He's Off and RUNNING!
On Monday night Christian came to visit one last time. He hit the road Tuesday morning on the first step of what promises to be an amazing journey. He is headed back to New Hampshire for a few months to save up for a trip of several months to Tanzania.
Christian came into our lives about seven months ago. It has been my priveledge to get to know him and have some small part in encouraging him to pursue his dreams. It was hard to see him go, but incredibly exciting to watch him answer God's call.
We are proud of Christian for not taking the easy way out. He had an opportunity for a very good job here in Phoenix. He also had the option of returning to New Hampshire and settling into an ordinary life there. But God has something a bit differant in store for him for the next few months or more. And Christian decided that he was going to chose something that will give him a better chance of having a meaningful and abundant life.
I remember one time we were doing a little exercise with our group of young adults. We asked them to list out things that they thought were their passions in life. Christian wrote out a pretty long list, and then he said: "the only thing is that they don't really have anything in common." I looked at his list and began picking out a few of them. I said, "you're right, Christian, there is nothing there that could fit togther. I mean how could adventure, missions, travel, flying, and archetecture possibly have anything in common. He looked at me with a big smile and said: "Dennis, you got me again!"
I don't know what this decision will ultimately lead to in Christian's life. But I am confident of this: he will not be the same man this time next year that he is today. I also am confident that "God, who has begun a good work in him, will complete it."
Watch for more reports about Christian and how he is really "getting a life" in the months ahead!