An amazing week in Nashvegas

This past week I had the opportunity to go on a mission trip to Nashville, Tennessee. In the beginning of the trip I was one of three people in charge of leading the trip. At first I was super stressed and really didn't think I could do it. However, God just totally came down with this super big S on his chest and rescued me. Lol. This trip was full of curveballs, twists and turns, and ups and downs. And many more cliche things like that. Here is the whole trip and all the things that God taught me.

Well, like I said before, Me and two other people were the original leaders of the trip, college kids leading college kids. It was scary for me, but I had to do what I had to do. Then, God called in the relief pitcher, Dan Rieke. Dan was our interim College pastor until we received our new college pastor, Nate Stuart. Dan came in and took over and did everything in just a week, and what seemed to take three people multiple weeks to do, he did in one. Amazing. After having all the plans ready to go it was real easy to relax and just wait for the trip to start, but it was at that point that it all changed. Two days before we left for the trip, I got some information from Don Mutton, who is in charge of the singles ministry at HFBC, saying that Dan and his wife Lauren were not going to be able to go. Back to stressing out.

Then I get some new info with good and bad news. Lauren being sick could not go still, but since she was getting better Dan was going to be able to make it. So, not stressing out as much. But again plans never seem to go according to plan. I get an email on the day before we leave that Dan can not make it because Lauren was no longer feeling good. Not only were Dan and Lauren not going we were going to miss two huge leaders, and now Nate has to step up and we would have to get a new leader that no one really knew. Stressing out again. If that didn't seem enough. We were going to travel be vehicle and our original plans was to take two twelve passenger vans, but a couple days before Dan said that there were none in the Houston area that were available. So, the plans changed to driving three Sedans, but that fell through because there was only two leaders that could drive. So... We had to settle with one sedan and one ford explore for 11 people. Stressing out a little bit more.

If that wasn't enough Nate was in Georgia with the church staff on this big conference and his plane got delayed and he was not going to be able to land in Houston until 2:30 am and we were leaving at 5:oo am (not enough sleep for a 15 hour trip). So, we pushed the time to leave back to 8:00 am, and while paul and I were telling the news to everyone that was going on the trip more news comes. Ricky, who I was really excited to get to know more on this trip, wouldn't be able to make the trip because he had Bronchitis. Trip is now down to 10 people. This is starting to get ridiculus.

I have never gone through anything like this, and I have gone a lot of mission trips. Nothing compares to this. I felt that the Devil was really trying to attack this trip, and it wasn't just me that felt this. Many people in this group felt the same way. Why would he not want things to go according to plan, why?

To Be Continued...

So, I was asked to write something for this thing called Pulse. Pulse is a college gathering that comes together every other monday, and just chill out and grows together. So, the topic of this week was Celebration. So, my college pastor asked me to write what Celebration means to mean. So, I wrote this.

What does it mean to celebrate?
To know and rest that Jesus gave me a clean slate
It doesn’t matter how much I’ve sinned
I can now make decisions not wondering what could have been
And all the praise that I will give will go to him.

Because celebration is more than a party
It’s more that turning an age so that you can drink Bacardi
It’s more than that, It’s more than that
When I turn to Jesus I know that the rest of that is all wac

When people win a championship, they don’t care
That they’re running, crying with arms in the air.
Because in that moment they take all the pride
Celebration is definitely something we should not hide

What will you do in the moment
Will you sing at the top of you lungs
Will you celebrate the one who has already won

I heard from a wise man this
This is something that you don’t want to miss
“At the core of celebration is Joy.
Like a child playing with his brand new toy
Uncontrollable happiness that beckons action”
Now that is the definition of my word Passion.

Now what is worth celebration?
To know that I’m in the process of sanctification
Now that is something I can shout nation to nation
I hope people will celebrate that in the next generation

When the time comes how will you celebrate
I pray when it does come you will not hesitate.

My hearts prayer

I guess that it has been a long time since I have done this blogging thing, but a voice just pushed and pushed and pushed for me to continue on this journey of blogging. So, I have had somethings on my heart and mind. I was recently inspired to write  some poetry, and so I just put my mind on paper. Here it is...

I know how to be a good christian

But it seems to me that I don't listen

When I look a round I see all these distractions

I wonder if my witness is killed by my actions

I see the qualities of my brothers and I become so envious

But when I really think about it I start to become so curious

Because I know that isn't the life jesus had for me

I just wish that he would come down, open my eyes so I can see

That my life has more worth

That Jesus loved me even before my birth

I need to be comfortable in my own skin

That no matter the race I would love people as my own "kin"

God, open my eyes

and Teach me the things to change peoples lives

When you're with me you make my happy as though a kid with an ice cream cone

But I sometimes feel that you're not around, and that I'm alone

There are times when my heart feels so hollow

But God you know my heart and that I want to follow

God be with me!

As I yell, that is my plea.

First Time For Everything

People say that there is a first for everything. For some, it might be sky diving, skating on ice, or maybe trying on a new type of food, but for me it is THIS! I really think that my note on facebook really made people think, and that is super really good, and is my goal. So, I am going to start a blog for just an update from time to time, and especially when God is sharing something in me that I want to share with y'all.