So I made my decision, I’m going hiking. Dustin was more than happy to abandon plans and head to the mountain and we even talked Ryan into joining us. This was a good thing, because little known to me, to get up to the trail you have to be with a Hawaii resident.
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I have seen so much beauty in the past 6 days. On July 4th, Dustin Downing, a fellow NET Alum and I flew to Honolulu. Dustin spent the past year serving as a missionary on Oahu with INHIM Ministries. So I had my own tour guide for the week.
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So friends, I’m writing to you from 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean on my way to Hawaii. A lot has happened in the past few weeks, and I thought I’d update you just a little. First off, my last official event with NET Ministries
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Hey folks
I’m at the Northwest Club at LAX waiting for my flight out to Hawaii. Crazy I know! I have a lot to tell you all but not enough time to write it. My thought is, between my 5 hour flight today and my 10 hour flight to Sydney next week I can probably find some time to put a few thoughts down.
Highlights to look forward to:
I am now unemployed, my service with NET Ministries ended June 30th.
I have been to San Diego
The LA Bulgarian
Stranded
Plus Hawaii and Sydney updates
Pray for me. It’s going to be a long time sitting.
Peace
So this was an interesting weekend. I headed back to Tallahassee for a special event. Erica, my beautiful girlfriend made the trek up from Honduras for the weekend as I invited her to be my guest at a very special event. My 10 year high school reunion. I think it should be renamed the “What are you doing now?” weekend. I’m pretty sure I said that phrase at least 1,000 times.
Here I sit. One door away from The United States but still a world away.
Fr. John Anthony was able to give me a lift the airport in San Pedro Sula as a couple of CFR Brothers are do in today. Luckily for me, there will be no repeat of the “Bus nearly falling off the side of a cliff” incident. We had 2 hours to talk about everything from the Theology of the Body to the military genius of Robert E. Lee to why Obama should watch his back. Let’s just say, I really like this guy.
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Hello again from the land of 1000 Mangoes.
Today we begun the day with Mass at the Poor Clares and then things got different.
Erica had scheduled a trip into Tegucigalpa with the group of Mothers that she ministers to. So Br. Matteo, Br. Damiano, Br. Justin and I joined 20 women and a few children on a 2 hour bus ride. It was wonderful. These women, though very poor and most of them either in horrible relationships or single moms, were singing and laughing and smiling the whole way there.
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Today was the longest day yet… and most blessed.
We started this morning with Mass at the Friars house. After that we headed back for breakfast and then to the Casa de Lupe to begin Orientation for the Summer Missionaries. Erica and I lead a few icebreakers before she and I headed off with Segraria for more visits.
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Well my friends it’s another day in Honduras.
This morning, Erica and I went to Mass with the Missionaries of Charity, Blessed (Mother) Theresa’s order. There are 6 of them here in Comayagua who run a home for the elderly and children with AIDS. Something struck me about them. They run a very difficult and heart-breaking ministry and yet they were filled with such joy and hope.
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No day is ever normal here.
I woke up this morning at 5AM and headed to the girls house for morning prayer. The chapel, like almost everything here, is open air. It gets so hot in the summer time that everything is left open so the breeze from the mountains can come through and cool things off.
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