Down N Out

So I got some news today that my Granpa Ed got taken to ICU last night. They told my father that he'd better say goodbye because they didnt think he was going to make it through the night.

You dont realize how much you love someone untill reality strikes that they wont be with you much longer. My Granpa Ed is a wonderful Man. I Lost my Mom's father when I was pretty young so maybe thats why it didnt affect me as much. My grampa ended up making it through the night and I am very thankful for that. It brings tears to my eyes thinking that I might not be able to say goodbye to my Granpa Ed. At least not in person. My heart hurts for my Father. I cant imagine loosing someone who has been with you since you first came into this world. I am praying fervently that if God decides to Bring my Grampa home before I see him that I will be blessed with a dream. A dream where I get to see my wonderful Grandpa one more time.

I also got some other bad news that I am not allowed to share with you. But these two things have haunted my night so far. I want to rest in the fact that God has all things in his hands.

Please Pray for my Grandpa Ed. My Father Ed. and my Family.

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Michael Jackson Tribute.

My Tribute to Michael Jackson.

Well I had a good time at Charles' house. It was good to get away. He gave me some Jerky that was amazing. He killed it and dried it. I think it was Impala. Me and his two kids, Stephanie-11 and Andrew-7, took a ride in the back of the truck as the sun was going down. as we left I said "its gonna get cold you two should get a jacket" they said "nah its not bad". once the sun went behind the mountain it dropped and as soon as I started thanking God for my jacket a heard a small voice say "Cory... can I borrow your jacket" I froze to death. Now I know why parents bring the kids jackets. Its a selfish thing. Then I woke up this morning with a sore throat and stuffy nose.

So Today we woke up at 5 and had coffee and Tea. then went to church, but before I got there.

Something thats a little weird is a lot of people have Maids here. Its hard to get used to. Even Shirley had a maid that comes 3 days a week and does dishes and cleans the house and even does my laundry. My mom didnt even used to do my laundry!! hah just kidding love you Mom. But anyways I never know if I am allowed to help them. Like when we were leaving the farm there are gates that had to be opened and as we pulled up they told her to get out and open the gate and I just jumped out and said "Ill do it" then when I got back they said thanks but I wondered if they would rather me not open the gate, or clear the table, or help load the car. ok back to church today....

So we went to a church called "Potters wheel" I was hoping the pastor would be that Potter that came to our church but nope. So since I have lead worship for so long I am very in tune to the band ya know. Like I hear mistakes and whats to loud and who cant sing and who can. And I realized that the drummer stuck out. pretty bad. Like in quit times he would be to loud and he always played loud. No dynamics. So I finally get a look at him and he was wearing sun Glass's!!! INSIDE! I started thinking "Who is this tough guy? I'm gonna kick him off and teach him a lesson." So after the service I go to check out the drum set and I see him pull out what looks like 3 drum sticks then he folds them into a pole. Like a thick tent pole. And I see two guys help him of the stage. HE"S BLIND!! OH NO. I felt HORRRRIBLE!! Another smack in the face from God. So I guess I shouldn't be so quick to pick at people talents.

Anyways after church I came home and put some pictures on my computer and I'll upload them to facebook maybe tomorrow.

This boys name is Dumas.
He is amazing and followed me around
all day as I was at El Shiddai.
He is an orphan.
He mostly frowned and only smiled
when I took the camera out.
Please pray for this boy.
I dont know what his past holds but
I know it would most likely break our heart.

Thanks for readin.

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Weekend Away.

Hey everyone. 

Just to let you know I forgot that if any of you want to donate money to my trip you can also donate straight through PayPal. My Paypal E-mail address is FIGCWW1434@gmail.com.

The group loaded up on the bus this morning on their way to the JoeBurg Airport. I miss them already. So many good people. It is nice to have an evening to lay low.

Anyways me and Michael just got invited back up to Charles' house (with the outdoor pooper) to relax a little bit. its been a pretty crazy week. So I'm gonna take that offer. I will be talking with El Shiddai this weekend and getting more information on my stay there. I will let you know as soon as I find out more information.

