Monday, June 30, 2008
State of the World Finances
16.4trillion. Income of Christians worldwide
370 billion. Amount Christians give to church (2.5%)
22 billion. Amount church gives to missions (6%)
22 million amount church gives to areas of the world that have no church or bible (1%) or 1 dollar for every $1737 goes to unreached people.
I say that in a calm spirit, but that is still pretty mind blowing...who says money is the answer to all the worlds problems.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
tent making
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
rules?
Friday, June 13, 2008
Attitude of a learner
There are definitely more rules than I am used to following, but I am beginning to adjust. I am not sure why, but here, I am really good at handstands...which is a good thing!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Viva Mexico
I am finally leaving for Latin America after several years of wanting to go. I first had a passion to go and serve in another country about two years ago when me and a friend Mike would talk about starting a city in Africa. I am not going to start a city yet, but I do have dreams of making a connection with one of the ministries I serve with that allows me to go back again and again and use my construction skills to somehow further their ministry. I am going to Mexico from June 7th- August 9th where I will be leading groups coming from the states doing a variety of things but rarely construction. When I leave Mexico, I will go to Managua, Nicaragua to do solely construction on three orphanages.
I just wanted to get this blog started before I left and I will be periodically updating it with some stories and pictures probably some humorous ones about me being an southern man in a non-southern environment.
I would appreciate your prayers as I go and serve in another country.
This is a picture of the first thing i ever built in mexico over Christmas. tres poco ninos (three little boys) tore it down in 1/2 the time it took me to build it.