Ash Wednesday always makes me feel somewhat useless. I see the ashes on my forehead all day long and am continually reminded that from dust I came and to dust I will return. My initial thought is that dust is the layer of grime people never want in their house. But then I’m reminded that dust can also be a blessing. “May you be covered in the dust of your Rabbi.” If I could choose what kind of dust I want to be, I would choose to be the dust that Jesus stirs up as he walks and teaches.
But then, I guess I can choose. I can choose whether I want to settle or be stirred up by my Rabbi. However it is a continual choice I need to make. For even the dust that gets stirred up settles eventually. Then I need to make a choice again.
Settle or be stirred.
I know what I want to choose. What will you choose?
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A new stage in Life
Two years ago at this time I was living in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada working at Covenant Bible College and loving even through it was well below freezing everyday. One year ago at this time I was living in Yaounde, Cameroon, Africa working at Rain Forest International School teaching some math, science and music to High school kids. There it was around 80 degrees everyday. Now I am living in Chicago, IL, United Stated where I just started my classes at North Park Theological Seminary this week. Crazy where God will take you!
The last two years I found that the highlight of each of my jobs was mentoring and discipling the young adults I worked with. I seek to help them understand more of who they are and how much Jesus Christ loves them. I found that it is something I can do and love to do in the USA, Canada and Cameroon. It hit me that working with youth is not just something fun that I enjoying doing. But rather, I feel it is the call God has placed on my life. It is not a game, but a path he has put me on and I find myself back at Seminary seeking to gain more tools and resources to help me continue well on this path I believe God has placed me on.
I miss the weekly updates I would do on this blog in Cameroon. It helps me process things and I had lots of good feedback from ways God may have used my words and the lessons he taught me in your lives. It is my hope to keep writing as I go through Seminary and share openly of the joys and struggles that God blesses me with.
Be Blessed, My friends!
The last two years I found that the highlight of each of my jobs was mentoring and discipling the young adults I worked with. I seek to help them understand more of who they are and how much Jesus Christ loves them. I found that it is something I can do and love to do in the USA, Canada and Cameroon. It hit me that working with youth is not just something fun that I enjoying doing. But rather, I feel it is the call God has placed on my life. It is not a game, but a path he has put me on and I find myself back at Seminary seeking to gain more tools and resources to help me continue well on this path I believe God has placed me on.
I miss the weekly updates I would do on this blog in Cameroon. It helps me process things and I had lots of good feedback from ways God may have used my words and the lessons he taught me in your lives. It is my hope to keep writing as I go through Seminary and share openly of the joys and struggles that God blesses me with.
Be Blessed, My friends!
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