Psalm 145

So it's official... I'm leaving for Africa in 29 days. I can't even begin to describe where I'm at emotionally right now. I'm so excited to be going, but it still hasn't even sunk in yet. On top of that I'm trying to survive the craziness that is the end of the semester, the only consolation is that it's almost over and then 4 glorious months of freedom! Unless of course I do take the Milton class that's being offered, but one of my favorite profs is teaching it, so I'm actually looking forward to it. Anyways, I broke out my Hillsong United More Than Life cd this morning, the one I bought after the concert last summer and got signed by Joel Houston afterwards. I looked again at the verse he put with his name, and even though I read it last year and enjoyed it then, it was more because the first verse mentioned the name of the worship band I was leading, which made my day to say the least. As I sat down and read it again this morning though it was like reading it for the first time and realizing that this is truth... thought I'd share with everyone else, hope it brightens your day!

Psalm 145
1I will extol You, my God, O King,
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
2Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised,
And His greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
5On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
6Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts,
And I will tell of Your greatness.
7They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
8The LORD is gracious and merciful;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
9The LORD is good to all,
And His mercies are over all His works.
10All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD,
And Your godly ones shall bless You.
11They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom
And talk of Your power;
12To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts
And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14The LORD sustains all who fall
And raises up all who are bowed down.
15The eyes of all look to You,
And You give them their food in due time.
16You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17The LORD is righteous in all His ways
And kind in all His deeds.
18The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also hear their cry and will save them.
20The LORD keeps all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.
21My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD,
And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.

Looking for 130 people...

Just to update the last post....
The number is now down to 130 people, so if you'd like to help me out you can click on the donation button below. My math was slightly off with travel expenses etc. and it's down to around $4000. :D And actually our accomadations price ended up dropping too, but I still don't know the final number. That being said, I'm still aiming to pass in $2700 on Sunday morning. If the number is lower than that, then the extra money will go towards the rest of my shots etc.
Thanks so much for all your help!

170 People Needed...

As many of you already know, I'm scheduled to leave for Africa on April 30, 2008 for a 2 week missions trip to Uganda. I'm heading over with a team from my church to help build a home for 8 orphans and their house mother. To see more about the Watoto organization you can go to www.watoto.com. For more information on our team you can visit www.longcreektowatoto.blogspot.com.
So what's the deal with the 170 people? I need to raise at least another $1700 by this Sunday (March 9) in order to go, and so I'm asking for 170 people to donate $10. It's very easy to do, I've even set up a PayPal account to make it easier for those who don't see me every day.

Thank you so very much for all your support!