MK's Road Chaos

MK’s Road Chaos

Here goes the tale of adventure mixed with fun. Yesterday morning, I woke up at 4:30 and woke up my dad. I was going with him and our two staff to Ho (South Eastern Ghana), and since I am the best waker in the family, it was given to me to wake him up. At almost 6 we set out for a day that will be remembered in history. (okay, maybe not)

We picked up the staff and off we went. Paul, our oldest staff member and soon to be a married man, has been with us since we decided to have staff, and Bright joined us last year.  After driving for about 2 hours, we reached the ferry to take us over the river. Unfortunately, the half of Ghana wanted to cross there. After waiting in traffic for almost an hour, a policeman told us of a different route that was maintained by the navy although the bridge was for private and military use only. It took us, I think, half an hour to an hour to reach it and then another hour to finally pass over to Ho. By now it was around 10ish. After this, it took us an hour to reach where we need to go, a discipleship school where we were going to present Word of Life Youth Group for them to consider using.

We arrived and set up. Following this, I was taken by Prosper, a Ghanaian who is pretty close with the missionaries there, to the missionaries house. There, I hung out with their 4 kids and Prosper till we had to go to eat with Benjamin and Vicky, fiancées working in Ho. It took forever for us to get our food even though; the waiters brought us our plates 20 minutes before we actually got it.  

We finally left Ho at four o’clock and after seeing the line to go to the ferry; we went the way be came. We were going well till our car gave up the ghost… in the middle of nowhere. (this also happens to be the seventh time our car has broken down recently, so please pray that we can get a new pick-up or SUV.) So we sat at the side of the road until someone came by who knew a mechanic in Ho. He went and came back with him and they set to work on our car and found the problem. Now he had to go look for the part which took him so long by the time he got back, it was really late. Now he set to work for the next several hours, the mechanic and us wrangled with the engine till be finally got it working.

Now we finally got back on the road, but when we arrived at the checkpoint before we could get over the bridge back into Accra, it was closed. They closed up at 10 pm. and opened at 4 am.

We asked the guard to open the gate for us, but he said, “I won’t open the gate for anyone, not even if God asked me.”

Well, after sitting there for some time, we called the emergency number written on the gate, and, thank the Lord, a Naval officer came and decided we could go through. Then we drove back home even though the engine began giving us problems when we were almost home. We arrived around 2 am. 

Trust

Trust

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Okay this is a biggy. What relationship functions without trust at least a good relationship? I see a huge lack of it in modern relationships, and it hurts them. Trust can be counted under faith also. Abraham trusted in God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

Trusting God is vital to our faith. It is our faith, and without trust, what is Christianity? We must trust God to fulfill his promises and trust his will. So much revolves around trust. We often don’t trust God as much as we ought. We fail to think he is capable of fulfilling our ‘big’ request and too good to fulfill our small ones. Trust him with your every problem and every thought.

The Spear.

The Spear

Despite the sword being the most popular old weapon now, the spear was much more commonly used back before the gun.  Because the spear was much easier to make than the sword, most armies were made up of as many swordsmen as possible and the rest archers or swordsmen. The Egyptian empire was one of the few to reach almost complete swords as it was superior to the spear.

There are many types of shields from before the medieval times such as the normal one handed spear to be used with a shields. Other kinds were the two-handed shield, the cavalry spear, and the two-handed cavalry spear. Thus the spear is the most important weapon of the ancient times. 

Liver's Life

The Liver’s Life

No, I am not an organ; I am a liver….

Anyway, Life is boring as usual. The agony of waiting to watch Catching Fire and other movie is the norm.

I’ve been laid down sick with a fever and a cold. Go figure. Those are two unlikely companion diseases. Not only that but they left my joints and muscles feeling like they were run over. Nasty, but now I am better, but my brother is laid down sick.

We are finally going to get a wireless connection as we were using a mobile connection which could be used only one at a time and didn’t allow our Kindles or phones to use it. Hurrah.

I NEED more games. Someone give me a gift card.

Divergent is a good book. Pick it up and read it… NOW.

Adieu. 

Love and Respect

Loving God

Matt. 22:36-38

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?”Jesus said unto him, “‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.

We all know we should love God, but what does it really mean to love him? This will run several posts, but the first thing that comes to mind is respect. Respect. Something a lot of people lack now a days, but if you love someone, don’t you have respect for them. Without it, a relationship is doomed to failure. What I find interesting is the great respect the Old Testament prophets had for God. I remember hearing somewhere that they would take a bath every time they wrote God’s name. That is a lot of work, and they didn’t take the presence of God for granted, because whenever God spokes to them, off the shoes came.

I find that respect for God is going down among believers. I mean I know God doesn’t require us to do the thing that the OT people did, but nevertheless I think we take our familiarization with God overboard. God still deserves respect, because as Christians we should love him.  

The Bow and Solomon

The Bow

The bow is the first actual ranged weapon mankind came up with. You could count throwing spear, but let’s stick to bows. Bows were some of the earliest weapons and formed a major part of warfare even earlier than swords. Simple to make and use against large formations, bows became one of the most important part of warfare.

All major armies used it and or the crossbow which is counted under the bow. The bow was utilized mostly on chariots, later on horseback, and usually in unit support. It discouraged large marching units(until the phalanxes). After this towards the medieval area the bow began to die until it was overshadowed by the musket. 

Of Solomom

Proverbs 1:24-33

The rest of this chapter is Wisdom’s speech on how even she has a limit on grace. When destruction comes on a fool, she will sit and not respond. There comes a time when it is too late, the plummet has begun, but she also promised to protect those who listen to her. A vivid difference between the fool and the wise man, don’t you think?

What It Means To Be A Christian

What It Means to be a Christian (ten easy steps.... okay maybe more) 

I have been reading three books, Crazy Love, which I agree with for the most part, The Gospel According to Jesus,  which I can agree with in no way, and Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, which I like immensely.  These three books have caused me to think about what it means to be a Christian. I mean what are the basics of being a Christian and why should we do them and basically why and what?

I believe a lot of Christians now a days should just be called believers and not Christians, because Christian means little Christ. How can we call ourselves little Christs if we hardly know our Bible or spend little time in prayer. Oh yeah, there are some ‘good’ Christians on the outside but on the inside? This is why I want to write this. I will outline the major point of Christianity that people tend to skip over not realizing they are the most important. Bear with me as we crash into Christianity.