Don't give a crap

2010-05-26T13:04:00.001-07:00

we watch war movies that say "we live to fight another day" and think how kool that would be to say.
but as Christ followers fight every day, and can say, "we live to fight another day.

some thing i think about every so often is when we are not fighting we are not growing (or as much as we do when we fight)
when there is a struggle in our live and we fight (work through) we grow just that much more.
but when we fight and dont praise God for the fight and find the good and thank Him for teaching us we are less likely to learn from it.

Fighting tell I die
Andrew.

o heart how can i find you?

2010-02-11T01:42:00.000-08:00

so much has happened in the last 3 months some bad but mostly good.
i can say that seeing as thru most of the bad things i go thru end up being for Gods good.

as of late i have been a lot of emotions but a lot o them have been sad emotions, or...just no feeling.

i think this is because i have not been reading my bible as much as i was a week ago, which is kool cuz i know that is why. today i thought of this and started reading untell the feeling had passed... i think this is a way i will live my life.

its hard knowing im coming home cuz my mind and heart are lost thinking about and feeling that.
and i know thats not what i should be feeling and spending a lot of my last days here thinking about but its so deep in me that its hard to shake.

praising Him 4 life.

-drew.

FEAR

2010-01-11T05:50:00.003-08:00

I was walking into the house today and i started thinking about fear, and what it would be like to fear some one you lived with (mom, dad, brother, sister, ect..) and how horrible that must be.

Isaiah 41:10(NLT)

"Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand."

The first time i heard the verse i was listening to Adventures in Odyssey :D
and it seems so strong to me, vary to the point.

Don't be afraid....i am God. I got you back my child.

how kool is that.
i find myself worrying about things and when they are just way to much for me i tell God to take them form me and lay them at the foot of the cross (some times i have to picture myself doing just that.)

Guys, as much as the devil wants us to live in fear we HAVE been set free and do not need to fear evil things!.

Happy

2009-12-11T13:09:00.000-08:00

Happy.

There comes a point in some ones life when they can see how their growing up. The last 3 months here in Africa have been so much fun, and just a lot of getting to know people, but not so much getting to know myself and I have not been tested. But in the last 2 weeks a lot has happened, and I have been tested and well to make a long story short I feel strong. I feel more connected to God and have been talking to Him more. When we spend more time WITH God we are more centered in who we are and in who He wants us to be.

My thank you goes out to God and his saving and forgiving me time after time.
I love you Lord.

empty in Africa?

2009-11-14T11:59:00.000-08:00

i talk to so many people in the USA and they talk to me about how much they want to be here in Africa.

i know many people that feel empty in the USA.

but this feeling where i should be feeling full?!
maybe its just that i need to get back into the swing of things here after out v k we we went on.

truth is i have been feeling empty the last few days.
maybe it is God cousing this in me so i come closer to Him.
i need some time.

i have been told by some others here that people this doing misshions is easy and just...well happens..
there is so much that goes on in the hearts of people who are on misshions.
there are things that i have heard about that go on in peoples lifes that people back home dont even know about and think they have the best life cuz they are not in the USA or Canada.
thats not how it works.

i dont have much of a point for this blog, nothing but what i need to get out and spill onto the world wide web.

if you have a problem with some thing on here fill free to E MAIL me.
but remember the name of the blog.

yes im in that kinda mood. :).

One thing i love

2009-10-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

One thing i love is being up late and truning on some song that gets me pumped and just start writing.

and this is what you get.

i was talking to a friend here in Africa and telling them how i got the name of my blog.

some of you may not know cuz it was my first post.

so let me say once more.
i know my spelling is crap, i know my grammar is crap and in order for me to just be able to put all i want to out there on my blog i have to just not give a crap about what my readers are thinking about me and what im saying :).

My Lord has givin me such a wonderful life
and such adventure....i forget this some times
THank you Lord.

My emotions here in Africa seem to be always up and down....i wonder why and how to make it more stable....maybe with time.

no matter what tho i will always be praising Him.

When at JF there was this rapper named odd thomas...this guy has some crazy truth in his raps. its so wonderful to see some one taking down "the man" of the corpo Christians. Even tho you are a Christian duz not mean you can rob others of their money!!

i found out that my sister and my friend Bre are going to be coming in december.(along with a few more? )
this was almost as exciting as getting to know i got to come *maybe cuz i knew that i was coming and did not know they where untell a few months before*

DONT EVER FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU SERV.

