me bday

just went through some photo folders and saw these, didn't know they were there at all! it was a memorable night with my eklektos family, nov 21:


this was one surprise i didn't expect. 27 years don't prepare you for times like this. it was towards the end of our service, and halfway through the closing song it switched to a birthday tune! check out the slide they flashed up...awww. out came these balloon-toting guys, i didn't know THAT would happen...

after recovering, i realized the balloons were in the shape of my name...how sweeeeett! aren't they adorable? (i mean the people, not the balloons)

then i was brought onto the stage, and after the song came SPEECH time...speechLESS. i spoke lar, of course! but not much. it was heartwarming just the fact that these awesome young men and women are so loving :) i was so proud to just be with them, the most amazing young people in the whole world were around me, right there...

then i was given a (pretty big) yellow pin to burst the 'J' - "we put notes in there for you, burst them!" okayyy....... "but i'm scared!" some pops later, they encircled me and prayed blessing over me. God, what an honor and privilege. i was blessed to bits :')

it was really touching...felt the luurrve, man...felt the lurve.