June 27th

2011-06-27T21:55:00.000-07:00

The echo of the 10:30 train enters my window along with the cool breeze of Gallup's high desert air. As I sit, meditate and write. Why write? It is something that I feel God is drawing out of me with a desire to convey what God has placed inside of me. Just a little background.

I was born to two of the most wonderful parents a child could ask for. Son of a hispanic american mother and italian father who were lead to Africa to plant churches. South Africa to be precise. This is where I spent most of my first 17 odd years growing and developing though all though awkward years that adolescents.

So here I am, MK (Missionary Kid), in a small town of less than 20,000 on the edge of the New Mexico and Arizona border. I neither think this place will be permanent nor is this my first choice local. However, God has me here for a reason and I feel his purpose behind me here pushing me forward. On a recent hiking trip into Canyon de Chelly, one of my fellow hikers mentioned how fear and worry were simply faith in the wrong being. Instead of fulling trusting God, worry and fear demonstrate faith that the devil's will and purpose is greater than Gods. Simply not true. I think best analogy of God vs Satan is not two equal being dueling it out in some ying-yang battle, but as simple as light and dark. In the absence of light, darkness can exist, however when ever light is present, God prevails. Thank the goodness of God that he would instill in us his light, Isaiah 60:1 "Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the rises upon you". May we carry his light across the world and so that darkness has no place to hide and His glory may be manifest on the earth.

High Desert Wanderer

June 27th