Sleeping In

We started the day with this song:

L0rd it was you who created the heavens

L0rd it was Your hand that put the stars in their place

L0rd it is Your voice that commands the morning

Even oceans and their waves bow at Your feet

                                                L0rd, who am I compared to Your glory, oh L0rd?

                                                L0rd, who am I compared to Your Majesty?

                        I am Your beloved, Your cre@tion, and You love me as I am

                        You have called me chosen for Your klngdom, unashamed to call me Your own

                        I am Your Beloved

G0d chose you. You are chosen, select, elite. You are the only one who can do your part in G0d’s plan. There is no auditioning for the role you play, you’re playing it whether you try to or not. And your role is crucial to the play. You have all the skill you need right now for the role. You learn as you go, which is the beauty of the play. Any question of your ability or maturity is moot, because you have been chosen and directed into that place. Just do it. Move Mountains. (1C0r13:1)

These thoughts have helped me a bit as I’m working here. A lot of the marketing stuff I’m learning as I go and I feel helpless at times. Of course, I’m cheap labor J (free), so the value of anything I do is infinite. Lol. But, if you know me (and I hope you do, since you’re reading a private blog :o ) I’m a perfectionist, so it’s hard for me to do anything without knowing how to do it right first.

What’s your role?

Today I snoozed my alarm. Twice. That’s cool, because it means I’m finally adjusted to the time zone! For awhile I was waking up at 5am (3pm Denver time) whether I tried to or not. So, I got up at 6:30am, had a warm hose shower (we kind of figured out the water heater) and headed off to the office.

We had our morning dev0tions (we do this every day and before most meetings) and it was off with the day. We’ve setup a special connection through a computer back in the States, so we can access faceb00k. It’s a little medieval but it works. We’re getting ready to launch our faceb00k marketing campaign and we’re nearly done with the website. I will probably send all of you invites to become fans of the fb group. It would be great if you accept and help spread the word. Stay tuned.

Random story: The other day, my taxi driver (a lady) gypped me and charged me triple. The only Chinese I know is ‘thank you’, which didn’t help me in that situation! A couple days later, she just happened to be my taxi driver again (random occurrence in a city of 500,000), which she was visibly excited about until she saw I wouldn’t give her anymore than what I knew she should get! Ha! She’s probably just off to the next unsuspecting foreigner. At least it’s not me.

Anyway, I had a traditional Korean meal today for lunch at a restaurant just down the street. They cooked steak strips on a pot (looks like an inverted wok, the grease/fat drips off the edges) built into the table like a fondue pot. Then you wrap it up in lettuce or sesame leaves with tofu strings, peppers, sauces, rice, and vegetables. It was great! Nice to eat ‘grilled’ meat again, not breaded and deep-fat-fried chicken or pork, or tofu :/ . Speaking of real food…Chipotle sounds so good right now!

Hm…and speaking of home. Although I’m not homesick, every time I think of coming home I get excited. Another week and a half; I’m halfway through my time here, which is hard to believe. Pr@y for endurance and effectiveness.

Last thing: I wanted to update you all on the enkay trip. The four people who went inside won’t be coming out until tomorrow, so please pr@y for them. The splritual oppr9ssion inside is terrible from what others have said, so pr@y that the Splrit would bind the enemy from them. Splritual w@rfare is more real than most of us think about.