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May 23rd 1998. The day God change my life by bringing D’Anna and I together in marriage. She has been the best thing that has happened to me. I can’t express how much she means to me. I love her so much, even when we are mad at each other :). I look forward to many years with her and growing old with my best friend. Thanks for being you D’Anna. I love you!
Here’s another game I’ve run across lately….
tiny castle - it’s a well done platform game. You have to keep going and the level keeps changing as you go. Thankfully it saves every so often so you don’t loose your place. Try it out it’s fun.
geekyness- iphone 4.0 is releasing an OS upgrade!!! and multitasking here we come.
gadgets - we now have a mac in the house!!! working on transferring data from Windows to Mac… not as easy as I thought.
And finally, one fun game to leave you with Atomic Puzzler.
This is one of those games you say.. just one more level… just one more level…
So I’ve been out of the blogosphere for awhile but I’m trying to come back with a bang!!! So without further ado I give you my 4G experience (yes I’m capitalizing on that term - 4G in my case is God, games, gadgets and geekery) :
God-
God has been at work in my life for sure the last year, I can’t believe it’s been since June that I actually posted something!
God has a been there to strengthen me and comfort me during the hardest part of my job while I was traveling and working 60-70 hours a week. I believe that God has given me the perseverance to make it through the hardest part of my job and he kept me away from blogging to keep from being complaining and to be negative. So now that I’ve almost been at Dell/Perot (What you didn’t know that Dell bought Perot? Yeah that happened back in October) almost a year, I do enjoy my job and I enjoy the people I’m working with and what I’m doing for Dell/Perot. I have learned a lot and still have a lot more to learn.
games-
Here’s some of my favorite games I’ve discovered over the last almost year. (more…)
Kids will be kids.
That’s the great thing about working with kids, acting like a kid, and serving with kids.
This past May I was privileged to be a part of the India VBS team. Nine of us (Steven, Rodney, Keri, Sundae, Jeremy, Jinny, Juanathan, D’Anna and I) partnered with COI to put on a VBS for approximately 600 kids, ranging from the ages of 4 to 18. There was a lot of pre-trip preparation put into the trip; going through curriculum, writing skits, brainstorming crafts and games, and eating Indian food, but that’s what made the trip go so super smooth. We started the VBS days off with large group, where it was so cool to see and hear worship songs we sing yet they were being sung in Hindi, even with different hand motions. There was a skit also, with Hindi translators. Then the kids broke into age appropriate groups throughout the building’s classrooms (it’s also school) for their bible study with the Indian volunteers and teachers. After their bible study the nine of us split into two’s and went to each classroom and shared a craft, many of which were prepared by 121ers. Then it was snack time for the kids where they received a snack and sugar water (their equivalent to kool-aid). After snack it was time for a memory verse activity and game, they loved all of us coming to the rooms and acting silling and playing games with them. The kids I played with really enjoyed the spit-wad game (q-tips and straws). I don’t think they’ve ever experienced spit wads before!!! And finally on the last day there was a huge celebration all done in the large group room. I think every child was able to be on stage to do either a memory verse, a song, or a skit. It was really neat to see what they learned throughout the week, although a bit hot…..
How hot is hot? It was around a 110-120 outside. We were working in a cinderblock building with a metal roof. Add 600 kids jumping around and you’ve got yourself a nice little sauna! But the funny thing is I don’t think any of us really let the heat get to us, (physically that is, not sure odoriferous wise though), we were all so focused on enjoying the kids and interacting with them that it didn’t seem that hot, until that last day of celebration, where the sauna effect was on full force!
Was it only about the kids?No, although that was the main focus of the trip and that did make this trip to India different that previous trips 121 has taken there, we had a chance to do a few things in the evenings. One night we visited the Bundicks and encouraged and hung out with them. We were able to see WildFire Tribe, a worship band ministry started by JoJo. We prayer walked through a Mosque, a Sikh temple and a Hindu temple, praying for the people, praying for God to work miracles. We also visited one of the home churches and one of the pastor’s home.
How did this impact me? The Indian people are so friendly, willing to give a helping hand and serve you their best, and all based on building relationships. I came back with a new appreciation for service, friendliness, humility, and relationship focused encounters with others.
As we prepare to travel home, pray that we would begin to process all the Lord has shown us through this time in India. Please continue to pray for Rodney and Keri as they will remain in India for a few additional days. Pray for safety and rest as we return home.
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, O descendants of Israel his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. He remembers [a] his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.” When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. Hallowed no man to oppress them;for their sake he rebuked kings: “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.” Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heaven . Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place. Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength, ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! Then the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 35 Cry out, “Save us, O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise.” Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the LORD.” 1 Chronicles 16:8-36
Thank you for your faithful prayers! You are vital to this ministry!
We look forward to sharing insights, life changes/challenges, and experiences with you.
Today will be the Final Day program to wrap up the week of VBS. Pray that this would be an enjoyable time for all as we celebrate our time with the children, leaders at COI, the VBS team in Delhi. As we wrap up this trip, pray for the believers we were able to work with and the non-believers we encountered during our time in India. Pray that we are open to God’s calling in all aspects of our lives and that we will be bold in sharing the Gospel and what we saw in India.
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Romans 10:13-15
Therefore my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Also think about D’Anna and I as it is our anniversary! We will be celebrating 11 wonderful years. I thank God for blesing me with such an amazing wife!!!!
The theme for today is to love others and share God’s love with everyone. Please pray that the kids will have a clear understanding of all they have heard throughout the week. Pray that those led by the Holy Spirit will have the courage to come forward and ask questions, continue to seek after the Lord or proclaim their faith in Him.
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20
The gospel will be shared today! Pray for the COI leaders, and our team as we share that Jesus died on the cross to make a way for us to have a relationship with God. Pray that the children would be able to see the ultimate sacrifice He made for us and accept him into their hearts.
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3: 5-6
Today the children will learn about the life of Jesus through the Last Supper. The kids will learn that God showed his love by sending Jesus. Pray that the Lord will open the hearts of the kids to accept without doubt that there is only one true God regardless of what they have previously been taught.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Now this is eternal life; that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17:3
The theme for the day is that God loves us no matter what. We will be walking through the story of Adam and Eve and the kids will learn that God gives choices and it is up to us to make right ones. Pray for seeds to be planted in the hearts of the children. Please pray that we will have strong spirits even in weak bodies.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23