ugly flowers have their day

hmmf... nothing to write about. other than capture the flag is pretty much amazing... i'm all bloody cuz of it. (stupid trailer hitches..) joanna sprained her wrist, lucas gibbled his shin... everybody wins.

its crazy to think we only have 3 weeks left on base.. so soon... which means i won't be able to keep in touch as often, but WHEN i do the quality will be better because i can finally upload pictures from the internet cafe's in fiji. super exciting business. i'm almost out of the only toothpaste i like... (coughmomanddadsendmesomecough)

i am crying cuz i just cut onions for ten minutes. i am a massive baby.

were having our first outreach meeting in half hour.. our team, our prayer, our plans! mmmmmm good.

yesterday during intercession i think i had a vision.. i wouldn't even go so far as to call it a vision, but just an illustration of what christians are. i figure we are like nails... strong, sharp... but without a purpose we are very limited in what we can do. you can take getting hit in the head with a hammer how you will, (i think persecution... honestly.) and until you are hit in the head you are just laying on the floor. we are in the way and hurting people's feet and deflating tires of moving vehicles. (which was probably put together by other nails that HAVE been hit in the head, thus fulfilling their purpose and building something for Christ.) so.. we need to be ready and available to be struck by the hammer (uh, God, persecutors, opportunities) and get driven into the wood that is christian life, (TRUE christian life.. biblical gospel spreading evangelizing discipleship-ing and glorifying (among other things of truth)) and then bring together something that can be used by God. or just being a part of his kingdom, fastening another section into place. we can use each other to sharpen one another (iron on iron! eh? eh? not bad huh) but we've gotta be ready and willing to be struck.

one day i'll pound that into a sermon or something and it'll be far more complete and will have scriptures laced into it an such, but think about it. Jesus freaks is still kicking my butt.. just about half way through. i'm very inspired by it.. i hope if i ever come across persecution on that level i won't EVER deny my God.. no matter how bad the persecution. God gives me strength, so what really do i have to fear. (uh, nothing i guess CHYEAH nothing.)

pray for north korea. i'd like to smuggle bibles. the persecuted church is such a powerful weapon against darkness..