We made it back…

Yes, it’s true, 20 hours on the road and we made it safely back to Auburn. We left at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday night and got back to Auburn at 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. It was a fun ride. Blake and I stayed awake all night. I must say that i was impressed [...]

Mexico - It’s been really busy!

I’m really sorry for my lack of updates in the past couple of days. We’ve been leaving first thing in the morning and not coming home until 11:00 or 11:30 at night. We’ve worked a lot, but it has been a lot of fun. Tuesday we painted murals on all the walls in Ms. Elma’s [...]

Day 2 Photos

A few photos from today…

This is a girl that sleeps under the bridge between the US and Mexico. She sleeps while her family begs people to throw spare change off the bridge for them.

This little boy wanted to ride Paul’s long board. Funny stuff.

Some of the crew.

A little boy trying to sell me a back [...]

Mexico - Day 2

Today was a great day in Mexico. Here’s the rundown:
Woke up and went to church in Reynosa. It was a church called “Oasis in the Desert”. Very neat place. Very nice people. We had a translator for most of the sermon and luckily during the music they played some songs that i knew [...]

We’ve arrived.

Finally. 19.5 hours in a 15 passenger van with 14 very cool people. We made it to McAllen, Texas. We’re a short 10 miles from the Mexico border. This retreat center (basically a neighborhood) is where we will sleep this week. Wireless internet only seems to work in the kitchen so i’m unable [...]

Mexico

In a few short hours I will be hopping in a van and heading to Reynoso Mexico. I will mostly be working in an orphanage throughout the week helping with odd jobs like painting. I’m expecting to have internet access while i’m there so expect frequent updates. However, in case of no internet access then [...]

Samford

Samford

Originally uploaded by Biscuet.

what i’ve learned today

We all live in a lifeboat. It’s true. We’re all in a lifeboat in the middle of the sea and we’re constantly trying to prove ourselves worthy enough to not be thrown overboard. It’s all a game of value. Who’s better than who. Who looks better than who. The popular, the cool, the nerdy, the [...]

amazing grace

Last night i saw Amazing Grace. In case you’ve been under a rock since this movie came out, it’s a movie about William Wilburforce, the catalyst who helped bring an ending to slave trade in the 1800’s.
It was amazing. I’m not usually into movies that take place during that general time period because [...]

a lover of people

Last night I had the priviledge of speaking at Encounter, a weekly worship gathering in Auburn, AL. Normally at Encounter i am running around behind the scenes as the production manager, but last night was much different. It was a lot of fun, but most importantly, i had several people come up to me [...]