emerging from the abyss.

I realize that my communication over the past months has been equivalent to that of a black hole...

For that I would like to apologize, I just get so distracted, traveling and being on tour was pretty busy and somewhat because there are just so many exciting things to do outside in summer that don't involve the computer! But I'm back now. Yay!

So I'll try to give a brief as possible recap on the past two months! I realize that lots of the people who will see this were actually with me this summer! and I'd just like to say I had some great times with the folks in PA and in NC! It was amazing to see everyone and just be back in Bangor again. Especially at the beginning of the tour and the shows we had in PA were some of the best shows of all tour!!

I've found that Bangor is actually a really nice town to visit! and i genuinely enjoyed being home and chillaxin with you guys!

I would have to say the tour went most excellently I think we made some awesome connections and i had so much fun making new friends and encouraging and inspiring people to join the movement to END EXTREME POVERTY!, wooooO! I know we were all super blessed by the hospitality we received and the encouragement and fun times and just being able to encourage people that if God can use us crazy kids to do something to help end extreme poverty he wants to use them too!!

Being in Nashville was so inspiring. I never knew there could be so many insanely talented people in one city. And cornerstone was one of the monumental experiences of my life. I think I wish I could just live at cornerstone always. awesome music. amazing people. great conversations. new favorite bands. yea. I'm stoked for next year!


Personally I know I've learned and grown a lot in these past two months. and I also see that the team has become closer together and even though tour is really hard sometimes God's there and he's working on us and we're becoming better and better.

I'm really looking forward to these next months with a new school starting in September. It is bigger than any discipleship training school(DTS) we've had in Herrnhut, with 130 students so far, or something like that! yea. it's going to be crazy but i think God is moving and is going to do something big with this school! we're calling it the Marriage of The Arts school. We're inviting musicians, Photographers, Writers, Graphic Designers, Fine artists, Dancers and all kinds of artist to come and learn how to collectively use their talents for God and to battle injustice and extreme poverty!
So if you're reading this and are graduated from highschool and want to be a part of a movement this fall you should check out the website because it's not too late!!


In other news. Sometime this winter I am planning to go to ethiopia possibly for up to 6 months. This is something I've been thinking and praying a lot about the past months!
i don't exactly know how it will look but all i know is that God knows, so i just need to figure out what he knows.. and then I'll be good. So I'd appreciate any prays for that that you can spare. just for more direction! cool

Next week Pick a pocket will be going on a "retreat"(or a week long meeting) in Hamburg, Germany to reevaluate, discuss future plans and our vision as a team! I'm really excited for that! Please pray for finances for that as many of us including myself don't have the money for transportation or food and also have to pay of staff fees and rent! That's a big one right now!

Another thing you can pray for is that i really need a place to live by the end of this month! Right now i am still living out of a suit case and have moved around a bit since being back in Germany after tour! It's very difficult to find housing in Herrnhut. There's not that much available! yea i appreciate that!


yea cool that's all I've got for now! Thank you all so much for your continued prayers and financial support it means so much to me! and sorry again for the long silence!