Day 6

Thursday:
Awesome bible study in the park. found out just exactly why Jesus is the Son of God, and the Son of Man. Joseph was from the line of David, but Mary was impregnated by God. So he's both the Son of Man, and also the Son of God. Cool, huh? I made friends with some guys, and threw around frizbees while we we're waiting to figure out what was happening next. A couple people had to go back to work, but a few hung out for lunch and then Starbucks. We had these awesome sandwiches at this Italian bakery called "Grezianos" or something. Hooked up at Starbucks, and we're talking about the Lord, and stuff.

Later on, my bro needed to study for his message this weekend, so I got a tour from this guy I met that day of downtown Ottawa. It was really cool. We got to see the old parlaimant builidings that have been around forever, and are monstrously huge. We looked at the statues of old prime ministers, and historical figures. They had a place for stray cats, which coincidentally had a bunch of racoons and a ground hog taking over the place. It's really neat how you can see wildlife close up around here. Anyway, my tour guide was way awesome, and had some great stories about people stealing historical things, or even a bar owner having the horns from the gargoyles on the top of the parlaiment building.

As we were walking, and looking at all this different places; diverse marketplaces of food, museums, libraries, islands, and even (get this) water buses on the lake, he told me about some of the seedier things that are below the surface in the city. Homelessness, poverty, and people who are invisible. I'll never forget how he told me that "Most homeless guys don't live to be 30. I'll be 31 this sunday." I learned about the psychics, the new age trend, and how people are desperately trying to fill a need in their lives for God. The only problem is they're looking in all the wrong places.

It started to rain, and we got soaked, but it was worth it to see the tomb of the unknown soldier.

That day was kind of heavy, but in a good way. I will often think about what was said, and hold it close to my heart.

We hopped on our bus that would take us home, and had andy's sausage pizzas. they were amazing. I ended up recording a bunch of songs in my brothers basement with my ipod. It turned out really well, but i was gonna need some sleep for the days up ahead.