September 8, 2011
January 21, 2011
Kolkata Video
I will have some journal entries later, but for now, here is a sample of what we experienced in India. Thank you for supporting us in our life changing trip...it was amazing!
Kolkata - A Brief Look from LIFEchurchnow.org on Vimeo.
November 18, 2010
India Focus
All things India right now. Ana and I have just put together and sent out our information for the trip.
I'm super stoked to go to another country, but better yet, this place has so much culture and history. I know it will be a huge shock especially since the area we are going has around 15 million people.
I'm looking forward to seeing how another country operates and how other people live and manage their lives.
We will be working with another organization at a medical clinic. I of course will be a gopher but Ana will be able to work her magic with the little ones. Speaking of Ana, I am so impressed with her. I can't say that I have gotten to see her in full Doctor mode (mostly because she is always in restricted areas that I can't go in), but I love hearing her tell me of who she's been able to help or what new thing she has learned. I don't know how I got so lucky but she is AMAZING.
If you haven't been to our page yet, What are you waiting for?
Any way, just a few thoughts about the forth coming trip.
I'm super stoked to go to another country, but better yet, this place has so much culture and history. I know it will be a huge shock especially since the area we are going has around 15 million people.
I'm looking forward to seeing how another country operates and how other people live and manage their lives.
We will be working with another organization at a medical clinic. I of course will be a gopher but Ana will be able to work her magic with the little ones. Speaking of Ana, I am so impressed with her. I can't say that I have gotten to see her in full Doctor mode (mostly because she is always in restricted areas that I can't go in), but I love hearing her tell me of who she's been able to help or what new thing she has learned. I don't know how I got so lucky but she is AMAZING.
If you haven't been to our page yet, What are you waiting for?
Any way, just a few thoughts about the forth coming trip.
April 7, 2010
Post Easter Blues :(
It's been a long time since my last post (in fact, over a year) but I just had to put my thoughts down.
First off let me say we had a good Easter service. There were many people who made a decision for Christ, we had our first double service with about 250 people (many of whom where visitors), incorporated the youth and other Lc members into our service, had over 20+ volunteers and other than one technical glitch, everything went very well.
BUT...
I left with very mixed feelings about the selection of music and how it came across, the flow of the different elements and was the goal of the services met?
Another example of my own personal battles is there was just one anonymous card from someone that said they were needing more from the worship and that it felt too performed. It killed me because of how hard I try not become the performer and really the worship leader - LEADING the body in authentic worship (whole other topic here.)
I have been a worship leader for over 12yrs and have had many of these moments after the "big services." I also know that I am not the only one who has felt this way, in fact, I believe all ministry leaders at one time or another deal with this very thing.
I know it is part of my human nature to point out the flaws before I see the gem and I am aware that the enemy is hard at work deceiving and twisting the truth, I am just frustrated that I let it get the best of me and let it cloud the beauty and the power of those moments. I want to be able to walk away from a service and not be overly critical of something that went well.
Someone said it best..."the whole thing feels Anti-Climatic."
We (especially Rich my pastor) worked our tails off to get so many loose ends finalized before Easter. We are in a new building and so there were a lot of things that weren't done yet, like the street sign, lobby furniture, banners, final touches for the kids areas etc. All this work and with our natural eyes we see little payoff.
I had a very encouraging conversation with a friend yesterday and he put it in perspective for me. He said, "what if you were put on a deserted island and all the distraction were gone and you had nothing else to do but think about all that was accomplished in the last 4yrs of Lc? You would be amazed at what God has done and is doing in people that have joined or have been touched by your family." He was right. Lc has touched a lot of people which IS the bigger picture.
I (we) end up focusing on just a small portion or piece of the puzzle and it takes our attention off the more important things (read first paragraph again.)
Just needed to write it all down. I really feel great about what has been accomplished, and look forward to what will come in the future.
Didn't necessarily write this for answers or the sake of comments but if you have any thoughts then please feel free to chime in.
First off let me say we had a good Easter service. There were many people who made a decision for Christ, we had our first double service with about 250 people (many of whom where visitors), incorporated the youth and other Lc members into our service, had over 20+ volunteers and other than one technical glitch, everything went very well.
BUT...
I left with very mixed feelings about the selection of music and how it came across, the flow of the different elements and was the goal of the services met?
Another example of my own personal battles is there was just one anonymous card from someone that said they were needing more from the worship and that it felt too performed. It killed me because of how hard I try not become the performer and really the worship leader - LEADING the body in authentic worship (whole other topic here.)
I have been a worship leader for over 12yrs and have had many of these moments after the "big services." I also know that I am not the only one who has felt this way, in fact, I believe all ministry leaders at one time or another deal with this very thing.
I know it is part of my human nature to point out the flaws before I see the gem and I am aware that the enemy is hard at work deceiving and twisting the truth, I am just frustrated that I let it get the best of me and let it cloud the beauty and the power of those moments. I want to be able to walk away from a service and not be overly critical of something that went well.
Someone said it best..."the whole thing feels Anti-Climatic."
We (especially Rich my pastor) worked our tails off to get so many loose ends finalized before Easter. We are in a new building and so there were a lot of things that weren't done yet, like the street sign, lobby furniture, banners, final touches for the kids areas etc. All this work and with our natural eyes we see little payoff.
I had a very encouraging conversation with a friend yesterday and he put it in perspective for me. He said, "what if you were put on a deserted island and all the distraction were gone and you had nothing else to do but think about all that was accomplished in the last 4yrs of Lc? You would be amazed at what God has done and is doing in people that have joined or have been touched by your family." He was right. Lc has touched a lot of people which IS the bigger picture.
I (we) end up focusing on just a small portion or piece of the puzzle and it takes our attention off the more important things (read first paragraph again.)
Just needed to write it all down. I really feel great about what has been accomplished, and look forward to what will come in the future.
Didn't necessarily write this for answers or the sake of comments but if you have any thoughts then please feel free to chime in.
March 17, 2009
Lovin my Nissan
of those miles on it and my current Michelin tires have over 60,000
miles with plenty more tread. I do regular maintenance but no major
problems, ever. It's not the quietest anymore, has a few scratches
and dents but all-in-all I LOVE MY TRUCK!
March 13, 2009
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