Wednesday May 6th

Revive

I woke up rather late this morning due to the wear and tear of last night. Emotions can cause a lot of tiredness and can make you feel a little bit miserable. I was physically miserable, not emotionally, and definitely not spiritually. I felt so much compassion, and love inside of myself. I woke up and had some breakfast at the table. I believe it was pancakes with real Canadian maple syrup, oh it was good! I then proceeded, to play with Olivia, who is quite a little persuader when it comes to getting you to do what she wants. It’s harmless, but very cute to see as she is not quite grown up and still has a lot of life to go through. We went downstairs and watched a Barbie movie and let me tell you I snoozed better than watching any biology movie or listening to any Chuck Smith tape. I woke up after the movie had stopped due to technical difficulties and moved on to another great snoozer movie with some theme of “princess.” After my naptime was up Andy was going to go to the store via bicycle. I decided to tag along and ride bikes to the store for some monotonous items and the joy of riding. I needed some chap stick because my lips were hurting real bad. We came home had some sandwiches and cookies and I went down for about a three-hour nap. I woke up real refreshed and decided to get my things ready for living at the discipleship house that Jesse is at right now.

As I got my things ready, Andy went out to get some food for dinner. He made an excellent choice of shawarmas and garlic potatoes. I boasted to Jesse later today about how I had two shawarmas within the last two day. Anyway, we finished the meal and Andy took me up to a mall outlet and Vicki Ruby took me the rest of the way to the coffee house. Vicki was very welcoming and genuinely sweet, she was very easy to talk to and get to know. We had a fun time finding a parking space near the coffee shop because everyone likes to park, I guess. I went into the coffee shop and saw Jesse. He looks great, I think he’s lost some weight and is looking real sharp. Got to meet Paul, and his kids Brendon and Nathan, they were all very nice and good to meet. I was super-impressed with how great of a message Paul delivered tonight. It was on the prodigal son and how we all are either the younger brother or the older brother. One thing we have to remember is that Jesus is waiting with open arms running to embrace us. Yohannes was very energetic and a joy to be around. I felt surrounded by the Holy Spirit when he would talk. He had the enthusiasm of something out of this world. Tonight, Corey came in and went boldly and received Christ into his life and was blessed by those around him. As soon as I saw him stand, I stood and clapped till I thought my hands would bleed for the joy of Christ in his life. I went up and hugged and told him that I was proud of him for taking a stand and being a man. I then headed straight for the cookies that I believe are baptized in sugar, butter, and love. They were Awesome!! They crumbled in your hands and were sooooooooooooooo good!!!!! We ended the night with worship by Randy. We then closed with all the lines of Amazing Grace, the old hymn not the Chris Tomlin edition, the approved Baptist Version with shouts of amen and everything!

I then grabbed my things from Vicki Ruby’s car and took a ride from Paul and was in the backseat with his two sons. Jesse was in the front seat and it was great to get to know some new people and also talk to Jesse. We were heading to a town called Perth, which is still inside the province of Ontario and is about 60 miles southwest. We stopped on the way at Harvey’s, which has really good fast food such as: hamburgers, fries, that kind of stuff. In Canada they have what they call putsin, which is fries with cheese curds and gravy on top; it is excellent and it is a delight. I would put my recommendation that if you’re ever in Canada you must go to Harvey’s and have some putsin. Paul was kind enough to welcome me and also offer a free coffee and I gladly accepted his gift. On the way I got to hear a message by this man called Joe Foscht it was on Romans chapter 12 and he had an interesting way at looking through the Bible. When we got to the Discipleship house where Jesse is living we went up the flights of stairs and had a nice chat for a while about life and where God has put him at this time. Afterwards, I couldn’t sleep, probably the coffee, but I just felt like I needed to blog and end my night.