a lot of stuff

Well, well, well. Where do I start? I'm just amazed by how children can teach you something. I coached my church's high school drama team at the annual Leadership Training for Christ convention, LTC for short. The theme this year was, "Light, Life, Word" based on the Gospel of John. I was concerned about our timing and everything, but all in all, God was glorified and our team received a silver for their efforts. Sometimes I wonder why I do what I do, and there are times after the convention that I get my answer. To God be the Glory! Next up the BP MS 150 bike tour from Houston to Austin, not this year. Mother nature had other ideas. It rained so much and so hard, that the Lone Star Chapter of the National multiple sclerosis Society decided to shorten the distance from La Grange, TX to Austin. It turned out to be good. The majority of our team, Traveling Light Christian cycling Team rode into the capital of Texas together. That was so cool and with the exception of two, everyone came in unscathed. I'm beginning to like this Jesus servant mentality thing. It's cool to be a Christ follower/disciple. Peace.

Rite of Spring

One of my favorite rites of Spring, besides Easter, is the annual MS 150 Bike Tour from Houston to Austin. The following is about one of the riders of our team/ministry: Traveling Light Christian Cycling Team. Enjoy. Here is the link: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/05/woodlands_villager/news/wv-n_ms_150_biker.txt

Spritual Surrogates

It's been a while since I last talked to you all via the blog, but this is just too good. For the past five or six years, I was given an assignment a la Mission: Impossible style. My brother, seeing how much I was very active and involved in my church, asked me if I could start taking his girls to church and get them involved as well since two of them are starting to enter adolescence, a scary age for any father, but especially since he is raising these girls on his own. I accepted this mission; however, I was afraid because I did not know what I was getting myself into, plus, "How can these girls look up to me?" That was the question I asked myself because here I am a single man living his own life and then being able to do this for my big brother. I've been doing this for the last five or six years and I've seen so much growth in both, and now all three girls, that they love going to church. One of the greatest thrills of my life was to see the fruit that was being bron when Jennifer was baptized into Jesus Christ last summer. I can reflect on this because I witnessed a friend of mine get her "spiritual surrogate" brother get baptized into Christ last Sunday. I'm amazed that God can use surrogates like us to affect the live of others who are watching us. The Bible says we, the church(not the building, but the people who makes Christ's body), are to carry out the Great Commission. It doesn't matter, how it gets done, but I'm just glad to do my part. I hope that this blog entry blesses you. Peace.