>>>>R'H,I':N)o,',>>>>

this life will not end with out a fight...how strong will you be?

775 FOR LIFE

2009-09-17T03:19:00.000-07:00

Hey blog readers! This is a little note just for you guys, I have been posting the blogs on facebook as well and….well I think you might be getting jiped.

Im here in Africa sitting on the tier swing swinging and typing..

Things are starting to get into focus here and im loving it.
I can look at things back home more clearly and can now think about stuff about home, before I could just not focus on it..or any thing for that matter.
When I would pray It was hard for me to feel God and that I was truly talking to him.

I think I needed to just get in the grove here and start to see my place here.

As much as I love the people I left in Reno it hasn’t been that hard being with out them, but I do have a lot of contact with every one so im sure that’s helping me to not feel sad about them all.

Last time I was here Nate and I where not as close as we are right now, and when we where in Reno we would help each other thru things and talk it out and encouraging each other and it was vary kool, but here when we talk it is that much more needed and helpful.
I am so thankful that God gave me Nate as my friend and fellow worrier!

775 for life
Andrew.

Notes from the start

2009-09-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

JUST A FEW NOTES FROM THE START OF MY TRIP
(I spell like crap so don’t pay any mind to that) (or don’t read past this point)

Well hey all!
Im here at the air port about to go the London to meet with Jared.

I know I haven’t gotten much sleep, but I have such a feeling of loneliness.
Missing cretin people back home.
I will be so happy to meet up with Jared! It is a little hard traveling by myself just because of being lonely.
I have NO clue what being in Africa will bring! But I do KNOW that its what God wants me to be doing.

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well its about 4 am here in NBO and Jared and I got about 3 hours of sleep last night but we are feeling so good right now.

Last night I was dealing with depression about a thing here and there about home, but after taking to Jared and getting a few hours of sleep im feeling good.

3am *SLAP*
Andrew- “did you get it?” (a bug buzzing around us)
Jared- “no I just keep slapping myself in the face”
Both – “hahah”

It has been nice to get to know Jared.
As I write this Jared is working on a poem for Hannah’s b day
And……whats that?
o that’s right there is blood on the net that covers the bed….nasty but hey This Is Africa (TIA)
6 months is a long time, im hoping a few of my friends who have been talking about coming to Africa end up coming (you know who you are :p.)
that would make my months here even more kool!
But at the same time I don’t want them to come out of Gods will for their life. :).

Before I left I said good bye to all my youth kids and a few friends (seth and Andrew) and man…..i cried for a good 5 mins after I said good bye to them.
Then the air port with Faith Joy Mike Luke Ruth and Bre……ya also hard.
I did look into my brothers eyes and could see this. Although he was sad that I was taking off I could see that he KNEW that it was what I needed to do.
A big part of who I am today is because of him and all he has done for me.

my life is 93% worth living?????

2009-08-27T13:50:00.000-07:00

SO this is one of thos things on myspace that you fill you, they are kool on the surface but lets think about this, what happens when some one gets a MY LIFE IS 10% WORTH LIVING. ? ok well not that myspace has told me this ill just go kill myself. Cuz yes, thats what is is implying!!

and half of the things are lam and worldly (not bad just not a big thing)
any way
this is what i got.
it was a 93% so i guess i wont be killing myself.

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[] You have a boyfriend/girlfriend.
[x] You love music.
[x ] You have your own room.
[x] You own a mobile phone
[x] You have an ipod/ mp3 player.
[ x] Your parents are still married.
[ x] You have more than 1 best friend.
[ ] You Have a swimming pool/ or hot tub
T 0 T A L: 6

[x] You dress how you want to.
[x] You hang out with friends more than once a week not at school/college/work
[x ]you have a computer / laptop.
[x] You have never been beaten up?
[x]You are allowed to listen to the music you want to.
[x ] Your room isn't too small for you.
T 0 T A L: 6

[ ] You have400+ friends on myspace
[x] You have pictures on myspace
[x] You have a myspace (duh)
[x] You get allowance/wage/salary.(work)
[] You collect something normal
[x] You sometimes look forward to going to school/work.
[x] You don't wish you were someone else.
[x] You do something after school/college/work
T 0 T A L: 6

