Thursday, April 18, 2002
as you may notice, i've had a breakthrough in the method of posting links, and now i've gone a bit nuts with it, but that's ok. so it's been like 3 weeks since the last post. lo siento amigos, i've been really busy. actually doing work and not procrastinating like i am now (well, most of the time). so yeh, three weeks, lots of stuff happening, God is simply amazing.
easter came and went, but like i posted last time, it's not just easter anymore. it means so much more to me now than it did before, and with good reason i suppose. but i like the fact that i haven't just forgotten about it afterwards. i still think about it every day, and i still get that tingling when i feel God's presence, and i still have that ache in my heart, of sorrow for the pain i've caused, of frustration for not being able to return in full the love He has shown me, of inexplicable joy in thinking about what's in store for me, of yearning for that day to come, when i can spend eternity in His presence. there are other things, but i suck at explaining those kinds of feelings (part of being a guy i suppose). anyway, i really feel like it's a sign of growth, that i'm being more appreciative of the true essence of the gift of salvation. it's exciting to see the growth in myself, but there's still much more work to be done.
school has been school, and duke is still duke. work hard, play hard, love God with all your heart, soul and mind. man, college would be so awesome if it weren't for all the work it involves. i don't mind going to class and learning, there's a million and one cool things to get involved with and do, and there are even more people to meet and get to know. like just this past weekend, i was in phoenix arizona. why? you ask. for campus crusade, i reply. what was i doing? giving my testimony so that people can hear directly from the students how awesome crusade is, and the crucial role it plays in our lives. so yeh, they flew me out there on friday, put me up in the ritz carlton all weekend, and fed me well. i got to meet great people, some on staff, some potential donors. it was really fun, being able to chill with the top dogs of crusade all weekend. having breakfast with steve douglass, the international president, trading stories with directors of national ministries and ceo's of technology firms. darrell scott, the father of rachel scott (she was killed at columbine) spoke friday night, and that was really powerful. and i learned a lot about the big picture of crusade, and how much God really is working in and through this organization. it's so encouraging to see and hear about all the growth thats occurred in the past five to ten years alone. fun times dude.
there was monty williams and his wife, who offered to support me if i went on staff at an ivy league school. and there was rasool berry, an impact intern at howard. he was my roomate for the weekend, a very chill dude. he's from philly, has dreads, very pimp look. but it was great getting to hear about his life, what God has done/is doing, and just how the ministry is going. AND i met julie dorsey and naomi elizondo of southwest texas state university, two very cool and godly women. being that they were the only other two students at there that weekend, i naturally spent the free time i wasn't asleep (which wasn't all that much) with them. i know that at least one of them has already read this, so big ups to y'all in san marcos! WOOOoooooooo!!!
but yeh, this weekend was really awesome for me. before, i was kinda having second thoughts about it, cuz i had SO much work due on monday and tuesday, and i knew i wasn't going to get any done over the weekend. but i went anyway, and God blessed me a hundredfold for my 'sacrifice' if you can call staying in the ritz one :P all that PLUS i met a lady on the plane who wants to support me for argentina. it seems utterly preposterous until you remember that God causes all things to work for good. thanks for being an awesome God :)
mkay, time for the paper. check y'all and God bless
sounds: incubus - i wish you were here
food for thought: courage and conscience: rescuers of jews during the holocaust - eva fogleman
easter came and went, but like i posted last time, it's not just easter anymore. it means so much more to me now than it did before, and with good reason i suppose. but i like the fact that i haven't just forgotten about it afterwards. i still think about it every day, and i still get that tingling when i feel God's presence, and i still have that ache in my heart, of sorrow for the pain i've caused, of frustration for not being able to return in full the love He has shown me, of inexplicable joy in thinking about what's in store for me, of yearning for that day to come, when i can spend eternity in His presence. there are other things, but i suck at explaining those kinds of feelings (part of being a guy i suppose). anyway, i really feel like it's a sign of growth, that i'm being more appreciative of the true essence of the gift of salvation. it's exciting to see the growth in myself, but there's still much more work to be done.
school has been school, and duke is still duke. work hard, play hard, love God with all your heart, soul and mind. man, college would be so awesome if it weren't for all the work it involves. i don't mind going to class and learning, there's a million and one cool things to get involved with and do, and there are even more people to meet and get to know. like just this past weekend, i was in phoenix arizona. why? you ask. for campus crusade, i reply. what was i doing? giving my testimony so that people can hear directly from the students how awesome crusade is, and the crucial role it plays in our lives. so yeh, they flew me out there on friday, put me up in the ritz carlton all weekend, and fed me well. i got to meet great people, some on staff, some potential donors. it was really fun, being able to chill with the top dogs of crusade all weekend. having breakfast with steve douglass, the international president, trading stories with directors of national ministries and ceo's of technology firms. darrell scott, the father of rachel scott (she was killed at columbine) spoke friday night, and that was really powerful. and i learned a lot about the big picture of crusade, and how much God really is working in and through this organization. it's so encouraging to see and hear about all the growth thats occurred in the past five to ten years alone. fun times dude.
there was monty williams and his wife, who offered to support me if i went on staff at an ivy league school. and there was rasool berry, an impact intern at howard. he was my roomate for the weekend, a very chill dude. he's from philly, has dreads, very pimp look. but it was great getting to hear about his life, what God has done/is doing, and just how the ministry is going. AND i met julie dorsey and naomi elizondo of southwest texas state university, two very cool and godly women. being that they were the only other two students at there that weekend, i naturally spent the free time i wasn't asleep (which wasn't all that much) with them. i know that at least one of them has already read this, so big ups to y'all in san marcos! WOOOoooooooo!!!
but yeh, this weekend was really awesome for me. before, i was kinda having second thoughts about it, cuz i had SO much work due on monday and tuesday, and i knew i wasn't going to get any done over the weekend. but i went anyway, and God blessed me a hundredfold for my 'sacrifice' if you can call staying in the ritz one :P all that PLUS i met a lady on the plane who wants to support me for argentina. it seems utterly preposterous until you remember that God causes all things to work for good. thanks for being an awesome God :)
mkay, time for the paper. check y'all and God bless
sounds: incubus - i wish you were here
food for thought: courage and conscience: rescuers of jews during the holocaust - eva fogleman
