Smell Like A Monster

Grover is brilliant.  Watch him spoof those Old Spice commercials:

Video: CIY 2010 - Behind the Scenes

Those friends over at CIY (Christ In Youth) pulled off a great Move Conference this past summer, which included several amazing videos and worship visuals.  Here is a quick peak (5:43) into the production of those elements.

Facts About the Torah

Mental Floss recently included this small article about the Torah.
I thought it was rather interesting.  It's amazing the respect and honor Hebrews give these ancient texts.  It humbles me knowing that I have truth, which some many are desperate for, in the palm of my hand and I tend to ignore or forget.

1. The word Torah means teaching or instruction in Hebrew. The Torah itself is a scrolled parchment that contains the following 5 books from the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

2. Jews read the Torah from beginning to end each year, one section every week, and then start afresh after the Jewish New Year.

3. It takes a scribe about a year to pen the 304,805 letters found in each and every Torah, the exact same way it’s been written since the time of Moses.

4. There are over 4,000 laws that dictate the writing. Even the slightest slip of the pen, the smallest mistake, can be reason to burn the scroll and start over, especially if a mistake is found in the word God. Indeed, God’s name is so holy, a scribe must bathe in a mikvah (ritual pool) before writing the Lord’s four-letter (Hebrew) name.

5. Torahs are made up of between 62 and 84 sheets of parchment produced from the skin of a kosher animal. The pen used to write one is actually a quill from a kosher bird, usually a goose feather, and only special, permanent black ink is acceptable.

6. Using thread made from the leg sinews of a kosher cow, the scribe sews the backs of the parchment together so the stitches aren’t visible from the front. Each end of the scroll is sewn onto the two wooden shafts, called atzei chaim, or “trees of life.”

7. Torahs are quite heavy, weighing around 25 pounds. If you don’t know how to lift one and are given that honor in a synagogue, ask for instruction; dropping a Torah is a serious matter. Tradition holds that every person in the room must fast for 40 days in atonement. And while not eating for 40 days isn’t as bad as wandering the desert for 40 years, certainly it’s no picnic either… unless, of course, you prefer your picnics without food.

Video: Yo Gabba Gabba on Late Night

Yo Gabba Gabba with The Roots preforming Kool and the Gang's Spirit of the Boogie on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon = quite possibly the greatest thing on late night TV ever!

The Me I Want To Be - Book & Study Guide

True North Church, along with it's children's and student ministries, will be journeying for 7 weeks to discover The Me I Want To Be.  This is going to be an incredible series of sermons and group studies and each of us are going to benefit from it in an incredible way.
The series is based on a book by a pastor in California named John Ortberg.  Along with the book he has created small group materials, a DVD for each week and a participants guide.  Thankfully for us, he and a high respected youth pastor have put together a Teen Edition of the book, the DVD series and the participants guide.
I think it would be beneficial for you to pick these up and use them to follow along over the next few weeks.

Here is the book The Me I Want To Be: Teen Edition (you can purchase it HERE):

And here is the the The Me I Want To Be: Teen Edition Participants Guide (You can purchase it HERE):

The book is $11.04 and the participants guide is $8.49 (plus shipping & handling).

CIY Challenge:

How's yours coming along?  Check out this gals from last year:

E-Mail From CIY:Move Team

Hello everyone!

What an amazing summer. After all of the boxes were unloaded, truck doors were closed, and the event staff had driven away; we were able to take a step back and look at the summer as a whole. God moved in miraculous ways.

20,340 people attend MOVE 2010, with over 2800 vocational decisions made throughout the summer. What a blessing! We praise God for what He did, and we remain thankful to Him to be as an instrument used for His glory.

As some of you may know, MOVE did something new this summer: the MOVE Record Board. Groups and events were battling it out for first place in every category. Here are the MOVE teams favorites:
1. Most people to draw a sharpie mustache on their face: 417 people (IL1)
2. Largest electric slide while in the cafeteria: 352 people (MI2)
3. Largest human pyramid: 39 people (OR)
4. Biggest wad of used chewing gum: 11 1/2 inches in diameter (MI3)
5. Largest collection of mohawks: 31 people (TN5)

Finally we wanted to give everyone a heads up that our 2011 dates and locations will be released VERY soon! Keep checking up on our website (www.ciy.com/move) for information about our MOVE events that we hope to see you at next year.