Keep Lookin Up....HE'S COMIN!!!

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Only God Knows.

This is the kinda stuff you find in an African Market.

This trip has been amazing so far. So since I last wrote Young Hearts has gotten a lot better. Someone mentions to the mom's that the kids were being a little out of control and they came and told me that they would take them out. Ever since we have had some GREAT conversations. And I even heard one of them singin last night!!

So anyways yesterday we got to go to the El Shiddai property (where Kristin and Lauren McGraw are staying) and I got to work with the Preschool kids. Tough job huh? El Shiddai is a Children's Home that has a school on the property. Well the room they use is the Sanctuary and our group was doing a clinic in there so we just had to take them outside. Suddenly it got VERY windy and CRAZY clouds were rolling in. They were supposed to stay until 12 but at 1130 the teacher (who spoke little English) said "It might rain. send kids home early" So they say a prayer and the kids just get up and go every direction. I get scared and wonder where their moms are and then I realize that they all just walked home!!! LITTLE KIDS! IN THE EYE OF A HUGE STORM!! On the way home we drove about 30 minutes and I saw one of the boys in our class run out to the road and wave. Who knows how long it took him to walk.

Anyways I'm glad to say they all made it safe. We got to meet with them again today INSIDE the room. It was much quieter and easier to keep track of them all. It was amazing. I got to play many songs with them including "Thumbs Up." The teachers had all this craft stuff that someone donated that she had never used. So we got to show her fun stuff to do with them. The cutest thing was how when you ask them to sit on the benches and you sit down they RUN to sit next to you. 3 were on my la p and two on each side holding my hands.

Anyways the El Shiddai mom, Charmain, told me that they had been prayin for a young man to come live with the boys in the Boys dorm. She told me to pray about it. I have been for two days now and I believe its what God wants me to do. At least for a month. I have to get more pictures of this place for you. Its honestly like Heaven On Earth. On the top of a Mountain peak. It WILL be different. I am not sure what the food will be like. There will be no Internet access. So I am sorry If I cant update my Blog as much as I have been. I will be writing a lot in my journal so I wont forget the stuff that happens. This isnt a done deal but its lookin like Gods pushin me that way. And thats what this trip is for. Please keep me in your prayers in this time.

One of the boys I would live with is Ndimiso. Please CLICK HERE to learn more about his story.

We have one more day working with the group and then they go home on Friday. Its been fun being busy all the time. I am giving David a ride to the airport on Friday and if God decides I will be seeing him again before I come home.

P.S. CLICK HERE to see some of El Shaddai. These pictures are old so it has changed a lot since then but you get an Idea for the view. or you can Google search "El Shaddai Swaziland" and see more pictures.

Thank you again for all you prayers and support.

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I Got Nuthin.

Hey guys.

Not feel so hot tonight.

Today was AMAZING. We had the Project Canaan land Dedicated to God and there was an amazing service. All three Children's home's got together and we had a blast kicking balls around and playing with those parachute things and throwing Frisbee's. We have been planning this thing since I have been here and I'm gonna get some good sleep tonight knowing its over.

So I've been having some trouble with the Young Hearts group. First of all worship is pretty much me singing songs with people looking at me. And the time that we have to share about our day is either silent or OUT OF CONTROL. And most of the time its out of control. I have seen two things that have led to this.

First of all this year HFA has put a top limit on the age of young hearts. They said "about" 21 and under. We have about 4 or 5 college students that arent able to come. (its not like they have asked but I get the feel that they dont think they would fit in with bunch of youngins.) You see in Kenya it was a more of what we called a "young AT heart" meeting. So most of the time we had more than a few adults who joined. Now I see why that was SOOO great. First of all the adults arent scared to sing. And when some people sing, most people sing. Second of all they usually start of the sharing and others feel more comfortable. THIRD of all when you have older people it makes most of the youngins not act up so much. And this works the opposite as well. When you have LITTTLE LITTLE kids it makes the others suddenly turn into little kids. Which leads me the the second reason.

