The news I couldn’t share earlier was…

Melisa & I are moving to India. That’s right, India, as in the continent of Asia, billions of people, India. We’ve got a little bit of a road ahead of us before we go, but that seems to the destination that God has laid before us. It’ll probably be a couple of years before we can free ourselves from our little pile of debt. Right now, that’s really the only thing keeping us around. Obviously we’ll miss our friends & family, but we believe God has called us to make a move to spread the good news that he loves us & that there is a clearly defined road to go to Heaven when you die.

I haven’t been very forward about my faith for a long time. I have to say that I’ve been lazy. I’ve been a schlub. (what is a schlub anyways?) Anyhow, my purpose here can no longer be defined as living for myself. I have not been living the life that I say I have or that I want to have. I’ve been living a lie. I’ve been selfish with my time & knowledge. If I know about the truth of Heaven & Hell, why don’t I speak of it more boldly? If I know that there is a possibility that people I know might end up in Hell after they die, why wouldn’t I do everything in my power to help them to see the truth?

Fear… Fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of appearing foolish. I know a lot of people who would rather believe that their lives are their own to lead however they want without consequence. That they decide what is right & wrong for them. How do you tell some one like that that they are going to Hell if they don’t believe in Jesus Christ’s sacrifice?

By living what you believe.

I don’t think I’ve done a good job of living what I believe. Which begs the question, how can you truly believe something & not live that out? Selfish, sinful, self-centered, arrogant, ignorant attitudes.

Wow… I never really thought of myself in those terms. I’m generally a good guy. I give to people in need. I lend a helping hand whenever I can. But that’s not good enough. It’s not good enough to be a good guy. God calls us to a higher standard with responsibilities to him, not to ourselves.

OK… I’m done rambling for the moment. When I’ve had a chance to clear my thoughts & write something more cohesive, I’ll be back for more.

- Mas

Sorry… I’ve let out the news of news too soon. It’s not quite time to release our big news (& no we’re not pregnant).

Anyhow, works been keeping me busy trying to figure out this ERP software. It’s just plain MASSIVE! I know about our typical business transactions, but now I’m REALLY learning how a business is run (we’re currently working on the Accounting & Payroll side of things).

We’re starting to lead a lifegroup within our church within a couple of weeks and I’m also the new Media Team Leader too (The people that throw things up on the projectors during the services.) So we’ve got all sorts of things moving & shaking around here.

Whelp, Melisa is throwing a Sensaria party tonight (with help from her sponsor) so Taven & I will be hanging out with my Dad while the ladies pamper themselves.

Talk @ ya later,

- Mas

We’ve got some exciting news coming up, but I can’t talk about it here quite yet. Stay tuned over the next couple of days to find out what’s so exciting that I decided to leave a teaser!

In any case, things are moving along for the Smiths. Melisa is trying to refocus her efforts on a side-job to being in a little extra money so we can work on paying off our debt. I’m having a hard time at work with this new ERP software implementation, but it’s challenging & helping me to learn a little project management skills (which it turns out I may need in the not-too-distant future). But I’m getting ahead of myself & already telling you too much already. You’ll just have to come back later to find out more.

Anyhow, I’ve gotta get back to work.

- TTFN