http://jasondriver.myadventures.org Jason Driver - Adventures In Missions - It's Your World Change It en-us Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:14:05 GMT 30 http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=what-are-you-willing-to-give-up-for-me http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=what-are-you-willing-to-give-up-for-me As I walk out my life with others and in front of many, the Lord has been teaching me a lot about what it means to be a leader.  It has been a slow and painstaking process as I have many rough edges that the Lord has had to chisel off through circumstances or people.  I have learned many lessons most of which have come through failure or pain.  However, there has been just as many, if not more opportunities for joy.  Through all of this, the Lord has plagued me with the Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=i-survived-the-amazon http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=i-survived-the-amazon Hey all, I had an amazing trip to Peru.  I am still processing through it.  It was a great trip and I had great students.  It was difficult at times and I also realized how much expectations that I had for the trip.  We had a crazy schedule that seemed to change daily and I was surprised to find that most of our ministry involved vbs and church services every single night.  The people were not very open or receptive as what I expected and that made it difficult because I Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=two-month-overview http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=two-month-overview I have a crazy schedule for the next two months and I could really use your prayers, especially for endurance. *This Sunday afternoon I take the interns away for debriefing (a time to process through their year)Then I get back from that on Tuesday. *Sometime in the next four days, I have to move out of my apartment. *Wednesday, June 11th, I begin leader training for my trip to Peru. *Saturday, June 14th, I have 26 high school students that I will be training that will make u Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=back-in-georgia http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=back-in-georgia I wanted to let you all know that I made it back to Georgia safely.  I arrived Wednesday afternoon.  My body is worn out and in need of rest, but any of you that know me know that this is my least favorite thing to do.  It was a great trip and definitely the most exhaustive and emotionally taxing trip that i have done in quite awhile.  Also, I want you to know that because of the nature of this trip I am still processing through it and will be for awhile.  i will post up Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=more-kenya http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=more-kenya First off, I'm sorry that my last update was so heavy. I wanted to paint an accurate picture both of what I'm seeing and feeling. Honestly, this has been a really difficult week for Scott, Denise, and me. Our friends in Kenya have witnessed things that they can't even put words to or just don't want to because of the horror. It has been very difficult for some as they have lost their small shops that provided for them or because food prices shot way up. So if they could barely affo Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=processing-through-destruction http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=processing-through-destruction     I'm sitting at a table in a mall food court in Kenya and I managed to grab some random wireless internet signal so here I am trying to figure out what to say about my time in Kenya thus far.  It's hard for me to even begin to process or reconcile in my mind both what I have seen and what I have heard.  I have had many opportunities to just sit and listen to my friends.  I can sense that they are still trying to put words to the things that they have wi Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=im-in-kenya http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=im-in-kenya I just wanted to let you all know that I arrived safely last night in Kenya.  I will be here for a week and will be traveling around a lot.  Please pray for us (Scott, Denise, and I)  as we will be going non-stop.  We are trying to check in with all of our host contacts and make sure things are going well.  We are also trying to figure out housing logistics for both staff and our teams coming in.  I will be the lone guy staff here in Kenya so we are trying to also f Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=im-blessed http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=im-blessed Last weekend I flew back to Ohio for a time of sharing in a "Coffee House" format. I was a bit nervous going home, as I always am. Home can be a great place at times and then there are the times that you just want to leave shortly after you arrived. There are also all the expectations that are placed on you to visit people making sure that everyone gets quality time with you. It can be overwhelming at times and someone is always left out. Well, my time in Ohio was probably the Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=supporter-coffee-house http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=supporter-coffee-house You are invited: I am having a time of sharing that is open to everyone. It will include coffee and desserts. I want to use this time to thank the many people who stand behind me, making all of this possible, and to give an update of what the Lord is doing in me and through me.The Coffee House will be held at Pleasant-View Missionary Church 5231 Gettysburg-Pitsburg Road Greenville, OH 45331 on Sunday, May 4, 2008. It will be held from 7 p.m. to whenever.  I would love for Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=taking-the-time-to-love-others http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=taking-the-time-to-love-others             I have so much going on in my life right now that I don't even know where to begin.  