Today

I have learned a lot in my life...my very short life.

And one think i knot to be true...is today is just not my day.

Too much going on in the ol' noggin!

I just don't understand people some times.

So yeah...today is just not my day.

Stories...about me not getting this thing called life...

alex h.

Viva Las Vegas

This past weekend, I took a trip with my family to Las Vegas. One of the GREATEST cities in world...I had an amazing time.

And while I was in the city, my eyes were opened to something...this is one of the best places in the world right now to be do ministry. And something I didn't see while I was there...were churches.

I know that XXXChurch (www.xxxchurch.com) has a facility in Vegas, and does a lot of work there, but that is really the only ministry I know of that is based out of Las Vegas.

Now, there is MUCH more to Vegas than the strip...trust me. It is one huge city.

But it seems to me that there is almost a "Do Not Enter" zone around the strip for followers of Christ...why is that?

This is something I have been thinking a lot about...what if we stepped outside of our comfort zone and made an impact in what many people believe is a destructive and desolate place?

We would have the opportunity to impact thousands upon thousands of lives every single day...and yet we aren't.

So, my new challenge...affect the city of Las Vegas with the love of Christ. It may take a few years...but I can't wait to see what happens!

Stories...about one of the coolest places in the world...

alex h.

Relationships

Over the past few months, God has been teaching me quite a lot about relationships...and just how critical they are to my life.

Since I have been out here in Arizona, I have been alone for most of the time.

And that all changed today...

Ben MacGill, the other programming intern, and I had a chance to hang out after seeing Transformers 2:Revenge of the Fallen today, and we had a great time. Just driving around town and exploring and talking...it was a great day.

And it made me realize how blessed I am...and how God has been so good to me and the relationships He has given me.

So, when I go home, I am going to make it a mission to value my friends and the relationships that God has put before me a lot more than I do know. Because you never know when God is going to call one of us home.

Stories...about God's cool relationships....

alex h.

Being a people person...

Okay...so.

I am having a wonderful time out here in Arizona. I love the team that I am working with, and I love what I am doing. But...

I am a people person...I am always with people. Whether I am talking with people, hanging out with people, or just being around people...I al almost never alone.

And I have been spending A LOT of time alone out here in Arizona.

And it's just weird...

Can't wait to have some friends and family out...

Stories about me being...almost lonely.

alex h.

Thoughts...

Over the past few days, I have had some awesome chances to sit and ponder...and when I do...God has been showing me some amazing things...

Just thought I would share a quick tid-bit.

More from Arizona to come soon...really!

Stories...about God being cool.

alex h.

NYC 2009

Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. I shall embark on an adventure that began this same time two years ago.

I will be taking a mission trip with the youth group from Connection Pointe Christian Church to New York City.

This is the trip that radically changed my life two years ago.

This is also the trip that inspired what has now become "The Andy Project" (www.theandyproject.com)

I just thought I should share that.

Im a little excited.

Stories about me and my favorite city...

alex h.

Getting it all out there....

So, I hate to share this with you...but I have begun to write in a notebook more lately than I have online.

Don't be offended. I still love to write here.

My notebook just allows me to write openly and freely...no masks...no boundaries.

So, stories about me cheating on my blog...

alex h.

Nervous...

So, I have been having trouble falling asleep the past week or so. I have been having that nervous feeling that you get in your stomach, and my mind has been running at 10000 mph non stop for the past few months. There is a lot on my plate right now.

And over the past few days that nervous feeling has been occurring frequently throughout my day. It's been really weird...not enjoyable.

And I was sitting at work tonight, just thinking about why I was feeling like this, and it hit me.

I am really nervous about being gone all summer. I truly am so excited about this internship, and I can't wait for the experience, and I'm excited about getting away for a while, but there are a few relationships that it will be really hard to do without for a summer, and all of this is just making me really nervous.

I don't want to go away and come back and these friendships that are based on spending time with one another be broken or not where they were because that connection is lost. And these are the relationships that help me to survive through all of the tough times and trials.

I think that God is a very funny character. He takes us so far away from what we are comfortable with to make us stronger. I truly think that is what God is doing to me through this internship. I have become comfortable with where I am at and with my friends, and God is ready to stir that up.

So, I will go...because that is what I am called to do.

Yes, I will have friends and family visit, and yes it isn't that long, but I think it will be long enough to get me uncomfortable again...and I'm excited about it.

Here goes nothing....

Stories about God's humor....

alex h.

Wow...

It has been forever since I have posted on here...which is crazy!

Life just gets a little crazy some times!

Things have been moving rather rapidly. It's hard to believe it's almost May, which means I need to take the SAT NEXT WEEKEND! And I need to finish stuff up for summer. And after this year I have one year of high school left. And....WAY TOOO MUCH IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW!

So, I decided to take a five minute break and just write...even if it is about nothing, I am writing because I can. I have been giving the gift and ability to write, and I should use it.

So there...I wrote. And now...it's back to work!

Here it goes. Another day!

Stories about how little time there is....

alex h.

uhh so alex doesnt know that this is happening..

haha!! sorry al.