To be or not to be

Cave on Iona

Ah yes, the difficulty of keeping up a blog. Especially when you think no one is reading it. I have been thinking, though, that one doesn't need to recount all events or even have something deep or profound to say in a blog. It is simply a way to share your thoughts. The problem is: Who wants to read a boring blog? I sure don't. I want it to be worth my time. So does one continue to write, or just forget the whole thing?

Family

Life is good. I'm writing from the YWAM base in Seamill, Scotland. I have taken a week off from DTS staff for rest and recuperation before the big adventure. It's good to be with family. I really feel like the people here at Seamill are part of my extended family and I'm just here to visit them for a bit. I also hope that wherever I go I can find more family. There's something powerful about family. I think God designed it that way.

So what do you think, can I count you as part of my family?

A Christmas Greeting

Today I went swimming in the Black Sea. It was a bit cold, considering it's the 26th of December. But to be honest I'm sure I've swam in colder water.
Christmas was different this year, being in Romania and all. But I enjoyed the quiet around the house and also being able to experience traditional Norwegian and Romanian food at the base leader's home.
Creciun Ferecit. Merry Christmas friends.

Constanta

Romania again

Yes I'm back in Romania, this time co-leading a team serving several ministries here. We've been visiting gypsy villages and now orphanages, handing out Christmas gifts to all the children. Their smiles and laughter are a great reward for the small effort we've put in. This week we leave for the Black Sea and Constanta where we will live on the YWAM base for our remaining 6 weeks. We will be there over the holidays as well; a different experience for sure.
Please pray for unity in our team, for hearts of service and the love of Christ to shine through us here.

24/5

This week at Stanely House (aka YWAM Paisley) we're doing around the clock prayer, Monday thru Friday. It's quite exciting actually. I never thought I'd say this but last time we did this I found that having an hour to pray just isn't enough time. And I'm finding the same to be true this time around.
With so many things to pray for I'm always overwhelmed and usually fail to pray for the things I commit to, let alone the ones I want to. Then when I'm scheduled a good chunk of time just for that, prayer, I only just get started when I have to move on to something else. It does help, though, to have such creative ways to go about it.
I'm thinking it must become a regular habit to set aside big chunks of time just for prayer. I know the vital importance of prayer, in anyone's life, I just wish it were easier :)

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