on the sidewalk - there is hope

most of my  morning today was spent on the sidewalk of East Village in front of Tompkins Square park.
thinking about all that has happened last week in Newtown (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/newtown-schools-back-in-s_n_2322597.html) and other tragic events in the past I want to share this:

So, Sarah from Street Life Ministries (http://www.streetlife.org/) and I were sitting on the pavement listening to a friend of ours - about her struggles being a homeless, like multiple health issues, and some of her hopes and dreams for the future - like creating music =)

close to us, a man was sitting, I think he is a regular (resident) of the park, but I have not seen him before. He asked for socks and a list of organizations that would help him find a place to call home. He is not good at walking - so I brought him all the things to where he was sitting.

I wanted to sit down and talk with him and so I did. I asked how he's doing and his initial response was 'I want to kill someone' (he had a specific person in mind). Plus he told me that he has spent 15 years in prison for committing murder when he was just a teenager.  So we talked about why he is angry and frustrated and about forgiveness. There was a funny moment when a piece of bagel flew at me while praying for my new friend - the bagel was thrown at me by another homeless guy sitting close by.  There is great value and joy and privilege to sit down on the wet pavement and listen and pray - a ripple effect - that may save someone's life.

Please keep him in your prayers.

Tompkins Square park/East Village. Framed.

Tompkins Square park - a place to give and to receive

..to serve

...pull up a chair and listen 

be fed - His presence and love through our care and compassion 

and just marvel at His creation 

Love is... a bag of bananas, broccoli and a slice of salmon

I have one amazing youth group! 

Many of you heard about my 'great love' for bananas. Yes- I do remember the first time I munched on that yellow goodness. I remember as if it was yesterday. My grandma bought me this new unseen, unknown yellow.... sausage... when I was about 6 years old - about the time when Lithuania got its independence back. From then on - bananas and I are like the stamp and a letter or a bird and a feather = we're together. 

But there is more to this banana story. Apparently my body tends to be short on potassium, which is not that great. I guess it was meant to be - since bananas are pretty high in the great need I have for potassium. 

Lately my body has been given me 'low potassium signals'. I wrote a quick message to some of my youth group people to pray for my health. 

Then the doorbell rings - and some of my youth groups grand people are standing with a bag of bananas, broccoli and salmon. They researched and brought their research results to my door ... in a bag. 

I am beyond grateful 

I am Israel in the desert

I am reading the Old Testament, specifically the book of Exodus  - zooming it in, pondering upon it, mulling it over and searching my heart in the midst of it. 

So God brought the Israelite nation out of bondage and oppression - he made them a free people, a free nation; out of the yoke of slavery in Egypt into a place where God Himself led the chosen nation by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. 

Bread from heaven and water from a rock. God even invited them to meet with Him face to face. Not just Moses and a few chosen - the whole group. Yet, they chose to stand afar - have a safe distance. 

Gratitude was not their forte - and the very physical presence of God Himself did not help them excel in the area of giving thanks. Grumbling and complaint was the tune to which their hearts sang day and night. The song of ungratefulness left them wondering in the desert for 40 years. 

I read. I marvel. I wonder and wander. ' How is this possible?' Pillar. Fire. An entire sea split into two - and still they grumble and complain. 

So I said I am searching my heart. If I do the searching - there's only so far that I can go - but if God does the scanning and deciphering... you not just go further into the search and research, but even find yourself longing to flee from all that is exposed.

I am Israel in the desert. 

I will not elaborate on the areas and topics I grumble and complain about. It is not so important - what is important here is that only constant, unwavering gratitude declares that God is truly always good. Victory is always His.

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Many of you heard that my most favorite place in the whole of Manhattan is Tompkins Square park. 

The park is well known for its residence- the homeless, the drug addicts, the alcoholics, the unemployed, the hopeless, the noisy... 

Well - in this park I met some of the most grateful people on the face of this earth. I could tell stories upon stories about the people I met there - and sure, none of them are perfect - but I have learned so much from just being there, talking, listening and praying for people in and around the park. 

