30 minutes before boarding begins and i am updating this page for the first time in a long time.  been out of email contact for a while and am really not going to even try to write it all here and now.  just this…read isaiah 41:10 and 40:31.  this God we serve is amazing and awesome and everything else you can think of and not think of.  that’s Him!  From the most awesome view of stars i have ever seen to a guy named jeff who i met just two seconds a go God has and continues to blow mw away.  now its kosovo…one week to see the Father at work in this new country firsthand and to see if that is where I am to serve.  updates will come later so keep checking back.  oh yeah and pictures will be on their way too.  

i leave with this…close your eyes (after you finish reading) and imagine running like a child with all your energy in reckless abandonment towards the edge of a cliff.  the wind is rushing through your hair as you run and jump off the edge without fear and full of trust.  then it happens, out of nowhere the eagle comes and swoops down to have you land on its neck and soar off together.  what a picture.  that’s me and God right here and right now!

Tonight is the beginning of the end of my time at Indian Hills Camp.  As of right now I have 2 more meals to work before my time as a full time employee in the kitchen is over!  Monday morning its off to Croatia on an IHC trip and then I move on to visit some SEND missionaries and see if where they are working is where God wants me to be.  I sure hope it is!  Right now though its time for bed.  

How does one take care of their responsibilities today while looking ahead to the future and planning for what is to come?  I know we are to live for today…but what about tomorrow?  Here’s the situation…right now I am in the midst of long days and hard work at IHC’s annual junior high camp with a 3 week missions trip throughout Europe to come in less than one week.  The ministry is here filled with opportunities to invest in the lives of people here and love God through it all.  Yet my mind often wanders at the many plans and preparations that need to be made before the trip on Monday.  The key word in this situation is…balance!  Balancing the focus on today with the looking forward to tomorrow.  

Or is there more to it than that?  You see, God calls us to love Him.  That’s it, all we have to do is love God.  Nothing more…nothing less.  Just loving God.  When we love God I believe we are doing exactly what it is that God has called us to do.  When we do that the peace of God comes over us.  The more we love God and in turn overflow Jesus, the more the peace of God overwhelms us.  More love, more peace…its a circle that never ends.  So, in the midst of it all I am going to simply love God.  When the week ends and I have a short time to get ready for Europe, the peace of God will be there to calm me down enough to be productive and effective in my time to get ready for Europe.  

So, in the midst of the challenge of planning ahead or living for today, I choose to love God!

the love of God is amazing!  no matter how many times I screw things up the love is always there.  as i sit in front of my computer on my day off, what a concept to think about!