Hey this is just a shout out to the entire RHBC.  Yall did a great job in helping me celebrate my 21st birthday.  Though I could not spend my birthday with my family and friends back home, nor with Paige, you guys made me feel at home.  In the whopping three months that I have known you random people we have really grown close together and the last two days have really been a testament to the bonds that we have made so quickly.  You all went out of your way to make my brithday special.  So thank you all.  Also I want to shout out Paige, who probably called me about four times on my birthday and sent me an email, and her mum who called and sang me happy birthday (i really felt special).  Thank you and I love you .  Oh and thanks to everyone in the choir who told me happy birthday as well, all 40-something of you, that was cool, i felt like the center of the universe. No seriously I DID, everywhere i turned someone else was telling me happy birthday, and i loved it.  Thanks to Ian as well who called and sang me happy birthday at almost 3am i think it was, thanks dude.  Also thanks to my family, my sis and my mum and my brother who all sent their wishes, even if meant through voicemail like my brother did, just to make sure he told me on my birthday.  Thank all of you so much for making this a very memorable birthday and one that i will never forget.  I love you all so much, thanks again.

 

PS:  WE RHBC People are INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

So I put a poem up here on my space about a week or two ago, one that I had wrote dedicated to Paige, and she wrote something in response that i would like for you all to see.  The title is destiny.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Destiny

To my Man of God, my husband to be...

How I wish you could see how much you mean to me

You came into my life...unsuspectingly changed my life

One of the agents in helping set me free...

You called me beautiful...saw your future in my eyes

Subsequently through trials , hurt and pain....together we must strive

I look at you ...I think of you, not perfect ...but couldn't be more perfect to me

Even if one day we are not together...If you are happy baby I will be

Love...what an awesome decision...but growth in love takes time

What God will do in us...I cant merely fathom it yet...I cant imagine

The lives and souls and hearts we can touch

Through the perfection of our talents

So from your woman of God ...your Nubian Queen

Prepare your life for Kingship...prepare to be my priest

Through prayer, faith, supplication and obedience

 Onlywith these can our mission be complete

We must never forget ...This is not fate...But choice

Because it is destiny!!!!

 

There was a time

When satan had me bound

Life's cares, burdens

And pressures weighed me down

I felt each and everyday

Like i would lose my mind

The walls were closing in

Felt like i was running out of time

Everyday a struggle

Everyday a bout

I don't think you understand

Let me tell you about

The discouragement, despair

Depression was in the air

I had stress, dilemmas

And life seemed so unfair

So how did I rise up you ask

How did i break free

Fell to my knees

Cause Jesus had the victory

He took away my pain

My drama and my shame

I just shouted Lord give me victory

I pray in Jesus name

He broke the bonds, the shackles

The chains that had me bound

I went to Jesus Christ

In Him the victory I found

Now I know I'm free

No longer am I bound

Can't wait to get to heaven

Where one day I'll wear my crown

 

AGB Spring 2005

If it wasn’t for God above

The one who loves

Unconditionally

Where would I be

I could be in the grave

Or an alcoholic slave

A deadbeat on the side of the road

Or a drug addict out of control

But God stepped in and changed my life

Saw me doing wrong and made me right

He got me focused

And I took notice

That the way I was living wasn’t right for me

Trying to live the life of a celebrity

The money the clothes

The friends the foes

I became a sight to behold

Once he took control

And set me walking towards those green pastures

With his light guiding all I had to do was ask

 

If there was ever a problem

That needed solving

He was there

With him I have no fear

Of being alone

Or lonely nights on the phone

Crying out to people to save me

Peace in mind and spirit is what the Lord gave me

So I don’t have to worry about the things that once plagued me

Cus now I’m made strong and I’m no longer in slavery

To the shackles that once had me bound

The Lord allows me to stand proud

Of his creation

My new formation

A light to see

But not of me

Of the one who gave his life for me

The one who died on Calvary

So I here I stand a brand new man

Excited to worship and lift my hands

To the loving caring saving king

My Lord, my God, ruler of everything

 

