Fishing excursion

So, it was a pretty decent day fishing at the lake. It was eerie the at first with the dense fog; it was if I was in a whole new world. I took a few sample shots representing each of the types of fish that I caught.

I'm back.

It is so go to be back home. It was a good trip... pics and whatnot to come later.

Blogcation.

I'm not kidding anyone here... its not a blogcation, its just a time where I won't feel like posting. Reason is, I will be probably spending a little time next week here.

A mini rant.

I'm a big fan of M. Night Shyamalan. There hasn't been a single movie of his I didn't like. I'm tired of hearing all these people complaining that his movies don't do what they expect them to do. This guy creates his own movies, and if you can't enjoy his creations, then too bad. I think far too often people will see a movie trailer and go to the movie with preconceived notions about what is going to happen and when they are wrong, they complain about it. How many people out there are creating something new, not a remake of a 70's horror movie, a remake of some other movie, a comic book or a sequel (to milk the money out of the franchise)?

With that being said, I loved The Happening. It definitely warrants the rated "R" status... not for the faint of heart.

Random pics from DCGO retreat

What do a bunch of guys do at 7 in the morning at Prairie Camp?

Disappointed

I miss Henschen's that used to be at the corner of S.R.19 and C.R.50. It was so convenient to have a good gas station near by. They sold to store to some other people, and they didn't keep it running. For the past two or three months, the have been closed. However, they still had the price of $3.03 on the sign. It had been regular entertainment for me to watch people pull up, attempt to pump gas, head to the door to go inside and say something is wrong with the pump, only to realize that no one is there and they are closed. Of course, I go to take a picture today and realize they took the price down.

Mountain Dew Challenge

I suppose its time for me to weigh in on this go-round. Day 44 of no pop is coming to an end. My arch-nemesis of the challenge wussed out ages ago. I have no real reason to keep going on. At this point, I would consider it an honor to lose to the other two contestants, but alas, I will press on.
Here's to another 31 days...

The Team

Here is the DCGO Team ... New Life and NMC combined:
I'm excited about this trip for several reasons:

• The personal testimonies of these kids are amazing. We've heard stories of growing up in the religion of church, stories of hurt in relationships, lost loved ones, doing a good job of "going through the motions", and battles with depression. It is so clear to see the Christ has showed up and even wrecked these kids for the Kingdom.
• There has been a difficult time securing some of the other leaders for this trip. I think God has a purpose and a plan behind it and it is going to be awesome to see it play out.
• These kids have no clue what there are signed up for... I can't wait to see God show up in mighty ways this next week.
• This is my fifth trip like this, and I have no clue what I signed up for (I do, but I don't)... each trip is different and I can't wait to see what God wants to show me on this trip about my life, my relationship with him, and my calling in life.

Ways to pray for this trip...

1. First of all, pray for Pastor Jason. Pray that he would take this time to continue to heal physically, as he won't be going with us. With that pray that he would not be discouraged as a result of not going, and that God would just take this time to speak to him in a new way.
2. Pray for Pastors Chris and Brad. Ask that God with give the them wisdom and clarity to lead this group of students. Along with them, Pray for Kelsey Bullock, Katelynn Miller, Peggy Bearss, Leslie Yoder, Craig Helfrich, Dustin Gill, and myself. Pray that we too would have the wisdom to ask the right questions to our students and to be patient with them.
3. Pray that the students will understand that success is obedience to God... nothing more, nothing less.
4. Pray that comfort zones will be stepped out of. Pray that we are put into situations where God has to show up, or we look like a bunch of failures.
   
5. Pray for clarity for all of us to realize the divine appointments that are set before us.
   

All is well

I feel as if Nappanee is complete again.


Now if we can get one of these, it would be next to Heaven on Earth.

Umm...

Wow.