer.
Speaking of summer I should tell you all about my job! I'm going to be a Headwaters counselor and part-time worship leader at Camp Eagle in TX. over the summer! I'm crazy excited about it and I can't wait to see how God can use me.
But until next time: Good bye, stay safe, and don't fall into the lightning sand.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
A Congressionaly non-censored post
Boy is it cold. I believe the high today is 33* Fahrenheit or 273.70556 Kelvin or 0.55556 Celsius for you European types. Either way, that's cold. And the only way I'll tolerate cold is if I can play ice hockey. They don't have that here. They don't even have a rink. The coldest city in Missouri and we don't even have an ice rink... This is just wrong. Can one of you Canadian types please ship me an ice rink? I'd love to have one. Please and thank you.
But in the mean time, I think I may have found a possible summer job working at a Christian youth camp in TX. Not bad eh? The only problem is that I"d like to goo back to Kinshasa sometime between now and August but this camp is all summer and I don't know if they'd let me back on if I left. So I'll have to do a bit more research into it and hope things work out. I thinkit would be awesome if I got a job there because then I'd be able to serve God AND make some summer money AND have fun. Anything wrong with that? Didn't think so.
Also, Rugby practice has begun again. We've got a lot of new guys coming out and it looks to be a good season. Problem is, practice is on Tuesday and Thursday after my high intensity interval training class for health... I'm in a bit of pain today. Everything from my knees down is either on fire or numb. The price I pay for some things makes me wonder why I do them... But then I remember "Akia-Kaha" Forever Strong. Gotta work hard to get anywhere. Bring it on!
And on a final note. Maybe some of you heard about my little brother Daniel already but if not here's what happened. He dropped a glass coke bottle on the floor at our home in Kinshasa and a piece of it sliced his leg quite deeply and he had to be rushed to the hospital through terrible traffic and was treated at a sketchy clinic. All is well and God provided perfectly for the needs that needed met. Thanks for your prayers guys!
But in the mean time, I think I may have found a possible summer job working at a Christian youth camp in TX. Not bad eh? The only problem is that I"d like to goo back to Kinshasa sometime between now and August but this camp is all summer and I don't know if they'd let me back on if I left. So I'll have to do a bit more research into it and hope things work out. I thinkit would be awesome if I got a job there because then I'd be able to serve God AND make some summer money AND have fun. Anything wrong with that? Didn't think so.
Also, Rugby practice has begun again. We've got a lot of new guys coming out and it looks to be a good season. Problem is, practice is on Tuesday and Thursday after my high intensity interval training class for health... I'm in a bit of pain today. Everything from my knees down is either on fire or numb. The price I pay for some things makes me wonder why I do them... But then I remember "Akia-Kaha" Forever Strong. Gotta work hard to get anywhere. Bring it on!
And on a final note. Maybe some of you heard about my little brother Daniel already but if not here's what happened. He dropped a glass coke bottle on the floor at our home in Kinshasa and a piece of it sliced his leg quite deeply and he had to be rushed to the hospital through terrible traffic and was treated at a sketchy clinic. All is well and God provided perfectly for the needs that needed met. Thanks for your prayers guys!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
A new end, a new beginning.
Wow! My weekend was amazing!! I thought it would be nice to kick this year off right and on Friday I went to a B.S.U men's retreat for 3 days. What a blast. Guns, meat, brothers, mice, bugs and Sasquatch (maybe?). But I think the highlight of it was the time I was able to spend with God and my brothers in Christ. It's an indescribable experience really. It was a great time for me to focus on God and know what he wants for me now and I'm sure the guys would agree. But now I'm back and I feel that I'm ready to face the world out there because God's with me and I'm nothing without him. I really can't explain this guys. It's incredible!
And on a side note: I just ate an entire medium pizza from Dominoes. I'm not sure why other than I was missing almost 12 hours of food and I was incredibly hungry. Now I'm full and incredibly thirsty. I need some water or something. No soda during season.... That is all. Good night and enjoy MLK day!!!!
And on a side note: I just ate an entire medium pizza from Dominoes. I'm not sure why other than I was missing almost 12 hours of food and I was incredibly hungry. Now I'm full and incredibly thirsty. I need some water or something. No soda during season.... That is all. Good night and enjoy MLK day!!!!
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