So for those who think you’re too weak

Or those too afraid to open up and speak

I say nothing for my God is too big or too long

Nothing for my God is too powerful too strong

So stand firm when trials come

Knowing there is a strong tower to which you can run

To help you through those trying times

To help you understand the reasons and rhymes

For everything you go through every situation

He helps you through and leads you to the celebration

At the end of the journey the end of the road

His power grace and love will be shown

So come on with me

Bow on your knees

And worship the one who died for you and me

The one who died so we may be set free

Beautiful you are

My girl, my lover, my superstar

My wife, my everything

All the joy you bring

How you make my heart sing

Can’t wait to buy you that ring

To finalize what I already feel

I love you and it’s your heart I want to steal

And put on display for the world to see

How you mean the world and more to me

The girl of my dreams, the love of my life

No longer my girl, but now my wife

Someone with whom life I can share

The joy pain the laughter and tears

The ups and downs the highs and lows

Whether it be hurricane or light breeze that blows

Someone to stand with me when I am tall

And stand for me when I fall

A woman I am proud to call my queen

A woman that’s perfect you know what I mean

My Nubian goddess whom I cannot deny

My wife, my friend, the giver of life

To you I wish the world and more

And I wish the world to see you the one I adore

The person now free from prior walls

The one I know will hear me when I call

The girl that let me inside her soul

And let me see the things she fought not to show

So glad I’m the one you let in

Don’t want to think how life might’ve been

If I hadn’t met you, my woman of God

And now we walk in one accord

So here’s to you, the angel God put on earth

Letting you see the tip of the iceberg of what you’re worth

 

AGB June 2005

One of the members of my youth department back home shared this with me via email this morning.  Thought you might enjoy.  Not sure who the author is.

 

David introduces us to a fundamental attribute of God: His total sovereignty. In other words, He has complete authority and control over all human beings and every aspect of the universe. “Luck” and “good fortune” have no place in a discussion about God. To speak in terms of luck is to say there is no plan for our lives or the world at large. In that case, people would simply be victims of their circumstances—sometimes happy, but usually unfulfilled and always afraid of the future.

 

The Lord intends for us to live another way, confident of His absolute and loving control over every aspect of our existence. When we trust in the Father’s sovereignty, we understand two assurances. First, He is intimately and continuously involved in our daily life. No matter how bleak our situation may seem, the Lord never stops providing, protecting, and caring for every believer. He knows what we need for today and every one of our tomorrows.

 

Second, the Bible teaches that God will work every circumstance for our benefit—without exception! As situations become demanding, more painful, or seemingly impossible, our confidence may flag, but Romans 8:28 promises a divine purpose to each life event: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”

 

We are not “lucky.” As blessed children of a sovereign God, we are able to live confidently in the knowledge that He is in control. Trust Him to carry you through whatever trial stands in your way.

Whatever You pour in

I will pour out

You give me a reason

To stand and shout

You save me from myself

Keep me safe from harm

You embrace me when I’m cold

Your presence keeps me warm

You comfort me when I cry

Hold me when I am afraid

You speak life into my situations

All I need do is remember what You said

You keep me

Even when I’m not worthy to be kept

You watched me from conception

And each night as I slept

You show me Your face

Touch my heart

I recognize You’ve been there

From the very start

Give me your vision

With it I will run

The least I can do is spread Your word

Until the battle’s won

 

AGB NOV 2005

 

 

AGB NOV 2005

Music softly playing in my ears

I look around the room

And I feel

Love

Appreciation

Depth

Reality

I cannot even express it

I want to burst into tears

I love them so much

Others

Like me

With a love for God

A love for life

A vibrance

A feeling I cannot explain

So close

So fast

Sometimes I think it’s not real

But I feel

So alive

When I am with them

With you

With Him

Together

What are we?

Friends

No, too deep for that

Family

Maybe, but it seems deeper still

Lives

Intertwined

Brought together by God

It must be

If you never knew before

I am telling you now

I love you all

I hope that

One day

I will be able to express

How much I do

Love you

Music playing softly in my ears

I look around the room

And I feel

Love

I pray it lasts

Forever

 

AGB NOV 2005