Christmas in Mississippi

Family,food,and a whole lot of hunting. I have to say that this Christmas has been full of all of the above and has been an absolute blast so far, and with tomorrow being Christmas Day there is alot more family and food still left to go. But looking back on this week the best part was just hanging with my brother's. We dont get to spend alot of time together nowadays, were all growing up and kinda finding our path, but it was cool just sitting in the woods or just staying up late watching movies hanging out. We went to the grandparent's in Mississippi for a week and had Christmas there, then hunted and slept, some much needed sleep at that. I probably slept more in the woods than inside this week, actually I was out one day while it was raining (all day) and sitting up by a tree and woke up to the sun going down and the rain still falling. It was about 40 degrees I dont know how that happened but thank goodness for Gortex(rain proof grear). But we did bring home some meat my brother shot a 500 hundred pound Russian Boar and I got a 4 point again, Ray actually shot that Boar at 160 yrds running it was an awesome shot but heavy as mess to drag out of the woods. But with all of hunting there has to be some eating to. I had enough Gumbo and greens to last a month. It was a great week and hopefully will be able to go back before we start the new semester and hunt some more. But anyways have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the food, family and friends and most important of all remember the reason for it all the birth of the Savior, JESUS.

Paw Paw Dan

Maw Maw Joan

My Rib and Me(Rib AKA Heather)

Paw Paw Cecil's House

Me Ray Lance (Hog 500 pds)


My 4 point

The Craziest Christmas Outreach Ever

So let's just start from the beginning.After school kids,presents,the bus getting wedged under an overhang, games food and fun, and finally church. These are just some of the few things that took place today at the Winbourne Facility(the newest dream center of HPC). It was such an awesome day and a huge win for the kingdom. But with a little over 800 people on campus there was a whole lot of organized chaios going on, but it was such a blast.For the last couple weeks the outreach team has really been working hard to get the whole event ready and prepared so that we could reach the community the best we can for this Christmas Holiday's. And man they really pushed through and God's hand really blessed the event. You know I hear so much from people all the time you can never change people, you can never make a diffrence with this kind of coulture. It's sad when I hear that because it's not about changing people to our ways, it's about reaching one person at a time and sharing the Love of Christ with them and then let Jesus do the rest. We cant change people but we can certianly point them to the one that can. I love this outreach because after all the ONE'S that we have been reaching, God turned the one's into many, it was great. We feed people gave away free toys and did free bus rides all over town, as you can see from the pic below (haha). But it's all about people, not toys or money or how many came but about individual people and them knowing about Jesus. That's what its all about. Thankyou Jesus for the priveledge to serve, it's awesome.

After School Kids helping out with the Christmas Outreach

Presents for the kids

This is us Wedged under a building in the Bus picking up people.


Melvin Holding up the escape hatch we had to remove in order to get the bus out.

Fun Food and Games

Church service packed out.

The Cross In All we Are

Just a quick thought. It is so Awesome that God in the simplest of ways shows his plan for salvation in almost everything about us, have you ever looked at people when they worship and they have there hands out in the air at there side, it makes the shape of a cross. I thought that was amazing because the very act of worship by Jesus to God was his death on the cross. And it's amazing how when we worship we are making the very shape of the cross, the very symbol Christ made towards God, the ultimate form of Worship, death to self and Glory to God. What else brought more Glory to God than the Cross, Nothing. It's funny how our worship our shape even points people to the cross. Also I listened to a message by Louie Giglio probably one of the most slamming messages I've ever herd about Laminin, it is the most esential protien in the body the holds everything together, everything in our body is kept together by this protien and it is the shape of the cross. That is so awesome, alot of times I find myself wanting to see God in huge miracles but it so funny how if we just slow down his greatest creation of all shows AN AMAZING example of his Love. God is in the business of showing us what he is all about and who he is all about if we just listen and search for him. What an awesome God.

Honeymoons Official

It's official were going to the Royal Carribiean. I am so excited, these are some pics from where we will be staying in Jamacia. We have only a few months left till our wedding day June 27 but it will be here before we know it. But it was really cool because we made our final reservation's a few days ago so we will be on our way at the end of Elevate once we get married. Anyways tell us what you think and stay tuned till next post.

