June 10, Home from Africa
I'M HOME! I am literally wiped. We left Monday morning at 9:00 am, drove three hours to the airport and started our journey home. WE finally landed in Greenville 8:30 pm Tuesday evening. In reality, that was 3:30 am Wednesday for us. I only slept three hours during the entire trip. I was able to get emergency or bulk head seats on every flight. All in all, travel went very well.
The next couple of weeks I will be blogging on what I learned from my Africa mission trip. I wrote a bunch of these out on the plane ride home. I can guarantee you this trip has changed my life. I will NEVER be the same. I wasn't prepared for some of the things I encountered. I'll be sharing these events through out the upcoming blogs. Tonight I plan on having dinner with the family and doing a bunch of nothing.
Sitting in Africa waiting on our plane I was reading MArk Baterson;s Wild Goose Chase. The book is incredible. Anyway, I read this statement, "A change of pace + a change of place = a change of perspective." Oh how true! My perspectives have been changed through
the change of pace and place.
I am asking you to please pray for me about the message on use 28th. IT could be the most God led, emotional and difficult message I have ever given. I'm confident it will be the launching pad of many mission trips for many more people. I will be sharing some experiences and videos from the trip. Took 151 videos. Watched a bunch today and it continued to stir emotions.
I'll be meeting with the staff tomorrow. Really missed all of them. When you spend as much time together as all of us do, can't help but miss each other. Being honest, they were probably glad to get rid of me for a while. Give them some peace and quiet around the office.
I want to finish by sharing some very heart wrenching news. On the way home Deb looked at me and said she had some bad news. I didn't know what to expect. Then came the bomb, one of my favorite pastor buddies had resigned. Gary Lamb, pastor of Revolution Church in Canton, Georgia resigned to an emotional and physical affair. I read his resignation blog and listened to the announcement given to the church. My heart is broken for Gary, his family and the body of Christ. I have already begun praying for Gary and all those involved.
I shared this with you because I'm asking that you would pray for me. I love my wife dearly, I love what God has called me to do dearly and I love this church very dearly. But as Gary himself said, "I let my guard down." Pray that I will keep my guard up because I am more passionate, excited and willing to reach this community for Jesus than I have ever been and Satan will be coming due to the difference were going to make.
What I learned form Africa and how it changed my life begins tomorrow. Deb has dinner about ready and I'm pumped about eating with her and Jacob at home.
The next couple of weeks I will be blogging on what I learned from my Africa mission trip. I wrote a bunch of these out on the plane ride home. I can guarantee you this trip has changed my life. I will NEVER be the same. I wasn't prepared for some of the things I encountered. I'll be sharing these events through out the upcoming blogs. Tonight I plan on having dinner with the family and doing a bunch of nothing.
Sitting in Africa waiting on our plane I was reading MArk Baterson;s Wild Goose Chase. The book is incredible. Anyway, I read this statement, "A change of pace + a change of place = a change of perspective." Oh how true! My perspectives have been changed through
the change of pace and place.
I am asking you to please pray for me about the message on use 28th. IT could be the most God led, emotional and difficult message I have ever given. I'm confident it will be the launching pad of many mission trips for many more people. I will be sharing some experiences and videos from the trip. Took 151 videos. Watched a bunch today and it continued to stir emotions.
I'll be meeting with the staff tomorrow. Really missed all of them. When you spend as much time together as all of us do, can't help but miss each other. Being honest, they were probably glad to get rid of me for a while. Give them some peace and quiet around the office.
I want to finish by sharing some very heart wrenching news. On the way home Deb looked at me and said she had some bad news. I didn't know what to expect. Then came the bomb, one of my favorite pastor buddies had resigned. Gary Lamb, pastor of Revolution Church in Canton, Georgia resigned to an emotional and physical affair. I read his resignation blog and listened to the announcement given to the church. My heart is broken for Gary, his family and the body of Christ. I have already begun praying for Gary and all those involved.
I shared this with you because I'm asking that you would pray for me. I love my wife dearly, I love what God has called me to do dearly and I love this church very dearly. But as Gary himself said, "I let my guard down." Pray that I will keep my guard up because I am more passionate, excited and willing to reach this community for Jesus than I have ever been and Satan will be coming due to the difference were going to make.
What I learned form Africa and how it changed my life begins tomorrow. Deb has dinner about ready and I'm pumped about eating with her and Jacob at home.
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