We have about 3 kids on this trip that are like 7 years old. 2 girls and one boy. All three of them have come to young hearts all three nights. This has ruined every bit of silence and control that we finally get. Last night in the middle of the last slow worship song (right as the feel was getting good) the girl started flicking coasters together. So I said her name quietly and as soon as I closed me eyes she started again. The kids ended up leaving the room a MESS tons of trash on the ground so tonight I told them right off the bat that it was very disrespectful and to not leave trash to which the same girl responded by throwing her trash on the ground. When I asked her to pick it up she said "I will.... when I leave" and threw ANOTHER piece of trash down. I ended up getting very mad and having a serious talk which made the night very awkward for me. Like I was a bad person.

I am sorry to throw all this on you guys but Its just I remember young hearts being and AMAZING, emotional, deeep time. And this is far from that. Its a little late now to say "Ok, now young hearts is for all ages" or "Ok, now we dont allow little kids" I'm just hopping they will be ok with making some changes for next months trip. Sorry again I'm kinda venting and was hoping you could pray that I dont say anything I regret, and that I make the most of this time with the kids.

On a lighter note. Morning worship, before devotional, is awesome. The adults arent scared to sing and I even see people raising their hands and closing their eyes. Its very rewarding to see while leading worship.

Anyways I'd hate to complain and sorry if I put anyone down or gossiped.

Thats all. Tomorrow is a New Day.

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Bury Your Own Poop!!

Hey everybody,

So looks like I've been pretty busy these last couple days and it wont change for another week or so.

Quick Recap.

Monday we went up to the Land and Dug Poop Holes. You see they have Porta-Potties here but they are different. These ones dont have a bottom. So my job was to dig holes that we would put the Porta-Pottie over. Exciting right?!?! As you can see in the picture they were pretty deep. about 2 and a half feet deep and a over a foot wide. We dug 5 holes and they want 9 toilets. So 4 to go right? Well We found out yesterday that they only needed 5!! Sweet. But there's a problem. Turns out that 4 of the toilets we dug are the ones they decided to remove. Yeah so we gotta fill those in a dig 4 more!... O well. TIA.









Tuesday we didnt have a car to get up to the Land so we stuck around the house and I got to get a frame put on the back of the sign so we could hang them. We ended up getting them put up and they look GREAT! See the picture above? its the little tiny one on the top Left. hah. I also found that I am in charge of all Media on this trip. For the Land Dedication this Sunday I must have speakers and music and all that Jazz. So I had to plug all the stuff in and make sure it works. I think it does. ALSO DAVID KARIOOKIE ARRIVED!! So we went to pick him up at the airport and he is stayin down the hall from me. Its good have have another familiar face around here. Makes it easier. I miss a lot of Fallbrook. People and the town itself.

ok so today we woke up and had to go unpack a container that Heart For Africa had shipped over from the States. It was FULL of stuff for the projects when the groups come and of stuff for the Children's Homes. Then we delivered some stuff to the New Hope and had a (Staff) meeting about the next couple weeks. Janine had to remind me that I'm staff when i got distracted and wasnt listening. hah I'm not so good in meetings. But I have a lot of stuff I have to do for this Sunday (The Project Canaan Dedication) and for the week that the group is here. I have to do morning worship and Young Hearts Worship. I am very excited to lead Worship again. I dont realize how fulfilling that is untill I dont do it.

Anyways Thurs. and Fri. we have to finish digging 4 more poop holes and gather fire wood for the BBQ on Sunday. Then Sat. i am going with the group up to one of the Orphanages to help them work. THEN sunday is the Land Dedication. I am sure a lot of this will change. But until then I'll try my hardest to keep you all informed.

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Cottage Cheese

Hey Friends and Family,

Its June 15th, at 3:40 PM. My Time. So 6:40AM your time. Most of you are most likely sleeping OH WEIRD! I just realized Church hasn't even started yet!!!

Anyways I just wanted to let you all know that my signs are finished!!! And I am so proud of them. It is nice being able to put my God Given Creativity into action. I put some before and after pictures up. It was going to be only two signs then Ian Maxwell came along and said we needed three... Turns out we only needed two. THANKS IAN! But it will get used. Anyways one mistake I made was thinking that I can wash Oil Based paint off of the brush like Latex Paint... NOT THE CASE!!! This is AFTER I scrubbed with soap for 20 minutes. Then I found Paint Thinner.


