Lazyness

I have been thinking a lot lately with so much free time. I do not have school right now nor am I really working. I have been hanging out with my sister and niece most days doing running around. It has been great but it has left a lot of time to think...so here you go.

Lately I have really been thinking about our generation and how we are just to lazy/comfortable with our lives. We go from our day to day stuff without even know most days how we got to where we are. Our generation has become one that if it is not here Now I do not want it. It is all about me. How can this help ME? What will I get out of this? These are the questions that are being asked. We need the latest and greatest piece of technology that will make out lives simpler, I will confess I am included in the We part.

Most of my thinking has been based on my faith and how we are to serve the least of these as it says in the Bible. We are to serve the homeless, poor, shut in, the hurting. We are called to be Christ's Hand and Feet, how do we do this when we are so comfortable in our lives? We need to step out of our comfort zone. I am reminded of the Great Commission that tells us to GO it does not say do what you want to when you want to. It says GO.

My question for you is what does "GO" mean to you?

finally

Tomorrow Ashley and I leave for BC. We will be spending a few days at Harrison Lake at a trailer that my sister's in-laws own. Then we are off to Abbotsford/Vancouver to see our friend Cassy. However, the most exciting is going to be finally seeing Alexys she is 7 months old already and I have yet to meet her. We will also be making a stop by Camp Luther to see some friends there on a undisclosed date (if you need to know the date e-mail me and I will tell you). It will be a busy week but a good week. See you either in BC if you live there and plan on seeing us or back here when we get back!!!

Dreams

The other night - to be more specific, July 12 at 1:30AM - I was woken up to a crunching paper noise. I woke up and noticed a piece of paper behind my shelf.

My shelves look like this:

I thought to myself, "There must be a huge spider back there." So, I looked and found nothing. I always have spiders in my room, so it was a legit thought. I left the paper there because, in my head, I was sleepy and, well, what if the spider was under it still?

At about 2:00 AM, I woke up to a clanging noise that I knew was coming from my shelf. I looked over at my shelf, and where the alarm clock is I noticed that there was something that kept blocking the numbers. I was like, "I'm gonna get that bug that is flying around and waking me up." So, I turn on my light and there was a.... MOUSE sitting there looking at me. I screamed like a little school girl and since it was 2:00AM... what did I do???

Well, I ran to my parents' room and woke them up. My dad went down to try and catch it with a fishing net. When he got downstairs, there was nothing. He thought that I was having a bad dream he said, "OK Sam, what would you like me to do?" I said, "Set a trap or something!"

With all this commotion going on, Ashley woke up and popped her head out the door. My dad set the trap, then he went to bed. I slept in Ashley's bed. I had texted my sister because at about the same time I heard the paper rustle she had texted me. She then called me and just laughed at me. When the trap was set we all went to sleep.

At 9:00AM I got up and the first thing I asked my dad was, "Did you check the trap?" Of course he did not cause he thought I was dreaming and that there was no mouse. So I convinced my mom to check it and what did we find? Well, this...

Needless to say, I am not crazy and there really was a mouse. Ashley is convinced that she heard the trap go off and the noise of the mouse as it was dying. Obviously the trap is still set just incase.

Then, on Sunday night, I was getting ready to go to bed at like 7:00PM. I was really sleepy, so I opened my PJ drawer let out a little scream cause there was a mouse in there. However, it did not move and I noticed that it was a fake one. So I threw it up the stairs and went to crawl into bed. I moved my pillow where I let out a little yell again there was another fake mouse. I basically had a melt down. Ashley had known about these all along and went and removed all of the rest of them for me. I found out that my GRANDPA had bought the mice and given them to my SISTER to put in my room. How evil.....

I'm home

Well I have made it back from Peru. I will sum up the trip for you. I met the team in Atlanta after being there for close to 8 hours. I did not know that Atlanta was a main place for the US military to fly in and out of, so there were lots of military folks there. After meeting the team, we packed all of our extra bags with medications and supplies. Checked in, passed through security. Our flight to Miami was delayed 4 hours leaving us missing our connection to Lima. But since we were a huge group of 25, they held the flight for us with the thanks to an American Airlines pilot who had called ahead to let them know we were on our way. Which was good, 'cause he next flight to Lima was not scheduled to leave 'til a few days later. 

We got to Lima at about 6:30am, where we checked into he hotel and slept. Got up and went to an outdoor mall for dinner, then did the only 45 min of shopping that we would do for the whole trip. Sunday we went to church at a Spanish church, so I'm not to sure what the message was about. After church we zipped to a soccer game between Peru and Ecuador. It was truly a South American experience. Then back to church for the night service. When we finally got back to the hotel it was time to count pills for the clinic. 

The next 4 days we set up medical clinics in 3 different locations that ran for 12 hours a day. The first one was at a school. The next one, where we were for two days, was at a community centre. The last one was in one of the most dangerous parts of Lima. Even locals said they would not walk around at night. We had gang members guarding us. At the clinics people would go to triage first. That's where I was, with 3 other people. We would get their vitals and a basic story of what there were there for. I do not speak any Spanish, but I was able to get the basics of what they were saying. Then they would go off to see the Dr and nurses. From there, they went to hear the Gospel and then they got their care packages and medications. 

The last day in Peru we went to a orphanage for deaf kids where we saw all the kids. Then it was off to a fancy meal with the Secretary of Peru who sponsored our clinics. He is running for president in 2 years, so it was a good political move on his part. We then had a private tour of Congress. Then we flew out of Peru to Miami where we missed our connection to Atlanta, but that is ok, we made it.

The trip was good. I did not get sick 'til I was home. I still can not eat much but the basics. I'm sure I got something from the the fancy meal on the last day. And you may be asking yourself, "Sam why are there no pictures with this blog?" So let me tell you. My camera was STOLEN. I am now waiting for some people to send me a cd with photos.

Next blog will be about the food we ate while we were there.

Peru

I leave at 0025 on Friday, so that really means I leave Thursday LATE LATE night. Please keep me and the team of 18 I am going with in your prayers. We are working in a medical clinic from Monday to Friday.  Pray that we have a safe travel, and that we can have a effective clinic. I will be home late on the 13th. I only know this because Ashley informed me as she is my ride home. I will try to blog at least once while I am in Peru with an update. 

New World

Wow I am posting this from my iPhone. A whole new world of blogging just opened up for me. But the real reason for this post is to ask one simple question.

Where is the cheapest place to get passport photos??

Will they.....

....let us watch their child?

....hang out with us?

....take us to Sonic?

....enjoy a patty and a half with us?

....go clubbin' with us?

....live in a Bomb shelter with us?

Are you starting to wonder who THEY are...well THEY are some people who are moving here, the same ones featured here. 

THEY are THEM.

  

(Side Note: These ARE my Friends)