This past week I have been preparing our facilities for training camp season.  There was a ton of things to do such as, clean and fill huge water tanks (maybe 2000 gallons), have driveway and parking lot graveled, set up our huge meeting tent (think circus tent), and basically fix anything that we need that may have broken since last tim Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=back-from-the-bronx http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=back-from-the-bronx I wanted to start by telling you all how deeply I appreciated your prayers for our trip to New York. We had a long sixteen hour drive with seven adults slammed into a Dodge Caravan (minivan). I was really concerned with the unity of my team especially with the long uncomfortable travel. However, they made the most of it and had a great time laughing about how little room there was. We had a great time in The Bronx, partnering with Harve and Robyn Bowman. Honestly, I was a little con Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=the-next-few-puzzle-pieces http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=the-next-few-puzzle-pieces Hey my beloved friends and family, I just wanted to give you some updates on my life. Tomorrow morning, at 5 a.m., I am taking the interns to The Bronx, for five days. Please, pray for our time as we will be partaking in some really intense street ministry. Also, there is a possibility that we will be able to gain access to an AIDS treatment center. Please pray that the doors would open into this place for us. There has never been a team allowed in the AIDS center yet. We quite poss Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=super-quick-update http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=super-quick-update So I got a new phone and in the process of transferring the numbers over to it, some how they all got erased.  I lost about fifty or so numbers and am trying to get them all back.  If you are reading this and you have my number, then please feel free to call me so that I can have your number.As I reported to you earlier my transmission was on its way out.  I am proud to say that I finally drove it to its death.  I prayed it into the parking lot at Adventures In Missions this Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=brief-update http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=brief-update Hey all, just wanted to give you a brief update/ prayer requests about what's been going on in my life. Present: I have interviewed and will hopefully know in the next couple of days if I will be hired at CMF metal fabricators for a part-time job. Huge Praise !!! I currently have 75% of my support raised and am waiting to hear back from a church to find out if they are going to support me for the remaining 25%. My transmission is going out on my car, which means Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=the-lord-takes-care-of-his-own http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=the-lord-takes-care-of-his-own             As I continue to pour out my life through these blogs I can't help but continue to realize that I am on a journey.  I don't know if I can ever say or realize it enough, but the Lord absolutely has me on a journey.  The real beauty lies in the fact that often times I don't always know what's next.  I know that my journey will always take me towards Christ, but I may not always be able to see the route it will take.&n Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=expectations http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=expectations            Have you ever tried to plan something out both on paper and in your mind; everything works out perfect as things fall seamlessly into place?  Well, that basically describes how I thought our trip to Mexico would be.  I thought I had everything figured out, which is very unusual for me.  On paper, it all sounded great, a week in Mexico, two days in New Orleans, and a road trip.   However, this was not necessaril Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=1998-cavalier-vs-semi http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=1998-cavalier-vs-semi             When I returned from Mexico I found that I had a nice little welcome home surprise waiting for me.  When I left for Mexico I had left my car parked at the AIM office since I had rented a van to drive down to Mexico.  We didn't get home from Mexico until some where around midnight Friday night.  Sop Saturday morning I was driving back to the office to get my car when I received a phone call from a guy telling me tha Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=home-sweet-georgia http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=home-sweet-georgia            I have just come to realize that it has been quite sometime since my last update and many of you are wandering what in the world is going on with me and where I might be right now.  Well, believe it or not, Georgia is home for me, and yes, it feels funny even saying that.  I have settled in to my apartment as much as I can; knowing that the next big move will be to Kenya.  However, I am so blessed to be here in Gainesvil Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=to-mexico-new-orleans-and-back http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=to-mexico-new-orleans-and-back             For whatever reason, I have this incredible ability to not be able to stay in one place for very long.   This Thursday, the interns and I are driving to Matamoros, Mexico.  As part of their internship, we want to give them as much experience as possible and part of that can be achieved by giving them a cross cultural ministry experience.  