Quick Update

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. It's been an incredibly crazy beginning of the year with some amazing blessings as well as some tough challenges.

The blessings have come by way of countless opportunities to share Christ with people in all kinds of different settings. My friend Garrett (backpacker) came over a couple of weeks ago and I was able to have a great conversation with him about the Lord. He is not new to church and God but had walked away from both years ago. I was able to encourage him to seek the Lord and was able to pray with him and give him some guidance. Please continue to pray for him as the Lord works in his heart.

In addition, please continue to pray for the Andrade family (owners of the gym where I work out). Sybill, the owners wife has been coming to church with me on a regular basis and we continue to pray for her husband. Lately it seems as though he is at a breaking point and seems to be more and more open to hearing about Christ and the Lord. Today he(David) and Sybill told me they want to dedicate their daughter in the church and asked me if I would be willing to do that. Please continue to pray that the Lord will work in his heart and that doors would open for me to share the gospel with him.

Finally, as far as trials are concerned, three weeks ago I had knee surgery. I've been in the process of recovery and physical therapy and while they are amazed at how quickly I am recovering, it is a very hard time. Physical therapy really wears me out and I am sometimes discouraged because I want to be better NOW! On a positive note, being in therapy every day gives me entrance into the lives of my therapists as well as many other patients and it seems as though every day God opens another door for me to share his love with others.

Please pray for my quick recovery as well as wisdom and gentleness as I walk through those open doors. May God be magnified and honored in my sharing of his gospel.

Blessings