Sincerely,
MOVE Team

Quote: Henry Nouwen

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.”

- ~Henri Nouwen

Quote: Frederick Buechner

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”

- Frederick Buechner

Together...

...one step at a time.

Quote: Erwin McManus

"Before we can ever begin to explore how the church can really live, we must first be willing to die.  We must be willing to die to our conveniences, our traditions, and our preferences - everything that places us above the mission."

- Erwin McManus

A Daily Prayer

Hey gang.
I came across this prayer today and thought I'd share it with you.  I heard another pastor share that he was praying this each day in an attempt to invite the Spirit in his life.  Don't know what to pray?  Try this.
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O Holy Spirit of God, visit now this soul of mine and tarry within until eventide.  Inspire all my thoughts.  Pervade all my imaginations.

Suggest each of my decisions.  Lodge in my will's most inward citadel and order all of my doings.

Be with me in my silence and in my speech, in my haste and in my leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and the weariness of the evening; and give me grace at all times to rejoice in thy mysterious companionship.  

- John Ballie

kingdom worker card

i dont have much to say and i dont know who will read this, but i hope someone does.
i decided to open my kingdom worker card at CIY and once i read it, compared to other cards i heard about, i thought i got it easy. my card read "lead a devotion with your family every week. pray that God will MOVE you. start with mark". tonight was the first of many nights were my family will spend time talking and telling stories and reading the bible to one another. already, ive learned much about my mom, and hope to learn more about my dad as well. my mom usually keeps me in check with my life on a daily basis but we rarely ever have talks about bible stories. the chapter i read tonight talked about jesus being sent into the desert for forty days and why God did that. he sent jesus to the desert to test and challenge him. while in the desert, jesus was tempted by satan. my mom then asked me what desert God had set in my life. i only had thoughts of hard times in school and other temptations as my desert. what is your desert? how will God challenge you and test your faith to he brink? will you be like jesus and overcome?

Like i mentioned earlier, my mom told me stories in her life when God tempted her and set her in a desert. i dont think many of you know this but my sister, Sara, was diagnosed with crohns disease when she was about 9. at the time, i was 7, she was working for a buisness named nortel (which eventually tanked), and her work engulfed her life. the only day she had off from work was sunday. as a result, my parents did not attend church. my sister was diagnosed, and my mom asked for a break from work. nortel allowed her as much time as she needed to be off from work and care for her sick child. a few weeks pass by and sara isnt making much progress. my mom decides on her own that it was time for her to go back to work for a day. the very next day, sara endures many seizures. my mom believed that this was Gods way of telling her "you did not handle your desert well and decided to go to work and willingly leave your sick daughters side". i only remember visitng sara a few times in the hospital, what i didnt know was that she left sara to go to work.

i am glad that God put that kingdom worker card in my hand. i feel that i will begin to grow more with my family and get intouch with my parents more. my relationship over the next year with them will be a major influence in my life and i am forever thankful!

(read the red bold words)

A Week to Remember

I'm gonna go ahead and say it: this week was one of the most important of my life. As you all know, the week started with me commiting to UNCG for golf. That is an obviously exciting event in my life and something I have put thousands of hours of practice into, but what was more significant about it was how easy of a decision it was. This was one of the most important decisions of my life, I have to choose where to spend 4 years of my life as well as the people I want to spend that immense amount of time with. The funny thing was, that this was one of the easiest decisions in my life. I really felt God speaking to me, and He wanted me at UNCG and I have not second guessed that for a second. For someone that has trouble picking what to eat for breakfast in the morning, this was incredible (in fact I'm still beating myself up for eating that breakfast burrito first morning). My confidence convinced me it was gonna be a special week.

Too many great things happened to talk about it all so I am gonna talk about two days in particular, the first and the last. I have always been the person who stays up all night thinking about every single stupid thing I did that day. If I hurt someone, it stays in my mind for weeks, and sometimes months or years. These burdens had hurt my self confidence to the point where I didn't like myself all that much. That first night about Grace erased those "red cards" immediatly. I no longer stay up at night thinking about what an idiot I am, instead I realize that I am human, ask God for forgiveness and know that I am forgiven. I then ask Him for the strength and wisdom to not repeat the mistake again. This has lifted an enormous weight off my back. I have never liked who I am as a person more than I do right now.

