back to school, fall 2010

sorry guys that these posts have been rather sparse over the past few months. i praise God for the unbelievable forgiveness, grace, peace, and love that He has offered to me, though i still have nothing to offer Him. it is tremendous that He still gives good gifts, even after it has become clear how stubborn and faithless i can be, how easily my heart can be overturned and swayed with worthless things.

here are some things that have happened lately, reasons for excitement/joy:

-Suzi and I had the chance to play as part of a show earlier tonight in OKC. we only did 3 songs and we honestly kinda struggled and messed up along the way, but it was a fun opportunity and once we got up there, a lot of the pressure was gone.

-Suzi and I might also have the chance to start playing worship with a bunch of others for our local church (Wildwood Community Church). I, for one, am pretty downright psyched. I really do enjoy playing in church settings, though sometimes I struggle with whether I just want to be seen or heard or whether music is like a language of my heart, a nonverbal form of communication.

-MACCSR Labor Day retreat in a couple of weeks! also pumped, because i've heard that the college group will be going through Song of Songs. and excited at the possibility of playing bass for the worship team. i'm not gonna lie - this retreat would rank as one of the highlights of my entire year.

-got all the classes i wanted (essentially) for the fall. been learning a lot at work and will try to keep up 20 hours as school starts up. you might see me transitioning into a new blog as i've started developing using Wordpress. have definitely learned a lot.

-excited for things that God may do through Campus Crusade this upcoming year. excited for the community that will hopefully continue to grow, excited for the possibility of an Asian-American Bible study starting up (or even multiple ones!). excited that God is more faithful than me at all times, that He knows what He's doing and that i'm going to be resting in His arms for the rest of my life - even on those tough days when i try to quit and try to run away so hard.

yes. those are the things at the front of my mind right now. definitely going to crash now though. take care.