Hey people. It’s been too long since I gave y’all anything to read about!!! And I really do miss this gig. It’s fun. So what’s new with me? I just finished up with my first semester of college (I’m a big kid now, you see). It’s a much different vibe than high school. You younger people are gonna enjoy it.

So, in my absence, it seems the end of the year sneaked up on me. Gotta watch that! Anyway, the end of a year means the start of a new one, and new years generally entail resolutions. I’ve been thinking a lot about my involvement withHands4Others lately. Just a few weeks ago, we gave some presentations at my church, and by the grace of God, we raised about $64,000. I’m no expert in math or anything, but that’s about 7 villages who get clean water to drink. Just because some church people were generous with money.

Afterward, people came up to me and told me what a great thing I was doing. That almost doesn’t seem fair to me. On my own strength and volition, I probably couldn’t have gotten $100, let alone fund a single village. That’s why I’m so glad God is infinitely more powerful than I am; I can’t do much. It’s really exciting to see what He does, though. What’s more is the fun doesn’t stop here. H4O still has a few hundred villages to go before we hit our goal. So what’s my resolution? I can’t say I have one in particular, but I have a bit of an idea of what I want to do. First, I’m gonna pray for H4O. I know God will lead me to do things of which I wouldn’t have thought otherwise. I just have to be paying attention. When that spiritual connection is made, it’s on! As for the rest… let’s see what happens.

I look forward to seeing you peeps soon. Happy 2010.

-J