[x ] You own a car
[x] You usually don't fight with your mom
[x] You are happy with your appearance.(mostly)
[x] You do not have any failing grades.
[x] You have friends.
[x] People care about you
[x] People love you
[x] you are a good friend
T 0 T A L: 8

[] You know what is going on in the world.
[x] You care about many people.
[x] You know more than one language(duz a little count? )
[]You have a screen name..
[x] You owned a pet.
[] You know the words to more than 5 songs.
[x] You don't have any serious enemies.
[x] You're generally a nice person
T 0 T A L: 5

Now take your and multiply by 3...
Then title this MY LIFE IS ...% WORTH LIVING

BLOG YOUR HEART OUT!

2009-08-25T02:51:00.000-07:00

its been a long time since i have cranked up the jams and taped out a blog. well im in the mood to make one.
o snap

any way
i have been feeling so spiritually dead the last month and been going through some hard times and times of learning.
but in the last few days i have re discovered what makes me come alive!
and that is talking and encourage people. (looks like egzorter is wining in the spiritual gift war in my life)
i felt it....if you know what im talking about you know its a feeling like no other.
When talking to my dad about this he reminded me about Pslams 1 it talks about a tree (us) yielding fruit in its season. so this is talking about us not always using our gifts all the time but in its timing .....well Gods timing

im so thankful for the people in my life, you know who you are
you are the few who have helped me thru this time of tears fears fights and the giving up of my rights.

mom
dad
luke
faith
hope
nate
dave
to name a few
you guys have seen my problems first had
and did not walk away but stood your ground with me.
thank you
thank you so much!

END TRANSMISSION

Africa anyone?

2009-07-01T02:18:00.000-07:00

To whom ever sent me the gift for Africa: I dont know if you will ever see/read this. But thank you so much! not only are you helping me go to Africa BUT have given me a sort of conformation (thru the leading of God)
so when you where thinking you where doing one thing you did so much more. Thank you :)

Im in a mood

2009-06-14T03:01:00.000-07:00

well after two action movies and a lot to smoke and eat and a lot of hanging out with some of the guys im in a mood.
a mood that makes me Liston to hard cor stuff on my ipod. LOUD!

So im thinking
whats up with home schoolers now days?
they are....what would you call them....emo? scean? idk. they are kool for their age i think (kool looked diff when i was a 15 year old home schooler) i dont know

what is up with the why i have been thinking about my life? it seems i dont understand that God has EVERY THING under control.
WHAT AM I THINKING WHEN I THINK HE DUZ NOT SEE ME STRUGGLING!!!! im a dork!

I am so thankful for my friends!
most of all
im thankful for Nate and Joy.
Nate...man you have helped me thru a lot...A LOT of crap.
Joy...idk we have a killer time hanging out! im so happy we worked things out and are back being friends....thos where some hard times. I will always rembere when com x started cuz that was the night we went for the walk and talked things thru.

The two of you have seen me cry the most out of any one in the past year. which i only cry when i have LOST it! and the one of you has been there to make me feel...well a lot more put together :) you guys are rock stars in my life.

.....hmm
i think this might be my longest blog in a long time.
i would understand if most of you are not reading any more.
but i dont think im done.

tomorrow is nates b day HAPPY B DAY HOME BOY

i feel like i need to go for a run...or start boxing.
its 3:11 am and i feel so.....hard core. i know you must be loling right now but thats the best way to say how i feel. i think i understand how all thos kids who walk around down town when they are feeling like this get in crazy frights.

Fighting the Fight for Jesus
Andrew
Lippy
Andy
gun
Lipparelli

a friends words.

2009-06-04T14:18:00.000-07:00

last night i found a facebook note that a friend had posted. I read all of it but the one part that jumped out at me was this

"God, take the men in my life and turn them into MEN OF HONOR AND VALOR. MEN THAT AREN'T AFRAID TO FIGHT AND TEACH US BOYS HOW TO DO THE SAME. I AM NOT READY LORD, BUT SOON I WILL BE---BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE ME TAUGHT AND TRAINED IN THE WAYS OF THE YOU."
-Jason (epic)

this just hit me and was wonderfully put.
We boys need men to show us how to fight, but the "men" are stuck being boys, so maybe now im thinking that us boys are needing to take hold of the few men we find and step up our self.

if you would like to read jasons full blog this is his facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1032078450

Thank you to the men in my life who show me the way to go and thank you lord for being the MAN.

sucka punch in the face!

