One Day

My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.

Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight

Psalm 3:1-6

Club DTO, composed of Gordon and other college students, is up and running :)

This year we will be working at Salem Cyberspace, a place where children of immigrant families can congregate for community processing and computer access. Different tutoring options are available, as well as the opportunity to take a variety of classes (at the volunteers' discretion).

In order to start off our partnership with Salem Cyberspace, I was sent as the Gordon representative/OT leader. On my way to a place that I have never been, in a car that I have never driven in (that is owned by Gordon), I ran into plenty-a-problem.

First off, a person hit my car after being on the road for 5 minutes.

Second, my directions were wrong.

Third, as assumed by my second point, I got lost.

By this time, I was on the phone with my boss from Gordon for the fourth time in less than thirty minutes.

What she reminded me is that sometimes the journey may become long, but don't get discouraged by the journey, itself. Instead, stay focused on the path that God has created, for in the end, it can only lead to Him.

>>Truth.

I eventually got there. The meeting went well.

Can't wait to see what God's got planned for us in the near future :)

Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Awe-Struck

Domenico Feti's Ecce Homo

(in English)

"All this I did for you, what are you doing for Me?"

Worlds Apart

MISSIONARY OF THE MOMENT:

WILLIAM BORDEN (OF YALE)

"No reserves. No retreats. No regrets."

(the following passage is not my own, and has been borrowed from course documents in the class, "Foundations for Global Christianity 215," of Gordon College)

Yale graduate and heir to great wealth, rejected a life of ease in order to bring the gospel to Muslims. Refusing even to buy himself a car, Borden gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to missions. In 1912, he joined China Inland Mission. He sailed first to Cairo, Egypt to study Arabic. After only four months of zealous ministry in Egypt, he contracted spinal meningitis and died at the age of twenty-five. The epitaph on Borden's grave, after describing his love and sacrifices for the kingdom of God and for Muslim people, ends with "Apart from faith in Christ, there is no explanation for such a life."

When You Say Nothing At All

It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.

3 John 1:3

http://www.toms.com/blog/content/voice-change

Sometimes being God's children means that we literally have to

walk in faith.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose walk is blameless will minister to me.

Psalm 101:6

Living Prayer

you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:5

Living Prayers in my life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLZAWtdFhio&feature=related

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Romans 12:1

This Week the Trend

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;
I will praise your name, LORD, for it is good.

PSALM 54:4

I felt so blessed after listening to this song.

Just knowing that other citizens out there desire more moral cleanliness, and goodness in general, is refreshing!

Enjoy :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAUMU3QQE6w

Maintain Consciousness

And because of my chains,

most of the brothers and sisters

have become confident in the Lord

and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel

without fear.

Philippians 1:14

What chains have you bore

that has led someone

to become more

confident in proclaiming the gospel?