So remember that one time I told you about my awesome morning?!?! Today's wasn't as good. Firstly i woke up and realized my bread had gotten moldy. THEN I decided I would like some milk. I proceeded to the fridge where I pulled out the milk carton to take a swig (Yeah right out of milk carton!!! Just like my big bro's taught me) After the first gulp I felt a lump. I spit what hadn't gone down my throat into the sink only to see more lumps... My worst Nightmare had come true. COTTAGE CHEESE!!! I looked at the side of the carton and it said "Use By 07/06/09" ITS ONLY THE 15TH!! Then I looked at my roommates milk and it said "Use By 19/06/09"... Yeah. It seems like in Africa they put the Month after the Day. My milk was a week expired. Not a good start.

Later we went to a church in Down Town Mbabane. (capitol of Swaziland) Me and Micheal had gone there yesterday to check out the city life and walk around the Mall. I think this is the first time i have not wanted to buy ANYTHING. I can barely fit the clothes I brought in my backpack. I'm sure I'll end up leaving some. But I LOVED walking around the streets. Its SOOO hectic. Cumbie's (Cooooom-Bee's) are little VW Vans that drive people around like Taxi's. Every were you look there is someone yelling or someone almost getting hit by a car or children running in the streets. So many different people with so many different stories. Anyhow church was good. A little different then I would have expected. The pastor was some guy from Alaska. he was good. Nothin like Pastor Phil. We are going to check out a different church next weekend.

Well I am excited because me and David Kerry-OOKey are running the Young hearts part of the trip coming in this Friday. I guess there are about 65 people arriving. The July trip has 150 people!! Oh yes i'm just gonna put my other pictures on Facebook. If you want to see them just CLICK HERE!!! Some of the pictures you've seen. Some you havent.

I guess thats all for now. Enjoy ur Day/Night/Morning/Evening or whatever else it might be.

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Time for some spiritual "MEAT"

Talk about a work of Art.

So one good thing about this trip is the free time I have to read the word and connect with God.

When I first came I remember praying, asking God to connect with me. It seems kinda selfish the way we look at this fuzzy feeling we call the "Holy Spirit" If you've felt this then you know exactly what I'm talking about. But it seems we make this feeling into a exchange. There have been many times I have been worshiping God and been let down cause I cant feel the Holy Spirit. I have to put myself in my place and realize that we worship God because he deserves it. Not because of what WE get out of it. Now I do believe that if you try a particular worship service for a continuous time and NEVER feel the Holy Spirit then you should SERIOUSLY pray about staying or going. We all enjoy different kinds of worship and if you cant draw into Rock Worship than obviously you wouldn't go to "The Rock" :-) (Great Church in San Diego) Anyways working at the church for the past ~4 years has made it very tough to feel the Holy Spirit at certain times. When your walk with God connects with your Job there is a Tug of war that happens inside. And its up to us to decide who is going to win.

For the past several months I have realized that I havent had a One On One moment with God in quite a while. I feel him move during a sermon or during worship but not just me and Him. So that was my prayer was to "Feel" God in the intimacy of two. And if He decided I didnt need than then that was ok by me.

Well I felt Him this morning. It wasn't a knock me on my butt kind of feeling. Just a subtle reminder that He's listening. To everything I ask. Everything I think. Everything that enters my mouth before it even gets there. I've been reading Ezekiel and at first it was pretty bland. A lot of God telling the people of Israel that a wrath is coming so WATCH UR BACK! But its very repetitive. Or so i thought. Till I started reading it as a Poem. I've always tried reading the Bible as a Novel or Story. I started to realize how beautiful the words and sentences became. I started to realize that every person I've met with creative ability was a Creation it itself. And if I admire Art, or Poetry, or Music, how much more I would admire the Creator of ALL OF THIS!!! HOLY CRAP!!! The spirit is flowin. Can you believe that God Created Creativity!!! Ezekiel has come to life! He talks many times about Falling on His face before God and I now realize why.

