Part of the Brotherhood!

I believe Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest Founding Fathers of this great nation that never became president. (For those of you that don't know, just because you're on a U.S. Dollar, it doesn't necessarily mean you're a president. Benjamin Franklin was on the hundred dollar bill, and he was never president). He has an interesting quote. "A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother."

That's a quote that really describes these past few days. Since all the Achens are in Edmonton, Canada, I've been chilling with a few of my friends. Wednesday, June 29 and Thursday, June 30, 2011 nights, I spent at two brothers' house. Then, Friday, July 1, 2011, I spent at another friend's house. Saturday, July 2, 2011, I will be going to my dad's friend's house. Sunday, July 3, 2011 to Tuesday, July 5, 2011, I will be at the friend's whose house I was at on Friday. They have all been hospitable to me. 

As I mentioned in my previous post, that Wednesday we saw Transformers 3 and all. We usually hang out, grab restaurant food, goof off, and be typical guys. Thursday, June 30, 2011, we hung out and stayed up until 4:30 AM playing Call of Duty on Xbox! This was the first time I played video games in a LONG time! Friday, prior to going to Long Island's youth group, I went to lunch with them to this Japanese buffet. It was awesome! I had some really good sushi, and Japanese food just tastes better than Chinese food, I feel. He also gave me a hair cut, because I don't like my hair getting too long. 

Saturday, July 2, 2011, I went with a bunch of the committee heads to Hofstra University, the venue for the 32nd National Youth Conference. We did a walk through of the facility. It was really awesome. Long Island YF has been doing a tremendous job working on things for it. I'm really excited for the conference! I pray God moves in a mighty way at the conference. 

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."

-John 15:13 (NIV)