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Actually, Leap Day is an extra day, February 29, that we add once every four years, except century years not evenly divisible by 400. So 2000 had a Leap Day, but 2100 won't. Get it? Don't worry, it's ok to be confused.

Confusion or not, I for one am glad that Leap Day exists. I'm glad because it keeps our calendar in line, sure, but I'm much more pleased because it's my birthday. Without Leap Day, I very likely wouldn't have been born. Or I guess I might have been, but on March 1, and that's nearly the same thing.

The point is, back a long time ago, someone made an extreme amount of effort to figure out a system that would allow me to have a birthday once every four years. And I thank them for it. I'm sure it wasn't easy for them, and I'm sure they had no idea how many people they would effect. Nevertheless, they stayed the course, stuck to their guns, and forced the 29th day of February onto the calendars. The bestest day of the year, let me tell you.

Confusion or not, I for one am glad that Leap Day exists.

Right now, I'm in Nicaragua. I'm travelling with my wife Sheri and our baby, and we're making plans to put Internet access and technical training in place at a mission in the town of Jinotega. We want to bridge the digital divide for these beautiful people, and in the process bring them the gospel message. It doesn't look like an easy task, and we're not really sure how many people we'll ultimately reach. But we firmly believe the TECHPoints project is a God-given one that He will use to bless the lives of many. So we'll stay the course and stick to our guns (figuratively, of course).

We invite you to follow along on this trip with us, in a manner of speaking, by visiting our Weblog. You can read daily postings, and eventually even see some of our photos.

Please keep us in your prayers as we travel. Pray for us to have God's vision for this project. Pray for us to travel safely. Pray for us to be instruments for God's work here in Nicaragua.

 

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Title: "The Leap of Faith"
Author: Paul Lee
Publication Date: February 29, 2004

Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense by N. T. Wright Destined to become a classic alongside Lewis's Mere Christianity - a fascinating and accessible apologetic for modern seekers.

Paul Lee is the Co-Founder and former Editor of Heartlight.org. He now serves as Associate Pastor and Worship Leader at HighPoint Fellowship in Cedar Park, Texas.

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