So all the photos from my Lima trip have been uploaded.
Enjoy.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
I'm a MAC part two
So I have very quickly noticed that there are not too many MacBooks flying around La Paz. And I am trying not to talk too much about the coolness of the laptop in front of my friends here.
I just thank all my friends back home again for helping me get these new and improved tools. One friend here told me today that she wants to get robbed and she wants MY friends.
I think that says it all. Thanks for sharing this vision with me.
I just thank all my friends back home again for helping me get these new and improved tools. One friend here told me today that she wants to get robbed and she wants MY friends.
I think that says it all. Thanks for sharing this vision with me.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I'm a MAC
Ok. I am sooooo in love with my new MacBook. This thing is a beast and it does everything. It is so smart. And I feel like it calls me "stupid" alot right now...you pressed THAT button??? You are so stupid...let me show you how it's done.
Am I the only former PC user who feels this? MACS are so cool...just like all those commercials branded them to be.
Anyway, I am so in love with Apple right now. They got it going on.
And I have to give a big shout out to the itunes store customer service department because I contacted them to explain that my laptop was stolen and that all my itunes music that I had purchased or downloaded from gift cards was not backed up.
Well...an angel named Angela contacted me back today to tell me that she would be happy to help me. (Although she did kindly remind me that normally you can only download your purchases once and that she strongly advises that I back up my purchases in the future.)
She worked her magic and I am currently, as I type this, in the process of downloading 250 of the songs that I previously had in my itunes library.
The blessings simply keep coming.
Am I the only former PC user who feels this? MACS are so cool...just like all those commercials branded them to be.
Anyway, I am so in love with Apple right now. They got it going on.
And I have to give a big shout out to the itunes store customer service department because I contacted them to explain that my laptop was stolen and that all my itunes music that I had purchased or downloaded from gift cards was not backed up.
Well...an angel named Angela contacted me back today to tell me that she would be happy to help me. (Although she did kindly remind me that normally you can only download your purchases once and that she strongly advises that I back up my purchases in the future.)
She worked her magic and I am currently, as I type this, in the process of downloading 250 of the songs that I previously had in my itunes library.
The blessings simply keep coming.
Inconsistency
I am just inconsistent in my time with God right now. Period.
Sometimes I make time for Him. And sometimes I don’t. It is kinda scary how sometimes it doesn’t take very much for us to make God a lower priority in our lives. Busyness. Work. Family. Friends.
I am just a little frustrated right now because of the inconsistency in my time with God. I mean. I am a missionary. A professional Christian and if I struggle to make time for God…
This year has been a roller coaster. It is to be expected I guess in your first year as a missionary. Meeting people and building relationships. Learning which bus or taxi to take. Learning a new language. Trying to say “thank you” enough to the people back home.
I have had periods of extreme closeness to God this year. I have had some really high highs and some definite lows. But lately I just feel like God is someone that I see crossing the street everyday...someone that I just say “Hi” to. I thank him for waking me up. I thank Him for meals. And I thank Him for getting me through the day.
But that seems to be it. Sure I will have a string of days when I am spending good consistent time with Him but I am simply inconsistent.
The busyness of life gets in the way. The busyness of serving gets in the way for missionaries. Satan will do whatever He can to keep me busy. And I know that if I do not enjoy consistent alone time with God I will most certainly burn out.
I mean I am only in month 10 of this whole missionary thing. And this is a calling for life.
But the more I talk to people about this issue of time with God the more I realize that I am not the only one who struggles with this. Practically everyone I talk to nods their head in agreement and agrees that they need to spend more time with God than they are currently spending with Him. Understandable and I totally agree.
We all need more time with God. But I am not going to just say that I need more time without taking a look at the time I am currently spending with God. If I am not spending time with God and just "saying" that I need to spend more time with Him it is not good.
I just don’t want that “crossing the street” relationship with God. And I know that life will only get busier. First you get married. Then you get a dog. Then you have a kid.
Life keeps going and going. But I know that there are Christians out there who are married, have dogs and have kids and also have strong intimate consistent time with God.
How have they made this a discipline and not lost the fire in their relationship with God. The key to growing any good relationship is time. But why do I believe this is true with all of my relationships except my most important one…my relationship with God.
[A little frustrated but blessed beyond belief in La Paz.]
Sometimes I make time for Him. And sometimes I don’t. It is kinda scary how sometimes it doesn’t take very much for us to make God a lower priority in our lives. Busyness. Work. Family. Friends.
I am just a little frustrated right now because of the inconsistency in my time with God. I mean. I am a missionary. A professional Christian and if I struggle to make time for God…
This year has been a roller coaster. It is to be expected I guess in your first year as a missionary. Meeting people and building relationships. Learning which bus or taxi to take. Learning a new language. Trying to say “thank you” enough to the people back home.
I have had periods of extreme closeness to God this year. I have had some really high highs and some definite lows. But lately I just feel like God is someone that I see crossing the street everyday...someone that I just say “Hi” to. I thank him for waking me up. I thank Him for meals. And I thank Him for getting me through the day.
But that seems to be it. Sure I will have a string of days when I am spending good consistent time with Him but I am simply inconsistent.
