Last weekend was the annual Malagash Men's Advance weekend. I have attended this weekend in '06, '09 and this year. It is always a time of gluttony, timely preaching, but most of all, great fellowship. I get to know the guys more on these weekends than the rest of the year, and it has proven to consistently impart a hunger for more of the manifestation of God in our lives. 

Every day I realize more and more that everything is so meaningless and vain without God. Without his grace we are completely hopeless. Without his mercy we have only the expectation of unending torment. I am constantly amazed at how God has used me these 8 years; how he has taken someone that hated Him and turned his life around. I love much because I have been forgiven so so much.

I have been reading the New Living Translation a lot lately and have been impressed at how readable, but accurate, it seems to be. I have been wrestling with the book of Romans the past few weeks. It boggles my mind. I come up with way more questions than answers during my times of study, which is the way it should be, I suppose. God is more interested in developing our character whereas we are more interested in perfecting it. We always tend to want to get the end result as fast as possible, whereas God is in no rush, He already knows the outcome and He delights in seeing us develop.

This time on the Island has been sweet so far. We are splitting our two Bible studies into men's and women's groups starting in June. This will allow us to grow and include more people. We are also praying about what God would have us do regarding the youth of Faithworks Centre.

We are still excited about the prospect of Russia, or even Tyndale, but for now, we have enough on our plate to keep us busy without relying on the secular to fill our schedule. That is a blessing we are so thankful for.