2009-06-03T01:34:00.000-07:00

So i work with a youth group, as well as myself i few of my friends work with the youth as well(Faith Joy Nate)
Any way, it was one of the youth girls b day, and Joy planed to take her out for the day. I found out about this and asked if i could go with them. They said yes :)
so i got all dressed up and went over the joys house where her and the youth girl where watching a movie.
after the movie was over we where off!
AND LET ME TELL YOU, WE LOOKED GOOOOOOOD!
i think i needed a gun to keep guys away.

So the youth girl wanted to go bowling. so we all dressed up went bowling at the GSR!
"good times"
(they got hit on by a guy) (guns did not have to come out)
then we where off to dinner and had a wonderful time.
ummm ya no punch line to the story just me and my life :))

Thank you Lord!

2009-05-02T02:32:00.000-07:00

This is post 2 of 2.

God has been gifting me so much the last two days its CRAZY!
from getting a job, to wonderful convos, to making me see how much he has blessed me with a wonderful family.
im not sure why He is doing this now, but He knows best and His timing is always right on!
Praise God!
Thanks you Lord!

Who I am today...will you be there tomorrow?

2009-05-02T02:14:00.000-07:00

this is post 1 or two today so make sure you see the other one! cuz this one is kinda....well winy.

There is still some thing wrong with me.
I think it all ends up pointing to me being insecure.
When I tell people that they say "i could never guess that you where." Ok so maybe im good at hiding it?
God will bring me through this! this I know!
but its one of my biggest struggles right now.
After hearing one of my friends and fellow brothers in Christ talk about his struggles i started thinking why don't we talk openly about what we are going through.
TOP 2.
1) I am an insecure person at times. A lot of times I don't feel it. but some times, it hits me.
2) I am a jealous person. Same as being insecure it comes and goes.

This is me :)
and in all this my God still LOVES me.
Thank you Lord you love a sinner like me!

Andrew (the forgiven) Lipparelli.

Thankful:

2009-04-26T10:28:00.000-07:00

Hope

This one time i was going thrugh a really hard time (few years ago) and i got a phone call from Hope wanting to meet for coffee and i told her what was going on and she handled it so well! And made me feel ok about what was going on.
This is just one story, Hope and I have had a lot of good convos!
Thanks Hope :)

WEDDING!!!

2009-04-25T11:41:00.000-07:00

Wedding time!
wow Its time for Luke and Ruth to get hitched!
they have been together for for 5 years.
"its about time"
then that just leaves Daniel and I. O boy.
20 mins now tell its time!

"be happy with who you are"

2009-04-24T03:08:00.001-07:00

This is some thing that people say but who is happy with who they are?
I know there must be some view of this for Christians.
I know for a fact that I am not happy with every thing about myself.
How to I help my youth to be happy with themselves what i am not happy with myself?
Life goes on right? right, it dose. I can change the things I don't like. Or just be happy with the things I don't like.

never the less
I love my God
I love my family
I love my life
I love my friends

-Andrew Lipparelli

Hawaii

2009-04-22T02:37:00.000-07:00

wow, so hey im in Hawaii with my family of now 6!

i have been thinking about my other family back home (com x) and how kool it is that i have all of them in Reno.

wow what a life that God has given me.
thank you Lord.

RANT!

2009-04-20T22:36:00.000-07:00

Well well
started thinking about some one in my past....o boy!
I get all kinds of crazy when i think about people from my past.
wowzer.
You know one thing that gets me upset? Its when my friends are upset and the closer the friend the more upset i get for them.
The worst for me is when your friend is sad about some thing that your doing. Noting bad just like not being able to hang out or them being sad when you go on a trip.
Its nice cuz you know that they like you that much but at the same time you dont like seeing them sad. :/
Good night 5 of you.

2009-04-20T00:09:00.000-07:00

I have not been bloging a lot this last week becuse of crazy times around Reno and just life.

