popular demand

due to popular demand i am going to update my blog, apparently i have been slacking in my blogger-ing responsibility's. hahah anyway as many of you know i recently applied for a missions trip to go to Haiti (did i spell that right Mr. A.?) well yours truly has been accepted and given this great and amazing opportunity to serve. Now this is the part of the Blog where i normally crack out the jokes and sign out...but i am going to be uncharacteristically serious here so pay attention! Not only is Haiti a small country with God sized physical needs, (the annual yearly salary there is pennies compared to what we have in this great country) and not only do they have the second largest epidemic of AIDS this side of Africa, and not only is there still human trafficking, grand theft, and no governmental help, but what would be considered their main "religion" is voodoo! All these factors paint a very bleak picture seemingly devoid of hope...but as always God is good, and there is hope for Haiti. Just down the dirt road from St. Johns, (i think) where you ll find all the voodoo loven Haitians; is a little Baptist Church. This beacon of hope is a light shining into the darkness for the lost souls of Haiti. Led by Pastor Kodo, this church is preaching the gospel in a hostel environment where persecution doesn't end in foul words. And into this hostel environment, myself, Mr Abrams, along with others; will be diving in to get our hands dirty for God. Attempting to, with Gods help, address any physical and spiritual needs He enables us to. This is a great opportunity for us to show Gods love to another body of believers, as well as share His good news with unbelievers through both words and deeds. Why do I say all these things? I want to challenge you. So many times i catch myself caught in the monotony of life that i become complacent with my spiritual life. I wonder if my outlook would be different if I lived in a different place; under different circumstances. How many times have i cursed God because he didn't give me the job i wanted? The freedom I "deserved"? The things I've "earned"? How many times have I felt abandoned only to realize that I am the one doing the abandonment? All the times I've grumbled and complained about my life's circumstances, instead of praising God for the very breath I breath!!! I hope to not only give and serve on this trip, but to receive. To grow in my understanding of God. These people can lose their LIVES for God!!! Oh that we might have even a fraction of that faith, of that understanding. We could move mountains! What does Christ mean to you? Is He worth dying for? Is He worth LIVING for?