Thanks for Praying

I just wanted to say thanks to those of you that were praying for us last week. We had a great time while Jen was away.

The youth service at our chapel went great. There were about 20 students involved in different ways who all did a great job and the student who shared his story did not seem nervous and was able to communicate well what God had done in his life.

Thanks for praying.

Joey Update

Just wanted to let you know that about a week after my conversation with Joey he decided that he wanted to get his life right with God. He challenged one of his friends to pursue God hard as well and they are meeting to keep each other accountable. Thanks for praying.

Prayer Request

I am parenting alone for four days this week. Jen is going to a ladies conference in mainland Japan. That is a prayer request in and of itself because none of the kids are at 100% health. :-) We plan on doing some fun thins like going camping.

Please pray that God will be at work as I speak at Impact this weekend and then as I preach at our service the next morning. Also one of our students that gave his life to Christ last year during spring break is giving his testimony that morning and is really nervous about speaking in front of a huge group of people. Pray that God will calm his nerves and allow him to share his heart.

Do you know why I am sad?

I was standing at the back of church with Jack yesterday letting Jack circle my legs while I held his head and ruffled his hair. The sound man, a gentle grandfatherly type, came over, bent down to Jack’s height and asked Jack how old he was.

Jack, smiled sheepishly, looked at him and held out four fingers.

At the time I thought his pinky finger had just slipped off of his thumb so I helped him form three fingers and told him that Jack was growing up quickly and would be four in a few months.

Fast forward 8 hours.

Last night Jack, my daughter Adrianne and I were driving in the van and Jack asked me a question.

“Do you know why I am sad, Dad?”

I didn’t even know that he was sad and I certainly didn’t know why he was sad since it seemed to me like everything in his world was going great.

“I don’t son. Why are you sad?” I asked.

“Because I want to be four and I am only fhree (read three)”

I wonder how often in life I am sad but don’t realize the reason is because I am focusing what I don’t have, don’t do, or am not instead of what I do have, do get to do and who I am.