I pray that the scripture would come to life for all of you.

"Making the simple complicated is commonplace;
making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity."
-Charlie Mingus

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I LOOOOOVEE Glass's!!

K I know its been a long time since my last post. I have two excuses...

Firstly, the Internet has been buggin out lately.

Secondly, there hasn't been that much going on. Well there has but nothing too exciting. I think I already told you about these Glass's right? Well people have brought them over the years and there are about 3000 pairs. And me and Micheal (My roommate) have a machine that reads them. We write the reading down on a card and stick the glass's in a zip lock back and move on.... This is what my past 3 days have consisted of!!! Although as you can see I found a pair that fit me very well.

Ian Maxwell arrived a couple days ago. I love that guy. So Shirley made us dinner last night. Some dish with Mash Potatoes, Cheese, Beef, MUSHROOMS, EGGPLANT, AND ZUCCHINI!!! and I ate it with a smile on my face. If you know me at all you know I'm picky. But it was actually pretty good. So anyways I guess I started complaining about how boring it is to do glass's all day. And Shirley shut me up real quick when she said "I hope you know that every pair of glass's you read are going to make someone VERY happy" She's right.

The weather here has been very odd for this time of year. Very Cloudy and Wet and COLD. I didn't think of packing for cold. Oh yeah we also got to work on a sign that were gonna put up at the "Project Canaan" land!!! well 2 of them actually. I will take some pictures as soon as were done. I'm pretty proud of those.

SOOOO I cooked my CHICKEN!!!! AND POTATOES!!! couple nights ago I realized the chicken was a day over expiring so I HAD to eat it. I cut it up and put it on the skillet (I realized we don't have any bakeing pan's) put some Seasoning on it and let that bad boy simmer. I might have cooked it to long cause I didn't want to see pink in the middle. But it turned out GREAT. Then the following night. MASHED POTATOES!! Kinda boring without Gravy though. I don't think my roommate trusts my cooking. So far he turned down my Chicken and Taters and The eggs i just made for breakfast.

(Ok bring it home cory...people are getting bored)

So to finish off I wanted to let you know that we have a group coming in one week from today. A LOT of people. I think a hundred or something. This following week i should be VERY busy getting everything ready for them and then while they are here I'll be running around a lot too. All that to say I will try my best to update my blog AMAP (as much as possible.....I just made that up) But the good thing is with all this going on I'll have a lot to tell you about.

Oh yeah CALLING MICHELLE ALONSO!!!! where did you get that Banana Bread recipe?? I have Banana's going bad. Thanks I miss you! and your whole family.

That's all folks. Until next time...Stay Classy San Diego.

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CELL PHONE!!!!!

Sup.

Quick update. I got a cell phone!! I'm pretty sure I can call you all in the states on it but it would take a lot of my minutes. There are TONS of calling cards you can get to call me for pretty cheap. Here is a link to just one of the many sites you can purchase them at...

http://www.nobelcom.com/phone-cards/calling-Swaziland-from-United-States-1-265.html

Also I am pretty sure you can text me somehow. They do a lot of that around here for some reason. I dont know how you would do it. or if it would charge me. LETS FIND OUT!!! Google it for me Leslie and let me know=]

ok so here is my cell phone number

6408541 Easy Right?... not really.

In order to call you have to dial 011+268+my number

So here is my FULL number

011-268-640-8541


Anyways you dont need the phone card to call but I am sure you will get charged crazy money unless you have it.

Can someone pass this on to my Mom and Dad. They would love to chat I'm sure.

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South Africa for a day.

Hey guys!!!!!!!!!!

Cory here reporting from a small Internet Cafe in Nelspruit, South Africa I am sure I butchered the spelling of this place but it works.

Anyways since I last spoke to you a lot has happened. but I'm paying by the minute so I will have to be brief. I dont have any pictures yet but Hopefully when I get home I can put some up. The farm we stayed on was AMAZING.(house pictured above) not much electricity but the view was spectacular!!! WAY back in the mountains of Swaziland.

