May was quite busy working on Alabama tornado relief,
training camps and getting leaders ready for their summer trips. I felt like I
was in my car the whole month going place to place. Thank God I drive a Honda
Civic!
The first week in June I was at my parents house for my
sisters wedding which was amazing. I was asked to give a speech at the
reception and could only finish half of what I had prepared because of the
tears in my eyes and the lump in my throat. Tanner, my brother in law, is just
about the coolest guy and I am so happy they get to spend the rest of their
lives together.
A couple of days after I got back to Georgia I had the
privilege of leading a high school group from Chicago on a mission trip to
Gainesville. To be honest, it was one of the most stressful weeks of my life
mainly because the person in charge of setting the trip up before I got there
quit his job and decided not to communicate with us. Thankfully I had an
amazing staff helping out with the trip and the participants really had an
awesome time with the Father.
The day the Gainesville trip ended I boarded a plane for
Iquitos, Peru where I was helping lead a youth group from Cleveland, Ohio.
There were nearly 80 people on the trip and by the end of the two weeks I was
quite exhausted mainly because I had to translate for part of the group and the
accents in the Amazon jungle are nearly IMPOSSIBLE to understand! The whole
trip God was breaking my heart for the fatherless people and reignited my
passion for Atlanta and all the fatherless people there.
As soon as I got back home I began searching for jobs and a
home in Atlanta. Yesterday I was offered a job to be a carpenter’s apprentice
and I decided to take it. It will be a great learning opportunity and I will be
able to save up a bunch of money to help start up the tea business and buy a
home in Atlanta. Tomorrow I will be attending a seminar on street vending in
Atlanta which I am hoping will give me some good insight on things and point me
in the right direction for getting the business started within the next few
months.
Though slower than I had expected, things are moving along.
Many times I find myself in these situations where I am asking, “Man, is this
really happening?” It’s been a really cool thing to see a God-given dream start
out with just a thought and grow into existence. I’m beginning to realize
(finally) that life is impossible without the help of God so PLEASE pray for me
as I continue to pursue the dream God has given me.
