Ok i know the title sounds real dramatic but dont get ya hopes up its not one of those, Thank God!! LOL.  SOrry had to do it.  Anyways back to what i am actually writing this for in the first place.  Gee I feel like im actually talking to someone right in front of me, tres creepy.  Yea so i thought before leaving Nassau in August to come to Acadia that i would never find another group of people like the ones from my home church Evangelistic Temple (wont give the ghetto pronounciation-ask Ian he does a great rendition of the ghetto name) But anyways, i never thought that i would ever have any other people in my life like my friends within my church and our youth department.  So now here i am two months removed from arriving in wolfville.  My how things have changed.  I sit here now a few hours after another great night of ministry by the International Gospel Choir of Acadia and i find myself absolutely overwhelmed by the love, inspiration and support that i have found in people who i have only known for a short time.  Do not think for one minute that they replace those who are home in nassau, but they have become a similar great group of people who through many different ways encourage me and inspire me everyday.  The smiles, the love, heartfelt feelings, the desire and passion for God that these beautiful young people have.  Never have i felt such a constantly strong longing for God.  The IGCA definitely has a special annointing on it from God.  Not just now and for those currently involved, but also for the people who have been a part and those who will be a part.  This choir saves lives, changes people forever, forges friendships, and makes impressions on people that will last for eternity.  Out of this great choir i have met friends who i am sure i will have for the rest of my life.  People like Leah and Kenny, Tammy, Erin, Jadeena, Garnet, Kim, wow the list just goes on and on.  All of you have had such a great impact on my life, hearing your stories, your dreams, your passions, your desires and plans and purposes, it has all been so inspiring.  So i sit here tonight at roughly 1:20 am thanking God for allowing me to be here, allowing me to be a part of the IGCA, allowing me to meet so many wonderful young people.  I thank him and i thank you guys for accepting me and embracing me and i will cherish the memories we have already created and those that are yet to be seen and experienced.  I love you guys, just wanted to let you all know.  Big shoutout goes to everyone who lives in tully (there are just way too many names to remember and write but yall are definitely special).  OK thats enough mushy stuff.  Peace N Love

As Leah would say, this blog entry will be littered with a lot of random thoughts, so if it dont flow you know from now why

 

Never more before this weekend did i realise how extremely important it is to keep your focus on God and keep your spiritual ears and eyes open for what he wants to show you and tell you...I realise now in going thru things, what usually screws up our situations the most is when we move away from doing things Gods way and we are not bein patient and waiting for his guidance and direction...we too often think we know what is best, and we DO NOT...another thing that i realised is that we cannot expect God to move in a situation if we dont step out of the way and let Him move...cus trsut me you dont wanna be pushed...but seriously God is always ready willing and able to move in a situation but too many times we do things that circumvent His movement...sounds wierd seeing that He is all powerful, but He is also about free will...so if we freely decide to do things our own way then He will allow us to...more or less i realise that EVERY positive situation that you may be in the enemy will try to distract you, he is always looking for a way, a time, an inch, a foot in the door to cause calamity...it is up to us to be aware of this, it reminds about something Darnell, (for those who dont know, youth minister at my church) once said, that is, the enemy will watch you as long as he needs to find your weak spot and attack...we too often think that the enemy gets tired and will give up and he wants us to think that, he wants us to get comfortable and forget that he is the wolf in sheeps clothing, the cunning crafty enemy that he is, cus in doing this it allows us to open ourselves and become susceptible to his attacks, and trust me the longer it takes for him to find that moment of weakness the stronger more precise and more accurate the attack will be...if he has to wait 2 days, 6 months, 4 years, or a lifetime to find that perfect weakness to destroy us he will, because its his plan and purpose to destroy everyone, especially Christians...so as i stand at the end of a very long and disturbingly dramatic week i realise that in the midst of schoolwork, tests, assignments, family and relationsip issues i allowed myself to become open to the attack of the enemy, thankfully though i have many strong supportive Christian friends who care about me, my walk with God, and my life in general, old friends from home like Kendia, my future wife Paige (thank you so much baby, i am eternally grateful) and newer friends like Leah...because of these people that God have strategically allowed to walk into my life for so much more than just being there, but actually being for very well defined reasons.  Ok im lookin at this now and it is sorta long and i have said alot.  Just remember to keep your focus on God and everything else in your life you will see 20-20, (even if you are legally blind)