Hiatus

Here is the deal, glockenspiel--

I need to go offline for the next few weeks. The remaining time in my internship is filled with busy-ness, fatigue, and planning. I am seeing a team of short-term individuals to the States tomorrow, as they have been here for 10 days. If I failed to mention it to you, that is because I have been extremely preoccupied!!! They leave Wednesday night, then my parents and I will fly to see my younger brother finish high school. Even as I write, I'm dozing off far too frequently than is acceptable.

With that said, I plan to resurface again. The 26 of June seems reasonable; as I will have recently re-entered my first culture by then. This is not an intentional disconnection with you, but rather an attempt to maintain my long-term sanity, thus empowering myself to return to you with a new, fresh state of mind. I may post the occasional picture, but writing will be kept to a strict minimum.

Do continue to pray for me, that God should give me wisdom and show me more of his character, and that the plans he has for my family would come to pass.

God bless you with his truth and call you to his glory as long as you are his own. Live in Love.
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Let There Be Rest

Proverbs 14:33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

The point is: I like rest. Well, not the point of this verse; let me assure you, I am not the personification of wisdom.

My personal affinity to respite is the point of this blog. Much of the work in which I have engaged myself in the last almost-three months has been rewarding in and of itself. Studying the biblical Scriptures, teaching the principles contained therein, and working in the yard have been, in a sense, both work and rest. Would that feasting on the word of the Lord were the default activity of my soul! Praise God that I am a work in progress, and I have been given everything I need to participate in the renewal of my mind!

After many consecutive days spent in work, whether physical or mental, the body needs to be rejuvenated. This weekend, therefore, we are taking an extended Sabbath...at the beach. In the words of Horatio Cane [that I am making up right now], "There are three types of board: wake surf...and boogie. (((YEAAAAAAAA))) Thanks, H. With that said, last night I went to a Jazz Club and, let me tell you, it was smooth, which is my favorite type of jazz. It was soothing to let the sounds slip right through the slits of the wall I had built around my soul's own sacred place. Jazz must be linked with the fiber of who I am. I was there for a few hours to hear and feel and participate in the music. What does that mean? you might ask. It means that we're in Accra for a few days. This is vacation time, set aside for the family to be revived from the toll of the culmination of the stresses that have done their work on us all.

With that said, I may be AWL Tuesday, because I might give myself leave that day; not of thought, strictly speaking, but of this electronic repository in which a few of mine (let us not go down that particular philosophical rabbit trail at the moment) are held. So I also encourage you to carve out some time to rest your body and mind from its labors. Let not your guard down, but rest in the knowledge that the work you have done is fruitful, and that the world will not implode just because your shoulders are not beneath it.

You don't want the joints in the Body getting arthritis, do you?

Aaaand here is a picture of my dogs. I just found out how to post pictures with this new-fangled machine. Gbenga is the darker, Chino is the darker...just kidding. I hope I did it right.

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Wisdom and Life

This past Wednesday, I had the opportunity to tell some of the Primary (elementary) and Junior High students about the importance of Wisdom. I told them the well-known (made-up-on-the-spot) anecdote about the boy who, having been granted all knowledge by God at a young age, still ended up unemployed through his old age. The reason? He had no wisdom! He did not prepare well; did not put the knowledge he had to good use.

Ya see, knowledge is like a hammer. It is useful for making progress..really useful. If you have no idea how to use it, though, then you may end up hitting yourself.

Proverbs 2:3-5, 10-12 ESV

yes, if you call out for insight

and raise your voice for understanding,

if you seek it like silver

and search for it as for hidden treasures,

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

for wisdom will come into your heart,

and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

discretion will watch over you,

understanding will guard you,

delivering you from the way of evil,

from men of perverted speech,


Also, today marks that four month and 3 day anniversary of post-undergraduate life for me. I am blessed to be in a house with parents whose lives are sold out to the purposes of the Lord Jesus Christ, the effects of which continue to teach me that trusting in God is a worthwhile endeavor. I am living on purpose, striving each day to fulfill the plans of God for the life I live in this body. I am learning that believing in Jesus is frequently difficult, and never automatic. Gratefulness is one of the key qualities to walking in tandem with the Holy Spirit, as is the knowledge that a good Father walks with me each day.

May the good and gracious King of Kings bring you into the remembrance of his presence each day.

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