When the explosion was in the Quantas plane a few weeks ago, it lasted 45 minutes, until a forced landing was possible. 45 minutes of uncertainty, whether it ever comes to landing and also succeed. There are photos from inside the plane, where you see people with bibles etc …
I always wonder what I would do … 45 minutes is long – but would I read the Bible … yet quickly finish the plan, for the case that it matters in heaven?
But when you have just 10 seconds after take off … I notice that I always close my eyes, thinking about the option to burn in a moment in a huge fireball …
This time I had for the first time the idea of “Thank you Jesus” … Thank you for the last few years, for all those years with my friends …. for everything.
And my thought are with my wife …
Filed under: DearDiary
Here in the UK, everyone buys his own house when he’s young … many of my friends already have their own house and garden when they’re about my age.
Today, I bought a piece of “land” near Laphroaig … 30cm x 30cm (1ft x 1ft) … we’ll see, maybe I’ll build a skyscraper there or something like that … where does the unrestricted airspace start? There, I should be allowed to build wider … or I’ll just dig a deep hole … we’ll see, there are tons of possibilities …
Filed under: DearDiary
Since last saturday, like Haso I’m the proud owner of an Asus eee. For months I’ve wanted to buy that thing, but it never worked out financially.
A few weeks ago, my wife and I agreed that I could by it if I get a better job and a higher wage … both worked out, but it’s still hard financially, because I didn’t have enough income the last months.
In the end, I found an offer at ebay, to buy the Asus for 1 Euro if I join a mobile phone contract for 9 Euro per month … no extra costs … all together, it’s 24×9 Euro for my new little friend.
God really is faithful … and He provides ways that are worth going … in any case, it’s more than exciting.
Our jesus.w.freak:08, formerly known as WillowFreak, is over now and it was an awesome time for me. Even though I hate flying by now (this weekend I was on my 20th flight this year) and my back hurts after sitting on these Ryanair seats.
But Willow was cool, lots of nice people, awesome God and a movement on the move. I was sad hearing all those people saying thank you to me for still being there … but it’s only been 16 years … sad, because there were quite a few people from my/our history that I missed and I just realized how much …
On saturday I had the feeling to read this bible verse … that everything has and needs its own time … that was really cool, because my wife, who wasn’t there when I read it, read the same passage that evening …
Everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pull out what was planted,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up,
a time to cry and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to hug and a time to stop hugging,
a time to start looking and a time to stop looking, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear apart and a time to sew together, a time to keep quiet and a time to speak out,
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
The Bible, Ecclesiastes ch. 3, v. 1-8
Filed under: DearDiary
A few days ago I signed up with some job finder agencies here in Belfast and then … there’s a saying: Either it comes fast or it doesn’t come at all!
It came fast, last thursday I had a job interview, on monday they said “yes” and now it’s my last day at McAfee.
Starting on monday, I’ll be an “Assistant Purchasing Administrator” at www.caf.net!
Well then … life is exciting!
Filed under: DearDiary
- a new perspective for our ministry
- a new-awakened feeling for our call
- flexibility and openness for new thoughts and changes
- enhancement of our point of view through other people
- inner conviction through His word
- His guidance
It’s up to you whether you react positively to this process of isolation and understand the lectures that God has prepared for you.” (own translation)
Filed under: DearDiary
I’m still in good old Belfast, leaving the house every morning at 7.15 and coming home at 6p.m. – and I’m more than happy with this situation.
I don’t mind working 40h per week – it’s what you gotta do … but I earn so little, that I gotta think intensely about every pound I spend … and that can’t be right.
When I work all day, shouldn’t there be enough money to support my family …
I work all day, spend hardly any money and got no time for myself and my private life … when I get home in the evenings, I’m too tired to do anything … and on the weekends I need the time for my studies, which don’t go well either, because once in a while I also need time for myself …
Oh man! … but in all this chaos I still get the message from the Lord that He wants me to stay, that this is the place where He wants me to be and wait … „great thing, Lord …“
Well, then He has to take care of all this financial crap!
Today I signed up for a few job agencies … to see if there are better jobs – i.e. more money and more time … or the same money for less work or what ever!
Arrived around 3 o’clock, had a quick beer and cigarette … and then until saturday 10 p.m. worked on the Charter.
Today at 10 a.m. to Alzey, had a coffee with my wife, then to Hahn, London and tonight maybe a nice concert in Belfast … and tomorrow it’s St. Patrick’s Day, so that means a beer after work … because, how do they say, “On St. Patrick’s Day, we’re all Irish!”
