Building 429 Bus!! Camp Tomorrow!!

Today was J-fest in Chattanooga, TN.  I got there just in time for Steve Fee who was amazing, it was the first time I had seen him live.  Then it was Matthew West who is always fun to watch.  A friend I met at Agapefest  a few weeks ago is doing merchandise for Building 429, so he asked me if I wanted to see the bus and I was like sure.  So I got to go on their tour bus, and a few of the guys were on there, so I got to hang with them for a few minutes and watch Rocky III in the air condition which was great because it was really hot today.  So then I watched them for a few minutes.  Then met up with  a lot of the staff from some of the camps I am going to be speaking at this summer, it was their last day off for the next 10 weeks so they all came into Chattanooga, so we had dinner at Big River Grille, then went to Marble Slab.  The counselors are great and God is going to do some awesome things this summer.  I am so excited.  I leave tomorrow night to go to Copperhill, TN.   

Team Effort Staff Training and My back is out!!

I have been in Gainesville, Ga since last Wednesday with the Team Effort Mission Organization, there has been almost 80 staff made up of college students who will be working 24 different camps this summer across the U.S. I have been sharing with them the nightly programs that they will be doing all summer long.  The story of the woman at the well from John 4.  On Friday afternoon we were playing a serious game of dodge ball, when I bent down to pick up a ball, my back went out.  If you have ever had this happen then you know what I am talking about.  I did my messages that night out of a wheelchair, which was incredibly humbling.  I have been out of order until today, I got to go to the chiropractor, I am able to move a little now, but still dreading my drive home tomorrow, I have not driven since Friday. 

The training has been an incredible time of sharing and spending time with some amazing men and women who are going to be incredible camp leaders this summer to almost 10,000 campers.  The camps start this coming Sunday, my first week, I will be in the Coastal Carolina's then head back to Copper Hill, TN for the Friday night program.  I am so excited about what God is going to do this summer.  I will also get to travel to Spencer, TN; Chicago, IL, Arizona, Cleveland, GA; and Gatlinburg, TN.

Face Your Monster Recap!!

Sunday morning, I spoke at the River in New Kensington, it was mainly an adult crowd, which was a little different than I am used to, but the pastor said they need to hear about pornography and depression, so me and the band Among the Thirsty, did just that.  We had a good response with 8 people coming forward.  Then Sunday night was in Sarver, Pa with Among the Thirsty and Nevertheless, it went really well, we had around 40 people say they wanted to face the monster in their life, we had the opportunity to hear so many stories of teenagers that had been dealing with either pornography, depression or cutting.  It was awesome to see the response.  

Today I had the opportunity to share a devotional with a group of students at Soddy Daisy Hight School, I talked about unforced rhythms of grace.  Matthew 11:28-30. It is so weird being at a school that I was at 11 years ago, wow I am getting old.

Tommorrow I am heading to Birmingham to speak at Dilworth Church of God. Then hopefully to WDJC to do a devotional on the air on the John Walden Show. 

Sunday I will be heading to Louisville, OH for a Face Your Monster show with Among the Thirsty, I am looking forward to seeing what God is going to do.

Summer camps are right around the corner, actually they start next week, wow it is going to get busy. 

On the Road Again!!

I am just about to head out, for the next few days, I am pretty excited about this upcoming trip, it has been a few weeks since I have traveled more than 1 day.  I am heading to Nashville, to take care of some things, and Josh of Nevertheless is finishing up some vocals on the new record that is going to be amazing, it comes out Sept. 16th.  Then the rest of the band is picking us up in the morning and we are heading to Agape Fest in Greeneville, IL.  The guys are playing with Run Kid Run, Hawk Nelson, and David Crowder, then Saturday we head to Pittsburgh, PA for Acquire the Fire, which are always a lot of fun.  Then Sunday I am speaking at a church outside of Pittsburgh, with the band Among the Thirsty, and that night I have an event with Among the Thirsty and Nevertheless, I will be talking about Facing your monster.  It will be the first time, so I am excited about it, I will be talking about pornography, depression and cutting, and letting people know there is hope and help.

I will be updating on those events.