Meeting Topped with Drama Practice.

  Yesterday things became real.  When I say "they became real," I mean, yesterday was the day when the fact that the senior class is going to Romania!
   The meeting began with a totaling of all our monies, then an overall description of the trip.  Mr. Vogel then continued on with his speech and told us what we needed to bring while throwing in his humor here and there. 
   After the hour and a half long meeting, the drama team journeyed to the field house and performed each skit.  Then Who's the Master? skit practice began.  We started off slow, but near the end, we got a lot accomplished. 

I am beyond excited for the rest of the preparations for this trip.  Thank you God, for puling me in this direction.  It has helped me become closer to God in so many ways! Please, if you ever get the chance to partake on a mission trip, don't turn it down!

 

Colossians 4:5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 

Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers

Keep on Fighting

  There may come a point in your life when you stop and ask "what is the purpose of all this?" I know I have enough times.  Sometimes It can be hard to continue "fight(ing) the good fight," but God reassures us that He is waiting for us in Heaven; suffering will surely end.

  Suffering may be apart of your life right now.  Only in the past five months, since I began senior year, there has been a lot of instances where people in my life could have left the sight of the Lord.  But even as they underwent these tough times, they remembered the purpose of suffering, and their faith in the Lord only became stronger through the outcomes.  Job 36:15 states "But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer.  For he gets their attention through adversity."  Not only can He get the person's attention who is actually being involved in the suffering, but also those related or observing the particular means of suffrage.
  Jesus suffered BIG TIME on the cross; the purpose of this suffering was to enable us to have a relationship with Him and be able to spend eternity with Him, although we are sinners.   Many may ask, "Why would a loving God allow suffering, hatred, and bad things in this world?"  We must remember that he has given free will to humans because of how much he loves us; is it TRUE love when you are forced? NO.  And remember, if it wasn't for suffering, Jesus would not have died on the cross; his death shows true love as well as a genuine choice for God shows our true love for Him.  Without free will, non of this is possible - love is only possible through free will.
  
It's hard to find a purpose on your own.  I have been searching for my future's purpose/career for a long while now; I have a few ideas, but nothing for sure. With the pushing of my father and the uncertainty of my decisions, the road has been kind of bumpy; but that's the cool things about God, He is good, and all things are good because he is in control.  When you look back on the road, you will realize those bumps made a perfect piece of art: you.

God never want you to give up.  He is the voice in you head that is constantly telling you to keep going.  He is the motivation that fuels ambition.  He is the power source of a seemingly weak man's struggle; He makes you strong. In some aspects, He can be explained; in others, one must have a relationship to understand.  No one fully understands Him, but He fully understands us.  And one day we will all be able to look at the world as He does; we will meet face to face and fully understand the purpose of all this, to include the bad things.

I know I have changed much so far since the beginning of senior year.  I pray Romania will help open my eyes to my purpose and what I must do, according to God, for and in my future.  I am so glad I said "yes"" to this trip; it has changed my life.  
I have experienced joyful change, and I cannot wait to share it with others to where they will want to change also.  
Change must occur to save people from death: spiritual death.

Bake Sale One and Done.

  My bake sale which my friend and I hosted turned out to be a success.  Through this bake sale I learned: any money goal is reachable, I enjoy to cook. . . sometimes, AND I am NOT good at making cookies.  Let Elizabeth make anything (to include: cupcakes, cakes, cake pops, candy) but once you give her the cookie mix, be prepared for oatmeal balls instead of oatmeal cookies.  Other than a little mishap during cookie making, and my sister, the chef genius, coming to my rescue, the bake sale was very successful!
 
  After two failures at making cookies, the non-burnt and non-oatmeal ball formed cookies were put toward the customers, where as the ugly ducklings were given to my mom.  Happy four month early birthday, Mom!

Master of Adam and Eve

  Here is a sneak peak of part of our new Who's The Master skit.  
This skit is comprised of many new moves, many of which look complicated, but are nothing more than fun to do.  The Class of 2013 Mission Trip Drama Team was excited to start their skits; and after they completed learning the first skits, they observed harder ones.  This is only the beginning, but the outcome looks promising.

Starting with prayer and ending with "Drama Pants"; our work in between.

  
   December 6, 2012 - After a hardcore two hour practice, leaving with red marks on knees, but thankfully no broken bones, the team learned there will be a need of knee pads and gloves.  This skit is legit, and we mean business.