The busyness of life gets in the way. The busyness of serving gets in the way for missionaries. Satan will do whatever He can to keep me busy. And I know that if I do not enjoy consistent alone time with God I will most certainly burn out.
I mean I am only in month 10 of this whole missionary thing. And this is a calling for life.
But the more I talk to people about this issue of time with God the more I realize that I am not the only one who struggles with this. Practically everyone I talk to nods their head in agreement and agrees that they need to spend more time with God than they are currently spending with Him. Understandable and I totally agree.
We all need more time with God. But I am not going to just say that I need more time without taking a look at the time I am currently spending with God. If I am not spending time with God and just "saying" that I need to spend more time with Him it is not good.
I just don’t want that “crossing the street” relationship with God. And I know that life will only get busier. First you get married. Then you get a dog. Then you have a kid.
Life keeps going and going. But I know that there are Christians out there who are married, have dogs and have kids and also have strong intimate consistent time with God.
How have they made this a discipline and not lost the fire in their relationship with God. The key to growing any good relationship is time. But why do I believe this is true with all of my relationships except my most important one…my relationship with God.
[A little frustrated but blessed beyond belief in La Paz.]
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Birthday weekend
So my birthday was last Thursday but since I was in Lima I was not able to be with any of my friends in La Paz on my B-day.
God has really blessed me with some amazing friends and really blessed me with the family of my girlfriend Paola. With God...giving is ultimately receiving. And I have really learned this lesson over the past year. Although I left my family, friends and job back home in Atlanta this past year...I gained some amazing new friends and family here in La Paz.
I was able to celebrate my birthday today with my friends here in La Paz. In the afternoon we went to a friend's house to hang out and eat sushi. And in the evening Paola and her family had me over for an amazing birthday dinner with some of my favorite foods. It was great. And I could not stop staring at Paola all night. It had only been five days since I had seen her but it felt like I was seeing her for the very first time.
We enjoyed a great meal and some great cake. And Paola even sang a song to me as well. Wow. What a night.
I thank God because the more I desire to serve Him the more I feel His love and presence.
Here's to a another great year.
God has really blessed me with some amazing friends and really blessed me with the family of my girlfriend Paola. With God...giving is ultimately receiving. And I have really learned this lesson over the past year. Although I left my family, friends and job back home in Atlanta this past year...I gained some amazing new friends and family here in La Paz.
I was able to celebrate my birthday today with my friends here in La Paz. In the afternoon we went to a friend's house to hang out and eat sushi. And in the evening Paola and her family had me over for an amazing birthday dinner with some of my favorite foods. It was great. And I could not stop staring at Paola all night. It had only been five days since I had seen her but it felt like I was seeing her for the very first time.
We enjoyed a great meal and some great cake. And Paola even sang a song to me as well. Wow. What a night.
I thank God because the more I desire to serve Him the more I feel His love and presence.
Here's to a another great year.
Back Home
Hey ya'll. I am back home safe and sound in La Paz. And My brother is currently on his way back to Miami.
I had an amazing time these last few days in Lima with my bro. It was a great birthday. 30 was quite a year for me and I am excited to see what 31 holds for me.
But I must say that it's good to be back at 14,000 ft. And Paola's voice sounds so beautiful. I really missed her.
Take care everyone. I am rocking a new Macbook and a new camera so expect more videos and better videos than before.
I am open for business again. God is so good.
I had an amazing time these last few days in Lima with my bro. It was a great birthday. 30 was quite a year for me and I am excited to see what 31 holds for me.
But I must say that it's good to be back at 14,000 ft. And Paola's voice sounds so beautiful. I really missed her.
Take care everyone. I am rocking a new Macbook and a new camera so expect more videos and better videos than before.
I am open for business again. God is so good.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Day Three
Fun day for day three here in Lima. The sun was finally out today and it was a little warmer. The first two days were a little overcast but today was definitely the nicest day that we have enjoyed here.
Lunch was at another place on my list...Papa John's...
After lunch we headed back to the ocean and ended up taking advantage of one of those once in a lifetime opportunities...how many can say that they have gone paragliding off the coast of Lima, Peru? Well, now we can. Enjoy the first video that I have made with iMovie on my new MacBook...
The evening was completed with a nightime bus tour of the city. This city is huge. Just about 9 million people. The whole country of Bolivia is about 8 million. Lima has some very cool buildings that look great lit up at night.
And the city has a park which holds the Guinness Book World Record for the public park with the most fountains...
One more day left. I fly back to La Paz tomorrow night.
Lunch was at another place on my list...Papa John's...
After lunch we headed back to the ocean and ended up taking advantage of one of those once in a lifetime opportunities...how many can say that they have gone paragliding off the coast of Lima, Peru? Well, now we can. Enjoy the first video that I have made with iMovie on my new MacBook...
The evening was completed with a nightime bus tour of the city. This city is huge. Just about 9 million people. The whole country of Bolivia is about 8 million. Lima has some very cool buildings that look great lit up at night.
And the city has a park which holds the Guinness Book World Record for the public park with the most fountains...
One more day left. I fly back to La Paz tomorrow night.
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