The single most emotional night of my life came on the final day. The evening sermon was one of the most memorable events I have ever witnessed. The band was great and Blake delivered such an emotional sermon that my mind was overwhelmed. I started thinking of all those dreams I had as a kid of how I wanted to change the world. I never dreamed of money or fame, but of helping those in need and being a role model to all around me and somehow those dreams have gotten lost during high school. I decided that night to devote myself to helping others, and working as a kingdom worker and I don't plan on backing down. That was followed by D Group that night, and the emotions running around that room were astounding. I realized how close we are as a youth group, we are truly a family. I prayed for Chelsea that night and it felt great to let her know that all of us have her back. I could feel God in that room looking over us.

The last thing I did that week was play nine holes of golf on Sunday night, spending a good chunk of it absorbing and processing what I had learned that week and made my last shot of the day from 120 yards (only the 3rd or 4th time I have ever made one from over 50 yards). A perfect end to an amazing week. I want to fight to live a Godly life, but I know I need help. You guys are like my family and I know together we can accomplish some amazing things. If anyone ever wants to talk, or even just hang out don't hesitate to call me.


Alex / Lebrondo

RePost: Eric Epperson

Gang

Here's a blog post Eric Epperson, the CIY conference director this year, posted over at his blog The Musing Carnival.  I thought I'd repost some of his thoughts from the past week.  
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I just witnessed one of the loudest MOVE sessions I have ever seen. When the night came to a close and Caleb Rowden and his band struck the final chord, the crowd noise alone rivaled a jet engine. It was the type of noise that rattles your eardrums, causing a swishing noise that sounds like something between wind and a banshee on ecstacy.

What I witnessed tonight was a moment... no, an experience. I'll put tonight, for those 1,400 people, up against any concert or sporting event in the country. It was that solid. The experience was happening right in front of us. It wasn't fake. We were all creating it. As a creative programmer, I couldn't be more excited about what our team pulled off. As a revolutionary, I was filled with expectations.

At MOVE, we love lights, guitar solos, film, and crowd noise that breaks 100 dB. But to say that we do all of those things for the sake of doing those things would be a lie. We crank up the speakers (this one goes to 11) because we desire to create moments that will propel students to do big things with their lives. Boil it all down and you see that we call Kingdom Workers.

But you ask, aren't you just brainwashing high school students? It's all crowd mentality stuff, right? Get them all worked up and serve them the Kool-Aid?

Maybe you can call it brainwashing. But I know better. I've walked the high schools were they live. I know what their home life is like. Life is too hard to live out the things we teach unless you are committed.

No, we don't serve Kool-Aid but we do serve vision. And plenty of it. I'm not ashamed to admit that I believe the students I worshiped with tonight can solve some of the big problems we face. $40K towards rescuing young girls from sex-trafficking? They did it. Feeding families Thanksgiving dinner by the hundreds? I've seen the newspaper clippings. They did that too. Putting a huge dent in the water crisis in Zambia? Give them time and they'll check it off the list as well.

I recently read a book by Allen Hertzke, a political science professor I know at the University of Oklahoma. The book, entitled "Freeing God's Children", is about religious persecution around the world. Dr. Hertzke states that there is no better network in the country better equipped to tackle the big political issues than... get this... the local church. Change won't come from major corporations or the political parties. The vision, and the mobilization, for change comes from the church.

That's why we do lights and loud music. Experience leads to change and change leads to action.

Please don't read this and thing I am bragging. It's not about MOVE. We're not the ones going out and making the big changes in communities all across the country. Dr. Hertzke is right. The church is doing that. All we are doing is providing the experience that points them in the right direction.

Is that forcing them to drink the Kool-Aid? I don't think so. But if it is... we'll be handing out refills tomorrow.

