hey everyone! hope all is going well!
so its about the middle of week 5 and
things have been going awesome!
We got to take an awesome trip down
the coast like you saw from previous
pictures which was fun, and from then
there we havent been on any big or crazy
trips. Last Thursday, as some of you may have
heard, I was on the TV show Wipeout
which was a blast! If you havent watched
it, check it out:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/252104/wipeout-hotties-versus-nerds
So yeah, thats that! Then yesterday I was
able to help out a family at the church,
the Swansons, with a birthday party for
their lil boy Ozzie who was adopted 1
year ago yesterday. Below are some pictures
I took at the party. As for work, I am having
a blast at the skatepark, getting to know the
groms better and just being a mentor/big
brother to them has been such a blessing.
Here at the church the pastor and intern
director gave me the job of creating
something called the 'Antioch ThinkTank'
which is a format for meetings that church
will hold with members of the church to help
deal with issues different ministries in the
church have. For example, the high school pastor
may say that he needs more small group
leaders so my job will be to come up with
the starting point of the thinktank and where
Jon (high school pastor) wants us to finish
and then I will be in charge of choosing who
should be invited to this thinktank and will
also choose which questions to ask. I will also
be helping design a notebook that can
be used for the thinktank. It has been very
cool to get to head up something like this
and I am excited to see what the Lord has
in store for it. Prayers are always welcomed
and requested. Hope all is well! Love you all
~Christian
the haps
host home + kids
This stud on top is Marten
This lil man above here is Marten's big brother Duke
They are two awesome little guys who belong to this lovely couple below, Jon and Christina Lemke. We are currently living in their awesome basement! its been amazing!
White as Snow
In Zechariah 3, the Lord reveals a beautiful
picture of His heart for us. Joshua the High
Priest is shown standing before the Lord,
dressed in filthy clothes and being accused
by Satan himself. The Lord says to Satan,
"The Lord rebuke you, Satan!...Is not
this man a burning stick snatched from
the fire?" (3:2). He doesn't care about the
filthy clothes he doesn't care about the fact
that like a stick in a fire, this man is charred
and blackened by sin. He has chosen this man
- and by inference, the Jews - as His people,
and despite their sin and disobedience has
chosen to snatch them out of the fire and
captivity and restore the remnant to Zion.
Isaiah 41:9-10, "I took you from the ends
of the earth, from its furthers corners
I called you." God is reminding us in these
verses that it is NOT by accident He chose us
to be His people. God knew what He was
getting into and He know that His son would
have to die for an undeserving people, to
wash away the stain of their sins, making
them White as Snow.
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