The woman in the picture above - I don't remember her name - but she is Vietnamese. We talked for about an hour in the freezing cold. Her husband left her, family abandoned her. She is raising two sons all by herself, one of them is sick. No permanent job, financial security and/or relative/friend support. Yet - she knows gratitude.  She lives gratitude and knows that God IS good. The stories she told were somewhat unbelievable - but what is most important is that in all the heartache and abandonment - she never forgot to give thanks. 

After our long conversation she left - but 15 minutes later or so she came back looking for me. Why? Because she forgot to ask my name and write it down on her hand so she could pray for me. 

yes. humbled. 

Dear Gintare,

Dear Gintare,

When you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. You must never forget that there is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Just look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you, Gintare, count far more to him than birds.

Did you ever hear of someone getting taller by so much as an inch by fussing? Relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.

People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. So, there is only one thing for you to do - Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

Bubble tea.Bus line.Alonso.

SangHee and I had a bubble tea date =)

After a grand bubble tea time we went to catch a bus (it was I who was catching the bus). While waiting for the bus this tall guy cut in line - right in front of me.

Alcohol smell - check.
Smoking - check.
Every second word is a curse word - triple check.

He was trying to say something about New Yorkers always cutting in line and people getting frustrated. I kind of had to decipher his 'New York' speech - cause of the triple check mentioned above.

The bus came and as the line was moving into the bus - my heart could not get onto that bus. So I just said 'hey, you know Jesus?' and left the bus line. Alonso is a bus driver. Yes. He was drunk. Going to work. Angry. Frustrated. But he said that he likes to help people.

So I asked if SangHee and I could pray. He said a big 'yes'. It didn't take long for him to start weeping as we prayed and just spoke words of encouragement over Him and the Father's heart for a man who was angry and burdened.

He said this was big for him. Important (while weeping and hugging us a gazillion times... =) ) .

As you are reading this - please lift up Alonso in your prayer.

Thanks =)

Matthew, how long does one need to knock?

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁷ “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.⁸ For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

First of all, I will be writing my August/Summer update/newsletter soon and if you are interested in receiving my updates and have not been in the list, please let me know and I will gladly add you to my newsletter list. Just write me an email with your email inside: gintares11@msn.com

Moving on... 

For several months I have been sharing about the upcoming school - Cross Cultural Discipleship Training School. We - YWAM Cornerstone were looking forward to the school, anticipating and dreaming together with God... 

Unfortunately, we are not able to continue with the school - it had to be cancelled (primarily because of lack in number of students and staff). It is a challenge to pioneer a multi-ethnic school - but we will continue to pursue God's dream for this base - for it to be a place where many nations come to learn, serve and be equipped to bring the Good News to every nation and tongue. We hope for the things unseen and focus our eyes on the One who spoke the multi-ethnic dream over YWAM Cornerstone. 

Would you please lift us up in prayer as we continue to ask, seek and knock- as we continue to dream His dream for our base and the city of New York. We are in the process of making a decision to have the school in the Spring time. 

We ask, seek and knock knowing that God is very good. always. 

again, please let me know if you want to receive my newsletters. 

thank you for your prayers and support - you are blessing the nations

shalom

gintare

a house. a home

It's been several weeks now since I last wrote in this blog. Why? The last month up until now I keep finding myself standing in the middle of: on one side people leaving and on the other side - people coming, on one side, missing those who left and the other side-  trying to 'deal' with new faces, names and stories. Now and then the place I call home feels like a bus station - the only difference is that I don't have to sleep on the bench - but have my own personal place to stretch out.

Lately everything has been very down to earth. The house shrunk from 15 people to 2 people. It stayed like this for a while and all of a sudden I found myself preparing beds and welcome baskets for a number of people (who will also be leaving relatively soonish). Just trying to keep the house in order, cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning, filling up the water bottle every time it starts beeping, I even tried to destroy the weeds in the garden in our backyard - the heat defeated me and I am not even halfway done... 1 - 0 and I am not on the winning side. Asking God to be present in all the cleaning and failed weeding project. And He is. And I am grateful. 