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Let see Friday we woke up early and took down the carrel. VERY tough job. but that is were we are going to dedicate the land here pretty soon. We also helped clear the land where the first building is going to go. FULL day in the sun. OMG!!! I almost forgot. Sun Screen is hard to come by around here!!! I guess no one uses it. :-) So mom??? Lori?? wanna hook it up? also all they have is this Instant Coffee. Lori do you think you can find a small Coffee Press? like maybe a cup or two big? They have coffee grounds but I dont want to buy a whole coffee brewer.

Here is a picture of the view from the "pot"...Dont worry I wasnt using it at the time I took this picture =]

Ok, so Saturday the front end loader came by and pushed all the Cow Dung into a HUGE pile. then we had to unload it at a house. Not the best day of work. But the Shower overlooking the mountains made it worth it.

Then Sunday we drove back to our house got more clothes and came straight to South Africa. Now we dropped of the Land Rover to get serviced before the groups come. We spent a night here. very small room. Could only fit 2 beds inside and it was packed.

hmmmm I think thats all for now.

I love and miss you all.

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cory way.

Long Long day.

KFC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crazy huH?!?!? The was the first surprise of the trip. Today I slept in till about 9:30... and I went to sleep at about 8:30. It was beautiful. Today wasnt that eventful other than the KFC trip. We went up to the land of Project Cannan and I had to begin to break down a Carrall. I dont know if thats how you spell it. It was a lot harder than I expected it to be. We made a big dent in it though. We also brought the contractor up who is going to be putting the first building on.

For those of you who don't know, "Project Cannan" is a project that HFA (Heart for Africa) is workin on. Its a HUGE piece of land that they bought and are plannin on puttin an orphanage, a Dairy Farm, a lot of Gardens, and I'm sure other stuff. I am very excited because right now it is just land. I hope that when I leave we will have a lot done. It would be nice to see the fruits of my Labor.

I drove by a huge billboard that said "Broadband!!! THE NEW INTERNET!!!" I think they still have Dial up. Thats why it takes me 300 hours to upload a picture.

Anyways i will be staying up at the Farm for the weekend then on Sunday i will be taking the car into the shop in South Africa to get worked on. I most likely wont be able to update this blog till late Monday or Tuesday. So be patient.

I also think I am going to put my Photobucket on hold due to the lack of Broadband. Sorry. I will try to put as many pictures as I have time for on this Blog.

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NO CUP-O-NOODLES!??!

WOW!!! I have finally arrived at my dwelling place in Swaziland, Africa!!!

I have no clue what the finale total travel time for me was but I feel like I ate way to much and DID way to little. Here is the thing that sux about LONG plane rides, ALL YOU DO IS SIT AND EAT!! (other than read and watch movies and play games but the whole time you do those things your sitting) I feel like the plane would take off and they would pass out a meal, then I'd do whatever I could to make time pass and next thing I know I have ANOTHER MEAL! Its as if I were to wake up at my house in the morning and to sit at the counter and eat breakfast, then sit there till lunch time. Enough of that.

It is 17:20 and I am beat... even though all I did the past 2 days was sit and eat.

So now I am writing you from the comfort of my SWEET cottage. It is way nicer than I expected! Another man is living here with me his name is Micheal. Seems pretty cool. I am going to take some pictures of this place tomorrow and post them. The flight I took from Joe Burg to Manzini was a little different from the others. I could barely fit through the aisle. THIS PLACE HAS A BATH!!! I cant tell you how excited I am for a bath tonight.

So the girl who lives in the main house is Shirley. She picked me up from the airport. As I we were driving away It started to hit me. This is my home for at least the next 6 months. The people, are my neighbors, The roads are my means of traveling, and the Local markets are my means of food. Shirley asked me "Are you going to buy a car"? and I said "ahhh I dont know" and she said "It would help... You could get a nice Rav 4 for cheap...only $6500" HAHA. I proceeded to tell her that if I bought that car I would most likely be broke by next month.