Im sure that all 5 of you where vary sad. HA
any way i love all 5 of you LOTS!

Some times i feel like i can't control my heart.

I love the life that God has given me.

Whats next God? Lets do some thing crazy! all for you Jesus!

Jesus is Lord!

look good feel good

2009-04-17T12:57:00.000-07:00

After a talk with a friend, i have noticed that i dress how i feel.
If i am happy i will dress up, if i am sad i will dress...well like i used to lol.
just some thing i was thinking about today, now you know.

Man Down!

2009-04-14T00:36:00.000-07:00

have you ever felt like your the only one going through some thing and feeling so bad, then started thinking about God and all the things He has done for you?
i was driving home tonight after a hard night at TKD, and started thinking about my Lord and all that He has done for me!

Praise God!

Thankful:

2009-04-12T12:20:00.000-07:00

Joy
I have been wanting to give it some time since i wrot about my friend Joy so I knew what to say.

Joy and i have been thrugh a lot! a lot of good and a lot of bad. But i truly feel as if it has made us stronger as friends.
I am thankful for Joy and all the times we had years ago. But im even more thankful for our firnedship now.
We have had wonderful talks and will have more every time we see each other.
Thank you Joy for still being my friend.

Thankful:

2009-04-08T23:10:00.000-07:00

Daniel.
At one point in my 3 month stay in Africa a situation cam up and Dan stood up for me, and at that point i felt like he was right there on my said, ALWAYS.

Now days i know what it is to be discipled because of Dan and his investment in my life. \
Thank you dan!

Thankful:

2009-04-08T23:04:00.000-07:00

Luke.
Not only is Luke my brother but has been for the last 5 years of my life teaching how to be a man, and what it looks like.
I don't know what my life would look like without Luke!
And now he is getting hitched the Ruth!
its now time that he gives her the time so they can grow togather and have a wonderful and happily ever after!
I love you Luke.

Thankful:

2009-04-08T12:25:00.000-07:00

Jon.
Jon is such a rock and like Faith was there for me when i did not have
friends.
He helped me get started at DFY, which has led me to work with Young Life.
Jon, thank you so vary much.

Thankful:

2009-04-08T12:16:00.000-07:00

Faith.
I could not even start to say hoe much Faith has done for me!
She was there for me when i had few friends, and made me.....
fell loved by some one other then my family.
I can only hope that God gives her such a wonderful husband that is perfect for her.
I love my sister Faith!

Thankful

2009-04-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

i have so many people that i am thankful for in my life.
so in this i will try to think of a few and tell you why i am thankful for them.

Nate M.
I am so thankful to God for giving me Nate! i don't know what life would be like without Nate.
He helps me through life and helps me to understand myself, God, and people around me.

Thanks a lot?

2009-04-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

Today i saw on older lady walking on the side of the road, and i started thinking "i should go and ask her if she need a ride some where. but how do i do that with out looking creepy.."
so i turned around and pulled up next to her.
i leaned out my window and said "mam..mam?" no reply. now a bit louder "MAM!?" she then turns her head.... not to look at me O NO! but to look the other way!!

End of story i was mad i turned around just for her to shun me!
haha
got to love it tho.

Life

2009-04-06T08:56:00.000-07:00

Some times i dont know how to take life, the only way i think i can take it is as it comes.
I have a wonderful life but feel like my faith is being tested every day. Faith and other things, but hey, thats what being a christian is about. Being challenged and getting stronger!
Im thankful for my family who has been backing be and helping me with life.

Just don't run from life and youll make it.

Com x

2009-04-06T00:44:00.000-07:00

Com x has been such a wonderful thing in my life and i love EVERY one who goes! (this is not some thing that ppl cant come to. you are welcome)
They way God graces us with being with us is so CRAZY wonderful!

it makes be stoked to see whats next in life that God wants me to be doing.

I don't give a crap.

2009-04-06T00:37:00.000-07:00

well hey, My name is Andrew.
a few things before you start reading.

1. i am a Christian and think that God is EVERY THING! and i do think that Christians can say crap. 2. i cant spell worth crap so if your reading this and want to make some comment on how my spelling is crap,,,i don't give a crap! whoooooooo
3. Plz feel free to post a comment and tell me what you think about....any thing :)