Amazing news. I got accepted to Youth With A Mission's Discipleship Training School! Yay! I have been praying for a long time to go to India, so it's nice to finally get some real confirmation. I also have been hearing from the Lord that I should spend the rest of my time in Maui, so I'm going to move over there in the next week or so. Lot of nervous excitement and expectation. I am reading this amazing book called The Shack by William Paul Young, and it's been so awesome in opening up my idea of who God is and how we can choose to live in God's amazing kingdom. Mostly, it opens up my ideas of freedom and not livng within the boundaries of human thinking.
What is freedom? How can we truly be free and live a life that reflects God's awesome liberty? It's not easy for me, and I think I'm one of those people who feels relatively liberated from the confines of human society and thinking. But I know that I am so far from true liberation. I still care too much about what people think, and not focusing on purely God's voice. But the voice that is telling me to go to Maui seems to be God's, as it is not my flesh, and I don't think it is from Satan. I feel like God is telling me that he has really amazing things in store for me over there. Honolulu is amazing, but it is far from perfect. I came here not knowing what to expect, and he delivered in such an incredible way. So, how can we expect less than miracles from a God whose power and love is limitless?
Friday, May 29, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Surfing History
Day One: with Peter Boardman, friend of Chung's, down in Cape Cod. Really cool, got up for 2 seconds.
Day Two: with Steve Zelman, friend from LA, again in Cape Cod. Scary 4-8 foot waves. Getting pounded was NOT fun. No, I didn't even make it up.
Day Three: with Paul Sullam, Haleiwa, famed and beautiful surf spot in the North Shore. I finally rode a wave and it was the thrill of my life!!!!!!
Day Four: Barber's Point. Beautiful beautiful beach. Monk seal swam by. I got into the water too late. No dice.
Day Five: with Paul, again, this time at Secrets. I thought I was pretty much gonna die on the coral. No up.
Day Six: with Paul at Queen's, next to Waikiki. Still coral, but not as threatening. Still no up.
Day Seven: with Paul at Queen's, again. Two perfect waves, but actually ended up right behind two other guys. I was basically boogie boarding on a surfboard.
Scored a free 8 ft surfboard yesterday when I was at Electric Beach. Basically I found this guy on Craigslist, and he wanted to sell me this board for $60. It was brown, and handsome, very retro, but it was CLEARLY well used. My friend said NO WAY and said, offer him $10. I said no thanks, so he said, "Just keep it then", in a huff. So that is how I scored my first surfboard, completely free. By the way, it doesn't have any skegs. But I found a leash at Waikiki. So I think I will be in business soon....
Day Two: with Steve Zelman, friend from LA, again in Cape Cod. Scary 4-8 foot waves. Getting pounded was NOT fun. No, I didn't even make it up.
Day Three: with Paul Sullam, Haleiwa, famed and beautiful surf spot in the North Shore. I finally rode a wave and it was the thrill of my life!!!!!!
Day Four: Barber's Point. Beautiful beautiful beach. Monk seal swam by. I got into the water too late. No dice.
Day Five: with Paul, again, this time at Secrets. I thought I was pretty much gonna die on the coral. No up.
Day Six: with Paul at Queen's, next to Waikiki. Still coral, but not as threatening. Still no up.
Day Seven: with Paul at Queen's, again. Two perfect waves, but actually ended up right behind two other guys. I was basically boogie boarding on a surfboard.
Scored a free 8 ft surfboard yesterday when I was at Electric Beach. Basically I found this guy on Craigslist, and he wanted to sell me this board for $60. It was brown, and handsome, very retro, but it was CLEARLY well used. My friend said NO WAY and said, offer him $10. I said no thanks, so he said, "Just keep it then", in a huff. So that is how I scored my first surfboard, completely free. By the way, it doesn't have any skegs. But I found a leash at Waikiki. So I think I will be in business soon....
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