January 2012
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How I'm organizing my life this spring
This summer I began using Action Method paper products from Behance to organize my life. I have used the Action Cahiers and Action Pads with great success. Writing things down really helps me to stay on top of various tasks and the clean design of Action Method paper products helps un-clutter my life. For those wanting more a digital feel, they also offer a great App for Web/iOS/Android that...
August 2011
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If you’re looking for a great piece of gear that also supports a great cause buy a flashlight from http://www.bogolight.com/
July 2011
4 posts
Trying to remember how to format HDD using a DOS Promt.
Up to catch a bus to Copa for some R&R. Gonna be a long day.
June 2011
68 posts
No power in San Marcos. Headed to Choluteca.
Book List to Date
Read & Reccomend-
Today We Are Rich - Tim Sanders (www.twar.com)
The Servant - James C. Hunter
The Wal-Mart Way - Don Soderquist
The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
Good to Great - Jim Collins
Point Man - Steven Farrar
The Big Short - Michael Lewis
The Principle of the Path - Andy Stanley
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Man’s Search for...
Dear American christians
As is well known, my Spanish is basic at best. Because of this, I tend to read my bible during lessons at church because I find that a more constructive use of my brain than merely allowing it to wander hither and thither.
This morning I opened my bible and began reading from the book of Haggai. I was struck by how similar I feel like our mindset is with that of the Israelite people at the time...
All the girls are getting sick and dropping like flies.
US man charged in Haiti sex case →
A US man who ran a centre for impoverished youth in Haiti is charged over claims he forced them to perform sex acts for shelter, prosecutors say.
Off to Cedeño in the morning with Miguelito, Courtney and all of the first-colony group.
Eight shot dead in Rio drug raid →
Eight suspected drug traffickers are killed during a raid by Brazilian police on a slum area in Rio de Janeiro.
New post up by me about the work in Namasigüe. www.missionlazarus.tumblr.com
Note to self: humidity does not like cameras.
On my way with Seth, Erin and Michael to spend the day shooting footage, taking pictures and writing articles about the lastest news at Mission Lazarus.
Court suspends Chile dam works →
A court in Chile suspends construction work on a dam in the Aysen region of Patagonia, following objections by environmentalists.
"In God's Mercy"
I feel bad, but people in mission groups give me a lot to write about. When I asked a lady in the group how the border crossing went she replied that it went quickly because they were in “God’s mercy”. Although that may be true, are we not always in God’s mercy? Are we not also in God’s mercy if the border crossing takes four hours instead of 45 minutes as it did in...
Just rode a horse wicked fast like the man from snowy river.
Culture
Culture is so incredible. It is by far one of the easiest things to become frustrated with when it differs from your own, but it can also produce some of the most rewarding experiences.
I have gotten to spend quite a bit of time with one of the employees here at ML named Sammy Montoya. Sammy has been one of my rewarding culture experiences. He speaks a little English and I speak a little Spanish....
What works. What doesn't. - Gear Review
Mountain Khaki and Columbia currently rank one and two as my favorite brands of pants. Currently, my Columbia Roc pants are starting to pull a seam and have been for some time, but they still seem to be holding up despite how active I have been. Mountain Khaki uses really durable material combined with triple stitched seams. They aren’t as cheap as other brands, but they hold up really well...
TIH (This is Honduras)
I rarely, if ever, work on what I was planning to on any given day. For example yesterday the plan was for me to continue taking inventory of the red beans in the silos. That, was not to be. Turns out the keys had gone home in someone’s pocket and were nowhere near the office.
I won’t say that I’m used to this, but I am growing to accept it or change it when i can. I do...
Spanish blunders part 3
Recently I thought I had been telling people to have a good day. Turns out I’d been telling them that I’m having a good day.
Having a great chat about God with the guys around the fire pit we built.
In paradise.
Up early to head to Los Pitas with Javier the preacher. This should prove to be a great day.
PR Day
Currently, I’m sitting in one of the nicest and most crowded Pizza Huts I have ever been to in my life. Evidently, Pizza Hut is a fancy restaurant and a very popular place in Choluteca, Honduras. After lifting around 1,000 Lbs of red beans this morning into a silo, I headed out with Seth and Miguel to Los Colorados to document the work being done by the group from Lebanon, TN. (See photos...
