As the extended family packs up and heads home, I pack up and head towards a more independent life on the island of Grenada. The city of St. Paul holds the home of my Aunt Susan and Uncle Reuben. Their home holds me. So now, I am in the place between a wide eyed tourist and a wide eyed student. In other words, I spent a week lounging and soon, I will be here to learn and work for five weeks. So, whether you have asked or not I will now answer the question of why I am excited to take this trip. These are my hopes:
1. First and foremost, I want to better understand Christ. I want to continue learning what it means to love Christ and love people. I want to grow in wisdom and discipline.
2. I want to learn and grow through experience on the mission field. I'll be working with a work team next week and I will have many other opportunities as well.
3. I want to learn and grow through experience as a creative artist. I am always looking for opportunities to grow as a songwriter and a musician but here I want to exceed in visual art. My Aunt Susan is a well known artist in the Caribbean and I am blessed to have the opportunity to learn from her. She is excited to have me here so that I can be her gopher and I'm just hoping that I can be a gopher that gets the chance to paint. Either way, I will learn a lot and it will be a huge blessing. I've already learned how to stretch canvases.
4. Lastly, I want to grow in these four disciplines:
a. community
b. prayer
c. reading
d. serving
Staying here for six weeks is an amazing opportunity I have been blessed with. I am convinced that I will learn and grow very much. Please pray for me as i am here.
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great goals Doug - I look forward to keeping up with your going ons in Grenada!
Doug-- your ambitions and enthusiasm encourages my spirit. I pray that God would open your eyes wider than He ever has before! I hope your dreams of visual art come true... keep us updated as frequently as possible. I am always encouraged by your words.
Because of Him,
--Joel--
This is awesome, Doug. I'm looking forward to reading what the Lord teaches you, and what you'll continue to learn in the next month or so. Have a great time!! I'll be praying for you!
-Melissa
Happy Birthday!
Doug, This is my first visit to your blog and I know I will be visiting regularly. I really appreciate your frankness and very much agree with you about the balance of spiritual disciplines in a believer's life. I am praying for you and am looking forward to seing how the Lord will direct in your life.
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