He is forever... just think about that for a second.

So this week I think God said. "alright Aaron, you're settled in.. your adapting well... it's time to get to work on the reasons I brought you here." And procceded to unleash craziness on me. I feel like I am in a mental/spiritual boot camp. Everything that God is ready for me to get out of my life, the Spirit is convicting me in a huge way. It is unlike anything I have felt. It is this constant, every hour, having to choose to get out of habits I didnt even realize I had.
Basically the words I got were.

"Stop thinking that one day you will become who You want to be, Be it today. You arent pushing yourself to strive for me. To strive for holiness. It's time to grow up, because I have work to do through you."

So this week has been a little rough. But has been amazing. To think that we communicate directly with this being we call God. A being so unlike everything else that he has no beginning and no end. He is outside of time, outside of space, he has no limits on his power... NO LIMITS. And the kicker is.. this God knows us better than we even know ourselves, and loves us in a way no one ever can or ever will.
We hear these things. "God loves us" "He only wants what is best for us." But think about the very nature of God ... dwell on it for even a minute, and you realize how powerful that is. How it should change every action you have. Every thought.
The sad part is it doesn't. Sin has made it so difficult for us to pursue that. We get distracted and the scope of our lives often ends with us... So to any and all who read this... I give anyone full permission to at any point challenge me and ask me how I am changing. How I am everyday choosing righteousness over sin. And how it is only through Christ that I am capable of this. Submitting to the will of our Abba father.

Fall break is over... back to work.

So Fall break is over.. and it was pretty great. I was finished with classes on Friday by noon, and from then until the next Thursday, I spent it relaxing and hanging out with awesome people. Brady and Gabe, one of his friends from YWAM, as well as Cat and Mary, who came in from Budapest. So Saturday night was filled with most of the Praguers and our visitors hanging out and seeing some of the main places in Prague.

It was great to spend time with everyone. I got to talk with Brady about what God is doing in both of our lives, and how grateful we are to be able to serve him in our different ways and the opportunities to be doing what we are. Brady got to tell me about some exciting new possibilities of serving in Africa in some awesome things that God is doing there. It really is pretty amazing to see the two of us now and see how amazing God can transform people, and the great news is there is still so much transforming to be done.

Sadly enough, Brady and Gabe only got to stay for a day, so they left on Sunday.

But then I got to spend the rest of the week with Cat and Mary... and of course Frank, Britt, Gina, Ben, and Joseph, who all live in Prague. It was so great to have that community, even if it was only for a short time. To spend time and encourage and just have fun with each other. And it was so good to be able to spend time with two amazing girls like Cat and Mary... and get to hear about what all is going on in their life in Hungary.

But like all vacations are.. they must come to an end. But it was a definite shot in the arm getting to spend time with them.

A Picture I took of Brady in Old Town square... one of my favorites of him.
Cat and Mary very excited to be in Starbucks.. since they don't have one in Budapest.


Me and Brady outside of Prague Castle



Ok.. So I have to put this one up. Last night was Ashley Hunt's (one of my fellow teachers) Birthday. We decided, even though it was a day after Halloween, that we needed to have a costume party, so here is me and Joseph, I went as an emo-bear.. Joseph.... his costume must remain a mystery open to interpretation.

And lastly, this is the Kraml Family (along with Ondra who is their daughters friend, the guy on the far left). This family is the one that gave me the bike and who I asked all of you to keep in your prayers. They are pretty awesome.Thank you all for continuing to keep me in your prayers and what God is doing over here. Also, please be praying that God will guide me in my decision that will need to be made within the next few months of whether I should stay here for another year or not.
Aaron