The sound of 'church camp' made me sick. I didn't want to go, I didn't want anything to do with it, and i sure didn't want to be there for 5 days. But i went anyways. So as we loaded everything up in the van i just kind of stood there with my dad, apprehensive about what the next week would bring. Then we left. The car ride was pretty boring. But once we got in the van, it was way more entertaining. BUT still, i didn't want to go. I wasn't very religious, nor did i want to be. I thought it was useless. I think this was because majority of my friends don't go to church and they weren't Christian, and they didn't even believe in god. I think that really affected me though, I had pushed away every bit of spirituality i ever possessed. I think my parents were concerned and that's another reason they sent my to CIY. Once we got there it was absolutely nothing like I thought it would be. I had just heard stories of my dad's baptist church camps and it sounded horrible. (he said they couldn't dance at their camps :O) Anyways, the whole week really opened my eyes and I realized what I believed before I met these people was what i needed to believe now, and stop letting them influence me. Going into the camp I wasn't really close with majority of the people that were also going except for Jessica, and kinda Gabe. By the end of the trip I can honestly say that I have a whole bunch of new friends I can depend on. Like literally everyone else that was there I've become friends with, and i've become better friends with the ones I was already friends with and it's really hard for me to make friends sometimes because of reasons which you will most likely find out about later so making all these new friends is really comforting. and i'm so glad that i have you guys to back me up no matter what. I did open my kingdom challenge card and it was to organize a community clean up that involves other youth groups around your city, i don't really know how to do that, but i'm counting on you guys to help me out, and i would gladly help any of you out with your kingdom worker challenege, i really enjoy getting to know all of you better and make a difference in the community by working with you guys, it makes me feel a whole lot better as a person, & by hanging out with you guys and being active in the youth group I feel like i don't really have to depend on the bad influences as much to hang out with and be my 'freinds'. (cause TRUST me there are a lot of bad influences). ANYYYYWAYS. I love every single one of you and cannnnot wait to hang out with you guys some more and overall next CIY :)

-McKinnon

p.s.- i love my shawties.

CIY 2010 - The Power of God

This year as i went into CIY i was so excited. I had been facing many doubts in my life about God and religion before i went, but i made myself go into the week with an open mind and a willingness to learn so that i could have vanquished these doubts from my life. And as we talked about Grace on that first night, i remembered that God forgives and forgets. And that next morning when we started talking about the resurrection and the proof both biblical and scientific i remember thinking "How could i ever doubt this religion? How could i ever think it was a lie?" And i knew from that moment that my faith had been restored in Jesus Christ and as far as God was concerned... it had never even happened.

I really enjoyed the messages from this last year at CIY, and the challenges to be more Godly, trust Jesus with everything you have, endure through hardships, finish the race, and accept grace. Although i understood the message on influence and what it has to do with (taking good influence into your life, and keeping bad influences away) I am having trouble applying the second part of the message to my life, only 2 days after. The challenged us that in 1 week from last Thursday we need to be having a conversation with someone who we believe is a Godly person and can be our mentor, essentially a Paul in our life. I obviously have my father who i believe to be a great role model, but i went to a super elective on Thursday about relationships and finding the right person to be your mentor. In this class they encouraged us to find people outside of our parents to be our mentors because who really wants to go confess to their parents right when they mess up? But right now i am having a difficult time of thinking who a good mentor for me could be in my path to being more like God... The other things that CIY challenged us to do with Influence was to find a Bartemis in our life that we can grow with spiritually together. I am so lucky to have everybody in my youth group for this you guys mean the world to me! And lastly we had to find a Timothy, and i am going to do my best to get my little brother ready for next years CIY.

Wednesday night we went on a snack run, but i was surprised when i spent the whole time talking to one of my best friends Connor. We just started talking about the week that we were having and some of his frustrations and some of my doubts and frustrations. I really think that the time we spent walking around Wal-Mart together brought us closer together as friends and i hope that we keep each other strong in the future.

One night i opened up to the group about how i had tried to get in the ring with somebody and how my friend had slammed my beliefs in my face, and not wanted anything to do with them. After group that night i talked with Jessica about my experiences with trying to get people to know Jesus because she wanted tell to her (soon to be) boyfriend about Gods grace and her religion. I tried to help her the best i could explaining that it wouldn't be easy to do, but i knew she felt a strong conviction to do so. I wish you the best in your quest Jessica, dont be afraid to call me.

