Strep Throat and New Mexico

I had strep throat last week, and it was one of the worst experiences of my life.

I've actually never had that before. I was really tired last Wednesday so I took a nap and woke up with a 102.5 degree fever. I had to cancel classes and back out on playing worship music at the Steubenville Going Deeper Conference in Phily (but the Worship Band did great without me! Great job guys!). I slept on and off, and it felt like it took a solid week off of my life.

But the good news was that I got better in time for one of my favorite ministry events- a youth conference in El Paso. Fr. Stan Fortuna, Matt Smith, and I got to share our faith with some of the most awesome people in the country. I want to give a shout out to all the amazing teens and college leaders who were so active in running the weekend (it was great to be a part of Milligan's Island), and the adults (esp. Hector) who make it happen, and are cool enough to keep inviting me back.

I also want to say hi to Rudy, whose name I was supposed to say from the stage, but forgot.

During my sickness and travels, Chris Padgett and I have been text messaging band names back and forth for our upcoming project, and we'll announce it very soon.