WE BACK

It's the day after thanksgiving and I'm finally taking a moment to reflect - to look back on this year and count the inumberable blessings. I finished my DTS, my time with YWAM is over and it's taken time, but I feel satisfied when I look back on it all. Of course if I could…

YWAM Amsterdam Update #2

Friends & Family, The lecture phase of my time with YWAM is rapidly drawing to a close. With just two weeks left, our teams are in full swing preparing for outreach. Much has happened since I last posted an update, so below I'll try to touch on everything that has been going on. Lectures: Every…

YWAM Amsterdam Update

Friends & Family, Whew, the last two and half weeks have flown by. The days are long and full of life, but Saturday hits and I can hardly believe that another week is gone. YWAM has been an exciting adventure and it has by far exceeded every expectation. This busy city that I am calling…

New beginings

Journal entry from November 2017 - "Planted" I'm being led out of the wasteland and into the garden, an unruly and beautiful place and I'm ready to flourish. Your love for me is uncontainable and my soul is thriving in it's planted place. Blossoming, growing wild in the wonder of this new and untouched land,…

Only He satisfies

"You can gain the love of thousands and win the hearts of many, but until you accept that only my love completes and fills you, then you'll always have this gaping hole. You seek in vain for a distraction from the emptiness, but what you find will only be a temporary fix.  My love for…

The waiting is over

  I want to live my life, as a reflection of your glory. Not for me but as praise for you, I’ll walk solely in your way. You’ve carried my burdens, shepherded my heart, oh what a joy it is to seek your face. Though selfish I am, you welcome me to follow you in…

Nearness

(Warning for readers, this is one of those messy posts : ) The beauty of nearness. The begining of this season was rocky. The prior season that I was in was filled with fun, friends , adventures and memories that I will carry with me forever. But then that season came to a surprisingly quick…

Growing roots

  Just under the surface, just out of sight, a treasure is being fashioned beneath his glorious light. Though no other man can see the progress, the growing, the pain inside it matters not, for it's His love alone that carries me. So I keep on, keep walking, keep growing in his eyes: ashes to…

Bloom where I have planted you

He is in the waiting. That was God's simple reminder to me today. It's been months since I last wrote on here but much of my life is the same, however, the state of my heart is not. Reading through recent journal entries I found one where I had written about what it meant to…

(Weeding) through the Wasteland…

Weeding through the wasteland... I was walking today around the pond in my neighborhood, listening to music, just taking some time to be outside. The pond that I was walking around is by no means pretty. It does nothing for the eyes or soul. It's very obviously  man-made, surrounded by houses and concrete with no…