Well, I'll be going on vacation in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It's going to be sweet. Thank the Lord I've been able to get almost all the camera equipment together that I wanted. I posted pics of my new case with all my equipment on my public facebook gallery. So take a look. I'm pumped. It's gonna be OFF THE CHAIN. wow that's even fun to type. Anyway, I'll hopefully have lots of amazing pics and stories to share with y'all. I leave tomorrow, and I have to pack tonight. So I apologize to all the people that I'm missing their graduation parties. And I'm bummed I'm missing camp. But such is life. Lata all. Pray for me spiritually and physically.
-AG
Friday, May 25, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
hay is for horses
I know that I haven't posted in a long time, and I told a lot of people I would. So here goes. I don't have time to say everything, so I'll just share an brief update and then a email I sent to Mr. Tom Needham.
First of all, I saw a goldfinch in my front yard, actually a pair! The best part–I got pics! To see them go to this page. um. what else... oh yeah, I stink at bowling. uh, there's gotta be more but I'm tired. so g'night! I covet your prayers.
Now the letter, which, should adequately express to all what God has been doing in my life in a particular area. I could write a novel of Homer's proportions and still say nothing of what I feel. Excitement about what God has for me, bummed-outness that all my friends are going off to college, and on and on and on. here it is:
Dear Mr. Needham,
I wanted to thank you again for speaking on Sunday night. I’ve got a lot to tell you about what God has laid on my heart. First of all, I know I’ve been called to missions, and I’m pretty sure God wants me in west Africa (I hope Cameroon). My desire is to be used of God, however that might be. I just see God’s working in my life in so many ways that would help with missions (specifically in Cameroon), I can’t see that He doesn’t want me in Cameroon. I want to be serving in Cameroon, and I think God has given me that desire. God has made it pretty clear to me that I’m not going to be in Cameroon this summer, though.
I’d like to tell you about myself and how I could be of service, so that maybe you can understand why I’m so excited. I love photography, and I’m an aspiring “pro” photographer. God’s blessed me with a pretty nice set up. Okay, this is my “dream”. That’s all I can call it. Just keep in mind that all I want to do is Glorify God with my life. Okay, here it is:
I want have a photography business set up by the time I go to Cameroon. I’m working on this right now. I can’t think of anything better than combining my two passions–Jesus Christ and photography–into one. From my ever-changing viewpoint of my life, it just doesn’t get any better than that! I’m not very good at getting my thoughts down on paper, which is something I’m working on, but I hope I can explain everything so that you can understand my excitement. I’d like to be a self-supporting, or near-self-supporting missionary to Cameroon. I’d take the pictures, send them back to the states and sell them. It sounds so naive when I write it down, but I really think it could work. Only God can make it happen though. From what I hear and see of Cameroon, there’s plenty to take pictures of. The hard part would be selling them. I’m working on that though.
I just decided about a week ago that I’m not graduating from high school this semester. I’m going to stay in for another year as I don’t have the funds to go to BJU, where I’d want to go. Also, I get to stay in the Youth group if I stay in High School, which is awesome. The biggest factor in my decision though, was that I can get some classes at a local community college paid for by the school district. So next year I’ll be finishing up my normal high school education and taking Professional Photography and French. This time next year I’ll be a certified pro photographer, and have the basics of French, Lord willing. Can you see how this is all so perfect for Cameroon? I don’t even have to tell you about the Achu’s and how it’s too perfect for it to be coincidence that they’re my neighbors. They and others that I’ve met at their parties have offered to help me in Pigeon and French! How perfect is that!!!
I honestly don’t know how I’d get to Cameroon, but that’s what faith is all about right? I’m currently saving money for college, or for startup costs for missions, whichever comes first. I also play the mandolin. I’m fairly good, and God has blessed me with, in my opinions, one of the finest instruments in the world. My parents bought it for me a few years ago. I used to be a better mandolin player, but during the summer of 2006 I smashed my hand to pieces, and it hasn’t really been the same since. Looking back I’m still not sure why God allowed that, but I can see that I’ve grown closer to Him. Sometimes I think it was God just saying, “Hey, give Me the glory for the talent I’ve given you.” Honestly, I didn’t know what I had until I lost it. I know that sounds conceited, but it’s true. I never knew what it was like to be frustrated because I couldn’t play something. I could literally play anything, with relatively little practice. Now, my brain still knows what to do, but my hand won’t do it. It’s aggravating and discouraging. It seems to direct me to God even more, in an indirect sort of way. Like he’s saying, “No, you can’t do anything without me.” Anyway, that’s really another story that I’ll hopefully get to share with you on the mission field.
Also, you should probably know that, as a general rule, I LOVE bushwhacking. I’m a pretty outdoorsy guy. I don’t know why but ever since I first started thinking of missions, I’ve always wanted to be the one who hikes into the remote villages and, in particular, builds the runways for the planes. I’m ready to chop, plow, hike, build, or do anything over there! I know it sounds like I think it’s all a bed of roses, being a missionary, but I know it can’t be. I have just seen far greater blessings than anything else. I figure I’ll cross the bad bridges when I get to them.
