Feb 2008
Choir Tour
02/22/08 05:26 PM Filed in: School
It has been an action packed beginning for the '08
GBS Choir Tour. We left at 7:40 am Thursday morning
under very cold conditions. I eventually
fell asleep and woke up a few hours later to see the
front window of the bus covered in a solid sheet of
ice. So, the bus crept along at a the rate of a sloth
before all traffic eventually came to a dead halt.
The entire road was a solid sheet of ice! Ahead was a
hill that under normal conditions was small, but,
covered in ice, proved insurmountable. There was a
semi in the ditch, a car in the other ditch, and
traffic as far as the eye could see. A group of us
actually got out and "ice-skated" down the I65
freeway in Kentucky.
We were stuck there for about 3-4 hours before we eventually turned around and headed back to a truck stop to eat. It was packed! There were all kinds of people. In fact, there was a group of people from Campus Crusades for Christ there. We got to talking to the representative, and he told me that he was traveling with Andre Cole, the Christian illusiionist, and that he was sitting in the back booth. I found this so ironic as I had went to one of his shows about 10 years ago at the Christian Family Center. He is the one circled in the picture below.
We barely got to the service in time. We actually didn't even have time to change or set up risers or PA equipment. And so we sang, just as we were. But, the Lord came, and we had a tremendous service. After getting all packed up after the service we got on the bus and headed out. Unfortunately, we never made it out of the parking lot. After cutting a corner too sharp the back passenger tire ended up in a ravine, suspended off the ground. So, out go all the students and the guys get on the back of the bus and tried (in vain) to push it out. Alas, we returned to the church, hopelessly defeated. It was fun though just sitting around playing games, and talking.
A wrecker was called in and eventually the bus was loosed and we were on the road again. We got into Pell City, AL about 2 am Friday morning. The good thing was we got to sleep in the next day. What a blessing! We left at 7 am this morning from Pell City, and we are headed to Ocala, Florida. We have very nice weather so far, and you certainly don't need a coat! In the words of Mr. Davison, "We're suffering for Jesus!" Well, we stop in 11 miles to eat at (what else...) McDonalds. It seems that's all we ever do on tour, eat, eat, eat. I will try and post more later. See yah.
Ryan
We were stuck there for about 3-4 hours before we eventually turned around and headed back to a truck stop to eat. It was packed! There were all kinds of people. In fact, there was a group of people from Campus Crusades for Christ there. We got to talking to the representative, and he told me that he was traveling with Andre Cole, the Christian illusiionist, and that he was sitting in the back booth. I found this so ironic as I had went to one of his shows about 10 years ago at the Christian Family Center. He is the one circled in the picture below.
We barely got to the service in time. We actually didn't even have time to change or set up risers or PA equipment. And so we sang, just as we were. But, the Lord came, and we had a tremendous service. After getting all packed up after the service we got on the bus and headed out. Unfortunately, we never made it out of the parking lot. After cutting a corner too sharp the back passenger tire ended up in a ravine, suspended off the ground. So, out go all the students and the guys get on the back of the bus and tried (in vain) to push it out. Alas, we returned to the church, hopelessly defeated. It was fun though just sitting around playing games, and talking.
A wrecker was called in and eventually the bus was loosed and we were on the road again. We got into Pell City, AL about 2 am Friday morning. The good thing was we got to sleep in the next day. What a blessing! We left at 7 am this morning from Pell City, and we are headed to Ocala, Florida. We have very nice weather so far, and you certainly don't need a coat! In the words of Mr. Davison, "We're suffering for Jesus!" Well, we stop in 11 miles to eat at (what else...) McDonalds. It seems that's all we ever do on tour, eat, eat, eat. I will try and post more later. See yah.
Ryan
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Promised Update
02/06/08 08:37 PM Filed in: Personal
Whew! I finally have a few precious moments to slow
down and let you all know what's going on. Tomorrow
is Student Development Day here at GBS, which means
that we have no classes, and hence, no homework due
tomorrow. But, it has been very busy lately
(as always), and I am enjoying my time of just
relaxing. I haven't taken pictures in quite
a while, and I was getting shutter happy tonight so I
took a few pictures of items around my room. One is
of my Archaeological Study Bible, which
Megan got me for Christmas. I love this
Bible! It has been awesome for both devotional
reading, and background research for a school paper.
The other Bible is my Reader's Greek New Testament. For those of you who may not know, The New Testament was written in Greek, Koine Greek to be exact, which is what I've been studying since the beginning of this year. It's a lot of work! But it's worth it, and it's slowly paying off as I can now stumble along through the passage as the preacher reads from the pulpit. I have a long way to go, but, the Lord is helping.
The next picture is of John 3:16 in the original Greek.
The other picture is of a gadget Megan also got me for Christmas, a remote control helicopter. This thing is very hard to fly, but when you finally get it going right for a few moments, it's a blast!
I am really enjoying my classes so far this semester! They are really stretching me to think, and to learn. The strange thing about knowledge is that only makes you hungry for more. Maybe because the old cliche is true "The more you learn, the more you realize how little you actually know." I will try and keep you more updated from here on out *fingers crossed with smirk on face*. Have a great day!
Ryan
The other Bible is my Reader's Greek New Testament. For those of you who may not know, The New Testament was written in Greek, Koine Greek to be exact, which is what I've been studying since the beginning of this year. It's a lot of work! But it's worth it, and it's slowly paying off as I can now stumble along through the passage as the preacher reads from the pulpit. I have a long way to go, but, the Lord is helping.
The next picture is of John 3:16 in the original Greek.
The other picture is of a gadget Megan also got me for Christmas, a remote control helicopter. This thing is very hard to fly, but when you finally get it going right for a few moments, it's a blast!
I am really enjoying my classes so far this semester! They are really stretching me to think, and to learn. The strange thing about knowledge is that only makes you hungry for more. Maybe because the old cliche is true "The more you learn, the more you realize how little you actually know." I will try and keep you more updated from here on out *fingers crossed with smirk on face*. Have a great day!
Ryan