Earthquakes, milkshakes and no breaks!

Wow, so today I write my first post in nearly two weeks. I've been communicating mainly through facebook because I wanted to use this mainly for videos which I was going to put up but since it takes so long to download them I'm not sure how often those will take place.
So much has happened lately but here is the best synopsis I can come up with... I was involved in the earthquake in Honduras as you probably heard from one of my family members. It was a good ways from us, about 80 miles of the coast and we are another 3 hours from there.. Basically Thursday morning I awoke to the unfamiliar sensation of my bed rocking back and forth... Of course there are only a few possible plausible explanations for such an event ranging from the natural to the supernatural and unfortunately none of the former came to mind (I won't go into detail there... :) ) After it was over I went out into the hallway where I met Paul who told me it was an earthquake (so completely natural after all...) Turns out it was one of the biggest in the history of Honduras! It was amazing though because the epicenter was far enough off the coast that it didn't damage the land too much and close enough to the shore that it didn't cause a tsunami... Also it took place at 2:30am, too late for anyone to be out and too early for anyone to be up. God is so good. Most of the time we ask why things like this happen... This time we should only thank God that this massive earthquake met its minimum destruction.
This week we finish up at the orphanage and the school. Today was possibly our last day at the school and tomorrow will be our last day at the orphanage... Going into yesterday I really felt and had been feeling for sometime the Lord leading me to share the gospel with some of the kids that I've gotten to know. Oddly enough though I didn't expect Lydia to be gone this week so yesterday I had to step out a bit and share my faith with them in their own tongue... It was amazing because I spent most of the day with Frankie, a young boy who was almost killed by his father 5 years ago. We sat and talked about everything from the earthquake to his painful past. He loves the Lord and realizes his presence in his life. Later on I got to spend 15 minutes or so sitting with a group of about 5 or 6 sharing scripture verses with them. One boy who was in the orphanage due to his parents getting deported, began crying. I began talking directly to him and I reached out and held him close to me. Amazingly enough, it wasn't 2 hours later and his aunt and uncle arrived to tell him his mother was on her way to pick him up! It was so great and before I left I asked him if he wanted a bible. He said yes and it seemed to add to his excitement, so maybe God brought him there just for this last week to have this seed planted in his life! If that ain't Romans 8:28 then I don't know what is...
So here are the upcoming events... Friday we are going to be staying home to work on three dramas we have been asked to do by Paul for possibly two youth services next Friday. We already have the dramas, I think we just have to coordinate them. I've been told I'll be Jesus since I'm the only guy... I hope they're okay with a white, 21 year old, bald Jesus. It's sort of ironic because the town we are going to is called Oak Ridge! Except this Oak Ridge is a mostly black town as apposed to the Oak Ridge near Knoxville which is known for it's... demographically converse layout :) gotta have political correctness.. Anyway I will be speaking as well at this service which will be a lot like preaching just called speaking since preaching is what preachers do... haha... I've already been in prayer about what to speak on and I'm leaning toward Hebrews 12:1 so check it out and tell me what you think... This weekend we will be going to the local dump to hand out Baleades, a local but tremedously amazing food, and minister to the people there. Also don't forget... The U.S. plays Honduras in a World Cup qualifying match on Saturday so turn on the tube if you can, as long as ESPN isn't playing wemon's church league softball or the 1986 Rose Bowl you will surely be in for a great game. I will hopefully be hanging out with some 200 or 300 Hondurans at the church we go to, wearing my new Honduras national team jersey on the outside and my red white and blue on the inside. I think it is going to be an amazing time of fellowship and bonding for me!
On Monday we will head out at Roatan, a very poor part of Honduras on the Caribbean coast. It is also known for its coral reef, ranked 2nd in the world! We will be there all week long for not only the youth services but also for a conference for all English C.O.G. churches in Honduras.

Anyway I hope everyone is doing great and I know many of you are following me even if it doesn't show it on the main page. Thank you for your prayers and support. God is doing a great thing here and I'm learning so much. Anything from cleaning the dishes to playing soccer with the kids, God is showing me that it can all be done with full enthusiasm and contentment. I think this opportunity for me in Honduras this summer is not only a great way to do real ministry but providing me with many opportunities to stretch myself and grow in my character, gifts and talents as well as develope a love for people of all kinds. Keep praying and seeking the Lord! I love you guys and good night and as we Hondurans say, En el nombre del Padre, el Hijo y el Espiritu Santo Amen!