A Family First

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone but one of the things I Love the most is family time, it seems like nowadays it comes so few and far between with all our different lives but I definitely soak it all up when we have those moments. This year was definitely one of them. The Big Hunt. We Love Hunting in my family, or anything to do with guns really, but we Love being in the woods and just plain old Hunting. And this year was special because my younger brother Lance and me got to spend allot of time together and go on two Hunts together. But the special moment was on the 22nd. We had just finished resting from afternoon lunch and decided to get ready for our hunt that night. It had been foggy and rainy all day so we decided to leave early at around 2:15 because the deer were moving all day. Lance went to the bottom field in a stand and I took off up the road to a field connected to the pipe line. Now anyone that knows me knows that I get pretty crazy when it comes to Hunting, allot people get excited because they get the deer meat I get excited because I get to say I outsmarted the animal. I stalked and killed the deer and he never knew I was there. I go into warrior mode and really picture myself as man vs beast. Yeah it's kinda weird but I'm just kinda wired that way. But at 5:15 after being on the stand for a couple of hrs I hear a shot, and sure enough it came from the bottom field. Now I wasn't sure if Lance had shot anything yet so I stayed on the stand and at 5:30 I saw a buck walking out of the field, Yep you guessed it, VAPORISED. So after I shot him I jumped on the 4 wheeler to head back to the house to find my 13 yr old brother riding on his 4 wheeler with my grandmother getting ready to go and get his deer. It was pretty funny. It was A Family First two deer in one night and it was my brothers first. I'm definitely not a dad yet but it does even now make me realise how cool those moments are. Cherish the memories, it is easy to get consumed in work sometimes but times like that remind me what it's all about, People, mainly your Family. I had a great Thanksgiving and great time with the family. After it was over we stayed up until 1:30 cleaning the deer, It was big brother teaching little brother and after that we got some sleep. It was a great Thanksgiving, Mrs Claudia always tells me if you have the choice between money or memories chose memories, and it so true they always last longer and are so much more valuable.


This is the E-true Hollywood Bambi Story



Hunting in a shed behind the house watching a field early morning

Elevate Thanksgiving Party

So What is Thanksgiving without a whole bunch of Pilgrim's and Indians. That's right the first ever Elevate camp Mayflower dinner festival. HaHa, I have to say it was a great time. We had everything you could think of for food and we even had a vicious game of dodge ball with rubber chickens. Of course us Indians won, it was probably due to the tightness of the stockings on the pilgrim's legs, they were unable to move very effectively thus making them easy prey. But none of this would have been possible if it was not for our fearless leaders Rob and Michelle, they graciously opened there home and allowed us crazy people to come and enjoy there company. It was a good time of fellowship and a great day with friends. Thanksgiving, there is always so much to be thankful for but the two things I always think about the most are God and family. Without Jesus there would be no reason of value to be thankful for and for the family he has given me. Sure we are a bit crazy at times but I wouldn't want it any other way. So be blessed this Thanksgiving, tell someone serving these Holidays thank you, to all my Marine Brothers out there Semper Fi. And most importantly tell your family how much they mean to you even if they do make you crazy. It's always a great time to reflect and see how much God has blessed you. And to sit in a deer stand and wait on that big buck to come out and get smoked haha. Happy Holidays everyone now let's eat.


What's Thanksgiving without a good scalping, sorry Dustin, by the way that's his real hair.

Me and my Little Chippewas, by the way that feather came from a Bald Eagle

Pilgrim's

Us Indians being taught the Word by our Pilgrim Brothers

Dinner

Your young men will see visions.

In the past month God has really been giving me some awesome dreams that I have been journaling privatly but these last two I cant help but share. So Heather and me have been watching God move big time in our live's for the last couple of Months and it's amazing how he loves you so much he wont let you Go in his call where he does not want you. I used to think for along time that I was going to pastor a church but in the last year God has really moved my heart in a diffrent direction. For awhile I was like this is not cool what am I called to do, I thought I knew but Obviously God had diffrent Ideas. Now before I went to Africa I never felt called to Missions and when I came back from Africa I never felt called to Missions, but once again God always has diffrent plans. 3 Months after coming back I was sleeping one night and I had this Dream. I was standing in this open field that had small bushes in it and some shrubs. While in this field I noticed this big rock structure I started to walk towards and as I was walking I was pushing through some of the bushes until I came to an opening, once I walked into this opening I saw someone I work with at the Church picking up sticks and rocks. I called out to them but they never answered so I just kept walking towards the rock, once I got to the rock I noticed a bunch of lions all Laying down with thir back towards me but the biggest male lion was staring right at me. As I stood in fear the Lion just kept staring, after about 30 seconds of staring at each other I took off running once I turned around I saw a tree that was really tall and by it self. I climbed up the tree to the fork in the branches and looked down the lion was dirrectly behind me climbing up the tree tearing up the trunk with his claws. I got to the side and as he came at me I was scared he was coming after me, but as he got to me he stared right at me as He passed. Then he went out on this branch that was about 200yrds long all the way to the end and the branch bent over, as he got to the very end there was a group of black sillouets all over the place. The Lion looked back at me and then jumped into the center of the group and then I woke up. Now this is where it gets crazy. Last year I was in the Pastor's track for school this year I signed up for Pastors track again but did not end up getting the class. I did not even sign up for Missions Stream but the day we start school this year I was assigned to Missions stream, God has a funny since of humor. A week after this dream I was walking to class an out of nowhere, like an audible voice I just herd the word Kenya in my head. It stopped me in my tracks and scared the mess out of me. That night I had this dream, It was a dark room and after a while the Lions face appeared right in front of me, he stared at me for awhile again and all of the sudden he raised his paws up put them on the side of my face. Then he opened his mouth and pulled me in and swolled me, then he walked down this road and the road was in Africa, and then he walked into a building and the building was full of people. Once he got to the end of the Aisle he stopped and began speaking and everyone listened. As he finished speaking he then walked to the coast and looked back at the city and the whole city was covered in Gods word and people everywhere were coming to Jesus. Now I know you want to know the rest and what the dreams me but Im gonna write the rest of that in the next Blog so it will All fit so stay tuned.