This one's for real.

Just as I promised, I am writing another entry to fill in the many blanks in my first blog.  And don't worry, it's the middle of the afternoon, I'm well rested, and am beyond ready to do this (like a boss)!  So lets have fun shall we?

So on Wednesday August 31, I started my trip to Redding, California in order to attend Bethel Church's School of Supernatural Ministry.  It's a magical place where Heaven manifests on Earth in the form of miracles, divine healings, and In and Out Burger.  Seriously, if you have never had a burger from In and Out, you are missing out on what is possibly the closest resemblance we have in the real world to the absolute goodness of a krabby patty.  But I digress. 

My trip there was pretty uneventful.  My flight from JFK airport to Los Angeles left around half an hour late, but somehow managed to arrive 15 minutes early.  I flew on Delta airlines which is cool because they have mini TVs on the back of every headrest.  One of the game options they have is a trivia game where you can pit yourself against the other passangers in a battle of who's the smartest.  As it turns out I was the smartest out of 10 other losers who decided to fly delta that day.  I was a little bit afraid though because I used my real name to sign in, and the man in the seat next to me was also playing.  This could have been an issue because at the end of each round it would post the rankings of the participating passangers AND their seat numbers.  So the guy next to me, who I JUST beat by a hair by the way, not only knew that it was me who beat him, but my name as well.  Thank God He didn't say anything to me because somehow, the fact that I guessed on the majority of the questions didn't seem to me like it would be any consolation to him. 

So other than winning airplane trivia by accident, my trip was long and boring.  16 hours of reading, waiting, sleeping, and drinking starbucks.  Eventually after 2 airplane rides and a bus ride I arrived in Redding.  I was met by 2 of my roomates, Ethan and Sam, who sat on a bench holding a carboard sign with my name on it.  I could tell instantly that we were going to be close friends.  Especially Sam, because up untill that point I don't think I had ever met a legit Canadian.  They took me, after I used the bathroom, to the prayer house at Bethel which is open 24/7.  What an amazing place!  It's a small circular building on top of a hill.  It has windowssurrounding almost the entire main prayer room which allows you to have an incredible view of part of the city, and the mountains beyond the city limits.  More impressive than the view though, was the tangibility of the presence of God in that room.  It didn't take long before my body just began to tremble from the weight of God's presence.  It was awesome!

The next day we went with a few other friends to Whiskeytown Lake.  I'm not going to describe the lake simply because I took pictures and posted them on facebook.  Also, I'm just lazy and descriptions are boring to read.  After spending some time at the lake though, we went to a frozen yogurt shop.  It was called Spoon Me, and boy did my taste buds get spooned!  I couldn't help but think of Michale Jackson going there with a huge dose of false hope. 

Anyway, life here in Redding is truly awesome!  I still haven't tried the pizza though.  I actually had a dream last night about eating New York pizza for breakfast.  I'm almost positive that the pizza I ate in my dream will taste better than the pizza here, but who knows?  I could be wrong.  I don't think so though.  Why?  Because I WON AIRPLANE TRIVIA AND I'M A GENIOUS!  That's why!  Well, that's all for now!