So I said that the house often feels very much like a bus station. People come go come and go and come and go - you get the pattern. There's another staff house. Smaller and I do have the choice to move there - but I don't want to. So I was wondering why. Because honestly - it is not easy to live in a house where people constantly come and go. But despite that - I still don't want to move to a less trafficIE house. Why? I sat down on the stairs outside my home and found the answer. 

Every time I sit down on those stairs to just sit and rest I remember a very specific person and conversation I had  at that very spot. I go inside, look at the walls - yes, I painted those. Jet lagged, tired and superbly confused I spent a week with a bunch of other people painting these walls. I go inside the lecture room and remember how it looked 6 months ago - all the desks and computes and how I switched from one desk to another and then Seung Hyun was my desk neighbor and then all of a sudden decided to leave me =P, and how the staff would sit every morning in a circle for a 10 am meeting.I go into the kitchen and remember the many conversations I had, the korean dramas I watched with YongUn, the meals I cooked for the DTS team. 

To make a very long list short - every curve, corner and crack is filled with people's names, conversations, prayers, worship, simply sitting, crying, laughing and other memories. It's not just a place to store my humble luggage contents for a couple of years. No. It's home. Even in the midst of all this coming and going I find home in the memories I made - the people I met here. 

Discipleship Training School in a Frame

I have already mentioned several times about the upcoming Cross Cultural Discipleship Training School in New York http://www.ywam-nyc.org/q/home/work.php?mid=47

Read. Consider. Join!!!

Here are some pictures from the last DTS (Korean Arts and Design). Picture credit goes to Kim YongUn!

Enjoy!

Outreach into the City. Battery Park - South Ferry

Worship and Intercession at South Ferry 

Preparation for Prayer Station in Manhattan

Prayer Station at Tompkin's Square Park

Richard and Yuho 

blessed =)

Lecture time: Holy Spirit

more lecture time! We have amazing speakers. Introducing Bill Payne: Truth Box

worship

togetherness =) 

come and join us in New York!!! 

✟ cross – Cultural Discipleship Training School

Why New York City?   

New York has a gift to the world - the Gateway of Hope to every nation and tongue!

New York was and still is a doorway to liberty for millions of people. Engraved on the monument of the Statue of Liberty is the invitation “Give me your poor and your tired.” Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The immigrants were given a gift of hope and freedom of religion – to seek True Life! God’s heart for New York is to be a gateway of hope for the salvation of millions from around the world! The mission field has come to New York City.

We are inviting people from every corner of the earth to come and join our Cross Cultural Discipleship Training School in the City of Nations!

The DTS is going to be based in Flushing - the most diverse neighborhood in New York City. The numerous ethnic groups that reside here include people of Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, European, and African American Ancestry. Flushing is claimed to be the birthplace of religious freedom in the ‘new world’ – it has become the symbol of religious pluralism in America.

The mission field has come to the city and we are inviting you to be part of proclaiming the Good News to the nations here in New York and overseas! 

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”’ (Romans 10:14-15)

DTS is designed to help you understand God in a deeper way and live more like Jesus. It is based on communal living, which starts with a 12-week classroom phase, followed by an 8-week outreach time. The school emphasizes cross-cultural exposure and global awareness, preparing the students to go out into the nations to proclaim the Good News! 

When: Lecture Phase: 2012 September 10 – December 30

            Outreach Phase: 2013 December 31 – January 25

Where: YWAM Cornerstone Training Facility

Cost: Lecture Phase $3900 US Dollars

         Outreach Phase $2000 US Dollars

                 (plus airfare and ground transportation)

For more information: crossculturaldts@gmail.com

                                     www. ywam-nyc.org

                                     Phone number: 718 279 1052

Youth With a Mission is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Our purpose is simply to know God and to make Him known. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with staff of over 18,000.

