Hello EVERYONE!

So I just wanted to give you all the down low on my experience working with Alpha so far. This is the third week that I have been working with Meme. First of all she is awesome, such a joy to be with, I truly think that we are all blessed to have her in our lives.

She has been keeping me very busy which is a good thing. One of the things I love the most is that I get to use my creativity, I'll tell her an idea I have and then she'll tell me to go ahead with it, "make it happen", I love it.

However this job seems more than a job; sure I do work and all, but it feels more like a learning experience. Learning about God and learning about myself and what I'm capable of doing. That is one of Meme's goals for us. She wants to challenge you guys, get you all to try new things so that you can discover the gifts you have been blessed with. We all have a gift we just need to get out of our comfort zone and be active so we can discover things we might of never thought were good at or capable of doing.

It's all very exciting whats happening with this group. I was born here in Fairfax and lived here until I was 15, then I moved to Tennessee where I lived for six years. This past May I was living in Knoxville when I decided to come home and work for the summer. My mentor and good friend, "my sister's father and law who lived near me in knox" told me before I left to try and find a church and if I could a youth group to be a part of for the summer. I told him yea I would try... doubting it would actually happen. So I moved back in May and one day my friend Ricky asked me to go camping with some of his friends from church. Not having a job yet at the time and kinda bored I said sure why not, I'll give it a shot. And what do you know two months later I've not only become a part of this great group of christian young adults, but Im coming up with events that the group is going to do.

I just want to point out that God does work in mysterious ways, if you would of told me four months ago I'd be doing what Im doing now and living in nova again, I would of laughed in your face. I have discovered in the past year or so that if you give your life to Christ and let him take charge, he will do amazing things, things you never would of imagined.

So back to my job, miss meme has me reading a book from Asbury Theological Seminary. It is very interesting and I want to write about one of the things I read. Ok so in one chapter it talks about Jesus coming out of the Jordan Rive when he heard a voice that said "Who am I? I am the beloved." "And Jesus says to you and to me that we are loved as he is loved. That same voice is there for you." This is the good part- When you are not claiming that voice, you cannot walk FREELY in this world. I was thinking about the word free. I think that the context of being free in the world has been twisted by satan. To be free in the world means to do whatever you want, to live your life by your own will. Of course this isn't right to truly be free you need to submit yourself to God. Having the foundation and hope that God gives to you will truly make you free and happy. When you know and accept that you are the beloved you will be able to walk right through the world and life freely without fear.

These are just some thoughts I had, Im very glad to be apart of the Truro Young Adults group, hope you all enjoy.

Daniel,