Finally some Pics..

More to Come...

Haven't been able to get online much since being here in India. Hope to be able to post some pics and write more soon. So far, awesome. Been a crazy busy month. Tons of kids. Tons of opportunity to preach the word. Every weekend is packed with youth meetings and services here and in the surrounding areas. Been blessed to work with 6 churches so far. This past Saturday night was a combined youth service in a local village here where i preached. There were around 80+ kids who participated. God definitely did something in their lives. Continue to pray for me, please, as well as the seeds being planted. This upcoming weekend (July 13-15) is a youth camp with a local church here. We are expecting around 80-90 youth to participate. I will be sharing during the weekend 3x as well as assisting with leading worship. Pray for me as i prepare for this upcoming weekend. Following that, I will be going on a exposure trip with EPIC (east praise international church) for 3 days. Pray for the time that we will be spending together as we travel and fellowship. Next weekend, (July 20-22) is a youth seminar in a local village that i have been invited to share at. The theme is 'Being Transformed' and i will be sharing (along with my friend David) 3-4x. We are expecting around 40-50 youth. The following week, i will be traveling with David to other parts of North India for a week to visit some churches that he is connected to. Thank you for reading this. Thank you for your continued prayers. Need them.

Back to India

I will be heading back to India at the beginning of June. Thank you for taking the time to visit this website. I need/appreciate all of your prayers and support as i continue to prepare for the next several months. I will try to update this blog as much as possible (as there is little access to internet where i am staying in India).

Staying Busy

Been a long time since i've sat down to write what has been going on. I guess that is a good thing and means that i'm staying busy. These past couple months, since being back from India, have been busy and fruitful. iTuesday has been growing like never before. We are now seeing an influx of local high school students from all over the city. Here are a couple pics from the past couple months of our new members @ iTuesday.







We organized an event called the 'LOVE CAMPAIGN' where we put together bags filled with all kinds of necessities. We met up before iTuesday (on Valentines Night), broke up into different groups, and drove around the city of New Orleans handing out these bags to the homeless that we were able to find. We made sure to take down all of their information and pray for them on a consistent basis. Please keep them in your prayers.





This past Tuesday night, we assisted in serving the homeless downtown at Firehouse Full Gospel Ministries downtown. We had an awesome turnout and an even awesome-er time hanging out with everyone who showed up. (around 50-70 people)



I have been guest speaking at a local Korean FUMC here in Metairie since being back from India. I have been asked to come on staff at that church as their youth pastor and have accepted the position. I will be presented to the church tomorrow morning. I'm extremely excited about this door that God has opened for me and equally as excited to be hanging out with the kids there.




If that isn't enough updates already, i am 'getting all my ducks in a row' to head back to India the first week in June. More to come on that.

Thank you for keeping up and for keeping me, iTuesday and the kids at the Korean church in your prayers.

Thank You.

Back from India.

I got home from India a couple days before Christmas.
I was unable to update my blog while i was there.

Amazing time.
Best trip to India so far.
Here are some photos from this past month.


Discipleship Training

We conducted two days of discipleship training in Toulazou Village. We had an awesome time teaching about the importance of the Word of God, Obedience and making disciples.









Railway Colony

This is a brand new church plant that is right in the middle of a hindu colony. We conducted a couple gospel meetings at night where we saw over 150+ people show up, hear the gospel message and ask for prayer.






Preaching on Sunday

I was given the opportunity to share at this church one sunday morning while in India. It was an awesome opportunity to encourage them in their walk and to study the Word of God.



Leadership Training

We had one full day of leadership training with the leaders from 2 churches (Railway Colony and Toulazou Baptist Church).




Me and the Family









THANK YOU for your continued prayer and support. Definitely would not have been able to make it to India without your help. There were very specific things that i was praying for over the past months and i believe that God has answered my prayers by giving me wisdom in those areas. I look forward to sharing 2012's plans with you (either face to face or through this blog). I ask that you please continue to pray for the youth that we worked with over the past month in India. They are growing and maturing in their faith and need our prayers and encouragement.

Oh, Canada to FUEL in California

It's been a while since i had a chance to sit down and update this thing. Here's what's been going on.



Flying over Washington D.C.


Flying over the Pentagon



I was blessed to spend a weekend in Canada leading a retreat with some amazing kids. I believe that seeds were planted this weekend (at the retreat AND at church on Sunday) that will bear MUCH fruit that will last. The theme of the retreat was Intimacy with God and Worship. Both of those thing i am continually growing and learning in. Humbled to be used by God in any way, but especially this past weekend with these amazing and talented kids. PLEASE keep the youth of Canada in your prayers. Pray for consistency in their walk with Christ.

Here is what a couple of the kids who attended said after the retreat:

'no lie, I've been reading. I started with 1 samuel...but in the first 3 chapters I've read these last 3 days I found something that help me either on what I'm doing or an attitude I should carry out still I've been praying and I've already started to see the changes in my life i dunno something kinda clicked and I got tired of people telling me about the bible I want to know it cause I read it and not cause some one interpreted it and gave me a revised version.'

'When we read the word at the retreat. I was asking God to give me the thirst and desire to read His word a lot ... Well u will be happy to know I been reading every morning now and at least 2 times a day and I try to apply it to my life and trust in him for everything an anything'

It's crazy to see the things that God will do in our life if we just pick up his word...EVERYDAY..and read it.

Here's a couple pictures with some of the kids from the retreat.









Nelson Jr.


Must Do in Canada: Eat at Tim Hortons. Da Best.


Carolina and Eric. Awesome Friends and Youth Leaders at the church in Canada. They work with the youth there and are doing an awesome job.


Me with Nelson and Leticia. Awesome friends who let me stay with them while I was in Canada (before and after the retreat).


Leaving Toronto Airport for California...

This was my third opportunity to be apart of FUEL retreat in San Francisco. This year i was given the opportunity to not only help, but to also speak at 2 sessions.













Been a crazy past couple weeks. Living out of a suitcase in 5 different homes was fun. As soon as i got of the plane (both in Canada and California) i felt like i was at home. Can't say 'thank you' enough to those who let me stay with them at their houses over the past two weeks.

so now what?

India.

Will be home in New Orleans for the next three weeks preparing to go to India right after Thanksgiving. I have been in touch with my friend David in India and we are excited about being able to work together again this year. Youth Retreats. Sunday morning services. Village Ministry. Leadership Workshops. The whole 9 yards planned for the time I will be in India. Pumped. Praying and preparing. PLEASE pray with me for this upcoming trip. Pray for the youth and the people there, that their hearts would be receptive to the Gospel. Pray for me as I prepare and continue to raise support.

THANK YOU for praying and being an awesome 'co-worker'