Throughout the week when i was getting to know more and more about Trevor, i started to gain more and more respect for him. And on Wednesday i think it was, i realized that i was a horrible person. You see when Trevor first came to the Church a couple of months ago everything was good. But then some changes started occurring and i was NOT happy. I would go around and talk to anyone who would listen and make my opinions about these changes and Trevor known. And once everybody else settled down about these issues, i couldnt let them go... So i came to CIY not really know what to expect of how i would act around Trevor, but i was shocked to find out how much he cared about us, loved us, and would do anything for us. I had this realization as i said on Wednesday and then i realized something else. I needed to apologize because it was a red card that was holding me back (Red Cards were symbolic for the things in life you are not proud of and by throwing them away you received Grace from God). And so Thursday night i plucked up enough courage to ask Trevor if we could talk after Youth Group time that night. And as i explained everything to him and how sorry i was that i had wronged him, he didnt get angry, he didnt walk away from me, no. All he did was shake my hand, forgive me, and then give me a hug. It was one of the greatest things that anyone had ever done for me.

As the week finished up on Friday it was bittersweet. I was happy to be going home to see my family, but i didnt want to leave all of these great people and that great place/atmosphere behind. That Youth Group time was the most emotional of the whole week. As we went around and talked about why we had to recommit to God that week, and what we were going to do to make it better in the next year, i started to tear up when i was speaking because i was disappointed in myself for having to recommit for 2 years in a row. And then when Chelsea started to talk about how we were her family and how much she loves us i just couldn't help but cry. And i think it basically started a chain reaction because everywhere i looked there was someone crying. And i also remember praying with Jessica that night as we split up into 2's and how we asked God to calm our fears and give us the strength to endure through anything that may come into our lives. When we were done praying she looked at me and said "You're gonna make me cry." And the emotion and friendliness that was put into the hug after the prayer was unlike i had ever known between two friends. It was just a great all around day.

This last week that i have gotten to spend with all 16 people that went to CIY has been thoroughly life changing. I love you all from the bottom of my heart and i know that you will always be there for me, as i will always be there for you. Please do not hesitate to call me. I look forward to what we will do and accomplish in the next year!
-Mitchell

CIY MOVE 2010 - In My Eyes

CIY Move 2010 was a life-changing experience for all 16 of us that went.

We left early Monday morning around 7:30. As we packed all of our luggage into the van, the amazing week began. The ride to Lee University was a long one. We arrived around 5:30. The first thing we did was eat dinner. Afterwards, we went to our first service. Monday night, we talked about God's grace. His grace is overflowing and his grace covers anything and everything. It truly is amazing. The night was capped off by throwing our "red cards" or sins away because God has forgiven us and taken them away through his grace. I personally ended up crying my eyes out and talking to Trevor for about an hour. It was a pretty sweet first night.

Tuesday was one of the longer days during this CIY. We woke up early and went to breakfast, preparing for a great day. The Morning Show was hilarious with Taylor Brown and Topher the Vampire giving us some good laughs. We were introduced to Mark Scott on Tuesday morning. He spoke to us each morning during the week. Tuesday's messages were about truth. We were told that the truth is not words, but a person...Jesus Christ. That same night, we received a video sermon from Mark Moore. It was talking about using the truth (Jesus Christ and the Bible) in getting others to accept Christ. The message was so powerful. He talked all about his "friend" and fighting to make her accept God. She hasn't yet, but he keeps telling us to always get up when you are pushed down. He told us that every time, his "friend" pushes him down, he gets back up. The video ends with, "I get up because I need a savior...and so does my mom." Wow!

Also on Tuesday, we played in the basketball tournament. It was outside in the pouring down rain...but was still a lot of fun. We made a run to the semifinals and lost to a team that had a guy going to play at App State next year. During those 2 hours in the pouring rain, Connor, Jordan and I made some friends. They won't be forgotten....Corbin, Kevin and Dirty Steve...haha. I think the funniest part of the day was when Dirty Steve put a caution:wet floor sign on the outdoor basketball court after an hour of rain. And to end the night, we went to a 45 minute concert by Taylor Brown.

