Cause I enjoy it that much.

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Best television show since West Wing. Completely incredible. Watch it.

Father God dances in wild circles, making shrill noises and shouting for joy when I look at him. Who would of guessed? I had him pegged as a pretty stoic dude, sitting in a throne and demanding relentless worship. Yeesh, maybe that's why I hated long worship! The whole time I was trying to please God and earn his love. Boy did I have it backwards. His love for me, His character and creativity inspire inspire me to worship! He let's me see His glory and all I can do is hit the floor in awe and shout, "God! You're awesome!"

He's drawing me deeper in love with him. He's showing me how worthy He is of my time, energy, money and dedication. I'm not giving it away with regret either. He's showing me how much I get in return. I had this so backwards. I didn't understand. I didn't see his goodness. It's like trading your ham and yellow mustard on crusty white bread for unlimited Portillo's and Lou Malnati's, French pastries, fine wines, cheesecakes and Red Vine Licorice. It's NOT EVEN CLOSE!

Jesus' got it. I was tricked. So fooled that I thought Jesus had the ham sandwich. Not true. The world offered me McDonalds. I thought it looked so good. Turns out, when you eat it all the time, you die! It doesn't satisfy, it makes you fat and hate yourself. But Jesus was after me. He's always been after me. He's got me on a new diet; I'm getting detoxed. He's invited me to the banquet and the food is so good. So good!

Monday afternoon,  as the Hawaiian sun seeped through palm tree leaves and ocean breeze caressed our faces Tom Cole, the senior leader of my DTS, wrote ten countries on the white board, "Okay guys, you've got 10 minutes. Ask God where He wants you to go, write down your top two choices and hand them in." Emotions I hadn't felt since the ACT stirred in my belly. I looked the list up and down and saw a lot of exciting choices--China and North Korea, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, South Africa, Turkey and Iraq, Washington DC--how would I choose!

"God, what you think?" I said as I closed my eyes. In full disclosure, the week before arriving in Kona it had accidentally come out that Katie, my sister, was leading the trip to China and North Korea. I decided to keep an open mind but honestly, China sounded pretty cool. It was on the fore front on my mind. So to my surprise, when I closed my eyes it was something new that bombarded my mind.

"Turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey." My mind was stuck on a wicked repeat. "Okay, settle down John." I thought, "Just clear your head and listen for God." I closed my eyes, "Turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey. Really!? Is that you God?"

I allowed myself another minute but decided to put confidence in what I heard. I pulled out my pen and wrote in all caps, "TURKEY." Lest any of you think I'm some solid pillar of faith, I most certainly questioned myself, but felt despair and panic not more than once or twice. It was, after all, an awfully big decision.

However, all fears were laid to rest this afternoon as we gathered together as an outreach team for the first time. The team is being lead by two great people, Nathan ________ (I'm sure I'll learn his last name soon) and Laura Long, one of my sister's best friends. I will be in great hands.

Our mission, now that we've chosen to accept it (too corny?) will be to join the local houses of prayer and intercede for the nation. We believe prayer and worship are the foundation and seeds to revival for Turkey. God doesn't call a parliamentary house to order, he rules and governs through the praying church. And I, along with my nine teammates, will be spending three months releasing God's power and love to the people of Turkey and Iraq.

I think this trip is going to be a great fit for me. I've been learning a lot about God's plans for the prayer movement and I'm excited to be a part of it. I'll need $6,000 to cover all of my expenses. If you'd like to give a gift please find out how by visiting my Support Page. You guys are awesome, I really appreciate your eagerness to fund the missions God is calling me to. God bless you for your generosity!

I am cells expressing proteins, expressing my wonder for God who made me,
a spirit inside a body only a little lower than God.

I am a billion times a billion, with thoughts that can fill a universe,
yet the entirety of all that I am fits a hundred wide on the tip of a pen.

I am a billion times a billion, written in four letters and twenty six words,
I am carbon, hydrogen and eternal spirit.

I am electrical pulses, ion imbalances, translated to tears and laughter,
I effortlessly war against alien invaders and absorb the sun.

Praise the LORD who created me, see what He has done and make noise
with the voice that he gave you.

A voice that creates invisible waves that break over my ears and pull open doors.
Doors that flood with ions that open channels that flood with ions that open channels that flood with ions.

Channels become networks that become emotions that become
man and wife lying in each others arms multiplying a billion times a billion.

I'll say it again, Praise the LORD who created you, see what He has done and drop
in awe and wonder, throw up your hands, beat your chest and be caught up in His wonder.