Broken Down Adventures

First off I love Chicago! We had an amazing adventure this weekend getting to run around Chicago (Yes I did get to see the infamous Bean), setting up in a beautiful mega-church, and enjoying an amazing time of worship. While some moments were rough I think that this has been my favorite place on the ATF tour so far. Our adventure isn't over yet either. Saturday we discovered that our van was broken, something about power steering fluid leaking and the brakes...either way our group is having a fun time camping out in our Amazing host families living room. We are all super grateful that we have a place to stay.
~When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Canada's pretty good, eh?

Acquire the Fire has invaded Canada! We are here in full force and our first night has gone really well. I got to connect with many of the Canadians as well as visit Toronto briefly. Our host churches are amazing and they have been wonderful about supplying us with food, Canadian food as well as American food and I have been learning new things about Canada such as Tim Horton's Coffee Shop. It's practically Starbucks here. While the work is hard it is definitely fun. I love getting to see God work in teens lives and the week before coming was a great prep time for me, getting ready to see God work in the lives of the Canadians as well us. Pray for tomorrow, that the Holy Spirit will be working in everyone's heart, making them more open to the message of Christ. The volunteers could also use some prayer as to strength and a continual positive attitude as they serve throughout the day. 

Cool Weather and Today's Message

I woke up to a beautifully chill and crisp morning. The weather here is finally turning towards fall. I leave for Toronto in about a week, I'm hoping that the weather isn't too chilly up there but either way it's going to be an amazing adventure. Touring with Acquire the Fire is a blast and I love getting to tell others about CCM and the impact that we can have on our generation through media. The bus rides are actually really fun, it's a nice chance to socialize, catch up on sleep, and write. But I do admit that after the trip is done I enjoy coming back and getting to see my CCM Family.

This week the message at church was about what the Bible says regarding money and learning to be good stewards of our finances. I love it when God reminds us about these things, things that we can forget to look at with a biblical perspective. I am constantly amazed at the ways he has blessed me financially in order that I can be here. If you would continue to keep me in your prayers, especially financially, I would appreciate it. I'm praying that God will provide the rest of the money I need to pay for this year at The Honor Academy. I'm always thinking about everyone back home and I will be praying that Oregon gets some rain soon. :)