The World According To Chris Brewer

So yeah, this place is pretty cool, actually. Weather feels similar to Oregon, there’s a lot of rolling hills, Springfield is nearby….really neat area.

Breaking news: To everyone I told I was staying in Newport News, you’re gonna have to try really hard to keep me there after I get out of the military. Housing here is more affordable, the church here is awesome (more on that in a second), and the feel of the place is a lot better than Newport News or the entire Hampton Roads area, for that matter. Right now only after two days here I am leaning more toward moving here than staying there. I’d say it’s about a seventy-thirty chance.

So about the church, Crimson House Ministries. Yes, it’s a COGOP. The pastor there, John Pace, is a really neat guy and also is overseer of the Kansas/Missouri region of the COGOP. Really neat people in the church, they all came up and introduced themselves to me and struck up friendly conversation. The mere fact they were interested in hearing about my job in the military and thanking me for my service in the Air Force made me feel even better about going to Iraq. We went bowling with the youth group tonight (it was good to see Omar and Misty there, I knew them from the Sumner church when I lived in the NW - it was also good to see my Aunt Benita too) and it was encouraging to see a youth group of about 10-15 young men and women bowling their hearts out.

Omar and Misty are the youth leaders, and while we were at the alley Omar mentioned that he could use me as an assistant youth leader at the church, and they would love to have me move over there. It got me to thinking that maybe that would be a better environment than at Lakeside - a youth group with room for growth, and a college group that needs to grow as well. The church is in a less than rich area of town, which makes it the perfect environment to reach out to the surrounding community. Even after being there for just one night I could almost feel myself wanting to say I would move there on the spot. Seriously, the church looks awesome, and after hearing my mom, my brother, Aunt Benita, Omar, Misty and a few of the youth rave about it, it’s already got me determined to pray feverishly about possibly moving here next year. I almost want to say I want to move here now. It’s crazy but I almost do.

More breaking news. Melissa and I parted ways as friends today. After revealing something wrong I did to her, I admitted I was wrong and she decided it would be best to not hang around me or talk to me. That’s it. I’m not gonna mention any more about it. If you ask me about it I will punch you in the throat. Sorry to sound so harsh, but I really don’t feel pissed off or angry about it, just a bit disappointed.

That’s it for now. Good night!