rebel against the box

so i found myself in a multi-million dollar home today...behind the washer/dryer...naturally. cleaning away the dust and, apparently, broken glass. my toe found it before i did and the rest was history. luckily this house was equipped with an intercom system in every room which also played the radio...so i could signal for help once id weaseled my way out from behind the dryer. unecessary and extravagent wealth comes in handy.

this is just to apologise for the shocking spelling mistakes in the last post. gopod? how any of you understnad what i write is a miracle.

thanks for stopping by.

so last night it supposedly went down to -34 degrees. its so cold that the trees creak from the tempurature and the weight of the snow on their branches....your hands freeze in seconds in seems, and your legs get so cold on the walk home from work it feels like you are not wearing any pants(trousers). i actually found myself frantically looking down to see if they had indeed fallen off...i couldnt feel my legs!

once again i say...i was made for the sun.
i have taken up residence near the fire when at all possible.

one gopod thing is this deep freeze should send the big bad bears into hibernation once and for all. whew!

so this morning i saw a bear wander up to my front door. yup... sure did. strong coffee in hand and totally mesmorized i watched it saunter up and down the road....

amazing creatures.

so it was crazy beautiful outside today...snowing like mad.

it seems i went from this to this....mad eh?

so the moon boots are kane-ing my feet...not so nice. colourful bandaides decorate my heels.

whistler is fun at moment....snow and meeting new people....

blast from the past...rachel and brad came to visit me. fun times with old friends. nice.

the mountain opened and with it an official ullr worship event and burnt sacrifice to the norse god of snow...it seems that whistler has taken to openly sacrificing to the gods and calling it a family event. this village seriously needs more of god.

oh and a few more photos have been added to the blog...if you're so inclined.

thats all for now folks...

let me say right from the start....im freezing. but let me also say...its beautiful here in the snow. yes whistler has tons of snow. a week ago i was on a beach in rio...now im wearing layers, huge snowboots straight out of the 80's which i found in the house (aparently they are coming back in to style....im not convinced)sleeping under 2 duvets, and hanging out by the woodstove whenever possible. yesterday the power went out and remained out for nearly 24 hours. this meant no work, music, heat, lights, hot water, tv, open shops....literally sat around by the woodstove for hours with my new roomates chatting and heating water on the stove like it was 1920 and we had nothing better to do. was kinda fun tho. i attempted going to work for a few hours but the work van wouldnt make it up the mountian because of the ice (we got stuck and i had to execute some pretty funky manuvers to get us free again), then the gas light came on and the gas station was closed because there was no electricity...i decided to head home. spent 6 hours in soaking wet trainers before finding my flashy new moon-boots in the basement. being cold, wet and tired is not a great combination...especially when only a few days prior you were hot as hell in south america.

but the winter is beautiful here nad the slopes will open on saturday so thats uber cool. think i may purchase me a crash helmet this year.

have had some cool conversations this week here in whistler. still feeling this craaazy favour at moment....like the delay is over and now im running full speed ahead...and for me to be able to say that whilst cleaning toilets for a job definitly means that something has shifted. lucky for me the light is at the end of hte toilet cleaning tunnel and in one month i head to winter-peg for christmas, family, and the welcoming of a new little kroeker to the world. happy days.

the last two weeks in brasil were so full that it literlly feels like i was away for 6 months to a year. i think it has something to do with the fact that god can do, in an instant, what might have taken a month or a year or more to do....when the timing and the heart alighn themselves with his purposes, time becomes distorted. and for me...these last 2 weeks were packed full of flights(11), buses(4), sand dune trucks(2) gatherings/meetings(cant remeber how many), public speaking in front of way too many people and a scarily high platform(eekk and ugh)lack of sleep, challenging words, prophecy, hard work, many laughs, tearful prayers, angel sightings, physical healings, miracles, dreams, prayers answered, gifts of money, jewlerry, the sea, god connections, future long-term friendships, beautiful people, spiritual establishment in the land........all this to say nothing but boast of the awesomness and mind-blowing power of god.

i think i had almost forgot just how powerful he is...but with such experiences as mentioned above you cannot ever deny that he is in fact listening to your feeble prayers, and moving mightily countless steps ahead of where you currently are.

i currently feel like im gliding about 2 feet off the ground the more i think about all that has happened. and more than ever before i am seeing that when the moment comes and god pulls out all the stops...the grace and favour that comes is incredible. from the point of entry to the moment i left brasil this time i felt his power literally controlling every moment of my trip. so smooth. everything that i prayed about and more was answered to some degree...

many things confirmed....
-that waiting for gods best is sooo worth it
-that all the prayers and waiting and moving and frustrations of the past 8-10 years have not been in vain, but have been leading up to these moments
-my role within the body makes a bit more sense
-i have matured in my faith and have been on a massive learning curve...its how we position ourselves when times get shitty that brings about maturity and power to push through to those open spaces
-that god really is for us
-that god really does know the desires of our hearts and is moving behind the scenes
-that is really is all about him
-that i will be moving to brasil around april time...

i feel like im living the dream...beginning to walk it out now...not just dreaming about it and waiting.

back in brasilia airport after a week in ao luis. my flight is about to leave...finally. i will fill in a full action packed report of last week when i have time...but let me leave you with this....AMAZING, AMAZING TIME IN SAO LUIS. FULLY LIVING IN THE DREAM HERE, CONNECTIONS, SPIRITUAL ESTABLISHMENT IN THE LAND, HEALINGS, MIRACLES...TOTALLY CRAZY....LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT.

more later...now i need my forth coffee of the night. no sleep and still a smile on my face.