THE LOST SOLDIER THE ULTIMATE PRICE TO PAY

the date is jume 26th 2008 iam at jakes barin Norfolk Nebraska today i stopped at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the priest gave me 30 dollars to go have a beer on him and the rest to eat on from here iam headed back to Cincinniti and the yellowribbonsupportcenter this seems to be a pretty cool little bar and the people here are friendly the last couple days have been kind of stressful i had to deal with charasmatic salvation freak churchs not real friendly or willing to help even had another lutheran pastor give me a hard time iam now at St, Johns Lutheran church in Wisnor Nebraska i had a pretty coo,l time at jakes bar just talked with people about my journeys and drank a beer for the priest i talked to the pastor about my journeys and the voucher system churchs hide behind as an excuse not to give money he stated that was how churchs could control peoples actions i explainned i had been on this journey over four years every town has a ministerial association they all use vcouchers churchs that dont want to help will hide behind the voucher system and the ones who help do it in the name of jesus ive been handed thousands of dollars over the last 51 months and never once used the voucher system other thern one time the police department used a voucher to put me in a motel rather then take me to jail for public intoxication iam now in West Point Nebraska at a congregational church a mix between the methodist and church of christ iam trying to find work to earn money to get out of here lastnight a lutheran pastor put me in the super 8 motel iam anxious to get back down to the southern united states the people are much friendlier there the upper-penensula wisconsin minnesota north and south dakota and iowa have been very difficult to get thrui its hard to explain but its been rough churchs willing to put me in motel fairly easy willing to let me earn money to go on totally different its a beautiful day in the state of nebraska and it is peaceful in this area no graffitti or litter the people look at me like who the hell is this idiot on a bicycle and what is he doing here iam nwo at the regency lodge 909 south 107th ave Omaha Nebraska an Expiscopalian priest let me do some yard work and earn some money but its been a warm eide today as i start to get back into humidity it looks like i have o go back thru Missouri