Montreux, Switzerland

"That they may see and know, 

may consider and understand together,

that the hand of the Lord has done this,

the Holy One of Israel has created it."

Isaiah 41:20

Higher

Wake dove, stretch your feathers,
Worry not love, how far you could fall.
Fly now, darling find how;
A broken wing can feel the best to soar on.

It's not the perch you've climbed to reach,
But the broken wing that's made you meek;
that's when He lifts you high.
...
Sparrow trapped by a window,
every resource spent for just one goal.

It's not by work you find your escape,
but in your defeat when you seek his face;
that's when He lifts you high.
-Downhere

Happy Anniversary ...

...to my lovely parents...

Thanksgiving Psalm

                 

1I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;

before the gods I sing your praise;

2 I bow down toward your holy temple

and give thanks to your name for 

your steadfast love and your faithfulness,

for you have exalted above all things

your name and your word. 

3 On the day I called, you answered me; 

my strength of soul you increased. 

4 All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O LORD,

for they have heard the words of your mouth, 

5 and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD,

for great is the glory of the LORD. 

6 For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly,

but the haughty he knows from afar. 

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble,

you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand

against the wrath of my enemies,

and your right hand delivers me. 

8 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;

your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. 

Do not forsake the work of Your hands. 

(( Psalm 138 ))

Budapest

Maybe its time for a little life update. I'm back in Hungary after four months in the states. When I left I had no idea I would be coming back this soon. Goodbyes were tough.

I'm living in Budapest now. The city of beautiful bridges crossing over the Danube. 

I am here to take a CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) at a language school. On the weekends, I hope to go back to Győr to study and be there for the youth Bible study and Sunday morning house church.

As Thanksgiving has now come and gone, I've been thinking, really, how much I have to be thankful for. Although I couldn't be with my family yesterday, I'm thankful that they are all doing well and that God is caring and watching out for them and me.

I feel very much that I am in my element here. I'm thankful for this opportunity to be back for a bit. The course ends right before Christmas and then I will spend the holidays in Győr and head back to Texas in January.

I hope each and everyone of you is doing well and growing in love and devotion to the Lord. This is the most I can wish for you.

Love,

Character Profile : Joseph of Arimathea

Matthew 27:57, 
Mark 15:43,
Luke 23:51, 
John 19:38.

Mentioned in all four gospels as:
A disciple of Jesus Christ
A seeker of the Kingdom of God

A man with the kind of faith in God that was undeterred by the death of his Savior.
A man with the kind of faith in God that put belief into action.

Joseph reminds me to be the kind of person who doesn't seek Jesus for what He can give me, but to honor Him for who He is.

 Oh to have the faith of Job to be able to say "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." But even MORE I desire the faith of Joseph that says "Though He be slain, yet will I honor Him."