"I implore you to pray for me and my team as we head down there."

DodgerDogs says on Apr 4, 2008, 21:29:

I believe he may need a new travel agent . There are no new travel warnings against travel to Colombia.
According to this it looks like he stayed nice and safe in Bogota.

Back from Colombia

Sitting at my desk in my room is somewhat of an unrealistic experience. After leaving Canada two weeks ago to head down to Bogota to help run a camp for church leaders and camp leaders, taking thousands of pictures and being able to meet so many great people, I have to say that my heart is still back in Colombia. It is a difficult circumstance, considering I need to make sure that my heart is here at Kaleo.

After seeing and interacting with the culture and people of Colombia my heart has broken for the country. Seeing the children, laughing with them and then having to say goodbye, it brings me to the edge of crying. What is it that I can do, how can I possibly change any of this? All I could do when I was with them was take their picture then laugh with them as they saw their pictures. Is this really changing anything?

Maybe it's just my very tired brain going into overtime, maybe it's actually a passion within me that is starting come to the surface. All I know is that the faces of the people I met there are burned into my heart and mind.
Posted by Jordan on 3/29/2008 07:11:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: colombia, thinking


( If people would see I list the word he, not the word you. )

As the OP is not the one afraid of Colombia, the OP is the dude looking for a Cartagena hotel )

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

jmb161 says on Apr 4, 2008, 21:34:

I will repeat this again. THAT IS NOT MY BLOG. I randomly came across it and thought it was pretty ridiculous and funny.

Buongone says on Apr 5, 2008, 00:40:

jmb161. So what are you heading down to Colombia for anyway? If you don't mind me asking. That's just the State Dept throwing Paranoia your way. As in any travel to a country that you have never been too. Just be vigilant. Keep your eyes and ears open. Valuables in a safespot. Try to speak the language. Have a good time & enjoy the trip. You'll be glad you did. If not for any thing else, you will have a different perspective on life. Oh yea!! Take alot of pictures. Chao!

Medellin Traveler says on Apr 5, 2008, 02:49:

Sorry jmb61, but no amount of praying will save you from the dangers in Colombia, praying to God doesn't work.

You're on your own.

Have fun in Colombia!

Medellin es una chimba! www.medellintraveler.com

Frank Rizzo says on Apr 5, 2008, 02:51:

Actually....i disagree MT....praying to God...does work.......this is where the US has lost its way IMPO.

Medellin Traveler says on Apr 5, 2008, 02:57:

We do not need God to run our country, the greedy capitalist have destroyed this once great country through sheer greed... it's all about how much money one can obtain.

This world would be a better place without religion and gods, IMHO.

Medellin es una chimba! www.medellintraveler.com

robi666 says on Apr 5, 2008, 03:02:

LOL, this is one of the most laughable thread... poor jmb61... trying to explain that it is just something that he found on the Internet and none would listen... LOL

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

Frank Rizzo says on Apr 5, 2008, 03:04:

While i understand you....i disagree........ I'm guessing, you believe in strict evolution and that we're here by chance........ si??

Medellin Traveler says on Apr 5, 2008, 03:08:

Science proves evolution.... men who wanted to control the population wrote the bible.... I don't trust men in power, or those who seek to control the minds and lives of the masses.

Medellin es una chimba! www.medellintraveler.com

DodgerDogs says on Apr 5, 2008, 03:27:

MT: To each his but life had to start some where some way. Science has not proved we came from apes or a single cell big bang , as those are unproven theories.
I will not ever push my believes on you or anyone. But it's nice to have something to believe in.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

Medellin Traveler says on Apr 5, 2008, 04:05:

Agree that life had to start somewhere but it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with God or Allah.

I'm agnostic.

Religon scares me.

Especially those so-called religous folks who want to save the world, yet they are a freakin' train wreck, destroy loved ones lives while sacrificing their own family to help others. What a crock!

Medellin es una chimba! www.medellintraveler.com

jmb161 says on Apr 5, 2008, 05:34:

I am glad at least one person has some decent reading comprehension. Thanks robbi666!

goin_south says on Apr 5, 2008, 05:52:

all that said, MT, either way....
They've done more than a few studies about "the effect of prayer on the growth of plants''... and everytime... the plants that were a direct object of regular prayer, grew faster, bigger, more healthy.....

... Plants don't lie.
prayer is a force; use it for good.

and, thank you.

ellbee2 says on Apr 5, 2008, 06:51:

ahh,.. sorry goin south, but once again your wrong. Read this if your capable.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/health/31pray.html

"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there." Yogi Berra

RAAAY says on Apr 5, 2008, 06:56:

G- S.............you're so right about prayer............I'm praying that I get a couple of nice young hookers tonight......


.

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

ellbee2 says on Apr 5, 2008, 07:00:

BTW jmb 161, I got it too. Sorry for the slings and arrows your recieving for something you didn't write.

and to goin south...please provide us with these legitimate studies on prayer and plant growth. Cuz I ain't buying it. (and don't invoke the name of Masaru Emoto, because he has been proven to be a quack many times over)

"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there." Yogi Berra

jorgegdiaz says on Apr 5, 2008, 07:15:

Has anyone sent back back something to the department of state´s email warning ? I mean, when one gets those warnings from the embassy about not taking buses or blah blah...
it´s be fun to see their reaction

Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.

goin_south says on Apr 5, 2008, 07:18:

it won't work RAAY, ask elbee; he's probably been prayin for the Royals....jejee.. needs to try something else

and, thank you.

jorgegdiaz says on Apr 5, 2008, 07:21:

I don´t know about plants and praying ( I´m skeptical prone though) but according to Discovery´s Myth Busters plants growth is enhanced by music, and from different kinds of music used to play to plants, the one with the most growth was heavy metal.
Soon plants will be singing, " I wanna rock and roll all night, and party everyday..."?

Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.

tejasmarcos says on Apr 5, 2008, 07:59:

jd - now that's just ridiculous! everyone knows the ballad of the plants is still "sweet leaf" from black sabath.

my glass is getting shorter on whiskey, ice and water...

robi666 says on Apr 5, 2008, 08:36:

jmb161,
I posted that because I don't know you well and Ray is not around... otherwise you would have received the "jmb161 why are you saying that Colombia is so dangerous?" treatment...
it was a perfect situation for it... LOL

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

Juanes says on Apr 5, 2008, 08:39:

a reckon this prayer/religous group stayed in the PLatypus hostel in Bogota and never left.......muppets......they should try managua or san salvador or sao paulo if they think colombia is dangerous..

http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Juanes/

webmanco says on Apr 5, 2008, 08:39:

Medellin Traveler
This world would be a better place without religion and gods, IMHO.

It would not hurt, however, to ask for forgiveness before going south I mean traveling to dangerous Colombia. http://forgivenet.com/ :)

jmb161
I am glad at least one person has some decent reading comprehension. Thanks robbi666!
I am glad as well. Thanks Robbi666

It takes a lot more than decent reading comprehension and Robbi666 got it right.

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

Papi de Alejo says on Apr 5, 2008, 08:49:

I sure hope that this isn't how things work around here. Jmb161 says at the get go that it's not his post and immediately somene responds to him as if he were the author of the blog. Jmb again says these are not his thoughts and almost everyone ignores him. Is this how all the other threads go?

PdA

webmanco says on Apr 5, 2008, 08:51:

Kind of, people tend to jump into conclusions without doing the job right, but then again life goes on. Well maybe not.

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

goin_south says on Apr 5, 2008, 10:50:

any 'thought', be it a prayer, or otherwise,.... if held long enough, likely... will manifest, .. be it for good, or otherwise. Frank Rizzo? you think?

and, thank you.

Frank Rizzo says on Apr 5, 2008, 10:56:

There is no question about it GS...... you know..... the.....shhhhhhhhh.....Positive (and negative) life changing events are not just a factor of hard work and who you know........we could tell them....but it's a .................

Aaron21 says on Apr 5, 2008, 11:04:

Papi, many posters here jump at the chance to say the most controversial things or attack another poster. Most of the time they are illogical, repetitive, and blatantly stupid statements. You cannot stop or even contain these people. They have found acceptance on PBH for one reason or another - acceptance that they do not experience in the real world. I suppose a lot of people like these miscreants are online, however PBH seems to have a disproportionate share.

robi666 says on Apr 5, 2008, 11:18:

You are right Aaron, but why does Jmb161 hate Colombia enough to misinform people about this country?

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

Papi de Alejo says on Apr 5, 2008, 11:25:

Aaron & Robi, I agree. As to Jmb, I don't think that he hates Colombia. This one thread does not a pattern make. In fact in this thread, I think that he is trying to tell all of us who have affection for Colombia that our work may be harder than we think. I appreciate knowing that there are misinformed people out there who think that they have to dodge bullets as soon as they leave the airport a la Bosnia jejeje.

When my friends and associates talk like that I set them straight. In fact, I probably have about 10 people interested in seeing what Colombia is like for themselves. When strangers talk like that I walk right past them.

To the credit of the original author of the blog, s/he came back and talked about how much they enjoyed their visit. It would have been nice if they directly denoiunced their previous position but whatever.

PdA

robi666 says on Apr 5, 2008, 11:41:

PdA, LOL

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

Juanes says on Apr 5, 2008, 12:18:

exavtly robi, people like this are so not in the know and have too many preconceptions of what visiting colombia or parts of the country will be like. aaron/papi, take the time to read the link and you will see the words are misinformed for those of us who have spent time there...one other thing, when the guy gets back safely to canada maybe he will write a blog (like i have done when visiting cartagena through ipiales and every in between which is positive) or entry to see that he didnt need the 'power' of prayer and that his photography trip to bogota went well...none of us are getting at the poster , just the muppet behind the post with his blog on colombia......we get idtios like the blogger in the uk writing sensationalist articles all the time or putting colombia in a list as in the top ten for danger tourism like in the middle east or africa, and the thing that gets me is there are loads of other places in central america and brasil much dangerous and the blogger whose visiting should not be assuming, cos he makes an ass of himself.

http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Juanes/

Man Tequila says on Apr 5, 2008, 12:23:

I was going to write a post pretending I did not understand jmb's clarifications, but you dweebs have really made doing that kind of redundant. ;)

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

robi666 says on Apr 5, 2008, 12:28:

M_Teq, this is already getting hysterical LOL

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

Papi de Alejo says on Apr 5, 2008, 13:23:

I cannot explain the unexplainable. I cannot clarify the unclarifiable.

I notice that one poster edited his post and completely changed the essence of what he said originally. I'm done with this thread.

PdA

RAAAY says on Apr 5, 2008, 21:20:

Jmb...........I have been praying for you all day..............this is probably the reason that you have not been kidnapped or shot...................I expect to get paid for my prayers..........these do not come cheap...............please deposit 10,000 pesos for each prayer into my Bank Colombia account.

If I do not receive my prayer money I will cease and desist from all prayers.

.

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

Aaron21 says on Apr 5, 2008, 23:34:

Goddamn! It is amazing to me how fucking dumb so many people who waste time writing here really are - obviously not you ray, rob, papi, man tequila... holy fuck, if it is simply that you cannot read English, please write in Spanish and say so... the dumb ass nonsense gets old...

goin_south says on Apr 5, 2008, 23:45:

RAAY ... how'd it go with the 'Prayers 4 Hookers" today???
Reporta, por favor.

and, thank you.