randomness of the mind.

Not sure what to write, but it's been awhile since I've written here, so we'll see what happens. Um, well, nothing much has changed since March 3, except that it's almost been three weeks since then. Time absolutely flies when you're doing nothing, seriously. These past two months have been a blur. If you were to ask me when the last time it was that I sat in this chair and relaxed, I could honestly tell you that it could have been any one of the days between January 30th and now. Probably almost all of them, except for the one full day I was in Whistler and the one full day I was in Richmond. I've been told I relax well. Good thing? Bad thing? I don't know, it's probably just such a constant thing right now that somebody had to comment about it. It'll be tough to get out of this prolonged state of laziness, but I know that once I get working again I'll be constantly busy. I hear youth work is a 24/7 job, despite any indications that it's a part time position. Oh yeah, and the serious lack of money ... scratch that ... it's not just that I lack money, it's that the money I have been using comes with a 19% interest rate ... so that will inspire me to get off my arse again too.

Probably the most exciting news here is that I will be entering a Third World country for the first time in my life ... that being Mexico. I'll be jumping into a van with a ton of students and some leaders for the three day drive down in order to spend a week or so in a 'tent city' with the intent of reaching out to the Mexican community. I'm looking forward to it for two reasons: I know that an experience like this will change lives, and 1) I'm eager to see 20 or so young lives changed. 2) I know I will be changed by the experience. I don't know what to expect, but I do know that something will be different when we return. A vague statement, I know...hopefully to be clarified soon after our return.

More to come soon...

welcome to real life.

a few random people have popped in and out of my life these past few days. one girl from meford, ontario who i met while walking through vancouver, was sitting on the ground outside of a strip club begging for money. she had no place to stay that night as the shelters were full and hostels and hotels too expensive. she wants to go back to ontario but now she has a child in vancouver who she doesn't want to leave behind. she had markers and a colouring book to keep her company that night. the next girl, an 11th grader from a school here in Abbotsford, randomly (or not) sat beside me in the park up the street as i was reading. we talked for an hour and a half about things from God to animals to fears to life. interesting girl who loves being miserable. and lastly, an 18 year old guy. issues with drugs, drinking...he had a huge scare when a couple of thugs held him captive in his apartment for a few hours because his roommate owed them money. the next night he stayed at our place. now, despite death threats, he's moving back in with his roommate. all good people in different walks of life. the 11th grader asked me how God could be when there is so much misery in the world -- when bad things happen to good people. somehow, i doubt 'faith' was what she needed to hear.