On our last night in Ghana, our squad had an amazing worship session on the roof of our hotel and towards the end of the night Matthew Rock shared something he wrote during worship.  It was so amazing that I wanted to share it with all of my blog readers!  This is taken directly from his blog…
 
**I much prefer this as a spoken-word piece, but never got around to making a video of myself reading it. Therefore, when you read it…read it out loud! 🙂

This is a messy crayoned love note

But please accept these words I wrote

And though folded with uneven creases

If love’s a puzzle we’re the pieces

And You’re the glue holding us together

You are I AM, and You are forever.

So take our construction paper praises

And forgive us our clichéd copyright phrases

And take us back to when we were young

And with no shame we loudly sung

And with the confidence of a seasoned artist

We poured onto unlined paper our hearts this

Joy we felt in being “Dad’s kid”

And on our dreams there was no lid

‘Cause nothing’s impossible when you’re five

And don’t have to try and you don’t have to strive

‘Cause Daddy’s close and when he’s near

You don’t have to cry and you don’t have to fear.

But sometime somewhere we lost our way

Gave up on love and joined the fray

Of those who settled for Hallmark thank-you’s

To the God who died: “King of the Jews.”

So let’s return to our younger years

But leave all the judging and all of the fears

‘Cause we can sing all the anthems and read all the books

And buy every song with a catchy Jesus hook

But God doesn’t want over-produced and over-played

‘Cause one day even those too will fade

So bring back the crayons and leave the proud look

‘Cause all God wants is our coloring book.
 

 
So we have been in Togo for about a week now and it already feels better.  I love the freedom we have here to walk in the Spirit and utilize the giftings God has given us. 
I am sorry that I have not done a very good job of updating or sharing very many pictures, it seems to be the last thing on my mind.  Most our my team is working on Mercy Ships this month and April and I will be working with Compassion International as well and spending the days in the community wherever God leads us.  It will be uncertain but it is exciting because we know God has something for us in it. 
 
God has been doing so much in me and tearing apart my theology to instill an undilluted gospel within me.  It is a lot that I am still processing so I don’t want to risk explaining all that’s in my head and not say what I actually mean.  However, as soon as I am able to articulate it, I will enlighten whoever will listen. 
 
Thank you for all your prayer and love.  God bless you.