Hello Friends,
We will all miss Doctor Jerry Falwell! I necessarily did not agree with everything that he spoke about, but I can tell you that he was a great man of faith. However, I did truly respect him! He was a great visionary! He stood his ground and did not back up. I guess you can call him a great warrior of the Lord. Yes, he spoke his mind most of the time. And yes, he was really not afraid of what people thought about him. Well all I know is that he spoke the truth, and most people don't like to hear the truth. Because at times "the truth is never sexy." We just need to remember that it was his time. We need to remember that God Almighty can do whatever He wants to. He can take someones life if He is ready for them. We as mere finite beings might not be ready, but that doesn't mean God isn't. You know one thing I have learned from today and my accident is that life is not promised the next day. We have to be grateful and thankful for the life that Our Abba Father allows us to have. I mean, we have to realize that God himself did not even promise us the next day. We have to learn from this tragedy because I know that Doctor Jerry Falwell is in Heaven and having a honking party with the angels. He has a new body and is glorifying his Saviour right now. I know that Doc. Falwell will not want us to be sad because he is in a much better place than this temporary home we are on right now. We have to remember his wife, children, and grandchildren in our prayers. Liberty University student body are in my prayers and we have to rise up...rise up! Abba Father, let your light shine during this time of mourning!! Rest In Peace Doctor Jerry Falwell! You will always be remembered as a great man of faith. Ciao amigo.
~Chandler
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Loneliness transformed into a God moment!
Hello Friends,
Currently I am taking a break from studying for my last final. I just wanted to share with you what God has been teaching me. For the past couple of months I have had this sense of being all alone. I have had a feeling of loneliness. I don't know about you, but I can say that nobody wants to be alone and to feel lonely. I am sure whoever reads this has had sometime in their life the sense of feeling all alone. It's like you want to hang out with your friends but they give you the most common excuse in the world, "Oh I am too busy right now!" Yeah I have had that excuse for some time now. I know for me I try my hardest not to use that excuse on anybody. I don't know if it's because I almost lost my life and value people (family/friendships) a whole lot more. Personally I don't think that is a good excuse to not hang out with your family and friends. What a person is saying is that their work or whatever they are doing in that very moment is more important than you. I am just speaking the truth and living the reality of life. For me I have given that excuse to the one who loves me no matter what I have done in life. Yes, you are right...God Almighty. Who is my Abba Father and My Daddy! During my alone times I have found that the only person who is never too busy for you. The person who does not use "I am too busy" excuse. The person who will never give up on you. The person who will never leave you nor turn his back on you. The person you can count on throughout the course of life. The person that loves you unconditionally and invest in you life. That person is God, The Father. That person is Jesus Christ, The Son. That person is the Holy Spirit, The One who guides. A couple of weeks ago I was having a hard time and I wrote a poem. I don't know where those words came from, but it is all about God. I have been wondering if God has allowed me to feel this idea of being alone so I can minister to the orphans at Good Shepherds Fold Orphanage in Jinja, Uganda better. I have learned this, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4. Okay here is the poem that I wrote after a refreshing time with Our Abba Father:
God is our comforter.
God is our encourager.
God is our everlasting love.
God is God, not me.
God is our deliver.
God is our sustainer.
God is our redeemer.
God is God, not me.
God is our rock.
God is our fortress.
God is our strength.
God is God, not me.
God is our peace.
God is our center.
God is our joy.
God is God, not me.
God is our initiator.
God is our maker.
God is our author.
God is God, not me.
God is our armor.
God is our shield.
God is our sword.
God is God, not me.
God is our helper.
God is our teacher.
God is our master.
God is God, not me.
God is our hope.
God is our healer.
God is our light.
God is God, not me.
God is our life.
God is our father.
God is our friend.
God is God, not me.
God is our song.
God is our worship.
God is our prayer.
God is God, not me.
God is our designer.
God is our inventor.
God is our creator.
God is God, not me.
God is our Lord.
God is our King.
God is our sovereign ruler.
God is God, not me.
God is our grace.
God is our mercy.
God is our compassion.
God is God, not me.
God is our refuge.
God is our shelter.
God is our fortress.
God is God, not me.
God is our stronghold.
God is our defender.
God is our protector.
