Hello my little ankle biters!

Well Friday night was a lot of fun! Pastor Brian announced that they were doing some out reach in the city of Brantford on Friday nights by just sitting around the church and talking as people go by. Some stop, some just keep on walking. We want to get to know the down town core people.

So last night I went to help out. To serve. To make new friends and most of all to learn from the experience. I must say it was fun to help out. Dave cooked the first round of hamburgers... Then he asked me to do it. So I cooked Hamburgers and hot dogs and handed them out to the people passing by. I must say it was a humbling experience. As the night went on it started to rain on us. Which called for us to pack in. But we did get some hours it from 9pm-1am. It was great and you could really feel gods presences in the atmosphere of us just letting him do the work and us just being there. Even the fire department came because someone said we were having a bomb fire... I blame it on the grease that was causing the BBQ to have huge flames. Not dramatic or anything. Just big for a BBQ..

Either way I can't wait till next Friday to do it again. Hopefully get to cook food again as I feel of some how involved in this blooming ministry.

On a side note I have also been constructing a tribute video for my dad that passed on. I hope to give it to the family when its done. :)

God bless and keep on trucking!

Josh

As per someones request to show the tattoo which is in tribute to my father as well as my beliefs in Christ. Here is a picture of it:


This tattoo is on the upper left arm and holds something very special to my heart.

A day of reflection is the day for me. Today is my dad's birthday. He would have been 45 today if things hadn't unfolded the way they had. Today is a day that I sit back and reflect on a man who taught me to be a man, how to shave, how to drive, among many other things. As my father has now departed we still remember. As many of you don't know my father was murdered Oct 29Th 2005. As a tribute I got myself a tattoo in remembrance of him. Today I remember a man who taught me many things. Today is a day to remember my dad!

Sorry about my absence.. :) I just haven't had anything interesting to write about and god hasn't given me something interesting to say so.. :|

Anyway.. July 1st was fun! My Buddy Paul and myself and Daniel and Katie made it to the Park where the fun was for the day. They're was a lot of kids I tell ya LOL. Our Church was involved in the festivity's which was run by our Children's Ministry Leader Nicki! Shes an amazing woman, very energetic. I just love her intensity and desire for god and the children's ministry she runs. So we had that and then there were kids from The School of Dance. They were amazing dancers. There was also free face Painting. Free air type based jumping things for the kids as well as a Titanic type air type ride that was a slide.

As well for the Adults there was the beer tent, Live bands, lots of merchandise. My favourite thing had to be the Indian dancers, They were great. I love the multicultural society I live in.

As of late I've been pretty good. Trying to catch up on bills which is a hard one at that :|. But I'm trying my best to get back on my feet the best I can. But I've been really emotional like never before. I think its a mix of things, first of all my dad's birthday is in 3 days. My step dad's in 4 days. Mine is in 13 days. And I have hardly any money. When I file this sat for my Unemployment insurance all that money will be going to rent for July.. As I'm already late.. But I'm going to try and get to a food bank for some help. And the church might be able to help as well.

I also found out tonight that my friend Danielle (Female) was also fired this week for no apparent reason from where I used to work before they fired me also. I can think of about 20 people I know that have since been released. Its crazy how bad NCO is in Brantford.

You know my friends are going to say I'm all over the place with this post. But its true I am. But oh well :D..

Like I was saying I've been really emotional lately. No I haven't cried. I'm trying my best not to do that. But its how I feel so much in doing. I really can't say for sure what this emotion is all about cause I honestly don't know. Maybe cause I feel like a failure. But we all know that's a lie as my friends tell me. But I don't know anymore where my life is going. I really want to go school through our church for Ministry work. I'm trying to apply for O.S.A.P. to see if I can get funding to go in September. I hope this is possible for me to go.

Please keep me in your prayers for finding a job or that god will continue to provide for my needs to survive. I'd be grateful!

Be safe and god bless

Josh