GONE baby GONE!!!

"I'm leaving on a jet, I don't know what I'll be back again"
Do you hate to see me go?

I leave TOMORROW (Friday Oct.30) for my LONG journey back to South Africa.
It's a bitter sweet feeling, re-connecting with friends and family here, missing my country, my home and now leaving again.

In this short season that I have been here, God has been teaching me about many many things.


Patience
Reliance on HIM
Trust
Resting in HIM (as this time at home has had it's ups and downs)

I can say with complete confidence that even though I felt "lost" being home, that God has purpose for me here. Speaking at youth group, church, school, and ENDLESS cups of coffee with great friends.

I am
TRULY
BLESSED!!!

You are my friends, family, ohana, my LIFE. Thank you for being a part of Gods work on this earth.

I'm going to be using THIS email (jonnygphotography@gmail.com) from now on, since yahoo is being lame and won't let me send mass emails.

I also have a blog which you can read:
http://thepursuitofchrist.blogspot.com/

I also have a facebook group which you can search:
"Jon's pursuit of Christ"

I'll be updating as often as possible while I'm in South Africa, but I also NEED to hear about what's happening in your lives. So please email me as much as you can and I'll be sure you respond.

Jonathan, to the, Grime

Canadian Thanksgiving....

It's not just a day, or a weekend that I am thankful, so just because it's stereotypical of me to give thanks today, so I will.

THANK YOU

for

LIFE
LOVE
GODS GRACE
CANADA
YOU
FREEDOM
CHEESE BURGERS
MUSIC
ART
PHOTOGRAPHY
POETRY
TURKEY
CRANBERRY SAUCE IN A CAN
STUFFING
FAMILY
FRIENDS
YOUR MOM

Thank you one and all.

Since being home I've been reading through Acts. I'm not quite finished, but Gods been speaking to me through this day to day. Living as a vessel of Gods love, whether it's here, Vancouver, Hawaii, South Africa, Russia, where ever.

My mission in life is to speak truth and love just as God loves. So speak truth no matter what. Standing up for truth in each and every moment in life. Living sacrificially in my daily walk and humbling myself.

Even though it's only been 2.5 weeks since being back, God has provided for me to go back to South Africa. I'll be booking my flight this week to leave the first week of Nov. If I havn't seen/talked to you yet, i'm sorry. I'm trying to see as many family and friends as I can. If you would like to see me, please email/message me back and set up a time to go out for coffee. I have a lot of free time, especially for coffee and great conversation.=)

If there is anything you need/want prayer for, please let me know. I would love to be praying for you. (i'm keeping a prayer book now so I don't forget)

your THANKFUL Canadian friend

Jonathan

ps. gobble gobble

God is a provider...

Over and over again,
I can never complain,
I am blessed beyond words,
Taken care of step by step,
Walking in humility daily,
For God has His hand in my life,
Guiding me,
Fathering me.

I can't explain how I feel, the emotions, the comfort of what it's like to be in our Fathers arms.

After being home for about a week, I've had an over-whelming response and interest in my life. Sometimes I wondered if I lived this life I talk about these past few months. But it was me, God reminds me each and every new day that I am with Him, was with Him and will always be with Him.

Without explaining too much via email, God has once again blown me away with his provision.

I'm getting that much closer to my goal of returning to South Africa. I'm so very close to paying for my plane ticket, just a little bit more and I'm set.

I can't thank all of you enough for not only believing in me, but listening and trusting God. That means more to me that any dollar amount. TRULY!!

I would REALLY love to meet with as many of you one-on-one as I can, so if you want to, PLEASE email me back, call me (519-752-5513), facebook, pigeon messanger, letter, WHATEVER, just let me know if you can/want to hear about my trip. But also, I am eager to hear about how God has been working in your lives. Don't hesitate to make plans with me. I'l be contact as many of you individually as I can.

Please keep me in your prayers about some part time/temp work while I am home, just so I can make a bit of extra money to help cover my expenses, and for my trip back.

Your friend in Christ

Jonathan