Break

Hello and goodbye my faithful readers!  I have decided to take a break from the blogging world for the time being.  My break is indefinite and I will return when I wish. Until then, adios!

Trip

I’m leaving in the morning for Mozambique so I will be posting as internet access is accessible. Please pray! I’ll be there for three weeks.

Transition

Here is an article I wrote for the Bel Air Pres Student magazine running in June:

I have gone from knowing exactly what to expect for my future to not having any idea where my life was headed and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m resolved to the fact that God knows better than me, and I trust Him.
Heading into my senior year at UCLA, I had it all figured out. I would have a great senior football season, work my way onto an NFL team, work my way up the ladder, and give all the glory to God. Sounds great, but our God had other plans for my life. During my junior season I tore my distal bicep tendon in my right arm and opted out of surgery. I continued to play through my junior and senior year. However, the pain worsened and by the end of my senior year I was unable to work out with my arm due to pain. I made it through my career at UCLA effectively but realized a career in the NFL would not last long with a bum arm. On January 11, 2008 I had my bicep reconstructed.
The next three months were filled with rest, which is exactly what I needed. God knew that I needed time to get away from football and just be with Him. Due to my limited activity, I took the time to seek Him with all that I am and He has responded. My two constant prayers have been 1) Make my desires Yours & 2) Fill me with more of You and less of me. And He has delivered!
I am convinced that God is much more interested in the internal of our beings than the external. It does not matter what I end up doing for a career as long as I am doing it completely surrendered to the Lord. I don’t know if I’ll ever play football again, and honestly I’m at peace with either future. Right after my surgery, a friend of mine named Adam Narciso said, “God is more concerned about the journey than the outcome.” That resounded as truth then and has become ingrained truth since. It is the journey that Jesus uses to transform us.
During this time God has opened doors to pursue one of my other passions, missions. After graduating from UCLA in the winter I have had the opportunity to go to Mexicali with my high school church FPC, Mexico City with members of Quest college group at BAPC, and by the time this article runs Mozambique, Africa with Iris Ministries to minister to and serve orphans.
I have no concrete idea where my life is going and I couldn’t be more excited about it! Our God is good and as we seek Him, He is there to love, lead, and teach us.