Its been two months... but I have returned to my trusty blogger world... trying to re-set everything up and catch up with old friends...

So here's the update on my life...
I am engaged to Rebekah Edighoffer, we are in the middle of planning our wedding for October 24.

I was reflecting earlier today about marriage and life together. I realized that I have grown leaps and bounds in the last two months, becoming the man of God who I am called to be. For the last year I was spinning my wheels doing my own thing and now due to some friends and some readings God has spoken to my heart and dragged me out of the muck and mire I put myself in. Praise God for His tenacious mercy.

I am learning how to live within a budget and how to get out of debt. I have squandered everything I had and let cash burn a hole in my pocket. Please pray for my wife and I as I learn to spend correctly. I see the potential for issues there and I am asking God daily for an attitude of humility and for wisdom as I learn to spend correctly.

In light of all this, the vehicle I was driving an 87 Ford Ranger died when I got back from San Diego. I lost my job @ a church working for Breakpoint. I worked and worked at getting a job and then found some temp work in Holland (45 min away)

God provided a ride to Holland and then provided the work in Holland. After working their for a couple of weeks I bought a car to relieve my roommate who was driving me back and forth from Holland everyday. the car was a Diesel Mercury Topaz, something like an 1984... 7ish days after I bought it it blew a head gasket sinking that vehicle.

God again provided with my cousin who had an extra car for while and loaned it to me until I could purchase another one. Just last week I was able to return his car back to him when I bought a '89 Subaru... nothing spectacular... although don't follow me when I'm trying to get on an expressway with an uphill clover leaf entrance. (it tips the oil pan just right and creates a smoke cloud which remains for about a minute... causing the people behind me greifed looks as the inhale oil fumes.)

I wish to have a more efficient vehicle but I know that I have to spend wisely right now and have a vehicle that lasts through December.

we are still planning our learning Journey. and during wedding planning it gets difficult to keep everyone posted on all of the happenings... but here is the list of countries we have been confirmed to go to:
Netherlands
South Africa
Egypt
Kazakhstan
Thailand
Japan

More details to follow... I must return to work

oh yeah and currently I am working that Temp job in Holland but I expect to sign a contract here this week... please pray for good opportunities here.

Thank you all for sticking it through my silence.

more later.

peace out