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About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	Cultural Architect of 212 Degrees
Location	Minneapolis, MN
Introduction	i love what i do! i love being a missionary to students, leading them to remote parts of the world left open by traditional missionaries. Pouring my life into them as they pour into the people we meet is a huge honor; most days i cannot believe God let's me do this. It is amazing to join them as they demonstrate the love of Jesus in such a tangible way that it brings others one step closer to the Creator of the universe. i love helping people and making them laugh. i have learned that being honest with people, especially those closest to you, is one of the most important character qualities a person can have. i have learned that to admit failure takes great strength and humility, but frees a person up to lead and learn and will result in becoming more like Christ. i love Jesus and the love He has for me is beyond my comprehension. i want to be that love for those i come across. i have several Nepali girls that i have "adopted" as my daughters and whom i love more than anything. Fell free to ask me about them, i can talk about them forever! i love music, playing my guitar, and will someday sing a love song to the one who brings me joy, a song that will last til the day i die.
Interests	Anything outside, mountain biking, climbing, cycling, the lake, the ocean, sports (soccer), Frisbee, Caribou Coffee, good friends, honesty!, late nights around the bon fire, grilling at the park, trail running, Nepal, Haiti, my adopted little girls Nisha and Urmilla (who both in Nepal until i get married and can bring them here :-))
Favorite music	Listen to a ton of passion worship, Braddigan, Dispatch, Counting Crows, Peter Mayer, Storyhill, Rosie Thomas, Ben Harper, Bluegrass, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Carrie Underwood (of course), and when i am snowboarding or riding my Honda F4, P.O.D., Desperation Band, Jonah33, Maroon5, Parachute Band, Pillar, Sanctus Real, Starsailor, Switchfoot, Uplay, Cold2...i mean U2 and Coldplay :-)
Favorite books	Holysweat by Tim Hansel, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, The Beautiful Fight by Gary Thomas, really anything by Gary Thomas, The Barbarian Way by Erwin McManus, anything by Stephen Lawhead, John Piper, Greg Boyd, A.W. Tozer, John Muir, Brennen Manning, Ken Blanchard...and currently biology and chemistry text books :-)