God is God, not me.
God is our advocate.
God is our supporter.
God is our champion.
God is God, not me.
God is our provider.
God is our source.
God is our origin.
God is God, not me.
God is the only one.
God is the truth.
God is the way.
O, God is God, not me!
I hope that poem blesses you and refreshes your spirit as it did mine. Ciao!
~Chandler
Currently I am taking a break from studying for my last final. I just wanted to share with you what God has been teaching me. For the past couple of months I have had this sense of being all alone. I have had a feeling of loneliness. I don't know about you, but I can say that nobody wants to be alone and to feel lonely. I am sure whoever reads this has had sometime in their life the sense of feeling all alone. It's like you want to hang out with your friends but they give you the most common excuse in the world, "Oh I am too busy right now!" Yeah I have had that excuse for some time now. I know for me I try my hardest not to use that excuse on anybody. I don't know if it's because I almost lost my life and value people (family/friendships) a whole lot more. Personally I don't think that is a good excuse to not hang out with your family and friends. What a person is saying is that their work or whatever they are doing in that very moment is more important than you. I am just speaking the truth and living the reality of life. For me I have given that excuse to the one who loves me no matter what I have done in life. Yes, you are right...God Almighty. Who is my Abba Father and My Daddy! During my alone times I have found that the only person who is never too busy for you. The person who does not use "I am too busy" excuse. The person who will never give up on you. The person who will never leave you nor turn his back on you. The person you can count on throughout the course of life. The person that loves you unconditionally and invest in you life. That person is God, The Father. That person is Jesus Christ, The Son. That person is the Holy Spirit, The One who guides. A couple of weeks ago I was having a hard time and I wrote a poem. I don't know where those words came from, but it is all about God. I have been wondering if God has allowed me to feel this idea of being alone so I can minister to the orphans at Good Shepherds Fold Orphanage in Jinja, Uganda better. I have learned this, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4. Okay here is the poem that I wrote after a refreshing time with Our Abba Father:
God is our comforter.
God is our encourager.
God is our everlasting love.
God is God, not me.
God is our deliver.
God is our sustainer.
God is our redeemer.
God is God, not me.
God is our rock.
God is our fortress.
God is our strength.
God is God, not me.
God is our peace.
God is our center.
God is our joy.
God is God, not me.
God is our initiator.
God is our maker.
God is our author.
God is God, not me.
God is our armor.
God is our shield.
God is our sword.
God is God, not me.
God is our helper.
God is our teacher.
God is our master.
God is God, not me.
God is our hope.
God is our healer.
God is our light.
God is God, not me.
God is our life.
God is our father.
God is our friend.
God is God, not me.
God is our song.
God is our worship.
God is our prayer.
God is God, not me.
God is our designer.
God is our inventor.
God is our creator.
God is God, not me.
God is our Lord.
God is our King.
God is our sovereign ruler.
God is God, not me.
God is our grace.
God is our mercy.
God is our compassion.
God is God, not me.
God is our refuge.
God is our shelter.
God is our fortress.
God is God, not me.
God is our stronghold.
God is our defender.
God is our protector.
God is God, not me.
God is our advocate.
God is our supporter.
God is our champion.
God is God, not me.
God is our provider.
God is our source.
God is our origin.
God is God, not me.
God is the only one.
God is the truth.
God is the way.
O, God is God, not me!
I hope that poem blesses you and refreshes your spirit as it did mine. Ciao!
~Chandler
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Testing, Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3
Hello Friends,
I am new to this whole blog thing. I just created this so I can stay in touch with my family and friends while I am in Jinja, Uganda. Once I am there I will do my best to post daily. Today marks a month before I start on this incredible journey that God has graciously allowed me to be a part of. I still have to finish my finals and then get all of my things ready for Uganda. I will post later on. But until then, ciao mis amigos! This post is just a test to see if I did it right.
I am new to this whole blog thing. I just created this so I can stay in touch with my family and friends while I am in Jinja, Uganda. Once I am there I will do my best to post daily. Today marks a month before I start on this incredible journey that God has graciously allowed me to be a part of. I still have to finish my finals and then get all of my things ready for Uganda. I will post later on. But until then, ciao mis amigos! This post is just a test to see if I did it right.
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