I did IT!

OK! So i asked Jenny to marry me yesterday and she said YES! To cool! Thought i would let yall know that i am going to get married some time in July. YAY!

More on the way!

Hey yall i have a bunch of stories on my laptop but i dont get internet and i dont have a jump drive to put them on so what i get in the states ill make shure to put up pics and stories!!

Taking the Dive!

So last week i was praying about me and Jenny. And i pretty much gave God the relationship. I knew that if this was "Gods will" that we would put us together. I basically said that i dont have the money for anything such as rings, tux, dress, and wedding, and neither does Jenny. And that he would have to take care of us. So what happens the very next day? A volunteer comes up to me out of know where and hands me $100.00 and says that good put it on his heart to give me that money. I could not believe it, this wasn't the first time this has happened to me but what an awesome God we have... or so i thought. Then the next day... I was talking with another Volunteer about jenny and I, and told him how much i love her and i want to merry her. And then i asked him about his wife, and after that we moved on to others conversations. And then that afternoon he asked me if i wanted to marry Jenny, and i said yes i do, and proceeded to tell him about my prayer and then he says "well i have a surprise for you."
I said "what?"
"i was praying today and God told me to give this to you"
"what is it?"
And he pulls out of his pocket 2 rings...
The volunteer told me "God told me to give these to you."
"where did you get them?"
And he holds up his finger and says "this one is my wife's wedding ring, and this one is mine."
I was dumbfounded, all i could do was laugh, I was so happy. God came through, and not only with just a little, but BIG TIME and he gave my priceless rings that money could not buy and with a story that will live with me forever.
And not only that... the hundred bucks i was talking about... YA God provided the money to get the rings sized as well.
And then yesterday i went up to Davids house told him the story and asked for Jennies hand in marriage. And after a 45 second wait from him, that seemed like 10 years, he said YES!!!!!
So jenny and I will be getting hitched, but i have asked her yet, although i know she will say yes =) I am planning the engagement party now.
You all are welcome to shar the good news!!!
Love yall!

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