Dear ENEC

Dear ENEC,


From the moment

I entered Travelodge Hotel Airport

And meeting God-honoring people

In the Every Nation Family


"I knew one thing was real:

I fell in love with you."1


A love so deep I spent great moments with you - 

From the very beginning

To my very last week here


3


As a twenty-five-year-old man

Ready to face tomorrow with you

And so I shared my joy.

I shared my joy every service


"I didn't choose you.

You chose me."2


You asked for my energy

I gave you my passion

Because it came from his empowering grace.


I enjoyed every season

Not because we have storm-free life

But because we do have a storm-proof life.


God did everything for US

Because that’s what He did

"When someone makes you feel as

Alive as you’ve made me feel."1


You gave a twenty-five-year-old man a community.

I will always treasure your fellowship.

But physical presence might come to a temporary halt.

Though spiritual connection would always stay forever.

My heart has a room with your name on it.

My mind has stored memories of you.


And my body knows it’s not a goodbye.

Rather, it is "see you again".

I’m ready to embark and take hold of his promises.

I'm revealing it to you now


"So we both can savor every moment we have left together.

The good and the bad.

We have given each other

All that we have.

And we both know, no matter what I do next"1


I’ll always be that man

who entered Travelodge Hotel Airport


Worship timer on the screen

:05 seconds on the countdown


Raising my hands.


5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1





Are you excited?

- Norman





1 Bryant, Kobe. "Dear Basketball." 2015. THE PLAYERS TRIBUNE, theplayerstribune.com/articles/dear-basketball. Accessed 5 July 2021.

2 New International Version. Biblica, www.biblica.com/bible/niv/john/15/. Accessed 10 July 2021.

3 Photo grabbed from Group Page - ENC East Calgary uploaded by Lito Palacios on Sept. 4, 2016

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