There is much going on ... in an environment where I do not see you ... not even virtually. The environment of Second Life is still pulling a lot of my time and energy. I do not know how to explain why this is important without betraying confidences. I would like to tell you about the conversations and the hopes and dreams ...

I do not know why God picked me to listen ... to know these people ... they come and hang out in the environments I am building ... and then .. they tell me things they do not intend to tell.

The world is full of hurting people ... there are people oblivious to this ... and there are people hell-bent on causing more devastation for those who are weak in their pain by pulling out the person's last hope and crushing even that.

Just pray that I can come in contact with people who are willing to love the broken and are willing to consider what it means to encounter people in a new environment.

And there is also this ... Every day I am fighting to find my patience. For instance: I am not always able to meet peoples' "needs" the way they want because I am looking at a bigger picture and I am often not willing to cater to just one person because of the bigger picture ... and sometimes this does not go well ... and sometimes I find it difficult to just simply "mute" the person when what i really want to do is ban them from the sim ... sometimes ... banning them from Second Life would be my personal preference.

Pray for me often.