Sunday, August 30, 2009

n it HAPPENS! Good night...
Fam,
I am officially in Miami now, but hope to be set up with some kind of internet connection soon. I have a lot of catching up to do, but it will happen whe

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Excuses cannot master you...

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_072709.80108747.html

If you ever needed inspiration for eradicatin of your excuses in life, I beg you to watch this!

I am newly inspired and this truly helped to give me hope for the future....Miami later on today. The time is upon me....

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Countdown quickly continues...

So the day went well...many things were given, and a few monetary donations were given in return. I need to get to bed to rest a few hours and do it again as well as pack the rest of my stuff. Lord multiply my rest...literally!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A redo?


I am almost seriously wondering if I should do a re-post of my last post, for that is what prayerfully will happen tomorrow. I will have one more crack at a garage sale for a long time.

What it hinges upon is the time my Mom gets out to work. I was clearing things out in the attic today, which got me nice and sweaty. This was a good day because I feel the manifestation of freedom from materialism coming slowly but SURELY! There is so much stuff for tomorrow and lots more to give.

So tonight I went next door to my neighbor's house who I, along with others have gone out ministering with. He had invited some Mormon "Elders" to his house to discuss their beliefs. It was a fruitful time and we certainly gave them more than their fair share of time to speak, but it was interesting to say the least. My buddy, Justin, who is PhD. in Biblical studies asked a question from a book on Joseph Smith in which he states that God had a Father and that Father had a Father. Well, needless to say, this caused somewhat of a downturn in the night for them, and then my question did the same, although it was not my intention to do so AT ALL! So in various readings on different faiths and whatnot, I came across the fact that blacks were not allowed to worship in the temple until 1978. When I challenged them on this, they tried to answer it, but said their answer would be that they would have to pray about it.

In accordance with their faith, it definitely would be a good thing to do. As far as my Christian faith goes, apologies were made for past actions of slavery and discrimination along with admissions of error. Logic and records of modern serve as irrefutable to the genius and worth of African-Americans, so I certainly hope that following their prayer, their answer would be sincere humility regarding error, and that it would bring to know the MATCHLESS love of Christ.

I love you all...

Pax in Christi,

Jahdai L. Dawes

Friday, August 14, 2009

Keep trying!


Which is what I will have to do regarding this Garage Sale. Long story short, I finally put stuff out at about 3, but I did not have one person stop. My last effort on that end is on Sunday when I get back from Houston.





Speaking of persistence though, congratulations are in order to my dear friend and former object of my intense affection, (though from afar) Keandra Pritchard. (It's ok guys, she knows! Lol...) A truly long story made short, she transferred to Prairie View from Howard after academic "adventures" shared by many of her classmates in the nursing division. She endured some of the same at Prarie View, with the most recent being a class that the computer added resulting in a hold that she had NO control over. But Christ was in control even of the midst of that situation, and she called me today with victorious news of everything being clear. God is truly magnificent! So are the gifts He has given to us...such as persistence! Ok, I am now going to garner a few hours of rest so I can drive to H-town for the festivities.

Pursue your intended outcome with passion...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Try, try again!


Which is exactly what I will be trying again to have a "giveaway sale." This is what has been put on my heart to do. Franny D (my sister) and I did it a few months ago and we ended up gaining more financially than when we were selling things. For anyone who has known me during my collegiate years know that I have not had a problem with having enough of anything. So now that I am here with people (i.e. my family) who have more than enough themselves, it has turned into nothing short of interesting. I am just hoping that this will offer a legitimate chance at renewal in real quality living of enjoying our possessions as opposed to our possessions possessing us. Does anyone have or know someone that has a struggle anywhere near this?

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Hello there!

Hahaha! I accidentally just posted this post with only the title! Thank God for the edit button...too bad we don't have it for our lives; one chance, no dress rehearsals! So how is everyone doing? I have been on the go, go, go for the last month plus. It has been exhausting, but enjoyable. Even more enjoyable than this last month will be the event that is going down tonight. Some friends that I have been ministering with are now coming to help me out with my house. We will be in the backyard organizing things, so I am SUPER excited! What is encouraging about this is that it represents a real opportunity to escape past patterns of apathy and dead-end thoughts.

I say this because when I was growing up until like 7, we didn't even have a fence. That is how clean it was. But somewhere between having a house fire and my Mom losing her Dad, shopping occusred. And more shopping, and more shopping...and, well you the picture...maybe. It is beyond curious how different events in our lives can manifest their hurt and frustration in further detriment. I believe this is the case with our household in the last decade. I said the other day that "it is what it is, but it doesn't have to stay that way." I fully believe that, and will work as hard as I can to change more things around through God's strength before I leave.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

कात्चिंग उप...

My keyboard is translating, to what I don't know, but I typed in, Catching Up...Wow! So today was another day of receiving the privilege to reflect the Saviour! I don't know if I blogged about it or not, but about a month and a half ago, I was privileged to help with fellow servants cleaning up a ladies' house who had dealing with some heavy depression. We were able to help turn it around, only to need to return tonight for some follow help. It was great though, we were able to make some new friends, and gather some additional encouragement from like-minded folks. One of my biggest prayers though was that I get to speak the lady.

As we finished our prayer, we opened our eyes to find her there in our midst, praying along with us. God even took it a step further by allowing my buddy Josh and I extra time to talk with her. I believe we were able to make some great genuine connections and to encourage someone along the way.

How was your day? Feel free to let this be a safe place to get things off your chest and receive some sound advice.