Saturday, September 19, 2009

Fave songs/artists lately

Penelope - Pinback
LES Artistes - Santigold
Spotlight - Mute Math

Psalm 65

Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion;
to you our vows will be fulfilled.

O you who hear prayer,
to you all men will come.

When we were overwhelmed by sins,
you forgave our transgressions.

Blessed are those you choose
and bring near to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,
of your holy temple.

You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness,
O God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas,

who formed the mountains by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,

who stilled the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.

Those living far away fear your wonders;
where morning dawns and evening fades
you call forth songs of joy.

You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it.

You drench its furrows
and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers
and bless its crops.

You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.

The grasslands of the desert overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.

The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

The pastor of my new church who taught my "Life-Connect" (new members-ish) class this morning spent 5 years as a missionary in Guyana. He and his wife lived in Georgetown, but traveled all over working with various pastors and doing an international worship program. Among those he worked with were Pastor Motie Singh, and also Pastor Yasin. He told me especially how much Pastor Yasin and his "flock" rejoiced over the new orphanage/church building and how much fruit his ministry bore there, as my Pastor and his wife spent a lot of time building a close relationship with the Yasins and ministering in the interior.

Rochester, NY - Guyana, SA - Allentown, PA

amazing.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009