realization...

so i decided to make a new banner for this little blog and realised that i title my blag as a "photoblog" when i havent put any of my pictures up in ages.... so ill get back on that...

also recently ive been reminded on how faithful God is. Ive been stressed with fundraising for my Russia trip in my few weeks so ive been praying about it. Then recently I got enough donations to pay for more than 2/3rds of my trip when like a week ago i had way less than half of it. God has blessed me so much through this and hopefully because of it my team can be a blessing for the people we meet throughout Russia... just as they will be a blessing for us. I am still taking donations though, since i havent raised all of the money yet... so if you or anyone you know would be interesting in donating, let me know.
Hopefully I will have internet acess while im in Russia so I can update my blog from there. Thank you guys so mmuch for your prayers for my team this summer, please continue to pray for us while we are in russia so we can handel the culture shock and do Gods work. Thanks guys.

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Angelos Blog Assignment #3

It was three years ago this May that I met the most interesting person. It wasn’t really a formal meeting, more of a familiar feeling during a brief moment that this person and me passed me on the street.
I was in a hurry on my way to work at Jerry’s Antique Store when I felt a cool breeze on my face and decided to slow down, relax, and walk for a bit. I decided to sit on a rusty green bench along the sidewalk to people watch for a bit. I wasn’t too fond of my current job, and they haven’t paid me in a few weeks because not too many people want antiques anymore, so it was okay if I was a few minutes late. The few minutes that where spent here many people of all different backgrounds passed me. People watching is something that I love to do in my free time, during this I was able to eves drop on several conversations and heard about a girls new puppy, who she named Hurley, that she had gotten for her birthday a few days ago, then I heard a man briefly speak about his job and how it would help for him to get rich quick. I chuckled to myself when I saw a small lady running after her snow white German Sheppard who had gotten off its leash. Smells from the nearby doughnut factory filled my nose and made my stomach rumble, I decided that on the way to work I would stop by for some freshly baked maple bars.
This day seemed pretty normal for me. The sun was shining through a near clear sky, the breeze was gently brushing across my face the birds where chirping and the bees where buzzin. Could life get better? I think not!
That’s when this peculiar individual walked past my bench. He was middle aged, a little heavy set and had a small dog on a leash walking next to him. At first glance it seemed normal- just a person walking their dog. But then as this individual got closer, I could see that he was talking… but no one was with him… just his dog. It seemed as if he was talking in first and second person- as if there was another person walking with him engaging in a conversation. As soon as I heard this sentence come out of this stranger’s mouth I knew he was a wacko. “Who the heck are you going to listen to- the voices in you head or your best friend?”

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