connecting with community

So, my room mate came up with a great and challenging idea.
We have become friends with the local, a woman named Lori, who owns the bar in turner valley. Of course, she is having a big bash tonight because its halloween. So, we offered to help her clean up her bar after. She had told us a few weeks ago that she had to stay til 4 am last time she had live entertainment, so she could clean up.
SOOOO
We offered ourselves up as free labour, we are going to go to the bar around 130 am tonight, and help clean up. Last call is 2 am, so it will be a late night. But she was so flattered and gave us hugs, i think its a great way to show some love.
so, pray for us?
just that we won't be too thrown off schedule by doing this.
nic

What do you think it means when I woke up this morning, and instantly had
"OOOOOOOOOOOOO we're half way there, OOOOOOOOOOoooo livin' on a prayer"
In my head?
Ironically, i am about half way done first semester.

My life relies on post-it notes

Please continue to pray for me, today I am having a hard time concentrating....as you can tell, im taking pictures of post-its.

Despite the unrest in my head...

there is simplicity to keep me sane.
thanks Lord for nature.

Luke down, Acts up, Ephesians on deck

Yes, cruising through
passages that mostly stood out from Luke to me were
Luke 17
7"Will any one of you who has a servant[c] plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'? 8Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and(N) dress properly,[d] and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'? 9Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? 10So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are(O) unworthy servants;[e] we have only done what was our duty.'"
The last line really echoed in my head, teaching me servant heartedness.

The passage about ask knock seek; (Luke 11v1-13) primarily
"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him"
I think too often, the ask seek knock passage has been used and told to people who want something materialistic, but when the whole passage is read, the reader can recognize that it is the Holy Spirit God's wanting to give.

Luke 12v32-34
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, give to the needy. Provide yourselves with money bags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens, that does not fail,where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Primarily I love the imagery in the the first line, "little flock" makes his corwd sound so eager to follow and yet still in such a fragile state of their spirituality.
And then, it's God's pleasure to give the kingdom? cool.

So this week we are being Acts-ed. It will be a very face paced week, with additional assignments than we have had for other books, which will include a map and timeline of Acts. But then we get to take it a little slower on the weekend, going back to an epistle, Ephesians, which is only 6 chapters but is apparently jammed with tough stuff. Then will come Romans.
I did a very nerdy calculation yesterday, when we finish acts this week, we will have covered 36% of the new testament already.
please pray for endurance.
nic

Quote it

life is about a good God in a hard life.

The week of mark

This is what i did...all week long

530 or 6 am-wake up, eat something, maybe get dressed
630 or 7- start and finish one chart (which has about 4 observations, interpretations and applications
930- class, learn what i should have been observing in the morning
1230-lunch. I look forward to lunch because a) i havent eaten in 6 hours, b)its the last of society i will see for the next 4 hours
130-start studying, finish 2 charts
530- supper, thank the Lord, people.
630- study, finish one more chart, which takes 1.5 times longer cause i dont work well after supper, i just want to hang out.
9- somehow i was always done homework at 9. Which was great. I would wander the halls in silence, since my head was buzzing with the observations of the day. Usually, after 9 is when the DTS are wanting to socialize with the SBS, since they have not seen us at all, tucked away in our rooms and classroom. So, after 9 is reserved for getting to know the dts and the staff. This week included after 9 activities such as: Chai tea night, so you think you can dance night (thanks to steph) and walking in the dark. Tonight, a couple of us shall head to turner valley (1 mile walk) for a long deserved beverage, visiting the owner Lori who likes the fact that we are "such good kids, you must not be local"
Thank you if you prayed for me, i did not run out of steam studying.
Highlights of the week:
Studying parables
Studying mark 13 and figuring out what Jesus is talking about there.
Studying the "why have you forsaken me?" passage, and if you look in the foot note of your bible, you should see Psalm 22 is quoted. Very interesting parallels.

Today, i have finally become human again, i have cleaned up my room and table, even vacuumed, and im currently doing laundry for my room mate and i.
til next time,
study.