Neither here or there

So today has been pretty uneventful, just good old data entry. I have enter in all the transactions that happen each month into this accounting program called DacEasy. It seems ancient, even though I just upgraded to the newest version! For my personal finances I use Microsoft Money. It's really helpful and keeps me on top of things. I don't have to remember account numbers to assign transactions or anything. But with the accounting software that I have to use for the mission; it just isn't user friendly. At the beginning I had to print off these 20 page booklet with all the different account numbers for each area/project/line item. What amazes me is that I don't even have the "Chart of Accounts" out on my desk anymore. I have every single account number memorized. So if you asked me what is the account number for Brazil's budget line item for the missionary training school, I would tell you.. "52100170 and don't forget to credit account number 411050 to show revenue received." Fun huh? It just makes me think about how amazing our brains are, that we can memorize things like sets of numbers. I can remember phone numbers for people I haven't spoken to in 10 years. Crazy.

It's been good to be home (Panama) for the last few weeks! But, I leave on Tuesday the 23rd for Venezuela and will be gone until Halloween. The trip to Venezuela will be quite long and there will be a lot of work. I haven't been there since February due to my other travels. I'll have to review all the books from February through October, redo their account numbering system, do an audit on Richard Ellis because of some problems we've had with them, and attend a church inauguration in western rural part of Venezuela! I'll be sure to take some pictures and hopefully post some on here. If not, they will be posted on my picasaweb site. http://picasaweb.google.com/jon.heisterkmp.


I think this is enough for now. Have a great day!