I am really missing Vancouver.
{1.} Vancouver as seen from a mountain top--
We went up a mountain one night and
We went up a mountain one night and
had an amazing time of prayer in the freezing cold.
God really broke my heart for the
God really broke my heart for the
North American Church as a whole. Generally speaking, I find
that many churches are missing
that many churches are missing
the point of the Gospel. Jesus clearly favors the poor
and the broken.
and the broken.
Let us truly be His hands and feet.
{2.} My friend Kelly. Broken, blind, looking for her self-worth
in a man she has to buy
in a man she has to buy
booze to keep around. Someday, she will know her worth in God.
She is his little princess.
She is his little princess.
Beautiful, brave, and loving. She does not have
to convince Him to love her.
to convince Him to love her.
He already does.
{3.} My best friend Howard striking and gangster pose...
do not be deceived,
do not be deceived,
Howard is a teddy bear once you talk to him.
Smart, articulate, and kind.
Smart, articulate, and kind.
He lost everything when his best
friend died and he began using.
friend died and he began using.
The last night he told me he loved this story:
"One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only. This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord, “You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?” The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
