lift these up.

suicide.

2008-05-26T00:32:00.002-04:00

so... my heart became broken tonight.

during worship with the staff at noahs I got a text from one of my girls at crestview.

She asked me to pray for her family and for her because her sister attempted to commit suicide and is now in the hospital.

I hate this crap.

i get so tired of evil.

i get so tired of this corrupt world.

i get so tired of society... and all the hurt it serves up.

how sweet it would be to live on a cloud.

just to float where ever the wind ushers us.

away from this place. keeping a safe distance between our Heaven and this Hell.

what could go wrong on a cloud?

who could hurt us then?

summer.

2008-05-03T22:20:00.002-04:00

It is becoming an ever increasing reality that I will be in Colorado by this time next week.

Please pray for this summer... for the people i will come into contact with... for the change in me... for the lessons learned... for safety... for adventure... for fun... for relationships... for memories... for a new perspective... for a permanent change... for a stake in the ground.

and for the people I am leaving behind. friends and family... and the kids of Crestview.

abe

stress.

2008-04-27T18:40:00.001-04:00

Stress[ed] out.

Please pray for the calming of my spirit as I am just becoming overwhelmed.

love.

suicide.

2008-04-17T00:55:00.004-04:00

hey guys. i need to go to bed. its late.

but i just got news that a kid in a neighboring school just committed suicide tonight... I don't think... well i assume none of my kids knew him or anything... but if you could just cover them with prayers... and for me to have the wisdom to answer all their questions regarding this situation.

and... probably more importantly. please pray for this kid's family.

we may never know what drives young people to this state... but i pray i can be an avenue to take to the hurt and the pain away that causes and leads to destruction.

goodnight.

abe

confused.

2008-04-12T14:31:00.003-04:00

I am just fairly confused lately. In general... everything is just fuzzy...

Please pray for clarity in life.

I have just been broken by a couple kids this week. Sucky situations they have been thrown into. Please lift up Jacob, Skyler, and Logan this week.

We have a "Battle of the Sexes" coming up for Club next week which we are using as a big outreach...
_Kids
_Their hearts
_Safety
_Fun
_May love fill that place.

potonga.

wholeness

2008-04-05T13:04:00.002-04:00

Oh God of wholeness, when I consider the lack of balance and wholeness in my life, the one-sided spiritualities with which I attempt to appease you, to appear good in the eyes of others, and to please myself, I come face to face with my need for a holistic spiritual life. Help me, I pray, to hunger and thirst for the wholeness you have for me in Christ. Help me to be willing to surrender to you whatever stands in the way of such wholeness.

_toruga.

my kids.

2008-04-04T11:40:00.002-04:00

something that has been on my heart lately is just my kids @ Crestview. If you would lift my student leaders up with me this week:

Cole
Riley
Levi
Megan
Taylor
Hannah
Kayla
Noah
Trenton
Ethan
Kai
Tyler
Brooke
Josie
Jericho
Drew
Andy

blessings_

prayer.

2008-04-03T22:05:00.003-04:00

i lack in prayer.

simple as that.

i need more of it.

there is so much to pray about.

there are so many people that need prayer.

there are so many situations that need prayer.

so i have created this place for prayer.

on here i will be just listing prayers that i have... but more than that... i will be posting things i need prayer on. things my kids need prayer for. in general... this space will be all things prayer. i want you guys to be here.

i am dreaming this little thing up as a place to meet each other in prayer... here... at our individual schools... and locations. so... i ask you to lift these up. lift these prayer requests up. post prayers. post prayer requests. could be an awesome thing.

if anything... this will serve as a great place for myself to organize my prayers and focus my prayers.

so maybe you will join me.

if you want to be in this crazy experiment of a community of prayer... let me know on here... and I can make you authorized to post and publish... we can create like this crazy little prayer forum... and if you want... invite your friends.

so... here we go. visit this place. lift the requests posted up. leave encouragement. a crazy little place of encouragement in our day. give me please!

i realize this makes me and you who participate vulnerable. good.

love you all.

abe