The week before this last one (July 13-18), we actually moved locations for a week, spending time up at YWAM Denver's mountain campus, called Eagle Rock. There, we hiked, played disc, golf, and grew closer in a lot of fellowship, and in class, we learned about the fear of the Lord. Here's a couple pictures that I took from the top of Eagle Rock, the mountain the camp is named for and that we hiked quite often.
The first view from the top, looking off into the mountainous Colorado distance.
Another view from the top, with our retreat center visible in the middle-left of the shot, with the road leading up to it.
A panorama shot from the top. Click to view!
The week's teaching was truly incredible. I learned a lot about God, and realized that the "fear of the Lord" isn't actually terror, but is being more concerned with what God thinks and perceives about your actions and behaviors than what man thinks. Awesome re-defintion! The highlight (kind of?) of the week was my injury. We had just finished up a round of disc golf and were heading back inside. Walking down a ridge, I tripped and when I tried to recover, I rolled my ankle. After going briefly into shock (not good with this kind of stuff), I was helped inside. Below is what it looked like immediately after the incident:
Not pretty by any stretch of the word, eh? Anyways, a couple of friends drove me back into Denver, where we went to an urgent care. Once there, x-rays were performed, and the doctor informed me that there was NO BREAK, just a bad sprain. He gave me an ankle boot and crutches and told me to stay off it for at least a week, after which I needed to go get a follow-up to make sure there were no ligament tears or anything. So I've been walking around with a boot and crutches for the last two weeks. Fun stuff!
Having stayed off it for a week, this last Wednesday I went to an orthopaedic specialist doctor, who confirmed the previous diagnosis: no tears, no breaks, just a very bad ankle sprain. I have been okay'd to walk with just the boot now, so no crutches, just an awkward gait. Here's what it looks like currently.
Don't worry! The bruising is just from me wearing my boot too tightly at night. Rookie mistake... Swelling is way down though, and I'm making noticeable improvements every day. I should be off the boot and totally healthy by the time I leave for outreach on August 19th! Praise the Lord!
Speaking of praising Him, as some of you may know, I'VE COMPLETELY PAID FOR MY OUTREACH!!!! WOOOO!!!! Here's the story: as of last Friday, just 8 hours before the deadline, I had a total of $7,400 in support! Incredible, eh? God has really blessed me with some generous people (Here's looking at each of you, my dear readers! Thank you so much for getting me that far!) However, since this was a $9,800 trip, I still had $2,400 to go, and almost no time to get it! God came through in a downright incredible way... At 3pm, just two hours before the deadline, two of my Around the World teammates approached me, and collectively, offered to pay the rest of my costs with extra support they had raised! They gave me $2,400!!!!!! WE SERVE SUCH A GOOD GOD!!!! Oh, my gosh. I still cannot even comprehend this.... Anyway, I am so grateful to all of you for your support along the way, whether it was finances, prayer, or some other means. You have brought me to this incredible place, and I cannot adequately describe with words how thankful I am for that. Be blessed, everyone, and look forward to more updates next week!
God is GOOD!
Chris
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