To Know Him and to Make Him Known

UPDATE FROM BEN 12-3-2007

It's my birthday today and I had to wear this ridiculous birthday hat. It was great to laugh at all the other people who had to wear it on their birthdays until mine came around. The hat is bright purple top hat with a  huge brim. It looks just like the mad hatters hat. It has a sign on it that says "This is My Happy Birthday Hat!". It itches like crazy. I can't wait to take it off. The good news is I got to get out a little for my birthday. My friend Curt took me to drop off some stage lights we used for our "Dinner Theater" performance the other night. I was the guard who scourged  Jesus before his crucifixion, the human video (drama) was really intense. But yeah, it was great to get out for a drive. It was about an hour and fifteen minutes to Baltimore and we also stopped for food. The best part was that I was supposed to be part of a clean up crew that dismantled all our lights, the stages and countless other meager tasks. Instead I played hooky with Curt. When I got back I was greeted by three of my friends singing Happy Birthday in Polish. It was very interesting, especially because only two of them were really Polish. I appreciated very much the time and practice it must have taken to sing in Polish. It made me smile. And then they sung it again for me later. I'm looking forward to Christmas and hope that it snows a lot in NH. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.... just like the ones I used to know.... Love you guys

NOTE FROM BEN 12-1-2007

I found myself in the computer lab and able to write for the first time in a long time. I have been so busy lately, especially with dinner theater and all. There is absolutely no time for anything
except to force food down before our next assignment. I'm not completely shure I'm allowed to write to you right now. I wanted to thank you all so very much for all of your support. I have a lot of mixed emotions that are overwhelming. I don't know how to say thank you in a way that can fully express myself. I see it like trying to thank God for his love... there's just not enough you can do. Our first preformance was yesterday and the room was stuffed to the rafters. It went very well, our director was pleased with the crowds reaction. Many were crying, some were even weeping. I wish you could have seen it, we put so much work into it. I love you guys so much...gotta fly.

NOTE FROM BEN     11-7-2007

So, just got back from tour Sunday Nov. 4th. Today we started dinner theater, I already have a important role in the human video. Human videos are intense lip syncs that we act out to music. I haven't got the results back for the two finals I took although I did hear that everyone did well on "Kingdom of the Cults" final. The other class I completed a final in was "Old Testament Survey"; the class is pretty self explanatory. I am also taking "Biblical Financial Study", Rick Warren's "Bible Study Methods" and we're starting up a class called "Apologetics" which I have no clue as to what the class is about. I got the care package you guys sent me and all my friends were exclaiming in awe as I pulled item after item after item out of the box. Thank you so much, I can't tell you how much it meant to me, really it arived just in the nick of time. It was much more than just a care package, I felt the love pour right out of it. It was such an encouragement, thank you again. Dinner theater is three weeks long and I'm told we use every moment of it to prepare. We raise most of our funds through this production. I was told that the extreme exaustion I experienced during tour is nothing compared to what lies ahead of me. Yay, I can't wait... You can't put a price on the feeling you receive when you completely spend yourself for the chance that God might reach into a soul and impart something meaningful. I leave to be with you November 20th until that coming Sunday. I have many more things I wish to talk to you about in person and look forward to that time. Till then, I love you all very much and continue to miss you.

                                      -Ben

NOTE FROM BEN     10-27-2007

Hey Guys, I'm on tour right now in Atlanta Georgia. It's crazy down here, very eye opening. We've been giving bread and useful items to the homeless and asking them if we can pray for them. We have taken advantage of many ministry opportunities. The other day we went into a series of complexes and asked kids if they wanted to play games. They would ask their parents and then we would take them in our ministry vans to the park. Many of these kids are abused sexually and physically, they are shown little or no love. They flock to the van when we arrive and with smiles, happily board. Our crew was looking to bless these kids by encouraging them, building there self confidence, and just loving on them. We ended up with so much more. I was so blessed to spend time with them laughing and playing. What I walked away with was indescribable. We left for tour the same day that two of my finals were due, Wednesday 24th. I am completely exausted and we are getting ready to minister to prostitutes on the street. I smirk because I know I go in God's strength. I must leave soon, I have about 5 min. I love you guys so much. Thank you for your prayers.

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