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I’m grateful for God and all He’s done to show me that He loves me and connect with me and allow me to be His ambassador.

I’m grateful for Nikki--what a woman!!!!!!! Ben & Jill & Ti - what marvelous, exceptional children that bring me joy every time I see them. Especially grateful for my new daughter-in-law Ashley--class act!

I’m grateful for my Mom and Dad and that my Dad came through his surgery really well. My brothers and sisters, nieces & nephews.

I’m grateful for NorthWood, a staff that is as good, if not better, than any group of guys and gals I know anywhere, anytime, any place where I have done life the past 23 years - where I live in community and on mission together with so many. Excited about moving our work up several notches in Vietnam, Mexico, and the inner-city. Oh yeah, and entering our new Worship Center.

I’m grateful for Nga, Dang, Bang, Jon & Vy, Tan, Thang, Sherman, Thuy, Song Binh, Dzung, former Prime Minister Khai, President Triett, Madam Vice Chairman of Lao Chai province, Mr. Cupp, Tuan, Hein, Elvis, Archie, Danny, the Luu’s, my motorcycle driver in Hanoi, Long, Chien, and hundreds of other Vietnamese that have blessed my life so much. May God allow us to live next door to each other in heaven throughout all eternity. I’m happy to help everyone with that one who will let me!

I’m grateful for Vision360--Al for not just talking ball, but using his background to launch a new way of starting churches - the pastors in the cities as we try to network, Steve, Paul, Brian, Tony, Paige, Shelia, and the rest of the crew. To get to put new concepts into practice in a new framework is a rare thing in Western Christianity.

I’m grateful for IGE, Institute for Global Engagement, Chris Seiple - you da man. Deep down, you’re a Texan. You have Yankee Intelligence with Texas hutspa. Top down, bottom up engagement making Christ visible, Christians relevent on the cruel edges of the world.

Global pastors I love Oscar, Bashira, Eddy, Suli, Samsung, Shawn, Robert, YKim, Chang, Jeffare, Layo, Gabriel, Steve, Sunday, Dennis, Dave the Irish, Erwin the Irish wannabe, Babingita, Victor, Mohan, and many others.

For this house and study that I can think and write in, soft music, beautiful art, strong history to build on, the adventure of life, the lessons of Callahan, the Alamo, Van Gogh, Mt. Everest, BMW motorcycles (though I only get to admire them not own one), good running shoes, my new blackberry, Bob Buford, St. Christopher, the Dallas Cowboys, John Freeman and Noah Byars, Dallas Willard, E. Stanley Jones, Paul-Gordon Chandler, old maps, new pens, the guttenburg press, my apple laptop. . . .

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