Come to New York and be part of our YWAM family! 

2 prayer requests

Number 1:

The last two months I had the privilege to serve in the Korean Arts and Design Discipleship Training School.

These are the students  -  I love them all very much and am immensely proud of them! The house was full - but now it is empty. 4 of the DTS staff and the students are currently on their way to India outreach. Half of them are already in India and another half is in Korea sorting out some visa 'issues'.

It has been a privilege to see how God has been shaping these beautiful hearts into the men and women He has called them to be. There's still a lot to learn - but they are all ready to bring the Gospel to those who are lost and are hungry for Truth. Please pray for them as they bring the Good News to the people of India and Nepal.

Also, I want to remind you of the Fall Cross Cultural DTS I am going to lead, starting September 10th. It is a great importunity to dive into God's heart for you! Don't miss the chance and contact me if you have any questions (gintares11@msn.com)

Number 2:

As I have mentioned in my previous posts - my most favorite place in New York is Tompkin's Square Park (you can read some of my earlier posts about the park). Today I visited my friend at the park. I love talking to them-listening to them (even if half of what they say does not make sense because of alcohol and drugs).

This is James King. A 37 year old man - who is asking for you to pray for him. I asked him if it's okay to post his picture and he gave me a thumbs up =) so, this is my friend - James. From an early age (14), he was involved with gangs and drugs and spent a big chunk of time in jail - released 2007.

When I told him that I want to know his story, he told me "look up New York State Department of Justice criminal records..." there is more to James' story than what the records state, and I want to ask you to invest into this man's life by praying for him. please...

"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Mark 2:17 


Shalom! =)

Rejoicing for ONE!!!

First, I want to ask you to read one of my earlier blog entries 'Bible Study' (December 3, 2011). H'okay? =) 

Now - If you have completed mission number one, we will hop to 'Bible Study' to be continued and what happened this week... 

Thursday Outreach into the city started with a time of worship at Tompkin's Square park. The entire day I felt God tugs that He is going to show something amazing. My heart was expectant. 

We has donuts and tea-coffee to share with people in the park and passersby 

 Many stopped. Enjoyed coffee and donuts. God's love and conversations =) 

This is Victor and I

(the same person as in my story) 

 

60 days sober. Home. Life. Jesus. Mercy. Joy. Gratitude. Grace. 

He testified. 

Please continue to pray for my friend, for my brother Victor... 

Manhattan Prayer Station pictures

One of the ministries that we do as YWAM Cornerstone is going out into the city with a prayer station. Here are some pictures from a couple weeks ago. Enjoy and maybe even come and join us here at YWAM Cornerstone ;)

This was a Discipleship Training School Thursday activity/outreach into the city

We were in the Lower Manhattan - East side

Many were encouraged to see a Prayer Station in the city (our two Arts and Design students: Selgee and Richard)

Dahye getting contact information- so that we could continue praying for those we met on the street 

DTS students and staff praying for a woman 

It was an exciting time to share God's heart with the people on the street in Manhattan! 

JOY! 

=) 

Cross Cultural Discipleship Training School in New York

CROSS

CULTURAL

DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY

click here to watch and learn what DTS is all about!

Why New York City?   

New York has a gift to the world - the Gateway of Hope to every nation and tongue!

New York was and still is a doorway to liberty for millions of people. Engraved on the monument of the Statue of Liberty is the invitation “Give me your poor and your tired.” Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The immigrants were given a gift of hope and freedom of religion – to seek True Life! God’s heart for New York is to be a gateway of hope for the salvation of millions from around the world! The mission field has come to New York City.

We are inviting people from every corner of the earth to come and join our Cross Cultural Discipleship Training School in the City of Nations!

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”’ (Romans 10:14-15)

DTS is designed to help you understand God in a deeper way and live more like Jesus. It is based on communal living, which starts with a 12-week classroom phase, followed by an 8-week outreach time. The school emphasizes cross-cultural exposure and global awareness, preparing the students to go out into the nations to proclaim the Good News! 

