First Day in Puerto Cortes, Honduras

We left our houses from the church this morning at 2 am, and we arrived here in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, at2 this afternoon. The country is beautiful. It reminds me some of Northern Asutralia with its very flat plains and very high mountains. We went swimming in the Carribean as soon as we got to the hotel.
As I stood on the shore I was reminded that God chose and planned for Honduras and its people. He only wants the best for them, and maybe my coming here is part of that. But I will not think highly of myself. I can not. God thought that I needed to be born and rasied where I was, just as much as the people here. I can not see myself as blessed without thinking the same about them.
Guide me, Father, into Your plan while I am here. Do not allow me, Father, to get caught up in myself and tricked into thinking this trip here is solely about me and my growth as a Christian. Guide me into You and into Your praise, the only truly glorious thing I can ever do with my life.

Endurance in Honduras

Hey gang,
well, I'm leaving at 2am tomorrow morning for Hondurance and, again, I would just like to ask that you guys pray for me, and everyone else going, as well as everyone who we're leaving behind. Pray that we are focused on where we are and that we can be of some good to those we want to serve. Pray that when we leave, they don't remember us necessarily, but the messgae and the kindness we are leaving behind. Pray with gratefulness that God never gives us more than we can handle, and He is all we need. Pray with assurance that He knows better than we do, and something happens becuase God knows best.

Have a good week...
and I've never seen a wooden nickle, but don;t take any none the less.

~W

Currently reading : The Works of John Donne (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) By John Donne Release date: April, 1999

an encouragement from the ever present past

I'm leaving tomorrow (basically) for Honduras. I've been greatly pondering two things a lot lately:
1) Why am I going?
2) For what reason am I going?

These questions will be answered while I'm down there for sure. But I know heading into this trip that I am not going for myself. I am going for my Father and for His children. I am going to serve, not to be served. I am going for duty and for pleasure, or the pleasure of duty... beneficence.

Please keep me and my family in your prayers... and I promise when I get back you will be reading more than enough about me. really.

Currently reading : Les Misérables (Signet Classics) By Victor Hugo Release date: 03 March, 1987

I'm pretty

This morning, I walked into Lily's bedroom and found Claire smiling up at me...

Look out Little Miss Sunshine, we're comin to take your title...

Currently listening : The Boy with No Name By Travis Release date: 08 May, 2007

God Save Thee

"God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends, that plague thee thus! -
Why look'st thou so?" - "With my cross-bow
I shot the albatross."

~The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
S. T. Coleridge

What good intentions I have. They seem so worthy and admirable. I've got great plans to make my wife feel loved, to help the world feel Christ's love, to put myself to good use. But with the best intentions I find myself doing none.
I'm leaving for Honduras in a couple of days, and I'm praying that God uses me to His glory. When I leave that town, I don't care if they remember me, but I want them, desperatley, to remember the good news we bring. I leave my intentions at the gates of the airport in Philly and allow myself to be used for the plans of My Father who knows infinitely better than me.

Currently reading : Les Misérables (Signet Classics) By Victor Hugo Release date: 03 March, 1987

I'm not broken, I'm new

I have the hardest time grasping my new life in Christ, because there are still parts of me who linger in the past. Little voices that remind me of what i did when I was 12. "Pictures less proudly displayed". I want to graso this new life whole-heartedly beyond all things. Maybe I should focus on myself less, and on Christ, my new life, wholly and singularly.

Currently reading : Don't Waste Your Life By John Piper Release date: 16 May, 2003

a total misappropriation of lyrics

So, I'm up to 8 miles as of this morning. My pace is a little slow, but I blame the humidity.. whew was it bad today. Iwas listening to my iPod when one of my friend Luke's songs came through, Melancholy. Though I'm sure I'll hear how I am not getting the point of the song, I was struck by two thoughts as I listened:

a) my love for Christ may one day kill me. My anticipation and my longing for things unseen, my hopefulness to please and live my life satisifed in Him will one day kill me.

b) I am really not leaning toward taking pictures of myself with the kids in Honduras. I want it to be some sick souvenir so I can moan about how poor and desperate they are down there. Theya re blessed, and they were placed in Honduras because God knew that they are probably a lot stronger than me. We'll see if I last the week.

Currently reading : Les Misérables (Signet Classics) By Victor Hugo Release date: 03 March, 1987

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