What can I say?

As I look back on my life, I begin to think of all the things that I've been through. The Hurt, the pain.betrayal. But one can only try to keep off the smile that comes when the One and Only, the Alpha Omega himself fills my heart. I begin to understand a love so deep, so un-fathomable. There was a time in my life I began to wonder if God was ever going to use me. A year out of high school (which I barely made it through) and doing nothing but work. What's going to happen to me God? Why am I in this life? What do you want me to do? So I decide defiantly a long term mission, or maybe Bible College. Kaleo. What? Yep, you heard! It changed my life, God used me in Kaleo and He’s using me even more than I ever imagined now. After finally deciding on a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry at Briercrest, doing 4 years with hope of pastoring in the near future, starting a family and finally settling, selfishly satisfied that my life was set for me, God said NO…Again! So I am happy to say that once again I am unsure of what I’ll be doing in my ‘near future’ but more excited than ever for the possibilities. With my heart still set on youth ministry, God has revealed to me that I don’t need a piece of paper to tell me that I’m qualified to do ministry, and who cares about the money. And Joe’s place…well as much as my heart is there and it is in MJ, our church is starting construction on the gym and climbing wall this April. I talked with my pastor and he’s stoked that I feel called to be back home with a heart for youth. We are starting to grow (little Stony Plain) and we have homeless now and broken homes coming up everywhere. He ran a ‘Coffee House” in his basement years ago when he was a youth pastor and he wants ME to organize a ‘Joe’s Place’ right here in my own backyard!!! To make ends meet on top of that, the youth leader in our church is off to Mexico with his wife again this April, leaving a spot open for a take-over!!! Let me tell all of you this, for those of you who are like me, struggling and worrying to know what their calling in life is…don’t. My pastor has this slogan “Don’t try to be something in life by finding your calling, be someone in life, cause that is your calling” Find who you are in Christ and you will find your calling in Christ.

I LOVE you all so much and thank God for you (Kaleo) every night before bed and all throughout the day. And Jason, Merry Christmas to you to, may you never slide in your prayer times, may your prayer times go deeper and more passionate each new day the Lord brings you breath.

God Bless you my brothers and sisters :)