For the next week we will be shadowing the team that is already in Mexic Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=finding-joy-in-disappointment http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=finding-joy-in-disappointment     Today I woke up to a birthday celebration for me. That's right I turned twenty-seven today. I came down stairs to find a wide variety of muffins, eggs, various fruit juices, coffee (always), and decorations. Let me just tell you about these decorations; they went all out. Newspaper streamers that spelled out Happy Birthday Jason, paper cutouts of various hand tools, a card, and a scrabble board that that spelled out as many words of thanks and fun that Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=journey-of-controlled-chaos http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=journey-of-controlled-chaos My deepest apologies to all of those to whom I told that I would update regularly while I am in Kenya. My Laptop has crashed so that I have even less time and convenience to update. All of that aside, allow me to bring you up to speed of the last two weeks of my life. They started with my best friend and his wife helping me with a late night frenzy of packing for my move to Georgia, and my trip to Kenya. I then left Thursday morning, but was so exhausted that I would have to sto Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=seeing-outside-myself http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=seeing-outside-myself         I really don't know how to put words to my time here in Kenya thus far.  As I roam around the streets and alleyways of Kibera slums I continue to seek the Lord for his vision of Kenya.  Over and over he continues to tell me just to look around and see what a great work he is doing in the midst of tragedy.  I find myself more often then not wrestling with whether or not I was fruitful the last time I was here.  I keep looking and l Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=many-thanks http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=many-thanks Kenya      Friday, October 27, 2007               Lord, this is probably long overdue, but thank you.  Thank you for wrecking my life and all of my plans and giving me a life worth living.  Thank you for allowing me to return to Kenya.  Thank you for moving me to Georgia and placing the interns in my life.  Thank you for all of the time that it would have been so easy to leave, Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=asking-the-tough-questions http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=asking-the-tough-questions Kenya      Thursday, October 25, 2007   Lord, is there any fruit to present you from my last time in Kenya?  Forgive me Lord for being consumed by my own hurt, fears, and inadequacies.  Lord, you know that I hid behind every project so that I would not have to face others, myself, or even failure.  Lord, did I waste my time here?  Did I somehow manage to make my time here all about me?  It seems that people here either don't Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=crossroads http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=crossroads             I thank my God every time I remember you.   In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the Gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:3-6 NIV).               Than Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=joel-2-army http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=joel-2-army       Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near 2      a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness spread upon the mountains a great and powerful army comes; their like has never been from of old, nor will be again Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=consumed-by-the-call http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=consumed-by-the-call I can remember on several occasions, as a family, we did what most people in Ohio do in the winter; we traveled to Florida for a couple of weeks to remind us what it was like to be warm. We did this several times over the course of my childhood and it was always a good time. However, the only thing that I vividly remember about all of those trips was my parents always at some point saying, "Yeah, Florida is nice, but I wouldn't want to live her Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=a-promise http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=a-promise Jesus, I need you. I know that you are doing something so much bigger than me; Lord help me to patiently endure the wait for your timing. Jesus I feel Like I am imprisoned and left here to rot, yet still I will praise your name. Jason, I love you. You are my son and I care deeply for you. When you are hurt or when your heart aches, mine does all the more. I know your heart, your cries, and your pleas. I have heard you Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=time-for-renewal http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=time-for-renewal February 18, 2007 Jesus, speak to me Lord, tell me what I mean to you. Lord, why do you continue to use such imperfect vessels as the church and myself? After all this time Jason, you still don't get it. I love you and I love the Church, and it takes more power and strength to take something broken to make something beautiful. I miss fellowship with you. I Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=looking-for-the-heart-of-god http://jasondriver.myadventures.org/?filename=looking-for-the-heart-of-god August 22, 2006 Lord, you are doing a mighty work in me, one that far outweighs the sum total of all of my years as a believer. Jesus, do not let me miss it. Do not let me slumber, prop me up, and hold my eyes open. Lord, come and manifest yourself in me. Lord, help me today I want to begin my search for the heart of God. Father, show me your heart, your love and provision for the marginalized, for the outcast, the u Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT