back from honduras..

just got back from honduras last night. what a trip it was. it was the first time for me to return there since i left last august after being there for 6 months. i'm glad to say that i did not bring any parasites home with me this time, but the trip went by way to fast, as it usually does. we worked primarily in san miguel, a village that has been hammered by satan over the past year. massive floods at the beginning of last summer, and internal problems in the church have left this village vulnerable. but God works through the best of times and the worst of times. i'll take this time to brag on one of God's soldiers in honduras, randy kluge. randy moved to honduras with his family last summer, and has been steadily working in san miguel ever since. he has poured his heart into this community, and the people there are reaping the benefits of his labor. he has started a food kitchen for children which will feed anywhere from 200-400 children per day, and more importantly, he has been the church's life support. this past week 5 new christians were added to our number. praise God for working through his servants.

i'll be writing again soon after i have some time to soak up this trip and gather my thoughts. God is good all the time.

NCR

here we go again..

how long has it been? 5, 6 months? well, for whatever reason, i haven't been sharing my life with you. (this is all assuming that anyone even checks this anymore) but here i am again. sitting in front of my computer compelled to share with you. the past 6 months have been great lessons in life for me. so many times i wanted to take the time and write to put my thoughts out there to be seen and heard. not because i think my thoughts should be seen, but to get feedback on my thoughts. so that i can hear from you about your experiences, ideas, advice. i am young, and in no way do i feel capable or even worthy to speak on certain subjects, but at the same time, so many of you are capable and experienced to read my thoughts and share your responses and your own thoughts.
i have decided to name this blog "the journal of a wayward christian" no longer will i allow anyone to think that i am someone who i am not. hear me now when i say that i am not perfect, or anywhere near perfect. if you didn't think i was some great young man, good. i don't want any false impressions. don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to bash my own name, i'm just putting it out there that my life is messy. and i believe that the reason we are christians, the reason that you are my family, is so that we can share our lives with eachother. i'm convinced that this idea being out in the open, this idea of "messy spirituality" can bring us together in ways we never imagined. the things that i'm going through are likely the things that you are going through. "but no, i'm the only one dealing with that, because i never hear about anyone else struggling with it" if you have ever thought that- I'M RIGHT HERE! the devil has intricate schemes to trick us into believing something that is so far from the truth.
now i'm not saying that i am giving you the keys to every detail and dark corner of my life, but i am telling you that you and i are very much alike and that is beautiful. please, i sincerely ask, if you read this journal and desire to share with me, please, please do. i pray that you might be encouraged by my testimonies. i'm not here to teach, just to share and to be in communion with you.
please pray for me as i begin to re-build my relationship with Jesus. i leave for honduras in 5 days. this is my first time to go back since august and i have missed it. i am only going for 9 days, but i am so excited about being there again. i'm going to henderson this weekend to be with one of my best friends in the world, mariano, as he graduates. his parents from argentina are going to be there, and this will be the first time to meet them and spend time with them. pray for this experience as i know God will provide us opportunities to share with them. until next time...

NCR