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So...it's been awhile but I think I'll start writing in this again...
So this weekend was really awesome. One of the best I've had, yet at the same time one of the saddest (I shall explain). Sooo...before i go into that, i'll recap the last two months. College is hard, tiring, but fun. The spiritual aspect of Cedarville is absolutely amazing, and I love it to death. ROTC gets tiring (get up four days a week at 5:00 a.m. for physical training) but it has benefits (i.e. being able to do 84 pushups and 60 sit ups in two minutes, followed by a 15:03 two mile run which isnt that impressive but for me its pretty good). Im getting better w/handeling my time so...
So yeah Friday. First we went to a Bible study for the Springfield Mission. That was amazing. I love being with those guys, just talking about helping the kids next week (tomorrow to be exact). Oh yeah, I'm involved in urban ministry now. We go into the middle schools in urban Dayton and form relationships with the kids, get to know them, take them out, help them, pray with/for them, play games etc. Went to the Cedarville highschool football game. That was sweet...they won 61 to 6, at least that's what it was when we left towards the end of the 4th quarter. After that went back to Maddox with Amie, Joe Lynn, Faith, Jordan, and myself and played Uno and Speed Uno until midnight. Good times lol...we smacked Joe lynn with a draw twelve followed by a draw sixteen. Alltogether she had to pick up 28 cards, amazing time. Saturday morning went to the Printy v Maddox game. Unfortunately Printy won, but I have friends in both so it's all good. Then followed the Lawlor v. Hill game, in which Lawlor won! YEAH LAWLOR! YAHOOO!!! Bit of dorm pride there :) I didn't see most of the fourth quarter. I was on the phone with Stephanied because about two minutes into the fourth quarter I realized what the date was. October 15th. My six month anniversary, and sweetest day. I felt so tied, so broken. I wanted to pick up the phone and make that special phone call and say...*TOP SECRET* (For those of you who don't know what's going on with Cassie and I, I will not take the time to explain now, suffice to say we are not separated, just taking a month break from one another to do some serious God-searching, heart-forming, relationship-evaluating, and strength testing.) SOOOO..then I came back from the game and this is where the fun started. First I went and helped out Habitat for Humanity build a house. That was just...satisfying. If I thought THAT was cool, what happened next has by far made my time here at Cedarville. i was
Nine guys, one girl, downtown urban Dayton, poor area desperatly needing Jesus. All of us arrived armed. Armed with a heart full of faith and belief. A heart dying to tell others. A nervous heart to say the least. We spent over an hour and a half walking up to random people telling them about Jesus. The time was so amazing I can't really explain it. We got so many different responses. The first guy really wanted to accept Jesus into his heart, but he wanted to do it in the privacy of hiw own home. He ASKED me for the track, he wanted to take it...it was so awesome. The next guy we talked to wasn't sure if there was a heaven, or a God for that matter. One thought heaven wasn't perfect, just better. Another thought God existed, but no heaven or hell. Another thought he was going to pergatory. Each time we just prayed before going in that God would give us the words to say. While at times we felt stumped, we just did our best to get the gospel out there, into people's hearts. It was so satisfying, so emotionally gratifying AND draining. If you've never done it, never done strict direct street evangelism, you have to. I want to go back, NOW. I will too...many more times. THis is yet just one step in the growing process. So many hard things happened the last week. One thing after another...Cassie, then I failed audutions to a play and worship band, ankle blew out (right one this time), i've failed the Physcial fitness test three times, and my grades werent doin that great. I looked back and just realized that when I asked God to change me, he didn't waste any time.
So today...we went paintballing. Good times. I got hit four times, not too bad. Once in the head, twice in the leg, and once in the *TOP SECRET*. Nothing hurt too bad. Not even the Top Secret shot.
SOOO i'm going to go either do my devotions or some homework. Later!
So this weekend was really awesome. One of the best I've had, yet at the same time one of the saddest (I shall explain). Sooo...before i go into that, i'll recap the last two months. College is hard, tiring, but fun. The spiritual aspect of Cedarville is absolutely amazing, and I love it to death. ROTC gets tiring (get up four days a week at 5:00 a.m. for physical training) but it has benefits (i.e. being able to do 84 pushups and 60 sit ups in two minutes, followed by a 15:03 two mile run which isnt that impressive but for me its pretty good). Im getting better w/handeling my time so...
So yeah Friday. First we went to a Bible study for the Springfield Mission. That was amazing. I love being with those guys, just talking about helping the kids next week (tomorrow to be exact). Oh yeah, I'm involved in urban ministry now. We go into the middle schools in urban Dayton and form relationships with the kids, get to know them, take them out, help them, pray with/for them, play games etc. Went to the Cedarville highschool football game. That was sweet...they won 61 to 6, at least that's what it was when we left towards the end of the 4th quarter. After that went back to Maddox with Amie, Joe Lynn, Faith, Jordan, and myself and played Uno and Speed Uno until midnight. Good times lol...we smacked Joe lynn with a draw twelve followed by a draw sixteen. Alltogether she had to pick up 28 cards, amazing time. Saturday morning went to the Printy v Maddox game. Unfortunately Printy won, but I have friends in both so it's all good. Then followed the Lawlor v. Hill game, in which Lawlor won! YEAH LAWLOR! YAHOOO!!! Bit of dorm pride there :) I didn't see most of the fourth quarter. I was on the phone with Stephanied because about two minutes into the fourth quarter I realized what the date was. October 15th. My six month anniversary, and sweetest day. I felt so tied, so broken. I wanted to pick up the phone and make that special phone call and say...*TOP SECRET* (For those of you who don't know what's going on with Cassie and I, I will not take the time to explain now, suffice to say we are not separated, just taking a month break from one another to do some serious God-searching, heart-forming, relationship-evaluating, and strength testing.) SOOOO..then I came back from the game and this is where the fun started. First I went and helped out Habitat for Humanity build a house. That was just...satisfying. If I thought THAT was cool, what happened next has by far made my time here at Cedarville. i was
Nine guys, one girl, downtown urban Dayton, poor area desperatly needing Jesus. All of us arrived armed. Armed with a heart full of faith and belief. A heart dying to tell others. A nervous heart to say the least. We spent over an hour and a half walking up to random people telling them about Jesus. The time was so amazing I can't really explain it. We got so many different responses. The first guy really wanted to accept Jesus into his heart, but he wanted to do it in the privacy of hiw own home. He ASKED me for the track, he wanted to take it...it was so awesome. The next guy we talked to wasn't sure if there was a heaven, or a God for that matter. One thought heaven wasn't perfect, just better. Another thought God existed, but no heaven or hell. Another thought he was going to pergatory. Each time we just prayed before going in that God would give us the words to say. While at times we felt stumped, we just did our best to get the gospel out there, into people's hearts. It was so satisfying, so emotionally gratifying AND draining. If you've never done it, never done strict direct street evangelism, you have to. I want to go back, NOW. I will too...many more times. THis is yet just one step in the growing process. So many hard things happened the last week. One thing after another...Cassie, then I failed audutions to a play and worship band, ankle blew out (right one this time), i've failed the Physcial fitness test three times, and my grades werent doin that great. I looked back and just realized that when I asked God to change me, he didn't waste any time.
So today...we went paintballing. Good times. I got hit four times, not too bad. Once in the head, twice in the leg, and once in the *TOP SECRET*. Nothing hurt too bad. Not even the Top Secret shot.
SOOO i'm going to go either do my devotions or some homework. Later!