When: Starts September 10

Where: YWAM Cornerstone Training Facility

Cost: Lecture Phase $3900

         Outreach Phase $2000

                 (plus aircraft and ground transportation)

For more information: crossculturaldts@gmail.com

                                     www. ywam-nyc.org

Youth With a Mission is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Our purpose is simply to know God and to make Him known. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with staff of over 18,000.

Come to New York and be part of our YWAM family! 

A Gateway of True Hope! A Chain of Blessing!

This is Naomi - a very dear friend of mine from Minnesota - Uffda! The last five days were spent in the Midwest - with lots of green color and an unending amount of space for my eyes to explore and behold -  unending fields that are to be planted or in the process of receiving various kinds of seed(s). 

This is Steve and Toni Thorsons, Naomi's parents. Steve is the pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Cokato. I was privileged to share about Youth With a Mission Cornerstone in New York and a bit of my personal story with the community this past Sunday! What a joy it was! 

here is the link to a page for YWAM Cornerstone on their Church web page and a recording of my sharing time -> click ;) 

http://www.crossroadscokato.com/new-york-city-mission.html

shalom to you in this humid evening in New York =)

I skipped a week - patches of light

I skipped one week - not writing, not posting, not scribbling down stories and new revelations - simply because it seemed there was nothing to put down on a piece of paper - to mark the week as distinctive and worth the ink and trees.

It was a week of pressing in really hard to the choice of being patient, loving, kind in word and action, fixing eyes upon things unseen and hoped for. It was a week of constantly finding myself fail as I pressed in - and yet at the same time loved unconditionally. It was a week of grayish mornings, afternoons and evenings - with patches of light here and there. Sometimes very hard to spot, to recognize - To step into - no matter how small or weirdly shaped they were. There's always a patch of light to find.

It was a week of pining for a mountain top while sitting in a sandbox. To see further. To see more than the stretch of my own arm. Walking empty-handed and heavyhearted. wrong yoke. wrong burden (I have chosen).

 a song for a heavy heart (to become light)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqctI-cPtGs&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0C688034BCBC03E2

a story of God's love for one: three people - one King and Lord

Here is the story... =)

So, I like photography. I am not superb at it - but it's one of my most favorite things to do - capture beauty, life, colors and all that is speaking of His heartbeat

I had a camera that I greatly enjoyed. Decent size and all kinds of cool settings =) Now, go back with me about six months or so, mid- fall. 

One day (suspense)... I found myself hearing God tell me that the camera I greatly enjoy is no longer mine - so I should put it away. Huh? I have to admit, I think I tried to discern whether I was hearing right for a week or so...not putting the camera away - but using it. He kept on knocking 'Nope, not yours any more'. So I finally answered the knock and put the camera away. And so it laid there... for quite some time. 

When a dear friend of mine, Weslea, was about to leave to Brazil for missions, God tugged on my heart that  I should give the camera to her. I also had a feeling that this camera will not stay with her...hmm...

The tug took place about 4 or 5 months ago.. today I received an email from my friend Weslea with a story and here are some snippets from her email: 

I have a wonderful story to tell you that involves me, you, a girl here and God.. The One who does incredible things. 

As I was preparing to leave for Brazil, I sent out my newsletter and the Lord provided beautifully. After all the things I requested had been provided for (within 2 weeks!) someone asked me if I had a camera to take with me to Brazil. I said no.. They suggested that I write another email telling everyone that God had provided wonderfully and that if anyone still wanted to give that I was in need of a camera. I thought this was a good idea, but never got around to doing it (even though I wrote the email and tried sending it.. It didn’t work) 

Then a friend of mine came to me only a few days later..pulled me aside and said “the Lord told me to give you my camera.. I really don’t want to because I love my camera and I told the Lord I don’t want to, but He won’t leave me alone about it. This is the first time He has asked me to do something like this.. I know it’s good...” etc etc etc I was blown away once again because I hadn’t told her or anyone about this need.. But God knew and spoke.. 

