Nomads 3: Feast, Fun, and Purpose

Nomads Weekend @ Heart Of God Ministries. Part 3 and last of the Nomads series




Feasting at Nomads isn't as easy as it sounds. As you can see from these two pics, there are Good Times and Hard Times to be expected. Look at Ryan and Abbigail's face in the pic to the left. Ryan is reaching out for water in order to prevent the inevitable. They are eating Grub Worms, Eel, Fermented Duck Egg, Pickled Pigs Foot...etc. The infamous Food Eating Contest at Nomads is the Feast to End all Feasts. Those who endure are worthy of honor and pride. Thumbs up Abbigail and Ryan. You did well. You lost, but you did well.


Fun could be interpreted as Ho-Down at Nomads. Worship was very celebratory and led to much dancing, clapping, shouting, and laughter. Of coarse, if you're the type that enjoys hanging out in grass huts and developing strategies for changing the world, then you definitely missed your golden opportunity. If you think that I might have suffered some over the weekend by missing out on my weekly dose of Ultimate...your wrong. We played the Ultimate game of Ultimate, Primitive style, in the woods and around the trees. There was even a nasty septic smelling tar pit in one the goals.

The purpose of the weekend was manifold...Celebrating Jesus, Celebrating God's Heart for the World, and Celebrating our opportunity to jump on board with God's call on our life. We heard great teachings that ranged from Celebration (imagine that), to Intimacy with Jesus. We heard testimonies from those that are losing their lives for the sake of those who are dying. Some of the stories were difficult to stomach, such as the woman who is caring for three hundred abandoned children from Sudan. These kids have murdered in the name of revolution, seen their 9 year old soldier friends murdered by other children under order, witnessed the killing of their mothers and fathers, and have been struggling to survive without anyone on their side. I'm pulling it back as I type this...it's hard to ignore the needs outside of my living room. I really do experience a healthy pain of compassion that begs for my action in God's purpose in this world.

I hope that you guys have enjoyed your window into Nomads. See ya...this is K-Dog over and out (oao)...catch ya on the flip side (cyotfs)...stay cool (sc)...