Internet: Lost and Found

Hi all! Thank you so much for your comments. This is the first internet access I've had yet and my apologies but this will be very short.

A few quick things: South Africa is an amazingly beautiful place, it doesn't take much imagination to see the Lord leading me here permanently. I like all the new lingo and strange words you pick up whenever you get to a new place, and lastly there are some of the most amazing servents of our Lord Jesus Christ here that I've had the chance to encounter. The God we serve is alive and well all over the world!!!

Sorry this is short and no pics yet. Hopefully in the next day or two I will have something a bit "beefier" (as Jer, Char and I like...actually love to say) for you.

Challange #2: Take some time to really think about what you believe. I mean really THINK so that you truly know where your faith lies and why it is you keep it there.

Grace and Peace.

Influenza, Infatuation, Irritation

Ahh..where to being? First, welcome to my blog friends, family, hated enemies (I kid), or just curious visitors. I am coming to you from a hotel room in Casper, Wyoming where I am with my family as we wait for Charlie's state basketball semi-final game: the Wheatland Bulldogs (yay) vs. the Lander Tigers (boo, hiss). Currently Mom and I are enjoying using an internet connection that actually works whilst Hannah tries to catch a few z's with Dad snoring away next to her between complaints of the blinds being open. Don't you just love family time?

I have just recently (about 24 hours) recovered from a nasty little tussle with influenza. This being my second fight with said viral infection you'd think I might have learned a trick or two about dealing with it however, it caught me with a hard right cross and knocked me flat on my bum once again. Me being me though, and I'm back on my feet throwing jabs with the best of them. How ya like them apples influenza?

To give an update on where I'm at with my trip to South Africa: My current situations is that I have purchased my tickets and I am just waiting for my South African visa to come through. That should happen sometime this week. At least I am hoping so considering that my plane ticket is set for March 17. My plan is to be in South Africa with the Cooks until July 2, whereupon I will depart for London and the to the Faroe Islands on the 4th to stay with Abby and Ben (my sissy and her new hubby) for a few weeks and then back to the States. Not the end of my travels though, as I will be journeying to Southern California to work at a camp for abused and neglected children for a week and then spend time with Hannah's friends Laura and Jacob Roebuck for a few days before I venture back to Wyoming and/or South Dakota.

Much like my personality and interests, my life and plans are scattered and I'm fine with that. I feel very certain that the Lord has an amazing plan for my life and it is with much joy and anticipation that I begin to seek His will. I will continue to be in touch and my love goes out to all of you. I will be putting a challenge to anyone who reads this any time I post something new so here is my first one: Do something new that makes you uncomfortable.

Be well.