Chain of events...

Since coming home to the States I've experienced a feeling of an "adventurless" lull..not that I haven't been busy experiencing/learning/doing/loving life..but somehow it feels like the adventure is finished now that I'm not "charting foreign lands"..but that obviously doesn't have to be the case..

Even if I'm not in the middle of the Nigerian jungle giving a child malaria medicine, or seeing an elephant up close at an East African elephant sanctuary, or having grand South African braai & beer by the pool with all of my friends..(sighs to himself)..doesn't mean that there's no adventures to be had here in the good ol' US of A..

Meanwhile, I feel I should say that this time of life is a transitional/discovery faze..While I don't feel that my missionary days are over, I'm excited at the idea of spending some time home enhancing my education, work experience, job history, home network, etc. I've just taken on part time jobs here & am looking into study options, deciding on what courses to take is, Thank God, going to be the only challenge...Innovation, forward thinking, new projects, thinking ahead to the future inspires me to endure the humble beginnings of a new era that will, God willing, take me into a billion new adventures..each grander & fuller than the last..

Here are some photos of recentness for all u who aren't on facebook (&/or on my facebook)...


w/ family & friends of family at my cousin's goodbye (off to College)..


Playing penguin at the Georgia Aquarium w/ my cousin, Ilona, who was visiting from Holland..














in true Atlanta tradition having hot dogs/fries at the Varsity, down-town..


my "bling-bling" nephew, Dorian, aged 3...

Hang on..

Below is a quote I read today by Maria Fontaine that encouraged me..

I've just taken on 2 part-time jobs & am looking into a 3rd 1..trying to save up for a vehicle, getting set-up here in the States, hoping to get my own place, get into some colleges to enhance my studies over the next months, etc.. the challenges are ever-present, large & looming..but that's where faith comes in.

The Lord is taking us deeper into the spirit world all the time and requiring us to keep stretching our faith. He says, “Wherever you’re at in your faith life, you can be sure that I’ll stretch you further. And that’s a good thing!” I’ll repeat what the Lord said: Stretching our faith is a good thing! It doesn’t feel so good sometimes when the Lord stretches us, but because we know that it’s good, we can really praise the Lord for those experiences
when they present themselves!
(Link 61, paraphrased)