Update for all my friends

Update September 2012

Date: 26 September 2012

So I started this blog site quite a few months ago and I completely stopped using it for reasons that I don't actually know.

Well I have recently decided that to keep you all informed of what's going on in my part of the world, even though there may not always be something "interesting".

Now it has actually been almost 10 months since 2012 has started and there has been some interesting and not so interesting things happen since then. 

First is first, the first Wednesday after starting back up at Faith Bible College for semester 2, I had gone to one of the water falls in Tauranga with a bunch of friends. Everyone was having fun while I took photo's on my phone. While helping one of my friends up the side of the swimming hole at the bottom I had slipped over the edge, just about falling into the fall myself ... (not so brainy I know) It's ok, I got my feet back on solid ground without getting wet (as I had everyone's electronic stuff in my pockets. Well on Thursday I got really sick. Like high fever, sweats, could hardly stay awake fore longer than half an hour. Found out that on my left leg where I had been bitten by a white tail (which happened either October 2004 or October 2005) cellulitus and so I ended up going into Tauranga hospital on that Friday and was there was 6 hours on a saline drip and got dismissed with oral antibiotics. From then on things just got worse. Ended up back in Tauranga Hospital that Sunday with a boil on my leg, the cellulitus had spread to half of my calf. This time I ended up staying there for 5 days, with strong intravenous antibiotics, and oral antibiotics. the nurses and doctors were doing tests to see what caused it this time, as well as being great. 

Went into Hospital, Feb 2012

Day I came out of Hospital, March 2012

Day they scrapped off dead flesh, March 2012

All that's left, as well as a swollen
foot and leg, April 2012

Day of my Birthday, March 2012

Well for my 22nd birthday I combined it with my friend Rochelle Harvey, who turned 23 the day before and we ended up having a rather interesting ball/karaoke. Everyone looked absolutely beautiful ... Yes, even the men.

Me, John, and Frank

Me, Ben, Te Raroa and Rochelle

Shirley and Greg Carpenter 

Well as of June 23rd 2012, I graduated from Faith Bible College, with a Diploma of Christian Ministry. The graduation was a lovely day. The ceremony was wonderful, meeting everyone's family's were great. Even the dinner with some of the graduating students was lovely. I must say though, the time that I spend at Faith was beneficial, and I did make some friends that I can class as life long friends.

I moved to Stratford to stay while I look for work. Mostly because it's close to my family, but i do admit, it is hard these days looking for work. 

when I was at CMWDT

So for those who will read this, its just a quick update of when I was at CMWDT

This is a couple of lovely ladies that attend TOUCH. (for the visually impaired) So the were blind and still able to knit

This was also at Touch. She was blind and played beautifully

This was at the drop in center. CMWDT. This is what she used to talk to people with words

One of the helpers/Staff. He also has a very minor disability, but unrecognisable.

When leaving Tauranga after the last semester 2011, I spent 3 weeks in Auckland. That was an experience. I was helping out at Christian Ministries with Disabled Trust in Onehunga, South Auckland. I learnt that those who have disabilities are just like those with perfectly abled bodies. They just need help in areas that due to certain malfunctions restrict them from doing. You can sit down and engage in conversations with them, you can have meals with them etc and they know what's going on.

I met up with a lady named Margaret who took me out and showed me disabled people are treated and how they act in town, or other public place.

I also got to see a couple of places where disabled people live. One was a self contained place and he had personal helpers but pretty much lived by him self, and the other place was a flat situation, and there were 3 guys and Margaret who lived in this flat. They had helpers too. Other homing situations is they can live with their parents or family members, or if their disability is very minor then they look after them selves.

Story to tell

There’s a story to tell,
To tell the people I’ve met, and yet to meet.
To put the smile back on their face
And the twinkle back in their eye,

There’s a road to take,
For those who lost their way.
To take them back hame,
And give them a bed at night.

There’s a well so full, and bread so warm,
For those who are thirsty,
And those who are hungry.
So that they may never hunger or thirst again.

There was a man,
Who was born - Sin Free.
Mary’s little white lamb, the perfect sacrifice,
Who came to die for you and me,
To take the price at Calvary