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Name: Joel
Birthday: 7/27/1986


Interests: I love laughing...hanging out with good friends...playing music, singing my guts out...traveling...working hard...sleeping hard...reading...I love life with God...
Occupation: THE ROAD!
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Monday, November 12, 2007

So I've been home now for two months.
It's been...well...to say "it's been good, but hard" seems like the apropriate response but that just doesn't quite describe it well enough. For everyone who doesn't already know, I've been working at Buckle since I got back and it has consumed most of my time (like most jobs right?).

In this job I began to see how much I desired there to be purpose in everything that I did. I wanted to know God's purpose in my being at home and having to tell people, "Just working." It was a struggle now and then but I knew that God wanted me to be faithful and to love the life that he had given me. Overall I really liked my job...I just missed the fellowship of Christians! My church was not what I wanted, but I didn't feel peace about finding another church...so I patiently waited.

As I waited I realized that I needed Him more than I needed a stellar church, or I needed Teen Mania, or I needed more money, or I needed people. I needed to pursue Him with everything I had to give and that I needed to trust him with my dreams.

Well last week my life was turned upside down when Mary Vorrath called to tell me that she was leading worship for Acquire the Fire and she wanted me with her. So I prayed, I fasted, and I cried out to God...waiting on the final answer. And yesterday my answer became final.

I AM GOING TO LEAD WORSHIP AT ACQUIRE THE FIRE!

It's just for one event...Billings, Montanna...so we're not like on tour or anything! Jessica Parks is also coming down to sing! So please be praying for us...we have a lot of songs to learn and not much time. If you live in Texas call me and we will get together! YEAH!


Monday, July 30, 2007

Currently Listening
Sound of Melodies
By Leeland
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Summer 07

So this summer has been super great! I have been a part of the summer worship band at Teen Mania, leading worship for the summer missionaries and campers.

This is me worshipping on my knees...I was tired of standing....



So yeah the band has been a blast...here's a pic of everyone...



We're hot. Ken's weird...but it's okay. Okay so we have to wear merchandise when we're onstage and all the dudes except one came in the same shirt...it was really funny! Brock almost [cussed]. But we're not sure.

I've been hanging out on campus and having a good time. Reading, going to the gym, spending time with friends and doing worship services nearly every day. I'm really glad I had this experience cause it was definitely a huge opportunity for me to learn about being on stage time and time again and still keeping my heart right before the Lord...staying engaged and genuine in worship and not letting praising the Lord become a job...it's easy to think that way about anything you do over and over and over.

Hanging out at Mercado's for Pam's birthday...



I went to Dusty and Lisa's wedding July 14-15 and hung out in Nashville! Fun fun fun! The road trip was crazy!



Waiting for them to come out so we can attack with rice...I mean...bubbles?



This lovely kiss...sigh...dreamy isn't it...



The studly studs of the wedding...



Having fun with Catie's shades...





Cori was flirting with me...



We found a cool water wheel...



It was a great weekend!

Summers are just great aren't they?


Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Have you every felt lonely

...but you didn't know why?

That no matter whose eyes you looked into...or whose voice you heard...

could cure the feeling you had?

I feel this...but I don't not like it

It just is

And that is how I feel right now....I just am....

I am so small

So pathetic in so many ways...in good ways...

ways that allow people to take their eyes off of me and put them onto my Lord

I don't want to be an "example"...I don't want to be a "leader"...

this is not what God has asked of me...

this is what men have "required" of me!

What does God require? Love Him and love others...

...what is the result of that love and that seeking of His presence? Example. Leadership.

These things are results...they are not goals! He is my goal now...He is the object of my affections...

...and I don't care if I am lonely...


Tuesday, February 06, 2007

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'S BAAAAAAAACK!

 Wow...hello xanga friends! Oh warriors of xanga land...never fear for I have returned. Hopefully I have not disapointed anyone. Basically, the fall tour was exhausting and um, well I didn't want to write very much. Then I kinda got sucked into...ssssh...don't listen too loudly...facebook! Yeah....I did it. But I realized after joining facebook that it's really great an all...but I can't really just sit there and write on it...so here I am...back to the ole faithful!

I am doing super great! Wow that sounded rather sanguine. I guess I am? I am still in Texas and I eager to leave it. TM campus is just not the greatest place when you don't have a purpose in being there. But I am buckling down, cleaning whatever they want me to clean, counting whatever they want me to count, inventorying this, painting that...feeling like a lacky. It's all gravy. I just need to remember I am doing it for God's glory and not mine...cause there ain't nothin pretty bout it lemme tell ya.

If you want to look me up on facebook I've posted tons of pictures...below is a picture of my team...they great huh...

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

THE ROAD!!

The road has been a breath of fresh air. I feel like  I am home. It was so nice to finally say goodbye to the SAC and load out of Garden Valley. Our trip to Amherst was fun and long. Joined production and got to work on our new jobs. Ushering was a blast...intense sometimes, but I really enjoy it! Amherst went sooo well! We worked well as a team and for the first time I went though an ATF weekend without getting overwhelmed. Had plenty of sleep as well...got to stay on the bus all week...that was fun. I found the fine arts building on the UMASS campus and we worshipped with a grand piano in one of the practice rooms. So much fun!

Stayed the night in the Bronx of NYC with David Hernquist's church and got some real bronx pizza! Yum! Monday we spent all day in the city...walking through Central Park, checking out the craziness of Times Square, Jamba Juice, I love NY shirts, nearly getting on the David Letterman show, racing to Chinatown, racing around the subway, Ground Zero, the statue of Liberty...phew. It was quite a day.

Drove to Jacksonville, Florida where we did our first load-in. Stayed with Danielle Cook's church family. That was an amazing week! Went to the beach and experienced for the first time this year ocean water that was not freezing cold! Beautiful! Danielle's church invited us to do their Wednesday night church service. Brock, Roel, Marquez, Mallory and I put together a little band at the last minute and the Holy Spirit showed up in a powerful way! Danielle and I spoke and then we prayed over the youth that were coming to the event. An amazing night! Brock, Julian, Ben and I got to go to a free Shane and Shane concert after load in on  Thursday night. God really touched my heart through this one song that they did. I ushered in 900 people Friday night...small crowd but very passionate about the Lord. The event went well...the last worship session was so amazing...I have never seen it so intimate before...people were on their knees all over the place before Joel Johnson ever came out to lead them into an altar call. Proof that we cannot be overly concerned about numbers because God knows what he wants to happen.

The church asked us to lead worship for their Sunday morning service. We were like heck yeah! After church we had our MT classes...guy time...arm wrestling! I almost beat Vicente...almost. Fun times. Pizza then praying for the bus as it was wanting to blow up. (No joke). Left for Leesburg Florida with Anna Harvey's people.

DISNEY WORLD yesterday for free! Good times. 8 guys and Anna Harvey...she was quite the pimpette! It was a good time. We leave for Atlanta tomorrow morning then on to campus for Blue team tech week and alumni reunion!!! Where I get to see amazing friends!!! So siked! Leave me a message...love yall!



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