Kidnapped Aid Workers Freed

A follow up on the story I've been following this week about Aid workers kidnapped in Darfur:

Seized Darfur Aid Workers Freed

This Jesus is present with me.

I've heard this sermon of sorts before, ages ago, but I came across it tonight while reading through the archive of a friend's blog.

I needed this reminder of who Jesus is tonight.

Today has been immeasurably hard, and I need this Jesus to be present with me. I needed to be reminded that it is this Jesus that is present with me.

Waiting for spring

Today has been a hard day emotionally. Caught in the midst of some difficult things. Waiting desperately for spring.

I spent the morning with my roommate, doing errands. We went for breakfast, then got groceries and did some shopping. It was a good time.

Then home.

I'm settled on the couch, watching a movie I've felt prompted and compelled to watch all week. "The Pianist" the story of a Polish composer and pianist, who was a Jew. I've only been watching for a few short minutes, but there are images that have already implanted themselves within me.

In a little while, I'm going to church. my brother is leading worship, and his choir is singing at a large local church tonight.

And tomorrow? Tomorrow my roommate and I are headed for the mountains. For a day of much needed rest.

Kidnapped Aid workers

This story about 3 aid workers kidnapped in Darfur has caught my attention, since one of them is a nurse and artist from Canada. These three articles all touch on the same information, and obviously share a common source, but the different parts of each of them were quite interesting to me.

Location of Kidnapped Aid Workers Known

Montreal Nurse Kidnapped in Sudan

Africa Removed My Rose Colored Glasses

Learning to Fly

I liked this post on Just Sally this morning. It was a challenging thought about trust for someone who's been struggling to learn to trust this year.