The last time I read something like what you are reading right now, I was in your shoes.  That is, I was in the High School youth program at Our Saviour’s, I was on tour with a bunch of strange and awesome people, and I was reading what my youth director wrote to us in our Tour Booklet.

Weird.

I can’t tell you how much joy it brings me to have the tables turned in this way.  The time I spent in this community when I was growing up changed my life drastically.  It exposed me to a lifestyle and a way of treating people that lifted me up and encouraged me in such a powerful, and timely, way that I have never been able to get enough of it since.  My life has been running on a momentum that started in the very community you find yourself in right now.

My prayer and challenge for all of you on this tour is to open yourself up to this Power; open your minds, your friendships, and your hearts to this changing way of life.  Let yourselves be challenged to reach out, to serve God and those around you, and to worship because it feels good, because you want to.  I promise you, you will come back for more.

I so look forward to this week, and many others with all of you.  God bless you and move you.  This is a wonderful life, and there’s no better time to start than today.

Seriously,

Dan