And so it begins!

So if you dont know the news all ready, I GOT ACCEPTED TO SDSP! And I am kinda excited about it. Yesterday I had the final phone interview with one of the staff that will be out there with me and after all fourth minutes of questions and answers I was accepted! Really cool.
During the interview, Doug shared Ephesians 5:18 with me:
--And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit--
He asked me what a drunk person is like and I gave an answer but what he said is what hit a note with me. He said that there are many different kinds of drunks, you have the happy ones and the sad ones and the mad ones and the quite ones but each one of these "types" are not who that person really is. When someone drinks he/she loses their self or becomes another person, if you will. What Paul is saying here is that we shouldn't try to become someone else through a drink or drugs or anything else of the sort but we should rather be "filled with the Spirit" to achieve this. Paul is telling us that it is a bad idea to become drunk to escape reality but he is also making the comparison of being 'drunk' with the Spirit. Just thought that was cool so I thought I would share that with anyone who is still reading at this point.
OK. Back to SDSP. After the interview he invited me to come to San Diego and of coarse I accepted the invitation. But there is one little detail that concretes the agreement, my first payment of $300 (or 11%ish) of the $3500 that I need to raise. No, I am not going to ask you for any money. What? Yea. What I would like for you to do instead is pray about supporting me this summer. Then, and only then, do I want to you send a support check (any amount you feel lead to send. ie. $0.01-$3500). What if someone already sent the full amount to me? Well that extra stuff will just go on to someone else who didn't raise all of their support. Easy enough.
I am looking forward to getting to know both my supporters and everyone that will be out in Cali over the next few months. Its easier for those that I see in person so PLEASE comment or hit me up on Facebook!

In His Name,
chris

Ps. A few of the people going on SDSP from my Bible study are going to raffle off an IPad! tickets will be $5 so go to my Facebook Support Page and get the details as they are posted!

Pray Time (this is going to be on most posts so look for it!)
1. Supporting me this summer
2. That God will provide in every way this summer
3. For me
4. For all of the people I will get to talk to this summer