Benji, My Friend

I'm never gonna look at this picture the same. Wow, before the focus was on how funny it is that Josh Lehr is looking at the camera on my scooter in the background and that homeless guy with the long hair can't seem to figure out what is going on. Now its on Benji's face. Did you ever notice how awesome his smile was? On the day we took this picture, Benji and I were in Tulsa feeding homeless people in a park with some other OWU students. We actually got to witness to quite a few people that day. At one point the two of us decided to take a walk, and we walked for more than an hour around Tulsa. I have some fun videos of us sliding down some hand rails in a parking garage. That day just takes on a whole new meaning now. He was one of those guys that was by far the most fun when it was just the two of you. You never really saw the real Benji 'til you got to spend some quality time with just him. About a million memories are popping into my head, as I sit here crying my eyes out, of times that he and I sat in the van on our way to some camp or church somewhere out in the middle of nowhere (we traveled on a band together for our school) wondering what we were in for that week. We usually spent most of the time playing rook in the back of the van (we took out the back two seats and called it the love nest), while Chris was in the front driving. Another cool memory was a time that Benji and I did create-a-date together. We took two of our friends horse-back riding, to chili's, to the fire department, and went scuba diving in the freezing cold OWU pond for buried treasure. I just spent the past hour putting together a photo album of Benji and I can't believe what a fun guy he was. He was also probably one of the most talented guys I have ever known. This guy was good at everything, even skiing. Oh my word, Benji is never going to play sax with me again. I can�t even tell you the joy that it gave me to hear him playing sax. He could take an ordinary worship song and turn into a beautiful song. Wow, I would give anything to be able to play one more song with him. I think there are some songs that I will just never play again, because I just can�t do them justice without have that sax in there. Did you see the way he built that loft in his dorm room? That was awesome! He and his roommate pretty much built a second level in their room to double it in size. I wonder who is going to get to use that next semester. He had so much potential. I guess God just wanted to use that potential in heaven. He must have needed a really good sax player for a band he is putting together up there. Play away Benji. Now you can really play to the Lord. I bet worshiping him is much better in person. We can do it together again someday. I can't wait. I can�t wait to sing with you again. I love you man. I can't type any more; I can't see the screen. My eyes are too blurry from wiping them too much, lol. I love you man.