Weekend update- strange but amazing

Friday- went to the Salty Dog out at Longboat to have dinner with my friend Emily and met a guy named Keith Stansell (wikipedia site). David and I were just sitting at the bar waiting for our dinner and David struck up a conversation with a guy and his mother. He told us he was on a date with his mom. As the evening progressed Keith revealed that he was actually a survivor of a kidnapping by a Colombian drug cartel in 2003. Keith was working for the government and his plane crashed in the jungles and they were immediately captured. Keith was with 5 other guys and on arrival two of the men were marched out in the jungle by rebels and shot, execution style. He and the other two men were then held captive in the Colombian jungle for 5 years! He showed us the scars on his neck and said with a smile, "Don't take life for granted". Here's a video on YouTube after being rescued. He was an incredibly nice guy, and was positive about his experience. His picture is with his two twin sons. 

Saturday- while we didn't meet an American hero at the beach we did meet up with our friends Carlos and Sabrina for a beach cookout at my favorite Lido beach! The water is still pretty cold in the ocean but we stayed long enough to get cooked.






Sunday- Easter celebrations! While we're normally Saturday church people, since we went to the beach on Saturday we decided to go on Sunday. The service was phenomenal! The building was packed to the brim with people, with almost a 100 just out in the lobby watching the service on the big screens. Pastor Randy had an awesome message entitled "It is well" taking from the famous song written by Horatio Spafford. He reminded us of Christ's sacrifice on Easter and how it gives us the power to overcome our own battles in life. That "when we are weak, He is strong". 

Oh and what's a good Easter celebration with out humiliating a few dogs in Easter bunny ears??