so i will still argue that my job is one of the best in the world. it is so much fun. but there is one thing that i don’t enjoy about youth ministry. planning summer events. here it is, december 19th, 2007 and i am planning youth camp for june 2008. now this may not sound that bad b/c it is only 6 months away, but i started planning youth camp and working with the camp directors in july of this past summer. 11 months ahead of time. when i reserved my spots, there were already some other youth pastors who had reserved theirs. this is crazy. sometimes i think it gets a little ridiculous. but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to get your students to camp. why in the world is youth ministry so tedious (did i spell that right?) sometimes? all for the purpose of growth.

on a slightly different note, i have been talking alot about my my cousins death. here is an update on what God is doing. my aunt (cousins mom), is wanting to come to church. she brought this up on her own. she never wants to come to church, ever. this is progress. to God be the glory!