If you have been reading my comments as well as the blog, you would have noticed one by Ashley. In it she mentioned that if I lost power I could listen to music on an iPOD which did not need plug in power. A random comment one would think however, I just won an iPOD from boundless where Ashley is the editor so its really not all that irrelivent now is it. Hahahaha...thats awesome!

On that note...check out boundless for some insight.

On a different note I came across a sobering reality the other day. Over the course of the past few months I have taken up a morning coffee ritual. The other day I was thinking and I realised I dont drink coffee in the mornings becuase I need to, or even want to, but rather I drink it becuase I want the addiction to it. Now thats a scary thought. Needless to say I didnt buy a coffee that day, and I dont plan to in the future either.

Today I was out with my disiple.
She is six.
We are learning how to pray.
Her name is Haven and she is so full of mercy and compassion.

I live in a slum hotel in the downtown eastside, and today we ran out of power. Which ment I couldnt listen to music, blowdry my hair or shower with the light on. Now Im not nessessarily saying I need music (allthough I may argue and say I do) or blowdry my hair (again I may argue against that) or shower with the light on....but WE NEED POWER. Without our power my alarm cannot be set and will not wake me up for work in the morning at 5am. But good thing thats only world power and that I have the power of the Holy Spirit and that means with THAT power I will wake up on time!

I love my mom.

The Countdown is on....

7 days until...

AGGRESSIVE

CHRISTIANITY

CONFERANCE

(dun dun dun....)

But for real, this coming weekend, Vnacouver is hosting ACC staring General Eva Burrows, Captain Dave Allen, Captain Danielle Strickland, Michael Collins and of corse the star of the show...Jesus (corny i Know...)

Check out the armybarmy blog for a breakdown of the schedule.

Whats your exuse?

I better see you there.

energy....its great....

five months ago...i was drained...i was weak...i was tired. now im energised.

what changed? my focus i guess.

five months ago i was working on my own strength, and i was tired, and i was exhausted. now having accepted my weakness and leaning on God's strength i am accomplishing more, doing more, and im energised by it.

i have a theory. if you are walking out Gods calling with humility and obedience, you will not grow weary, rather you will be energised by the things you do.

the world tells us, waking up early, working your butt off, and sleeping only a few hours, you will get exhausted...but friends, thats the world...the spirit tells us that if we wait on the Lord we will not grow weary.

walk out your gifts in the fullness of how God created them. seek the Lords face and dont loose focus.

its all about Him, it has nothing to do with you. its not about what your doing, how much your doing. its all about Him.

ITS ALL ABOUT HIM!

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Well, its been a while. This is what happens when internet access is limited!

The new session of the War College is here. The Holy Session are flooding the streets of the downtown eastside with love. It is so great go see fresh passion and fresh vision and fresh faces spreading the good news to the poor and broken hearted.

On the first night of street combat (street evangelism) the Holy Session shook the streets with an hour plus open air, by choice!

I was blessed to be present for Re:cre8 (street drop in) last night where 5 of the Holy's (is that how I pluralise that?) experienced the joy of it for the first time. They worshiped God at Re:cre8 which brought the heavens a little closer down.

Its going to be a good year!

On a different note...please pray for my freinds.
Matt
Adam
Sarah
they are so broken and so hurting and needing so much love.

Oh and Aaron and Cherie are going to have baby #4!
Pray for that too!

THE phil marriott is back on scene. check him out -rEVOLution-

so i had a dream the other night that my mom died.
i wasnt gonna tell her, but she called me and told me she had a dream i had died.
we had a dream the same night at the same time that eachother died.
any interpretations?

and check out Chella Clark, a good friend of mine from victoria. shes bloggin now too!

I have come recently (well actually not recently, Ive known for the last twenty years) to the conclution that I dont have friends.

Now this doesnt mean that those of you who are my friends, arent my friends, becuase infact I am truely blessed with great friends. I am blessed to have those to encourage. I am blessed to have those who encourage me. I am blessed to have those who guide me. I am blessed to have those to guide. I am blessed to have those to correct. I am blessed to have those who correct me. And I am blessed to have those to love and those who love me.

Please friends, dont be offended, becuase I value who you are, and I value the relationship we have.

Rather, what I mean is really not that simple.

Something is missing.

Growing up I always wanted to be the popular kid. (Who doesnt!) When I finally got there I wasnt satisfied. I ended up having lots of friends, but really having no friends at all.

Im a surface level person. (Granted this blog does infact defy that statement, however keep in mind there is a computer screen infront of me not a face) I dont let others in. I distant myself. I run away. I hide. I lie to upkeep my reputaion. I hold on the the tinest things as rejection. (stupid things like not recieving a reply to an email, or always having to call someone without ever being called)

The result of this is a lack of friends. A lack of community. I lack of authenticity.

A increase of lonlieness and an increase of feeling all alone.

Who do I go to when I need support?

Who comes to me when they need support?

When I ask these questions, my mind draws a blank.

I lack the fellowship as David and Jonathan shared. I hunger for that kind of friendships.

Athough friends, please BE BLESSED. Please dont feel any rebuke, for I hold on to my statement of earlier. I have great friends and I value you.

Oh, and please resist the "Nicole, Im your friend" comments.

Scam of the month....

The other day a freind of mine bought a box of cookies.
They tasted funny.
We looked for the expiry date.
We couldnt find it.
The store had placed the price tag over the date.
Nice scam!

In our weekly cell tonight we came accross Psalm 130:6

"I long for the Lord as the watchmen of the night long for dawn"

And I got to thinking...I dont nearly long for the Lord enough.

When in our 24/7 prayer room from 2 am to 5 am I long for 5 am more then I am longing for the Lord.

When on the circut I long for the next station more then I long for the Lord.

When going to work I long for the bus to arrive more then I am longing for the Lord.

BLAST! I dont nearly long for the Lord enough.

I need to be longing for the Lord as I long for 5am.

No.

More.

Are you longing for the Lord?

I havent blogged in a while...so i figured i would write something.

Well let me give you a quick a rundown of the last week.

Yesterday Fleur and I had to get our car out of the impound and we got lost on the way there.
The day before that our corporate cards declined.
The day before that we found out we cannot get beds for the 30+ students.
The day before that we carried a couple couches down the road.
The day before that the Nigerian Embassasy called.
The day before that the insurance in the van ran out.
The day before that we all got sick.
The day before that a bunch of leaders left the province.
The day before that our friends missed their flights.

Ahhh, but the important part is in each of these days God is good.