I guess I expected it but maybe not so quickly but summer came upon us quietly and quickly. The first wave of missionaries has come and gone and the next one is soon to come. Camp is coming along with only 14 buisness days left until the kickoff. Its crazy that all of the work we’ve done all year is coming to close very soon!
Its not to late to register if you find yourself wanting tickets…..go to www.extremecamps.com for details.
God Speed
Nate
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This weekend I had the opportunity to take some time out and just relax. I actually was able to travel a little ways to Hot Springs, AR with a couple guys that I lead in a small mentor group. It was truly an enjoyable and relaxing weekend on the lake. If you’ve never been to Hot Springs, I encourage you to look into going soon. I was able to take advantage of the beauty of God’s creation through the mountains and the lakes and even the hot springs. It truly was an enjoyable time in a great place and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to get away for the weekend. We found a really great hotel on a lake that we were able to stay at. It was great, we would open up the back door and walk 5 feet and be in the lake! It was truly a remarkable place.
On the drive over we kept seeing all these spectacular thunderheads and flashes of lightning in the distance. The drive for us was pretty smooth, we even drove part of it with the top down, but we could tell just by looking that there was some pretty fierce storms happening off in the distance. As the storms kept beating down onto the horizon, I began to think about the people at the bottom of those storms and how they must be running for cover trying to get out of the rain or else frantically parking their cars in the garage to avoid the hail and here I was just crusin down the highway with my top down enjoying the clear night with all the stars in full view. Something that came to mind was how that seems to happen alot in my life…..if things aren’t crazy in my life I tend not to think about how others might in turmoil or living in chaos, the thoughts don’t normally come to my mind and even if they, what can I really do? I’m sure you find yourself with those thoughts from time to time as well. Something I think of though, is that I don’t always realize how blessed I really am to have our heavenly Father watching closely over me as I walk through any storms. I am so thankful for His protection and for the opportunities available to really just enjoy His creation and the things that He has set before me. I challenge you today to find the joy that is in God’s creation around you in your daily life.
God Speed
Nate
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I have never been the greatest at blogging. As the fad started a couple of years ago I jumped on board with Xanga and much like anything it was pretty exciting at first share my thoughts and then jump back on the next day and see all the comments. Well also much like anything, the excitement quickly died! I’ve noticed though change on the horizon over the last few months that I have to say I am definitely exicted about. Something I’ve learned about change is that in order to see change come about, there must be faithfulness and discipline. So here goes, this is my jump into the world of blogging and I hope that as I continue to fall in that my faithful readers will become aware of the happenings in my world as well as hopefully the world around them.
There are so many stirrings on my heart that I am excited about sharing with you as well as so many things in my job and ministry that I know will inspire you and at the same time hopefully motivate you as you move forward in your ministry.
In explaining a little bit about the title of my page I want to leave you with a quote that I have hanging on the wall above my desk written by Ralph Waldo Emerson:
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
God Speed
Nate
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