Back in Emmanuel

Hey yall back in Emmanuel. And dude is it nice to be back. After an 11 hour buss ride alone, with out my i pod i can honestly say i am not looking forward to the next time i have to do that again.
After looking back on it all, i can say i grew alot. Traveling alone isnt easy it realy makes you have to look at where you are and what you are doing, because your alone, there is no one there to help you out if you get into trouble or make a bad decision.
The realy funny part of the whole vacation was when i went to check out my budget for the last 3 days of my vacation i realized that i had run out of money... SO i had to make some tough decisions. what do i do? i have enough money to get me home but none to eat. I realy was stuck between a rock and a hard place. so i made my decion, i would tottaly pig out on one dinner and would not eat for 3 days. lol so thats what i did. And i gotta tell ya it sucked!!! 3 days without food it tought and escpecially while traveling. Dude and seriously everyone i sat next to was eating the entire time they where on the buss, fried chicken, pizza, yada yada yada. And i was getting so hungery. So i finaly gave up and i spent .50 cents on some fruit and eat it like it was going out of style. I sure all the people next to me thought i was a pig but who cares i was freaking hungery lol. Then when i went to go and buy my ticket to tegus (in honduras) i was short .50 cents. And the guy wouldnt let it slide, so i was like WTH do i do now? so i rip open my bag infront of everyone pour out all my stuff and search every pocket, whole, zipper that i had for .50 cents. And after it was all said and done i didnt find anything and all my stuff was on the floor. and so i said well what do i do know. Well i reach into the pocket of my jeans and pull out my passport, and what falls out... $10 i put in there the other day, i put it there for emegencies but tottaly forgot about it. lol freaking funny. so not only did i get the ticket, i could actualy find a place to stay for the night. cause i was going to sleep outside the station. long story short i tall worked out! thank god! well hope you liek that one. I have so many more stories but so little time to tell them. Well i hope emmanuel will give me back internet soon pray for me. cause thats one thing i would like the most right now. Well ttul!! bye!

Last night in tamarindo

Well i have spent most of this vacation in my room or in the lounge of the hostel. Surf was down and the days went by quick. But forsure if you looking to spend a boat load of money head down to tamarindo. Its a pretty cool place once you get used to the groves of greengos and constant traffic. I am sure i would have had a better time if i where more into the night life but as it stands i realy dont enjoy partying and getting drunk. the beach was awesome, but again a ton of people lol. I leave tomorrow back to honduras ready to get back to work. Ready to see the kids and staff. So hope all are well and sorry i have not been calling alot. Tigo changed there rates and its pretty pricy to call the states anymore.

Dude i suck

Has it realy been a month since my last post? Just goes to show you all how busy i have been here at Emmanuel. Seems the only time i ever get to check my email and make up a wuick post is when i am on vacation. Well here i am again, on vacation its been a quick 3 months. In costa rica now, on a beach named Tamarindo. Friends recomended this place to me said it was nice place to stay... they are crazy, this place is off the hook crazy, i have never seen a tourist location so messed up. People are building on top of eachother and tourists and surfers out of the ying yang. Man i should have just gone back to Baliz lol. But other then that this place is cool. Definatly no at beautiful as Rowatan. But on the up up side i got this realy crapy room with nothing but a bed inside so i get plenty of time to read my bible and think of how board i am. Free internet kind of off sets the nedgatives, but i am going to look for a new place for tomorrow, maybe something with cable lol. Well hope yall are good. ill be home in feb. see yall soon! love yall john

Hey everyone!

Well here in an internet cafe just wanted to give you all an update on everything that has been going on in the life of John. Everything here is great.

It has been a roller coaster ride with God. I realy have been looking for who God is and how i can love him more then i already do. Many times your love is so one sided. And when i look at my realtionship with God i see that many times i am so self centered. And that deffinatly effects my walk with him and with outhers. Mainly the children. Since that realization i have realy been looking for more insperation in the word of God and he has been showing me just how selfish i have been. It has been a very eye opening experiance. Once i opened my eyes and realy sought after God i seem to be able to remeber scripture better and am able to talk about him more and see God moving in big and little things in my life. My worry and fear are slowly fading and i am able to see God for who he realy is.

The kids here have been super helpfull and very patient with my spanish. I have been realy trying to speak properly and it is helping me out a lot. No realy stories to share right now, but i did fall off a horse that went crazy and took off on me and tried to run my into a tree, and i also fell into a septic lagon and lost my $200 radio in there and a kid jumped in after it for me and recued it for me. And it still worked, But let me tell you it was a act of bravery i have never seen before lol that lagon is not a nice place to be near especialy in lol. So you know hes my new fav kid here and i bought him a huge pepsi and chips lol. But thats about it! talk to you all soon! love yall!
John

YO! back in Emmanuel!

Hey yall!
Back in Emmanuel! I wish i could put up some pics but i cant because i am always using someones comp lol. All is well here. I am back to work and loving it. Coming back from vacation, things feel a little different, i feel so much more relaxed now = ) good feelings to have, wouldn't trade it for the world.I love this orphanage so much = ). well i gotta go other people are waiting for the computer here and i have been on it for a while now.

Thanks Mom for sending the package! Miss you a ton!
Hello DAD! Grandma! Friends and Family I miss you all so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ITS been a while!

Hey everyone! Wow its been to long! I miss you all and hope that you all still remember me! sorry for not staying in contact more, The net @ Emmanuel has been down, i washed my cell phone, and i have been on vacation for the last 2 weeks.

So my official update is coming to you at Rowatan Honduras. What an amazing place. The most awesome beaches and best of all we got a 2 bedroom house fully stocked for $50 a night. split between 4 people that's only $12.00 a night to b 2 min away from the beach. (long story short, we stayed in Copan, Honduras for a night and meet this gall that owns a restaurant and she told us that she has a place in Rowatan that she needs rented and she gave it to us for CHEAP!!!)

To catch you up on all that has been happening, i first want to say that everything here in Honduras is fine. It got a little hairy there for a second, but all is well, and things are back to normal (or as normal as they can be).

Emmanuel is still awesome. and i cant wait to get back. But on the other hand, i want to break some new news to yall. I haven't told anyone this @ Emmanuel or back home yet. But I have been feeling God trying to talk to me these last few weeks about something new, and there has been a change in my plans, I may be coming back to the states to go back to school. I have been praying a lot about this and its not set in stone yet but if it all works out like i think it will ill be heading over to Pensacola christian university to get my degree in the missions field. I spoke with a volunteer that came with me on vacation and she said i could go there work for the college at the same time as i study and leave there with zero debt and maybe a few bucks in my pocket! So i am going to check it out, because i always prayed to the Lord that if we got me the funds to go to school i would go. And wallllaaa here is my answer. I am excited to see what will come out of this. SO look out for my next update!
Love yall! got to go!

MY new ride

This is my new ride that i am using for the time being, beats walking everywhere. But its broken right now hope to have it fixed soon so i can get back on it again. Its a ton of fun to ride around lol