THEN  you wrote to me telling me that the Lord had spoken to you about giving me a camera. I was in awe and was close to telling you that someone had already given me one.. But I stopped and asked the Lord. And then asked you again if you felt the Lord had told you.. You said yes.. So ... If He said to then there is a reason. I didn’t say anything and would just receive. 

The camera you gave me was a very nice one! I immediately asked the Lord.. “Oh Father.. Why did you give me this.. I have noooo clue how to use such things...but I trust You have a very specific purpose” I waited. 

I came to Brazil and began using the first camera that I received because it was simpler and I already knew how to use it :) I prayed more about “your” camera and the Lord told me that He had someone He wanted me to give it to.. I was only to be the vessel used to bring it to Brazil. I almost cried with joy.....why? Because that just shows how much He cares and how much He loves.. That He knows the desire of someone in this country  and loves them soo much that he used to other people from two different countries in order to bless her. 

This past weekend we were doing ministry in the interior of MG (favellas etc) and a friend of mine told me that her dream was to learn photography. (She is very gifted in artistic things as such). Immediately I knew the camera was for her.. I could hardly wait until we got home to share with her and to give it to her. 

We arrived home late and we were both pretty tired from the weekend of ministry.. But I called her into my room and shared with her the same story that I am sharing with you now—so that she would know the extent that Papa went in order to give her this camera... 

She has begun taking pictures already and the Lord has changed her life drastically with this.. She said that just a few days earlier she had come to a place where she was actually doubting if God was real... She said never again....she said “I am a tree and this event is a root that just went real deep into the ground.. I’ll always remember this...” God is REAL and FOR REAL He loves us with an INCREDIBLE love. 

Love. Extravagant Love. 

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practical and slightly mind-boggling

For God so loved... 

I will start with the practical and less flabbergasting...

This week we have officially decided the frame-date for the upcoming Discipleship Training School in the Fall.It will start September 10 and will run till beginning of  February. I will be leading this DTS and I need your support - most and above all - your prayer support. I have mentioned several times that Youth With a Mission Cornerstone has been given a multi-ethnic vision and God has put on my heart to dig the soil of this dream. I am still the only non-Korean at the base - but every word that comes from God's mouth does not just drop to the ground - but completes it's will... it takes time, patience, commitment and hoping for the things unseen. The Fall DTS is planed to be an English-Multi-Ethnic Discipleship Training School and it would be the first one at this base.

Please, join me in this soil digging and dream His dream for YWAM Cornerstone together with me and the rest of the staff here in New York.

 

<--- these are some of the students from our current Arts and Design DTS!!!
Amazingly talented people - ready to see and participate in God's redemptive plan in the area of arts!

Continuing on to the second half of my more mind-boggling ponderings...

Colin Harbinson (http://www.colinharbinson.com/)
He has been actively involved in the area of arts for 40 years and is the author of an internationally acclaimed production Toymaker & Son that has been performed in 70 countries.



The topic for this week was The Art and the Kingdom of God.

Much of what the speaker shared was linked with the area of arts. However, his teaching is applicable not only in the area of art and life in general.
There were several areas that stood out for me as I listened... Some very good reminders!

Thought/Question number one: how far does salvation reach? Does it stop with the person - his soul and heart? Or is it global - meaning, is salvation meant to permeate culture and all that it contains? All of creation is groaning- waiting-anticipating completion. ALL creation - salvation does not end with my own personal flesh and heart. I am salt and I need to be used up to the last bit - spread and sprinkled into every crack and pit hole of my/our culture.

One day all -ALL... let me say it again - ALL of creation will be restored-redeemed-made whole-made complete-brought back to it's original intention - wow... isn't that just mind blowing - I would say so..!

New York - you are groaning - but remember- your redeemer is coming and He will come just in time!!!