Let all the earth rejoice.

I am very excited about this opportunity to go to Ghana and share the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am also enthused about the relationships we have here in the United States and also the relationships that we have and are going to make while in Ghana. Please pray for the many people we will come into contact with. Pray that we we will be sensitive to the culture and the people, and that we will be fully observant of the leading of the Holy Spirit. Pray for the country, the whole continent of Africa. Pray for the children who are are crying right now as you read this because of many things including starvation and disease. Pray for the parents who refuse to sleep at night because they fear that their children might be captured and enslaved to fight in a war. Pray for the many who are dying because of lack of basic necessities. Pray for those who are rejecting the truth and have fallen into the many traditional beliefs. Please pray for the many who do not know the gospel of Christ Jesus. I pray for you right now, that God may open your eyes and heart to the realities of this world and that you may know that the hope that we have in Jesus Christ is the hope of the world. 

Hope.

I have come to ponder on that word these days. So many believe that the world today is without hope. So many believe that somehow, we are inevitably trapped in a world where no good exists and will never exist. Rather than joy, hope, and love being the structure of our relationships in life, they believe confusion, doubt, and hate is all that there is to life. Day after day we are faced with harsh circumstances and situations that leave many not only pessimistic about life but empty and bleak about the future. We are forced to cope with  questions in life that seem never to be unanswered. As Christians, we believe that we have been given an answer to the larger problem of instability and evil in the world. We believe that that answer is not some work of an institution, organization, nor a government. We believe that the hope of the world is Jesus Christ, God himself who has given himself freely as a gift to be the hope of all mankind and creation. And that hope is not some mere optimistic view about reality but is an invitation into the glorious kingdom of the Almighty God. That hope in Jesus Christ is the only hope in which all the earth receives genuine joy. The world we live in currently is imperfect, but there is a perfect God who has a plan to make all things perfect at one  coming point. As you are living your life for Christ, be mindful of those around you who may feel as if all is lost, and tell them about Jesus!

Update on the trip:

Fundraising for the trip is well under way. Thank you for your prayers and your support, I greatly appreciate it! You can send any amount at anytime for fundraising purposes between now and the departure time in May to the church that I am partnering with.

 The church's information is:  Euless First Church of the Nazarene
                   801 Midway Dr., Euless, Texas 76039, United States 

If it is a check, you should write it out to the church, and put it for Ghana Mission Trip. You will be able to receive tax deductions.

Another important notice:   

Chick-Fil-A has gracefully agreed to donate a percentage of their earnings on the 29th of December, and we need as many people as possible to go to that particular venue ( in Hurst) to buy and eat as much chicken as possible on that day. You can order whatever you want but it is VERY IMPORTANT that you tell them that it is for The Ghana Mission Trip.

The address to the Chick-Fil-A is:  Chick-fil-A at Hurst

                                         460 Grapevine Highway, Hurst, TX 76054

Remember, you have to tell them that it is for the Ghana Mission Trip otherwise we will not receive anything for your purchase.

Eat lots of chicken! And if you have any questions, you can message me. 

Thank you very much, and God bless you!