Well...

I've made it. Where? Still trying to figure that out myself. Yes, if traveling were a sport, then I would be on top of my game. Warning though... jet lag does things to you that tea and coffee can't fix, but I guess that's what happens when you sign up to be a missionary. One week ago I was enjoying a nice rainy day driving my lovely girlfriend to the airport parting with sadness in our eyes. The next day my beloved family was driving me to my flight that would take me over several time zones. Twenty-four hours later, my plane landed in the setting sun. Humid, warm air pressed all around me. I was walking in a foreign country again, but this time things would be different.

One hundred and sixty hours later (one week) my eyes have turned red and my blood thicker because I had been staring at camera screens for days. I was drafted into the media team working a international prayer conference in Jerusalem. Sound monitors blared casting silence deep beneath the ground. My eyes strained every muscle to stay open. Okay...maybe it wasn't that bad, but when jet lag refuses to loosen its grip, it makes the fight harder. That was last week.

So where am I now? I sit in my office writing updates behind three computer screens. To my right I have a 6 Terabyte (really BIG) drive filled with video footage for me to comb through. On my left sits much money's worth of equipment belonging to the school. I am one person with one purpose and that is to serve the Lord wherever he takes me. That is why I'm here in Jerusalem, His Holy City. To work with a ministry here that He has called me to. It's like reliving a dream I had a year ago. I never foresaw this happening and the way it happened was very fast.

So now everything is going well—except one thing—my stomach is mad at me because I've left it running on empty. I have missed the assortments of breads, cheeses, spices, and pastries, but thankfully I have some waiting for me back home. And…yes, I did end up spending about $3 on pastries today, but it was so worth it! My goal is to gain a little weight, but my belt indicates that I’m loosing instead. It’s a work in progress…

I praise God for guiding and leading me in every step of my life. He is so good! Just submit everything to Him! His perfect plan for your life will unfold if you just let Him take the reigns. He may even help me gain a little weight so I don't have to buy a new belt! Most of all, I ask Him to put the love He has for people in my heart and that I can boldly proclaim the good news to them. I know that He is working on me and through me all the time!

I continue to pray for you as God reminds me and ask that you do the same for me. Prayer and financial support is greatly appreciated and I thank God for my brothers and sisters in Christ! There is a paypal link on my blog that is easy to make donations, and also you could send cash or checks to my home. Just email me for the address. Let’s keep fighting the upward battle for His kingdom!

even though the chair looks uncomfortable, it's quite nice.

Chris filling in as Direct. He has a mysteriously calm demeanor.

Chris (student), me, Estelle (student). Awesome working with you guys!