NEED HELP!!!
I was assuming Shirley would do all the cooking but she told me today that I was on my own with that. I've never been a cook. They dont have Top Romin... Or Cup-O-Noodles.... Or TV Dinners... Or even Microwave Corn Doggs!!! So I bought Potatoes... I dont know how to cook potatoes. I bought Pasta Noodles...I dont know how long to boil them. I bought chicken breast assuming there would be a BBQ... THERE ISNT!!! What now? The oven? So all you moms out there need to answer me those questions and let me in on some EASY secret recipes.

Thats all for now. This post turned out longer than i had planned. Sorry.

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cory way

Joe Burg!!!

Hey everyone. Cory Here. Reporting from Johannesburg. I landed here after a 11 hour flight from London.

Just bought a coffee... 2 Bucks.... Way better than London. The flight seemed a lot longer than my first flight. I finished my Book "This Side Of Heaven" and when I was going through security one of the African workers saw it and asked me about it. So I said "You want it?" and he got very excited and said he would pray for me. I love nice people like him. I also met a girl from Australia. Evie. Pronounced E.V. It was totally a God thing cause she is going to work at an orphanage in Uganda for 3 months and she has an 8 hour lay over here and I have a 6 hour one. She is very brave coming from home and planning on spending 8 hours alone. In an African air port. She is next to me trying to have a conversation and I'm ignoring her so I can type this to you. That's how committed I am to this Blog thing.

It sux that I am a 5 hour drive from Manzini but I have to wait 6 hours for a flight to take me there. I might just Hitch Hike.

So I don't want to take to much of my Laptop Battery cause I cant charge it till I get to Swaziland. Oh yeah new Info!!! I might to go Kenya for a weekend while the CTK group is there!!!! I have to figure out details but I'll let you know if its Finale.

I Love you all and miss you all.

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"You Sound Like Your From LONDON!!!!"

Ok So I just landed in London and it seems I cant find free internet. I bought some online minutes at LAX and they were supposed to work here but I got no luck so far. SOOOO I am typing them out in Word and then I will paste them when I get internet again since the interenet wasn’t workin I decided to get some lunch or breakfast.. or dinner. I have no clue what time it is. So I went and got a Ceaser Salad and a Mocha….Yeah a Mocha. It was gross. But the salad was good. I went to pay my bill…… $25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy crap!!! If you ever visit london be sure to pack a lunch. So anyways the flight here went by very fast. I slept some, read some, and watched TV some. My watch says 9:49 AM. That’s Cali Time. I think hear it is like….17:49. Do the math. So far people are pretty nice. From here I fly to Johanesburg then have another 6 hour lay over. THEN my final flight to Manzini Swaziland. For now I gotta go find gate 50. Keep prayin I’m halfway there.

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See Ya Later U.S.

Sup My People!?!?

hmmm... Well first off even writing the title to this post makes my stomach hurt. I have so many people who love me in Fallbrook. I've always known it but this past week I have come in contact with so many people who would do almost ANYTHING for me. I am sure I look like a fool gettin teary eyed in the airport.

So back to my trip. Here I am in LAX. Its about 730 and the flight boards in about 30 minutes. I want to thank all of you so much for joining me in this Journey. I had a concert last night and raised about $800!! You are all amazing! Just the fact that you would give up a Sunday night to come hear me sing blows my mind. My mom and Leslie drove me down here today. We left CTK at 2:45... Supposed to leave at 2:00 But we didnt. Were "Way's" remember. But nonetheless I made it hear with time to spare. There were many people I didnt get to formally say goodbye to. I am sorry. I will try to document my 33 hour Travel to Africa as well as I can. I will also try to be short and sweet with my Blogs (despite what Kathy Ransbury told me) because I am sure you dont want to hear my ramble.

I will also be posting Pictures on my Photobucket. Click here to check it out. Bookmark it.(Sorry mom... I know you dont know how to do that :) Not any pictures yet. But there will be... give me time Alissa!!!

This is it. Here I go. My Chains Are Gone... For now.

I LOVE EVERYONE OF YOU!!!

Peace&Love...SPREAD IT!!!