the shack

I read "the shack" over the weekend and came away from reading this book with three things.
First I have a renewed appreciation for all the relationships in my life. I have the best parents who truly love and seek the best for me. I have wonderful friends who will settle for nothing less than my giving my best to God. I work with the best staff ever, I love those guys and gals. I want to love deeper and better and without fear. My prayer is "Papa - teach me to love like you do." Second I came away from reading this book by walking down the path of remembrance of all the times that the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit have met with me and brought healing and freedom to my life. How wonderful those meetings have been. I look forward to many more meetings with them. The third thing reading "the shack" did for me was to bring me to the point of awareness of the fact that I often come to God with expectation of how he should bless me, answer my prayers etc. instead of coming to Him in love with expectancy of Him giving me His very best. I recommend reading "the shack" it was a great way to spend a weekend. You can find out more about the book here www.theshackbook.com.

I'm Stuck

I'm stuck in Jamaica, my heart just will not come home.... so I am going back. I will be leaving on the 18Th for a week long trip. The purpose of this trip is to seek God and his will for my life. I'm exploring the possibility of becoming a full time missionary in Jamaica. If this is God's call for me it will be the biggest, hardest, most exciting and wonderful thing I have ever done. This trip is just step one in what is expected to be a year long journey of preparation. While I am in Jamaica, I am asking the Lord to help me grasp the vision of CSI's ministry, to help me see what role he would want me to fill and to speak to me in profound ways that will confirm beyond any doubt my next steps in life.

Jamaica

Meet Phillip Ramsook. Shake his leathery hand and know the hard labor he does to survive. Look into his eyes and see the hope and excitement of having a new home. Watch his actions as he looks on while others construct his home. He has ideas and dreams for what his new home will bring. Listen to the tone of his voice while he says, I so thankful, thank you for my home. View the increasing smile while you hand him the keys to his new home. Let him melt your heart as he did mine.
My prayer for you is that you will someday meet a Phillip Ramsook and that your life will be changed by the encounter.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

Mountains of Jamaica and Beans of Indiana are both beautiful in my eyes.

Love

I never thought I would fall in love, but I have... with a country and it's people.