Canada

I just came back from our ATF in Hamilton, Canada this past Monday.  It was a thirty something hour trip on a bus with about forty of us on SWAT/SUPPORT.  I am so glad that I was able to participate with the event because the Lord just continues to pour out his love on me is such great ways.  I remember really wanting to be part of the Merchandise team which is basically you just go and sells shirts and stuff at a booth, however I was chosen to be one of the head usher captains.  At first I thought it was lame I was upset because I did not want to do ushering in such a huge arena, however by the end of the event I loved what I did.  I had a group of volunteers that I directed they were fantastic I was on the floor of the Copps Colosseum  basically making sure that nothing was going wrong. Maintaining order I got to have a really neat head set that made me look like a security/CIA person.  I was dressed all in black and people listened to me.  I was nice.  I made sure that the people were not recording and did not have laser pointers.  Also during the bands that played... Newsboys, Jimmy Needham, Unhindered, School of Worship, R Swift, and L G Wise  I got to stand in front of the stage and help keep order.  It was really funny actually simply because of my stature.  Of the other three people that were with me were to of my guy friends both that are really really tall.  An easy 5'9 and 6'0.  Then there is me an easy 5'1 maybe 5'2 on a day when I were shoes with soles... haha but anyway I stood there and did nothing just watched three thousand young people worship the Lord and give him glory through music.  It was amazing I remember that the last worship session that we had  I really felt the presence of the Lord and you knew that the Holy Spirit was moving in that place.  My eyes struggled to stay dry, but at last I could not and I cried.  I cried out of gratitude because of my dad's goodness and faithfulness. I cried because what we do counts.  We are the hands and feet of the bride.  Our generation is so lost, the enemy has them so  trapped with these lies that religion is dead.  That there is no God, how could he exist and allow such iniquity to happen all over the world.. My question is how can you not see the hand of the Lord over everything.  How good he is, how loving, how can you stand and see all the beauty and still question?  Amazing..  I remember finally we were doing a final sweep of the place to make sure that any compassion kids (sponsor pages) were not left behind because they take roughly six months to put together.  I remember passing up and down the arena and seeing so many papers for missions left scattered all over the floor carelessly and I thought  this is so sad.  These people are lost and need to be ministered too, how can you be so wasteful and just began to get upset I remember asking the Lord is it even worth it... We invest so much money into making these pamphlets so that they can just be left there all over the floor..  Then the spirit let me know,  "If one, if only one person get's it, then yes it is."  Then I understood.  It may seem like a waste but if one person picks up the pamphlet fills it out goes on missions and sees what a need there is everywhere, then it was so worth all of it.  Also on the way back we were able to go to Niagara Falls... it was four thirty in the morning and it was simply amazing.  It is weird because before I left I remember thinking to myself how amazing must a real waterfall sound...  I remembered looking up pictures on Google because I thought they were amazing and I thought about the voice of the lord coming like rushing waters.  Then there I am the feeling is very surreal  I can not describe I could not see well but the sound was so beautiful  I honestly could only thank the Lord and his goodness and love.  Praise the King of Kings.  My dad is amazing.  Well on a final note this is the week much waited for our fasting LTE Thursday through Saturday we are going to kill our flesh and built our spirit man.  I am excited to share what the Lord is going to revile  I pray blessings upon the church much love