One thing that keeps on hitting me hard is that I really want to go oversees as a missionary, but I’m not doing my job adequately here at home as a Christian. It seems like it would be easier as an oversees missionary, just because it’s a different culture, but when I think about that I realize that I’m kind of chickening out in a kind of ironic way. I hope that made sense. Anyway, please pray for me. Thank you for everything! I’ll be praying for you and your family!
-AG
First of all, I saw a goldfinch in my front yard, actually a pair! The best part–I got pics! To see them go to this page. um. what else... oh yeah, I stink at bowling. uh, there's gotta be more but I'm tired. so g'night! I covet your prayers.
Now the letter, which, should adequately express to all what God has been doing in my life in a particular area. I could write a novel of Homer's proportions and still say nothing of what I feel. Excitement about what God has for me, bummed-outness that all my friends are going off to college, and on and on and on. here it is:
Dear Mr. Needham,
I wanted to thank you again for speaking on Sunday night. I’ve got a lot to tell you about what God has laid on my heart. First of all, I know I’ve been called to missions, and I’m pretty sure God wants me in west Africa (I hope Cameroon). My desire is to be used of God, however that might be. I just see God’s working in my life in so many ways that would help with missions (specifically in Cameroon), I can’t see that He doesn’t want me in Cameroon. I want to be serving in Cameroon, and I think God has given me that desire. God has made it pretty clear to me that I’m not going to be in Cameroon this summer, though.
I’d like to tell you about myself and how I could be of service, so that maybe you can understand why I’m so excited. I love photography, and I’m an aspiring “pro” photographer. God’s blessed me with a pretty nice set up. Okay, this is my “dream”. That’s all I can call it. Just keep in mind that all I want to do is Glorify God with my life. Okay, here it is:
I want have a photography business set up by the time I go to Cameroon. I’m working on this right now. I can’t think of anything better than combining my two passions–Jesus Christ and photography–into one. From my ever-changing viewpoint of my life, it just doesn’t get any better than that! I’m not very good at getting my thoughts down on paper, which is something I’m working on, but I hope I can explain everything so that you can understand my excitement. I’d like to be a self-supporting, or near-self-supporting missionary to Cameroon. I’d take the pictures, send them back to the states and sell them. It sounds so naive when I write it down, but I really think it could work. Only God can make it happen though. From what I hear and see of Cameroon, there’s plenty to take pictures of. The hard part would be selling them. I’m working on that though.
I just decided about a week ago that I’m not graduating from high school this semester. I’m going to stay in for another year as I don’t have the funds to go to BJU, where I’d want to go. Also, I get to stay in the Youth group if I stay in High School, which is awesome. The biggest factor in my decision though, was that I can get some classes at a local community college paid for by the school district. So next year I’ll be finishing up my normal high school education and taking Professional Photography and French. This time next year I’ll be a certified pro photographer, and have the basics of French, Lord willing. Can you see how this is all so perfect for Cameroon? I don’t even have to tell you about the Achu’s and how it’s too perfect for it to be coincidence that they’re my neighbors. They and others that I’ve met at their parties have offered to help me in Pigeon and French! How perfect is that!!!
I honestly don’t know how I’d get to Cameroon, but that’s what faith is all about right? I’m currently saving money for college, or for startup costs for missions, whichever comes first. I also play the mandolin. I’m fairly good, and God has blessed me with, in my opinions, one of the finest instruments in the world. My parents bought it for me a few years ago. I used to be a better mandolin player, but during the summer of 2006 I smashed my hand to pieces, and it hasn’t really been the same since. Looking back I’m still not sure why God allowed that, but I can see that I’ve grown closer to Him. Sometimes I think it was God just saying, “Hey, give Me the glory for the talent I’ve given you.” Honestly, I didn’t know what I had until I lost it. I know that sounds conceited, but it’s true. I never knew what it was like to be frustrated because I couldn’t play something. I could literally play anything, with relatively little practice. Now, my brain still knows what to do, but my hand won’t do it. It’s aggravating and discouraging. It seems to direct me to God even more, in an indirect sort of way. Like he’s saying, “No, you can’t do anything without me.” Anyway, that’s really another story that I’ll hopefully get to share with you on the mission field.
Also, you should probably know that, as a general rule, I LOVE bushwhacking. I’m a pretty outdoorsy guy. I don’t know why but ever since I first started thinking of missions, I’ve always wanted to be the one who hikes into the remote villages and, in particular, builds the runways for the planes. I’m ready to chop, plow, hike, build, or do anything over there! I know it sounds like I think it’s all a bed of roses, being a missionary, but I know it can’t be. I have just seen far greater blessings than anything else. I figure I’ll cross the bad bridges when I get to them.
One thing that keeps on hitting me hard is that I really want to go oversees as a missionary, but I’m not doing my job adequately here at home as a Christian. It seems like it would be easier as an oversees missionary, just because it’s a different culture, but when I think about that I realize that I’m kind of chickening out in a kind of ironic way. I hope that made sense. Anyway, please pray for me. Thank you for everything! I’ll be praying for you and your family!
-AG
Thursday, May 03, 2007
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