Wednesday, to me, was the best day of maybe my life. The topic was godliness. The day started with Taylor Brown and Topher playing an epic game of invisible tennis. So funny. Again, Mark Scott preached the morning session. He made it easy to see who role models should be in our lives, godly people. He pointed out role models that are terrible...Ben Roethlisberger, Lady Gaga, Terrell Owens, etc. and showed us good ones...Tim Tebow, Tony Dungy, Albert Pujols, etc. It was very interesting. But he also talked about being godly so you can influence others and lead them towards Christ. That made me think of 2 people that I really wanted to influence. One is my friend, Terry, and the other is Hayden. So I decided that I would go to whichever elective Hayden was going to that day. Oh yeah, forgot, on Wednesday, instead of free time we went to a class of your choice where they talk for an hour. Hayden, Alex, and I went to Taylor Brown's 5 Things elective. It was a great class...Taylor talked about the story of Jacob....fighting against God. He acted out the fight scene to a point where everyone is the room was cracking up. It lead to me and Hayden talking and getting to know each other better...I am forever glad that I went to that elective.

After the elective, Gabe, Jordan and I went to the Talent Show and ended up talking to DJ Alex. We ended up getting a free download for his CD...he's actually pretty good...his stage name is Customary.

Wednesday night, the worship was awesome! The worship leader, Caleb Rowden tweeted afterwards that it was one of his best experiences ever! Then, Matt Proctor spoke and changed my life for sure. He made us really appreciate what our parents do. He really just pushed me towards my friend Terry that night. I don't really know why, but I prayed and prayed and prayed for him that night....till 3 in the morning. Also that night, we celebrated Jordan's birthday with a 1:36 rave...Kyle Time!

Thursday was a fun day. We went to the morning session and got some laughs in from Taylor and Topher. Then Mark Scott talked about influence. The Morning Show was short and then we had Extended Rec. We went whitewater rafting...very fun. Only one injury out of 16 people...not bad. Well actually Alex had to get 8 stitches cause he tried to kiss a rock...but thats another story. haha. On the way back from rafting, I sat with Hayden and we had a really good conversation that solidified our friendship...or to me it did. Thursday night, we returned from the river and had another great night. We were told to get good influence. Everyone needs a "Paul" or a mentor. I am so lucky to have 2 that live in my own house. Everyone needs a "Barnabus" which is someone fighting right there with you. I have a whole youth group for that. And everyone needs a "Timothy" or someone that you influence/mentor. I have a great oppurtunity to do that with my brothers. Also we celebrated Jordan's birthday that night. Long story short, BEST PARTY EVER!

Friday was the last day. The morning was great and afterwards, Hayden and I went to the worship elective. It was interesting to hear from the band about what worship really is. Then we went on to the dodgeball tournament. We had a great time...losing in the quarterfinals, however. After the tournament, we played basketball for an hour or so. Then, we went back, showered, and went to dinner. I left dinner early and went to the auditorium early, for no certain reason. But I ended up talking to our friend from earlier, Corbin for 30 minutes or so. It was great to find out his struggles and be able to pray for/with him. He is a great and hilarious dude. That night was bittersweet but awesome. Blake Bergstrom gave a GREAT message on enduring the "race" to Christ. It is hard, but you can't give up. Caleb Rowden took us out with some worship and the camp ended. During youth group time after the session, we got into pairs and prayed for each other. Me and Hayden prayed for each other. I think that's when it happened. We just clicked and man, idk how but the guy is my bro now. I love him...no homo...so glad that he could come this year.

Later that night, I called my friend Terry to talk to him a little about Jesus. When I talked to him I about lost it because he told me that he had gotten saved on Wednesday night...you know the one where I was up till about 3 praying for him. GOD IS GREAT AND POWERFUL! I hope to bring Terry next year. It would be awesome.

And lastly, I just want to let each and every one of you know; Gabe, Connor, Hayden, Jordan, Alex, Andrew, Brett, Mitchell, Jessica, McKinnon, Joelle, Chelsea, Danielle, Kathy and Trevor, that I love all of you and if you ever need anything or want to talk...I'm here.

Luke