I AM HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

"Eternal God, this holy night is radiant with the brilliance of your one true light. May that light illuminate our hearts and shine in our words and deeds. May the hope, the peace, the joy, and the love represented by the birth in Bethlehem this night fill our lives and become part of all that we say and do. May we share the divine life of your son Jesus Christ, even as he humbled himself to share our humanity. Amen. "

-Rev. Richard J. Fairchild

It is so nice to be home. I have a cold from the weather change and am still on Hawaii Time. That means I am 5 hours behind on our schedule, I am staying up late and sleeping in like crazy. I am thinking by the time I get used to our time zone I will be ready to go back to Honolulu.
Since being back it has been so nice to see everyone, it's really refreshing t0 be here especially for the Christmas holiday. I am so excited to get caught up with everyone. I feel like I just got done with something so big and so exciting out in Honolulu. For this time I have at home I want to rest in Gods presence and spend time with him as much as possible and really just get rested up and recharged I guess you could say. This time spent at home is not only for resting and visiting. Someone at our base gave all the Leaders a word the day before we left and it was not to forget about God while at home. It is going to be so easy for you guys to go home and just get caught up relaxing and visiting and just taking time off. Well do not forget about the Lord. You need to spend more time with God than the people around you. So that is exactly what I want to do, Rest in him, rely on him and seek him and get all prayed up and rested up and ready to go for the January school.
One thing that I love about YWAM is the opportunity you have with God. The sky is the limit and if you have an idea, YWAM is a great place to put it into action. But anyways I love Discipleship, there are so many different aspects of it and I think that's why it is so much fun. It's a challenge too and that is also why I love it! Because when you are a leader, everything you do and say represents who you are, so when you love God and he is a priority in your life everyone else sees that and knows what kind of person you are. But at the same time when you are slipping and not spending time with God, people also see that. So for me it is a challenge to constantly be pursuing God A. because I should be anyways and B. because as a leader you have to be setting the pace.

Anyways, It is so good to be home, I am so blessed by everyone here in Hartville I love it. This will be an awesome time of friends and family and God and cookies and pie and treats and good home cooked food!