Photo Sale Fund Raiser!

As many of you know, this September I will be joining YWAM Metro NY in Smithtown, Long Island.  I have been busy working and raising support for this.  I have committed myself for at least 2 years to work with the staff there to reach the unreached.  The area I will be living has many immigrants and I will be serving them to help them adjust to life in the States and will also be sharing about Jesus with them.  I will be a part of missionary training schools and also missions trips to the 10/40 window with a focus on reaching the lost.  I am still in need of monthly supporters and if that is something you are willing and able to do, you can do that right here on my blog with the PayPal donate button. 

Today, I have some pictures I am selling.  All pictures are by donation.  Whatever you feel like you want to give is up to you.  Also, any picture you see throughout my blog that you'd like is fair game.  These are just some favorites.  So enjoy and if you want one of your own send me an email to paulmichaud86@gmail.com with the picture title/description, size, and address where you'd like the picture sent. 

Bible verses, or any words can be added to any picture as well.

Tropical Kona, Hawaii

Sunset At Home, Kona Hawaii

Shedding His Winter Coat, Van Buren, Maine

Sunrise Over a Wheat Field, Northern Maine

Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley, Hawaii

Happy Camel, Giza, Egypt

Take Two, Giza, Egpyt

Country Life, St. Agatha, Maine

Standing Tall, Kalopa State Park, Hawaii

Lava Field, Kona, Hawaii

Mother and Daughter, Waipio Valley, Hawaii

Road to Maui, Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Sunrise Over the Red Sea, Hurghada, Egypt

Sunset Over Kona, Hawaii

Great Blue Heron Flying Above the St. John River, Grand Isle, Maine

Sunset over Rice Field, Battambang, Cambodia

The Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island, Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick

442 ft. Akaka Falls, yes, it's called Akaka Falls, Hilo Hawii

Winding From the Valley, Polulu Vally, Makapala, Hawaii

Foggy Morning, Overlooking Mars Hill, Maine

Winding Stream, Washburn, Maine

A Little Bit of Maine

I've waited a little too long to get these up.  I had a great trip to Acadia National Park earlier this spring.  It was some of the first warm weather we had and it was nice to spend a bit of that on the beach.  The water may have been a little too cold for swimming but it was great to drive around Acadia and explore some of the rocky coast.

I've also seen my share of Moose this year.  Here they are!

A More Simple World

I don't get it... I make that statement a lot. I just don't get our world. I think I'm too simple and when I look around at how complicated everything and everyone is, I am overwhelmed.

I've been cross country skiing lately and when I'm alone in those woods everything makes sense. The only noise are the birds, my skis against the snow, and the wind at my face. Life is simple then, and all the crazy ridiculous things that over complicate our lives are faded out by nature. I thinks it's God's way of reminding me that life is simple. To remind me that life can be enjoyed.

Many things make sense in the woods. I see how much we can hide behind our entertainment instead of facing relationships head on. We escape to a world that doesn't exists only to be depressed when we wake up from that world. We run from our responsibilities to one another that God has laid out for us to help us. We can be too proud to encourage those close to us and too afraid to deal with issues with one another. We make an excuse and let our entertainment put us into a daze until all is glazed over, but the issues still remain.

This isn't everyone's experience but I know it's common. And it's just some
of the things that make me feel like a foreigner to this world. I don't belong here and I never will. I'm ok with that because I do have a home. It's just not here. So hopefully in those times when all is well and simple I can learn to do what God reveals.

What is over-complicating your life? Do you resort to going into the entertainment daze to get by? Remember that Gods ways for us are not a burden but are a blessing. When we try to live our relationships in the right way by putting others first, being humble and acting in a way that Christ would if he were in your place it will be rewarding. Life will make sense again.

Don't waste your relationships by putting aside what needs to be worked out. Gods ways are always better then ours.

Temples Part 2

Here are a few more from my exploring of these ancient temples. 

 

 

 

 

Temple

 I just got through editing and re-editing a bunch of photos back in Cambodia again.  While spending the 2 1/2 months I was there in Battambang I got to spend a weekend in the city of Siem Reap. Our team took an afternoon at the temples.  Angkor Wat being the most famous.  I posted one back in 2011 when I had gone.  These photos are of various temples in and around Angkor Wat.  The largest being the Bayon Temple.  We got to walk in, on and all around the temples.