friends.

"Friends.

A simple word isn't it?

It's uttered everyday to almost every person imaginable

Who are your friends?

I used to think that friends were the people that you could laugh and talk to

Now I know that friends aren't that

they're the people that touch ur heart

You could spend hours with them doing nothing at all

and it can be the best time of your life

just becuase it was with them

They're the people you can share your secrets with

cry with

laugh with

and just have fun with

They don't judge you or make you change

They accept you exactly as you are

They look at you and they see a great person

one they love spending time with

You all share something in common

and are tied together by memories

tears

laughs

and smiles.

You're tied together by love for the other.

Friendship is the strangest but greatest thing in the world.

I find my time with my friends

the best times of my life.

My friends are my heart

my soul

my fun

my laughter

tears

love

and my life."

-Kate Tierney

missions

the warm smiles

the tight hugs

the gleefull laughter

but look deeper

and you'll see

the broken spirits

the torn hearts

the broken lives

the wanting

the longing for something deeper

something solid to stand on

in a world where everything is surrounded by

garbage

rubbish

trash

and empty souls

the longing for something to believe in

and something to hold on to

a friend that lasts

a person to talk to

a real life to lead

and all this sets you thinking

of how really blessed we are

like

really blessed

i had lunch with one of the youth helpers in cambodia

and offered him a french fry

and he had no idea what is was

at all

they've never even seen a swimming pool before

all the things we take for granted would be like

treasure to them

so i urge you to take up the challenge

to share the love of God to the people

you don't have to cross oceans and roads to do it

you can do it right where you are..

in your school

in your families

anywhere

yup

it does set you thinking..

so step out of your cushy comfort zones

and enter

the real world

cos it's not nice out there

but it could be better

and you could make that difference

enter the world of

senseless killing

worm infested waters

no electricity

the place where

the filthy rich live next door to the filthy

or just appreciate what you have