Adios (36)

Dear Graduates,

We are all gathered here together here today with one purpose, the purpose of celebrating great achievement. These students have miraculously survived the last four years of High School. we are all proud of them and their achievement, and they all deserve great honor.

The graduates have worked hard. stood tall, together, through thick and thin, worm and cold, snow and rain, sad times and happy times, through trials and tribulations they have stood strong.

Now as they, the victors leave this place i would like to challenge them to keep going forward and to not look back, and to strive forward with the the goal in sight.

Good luck and may you be blessed all the days of your life, and until we meet again... Adios!

Five Years Older (35)

Five years from now i can see myself having a good life. I not only have just graduated from Undergraduate school with flying colors, but also was accepted into Graduate school. I have a nice apartment close to my school(hopefully California) and a nice car that God has blessed me with.

I also have a beautiful girlfriend that loves the Lord with all her heart. We are planning to get married, but we decided to wait with that until we finish school.

I go to church every Sabbath and I'm very active in outreach and other church activities. The skills i leaned at Bible Collage (AFCOE) really helps me reach out to my community and classmates.

There is nothing i need, not that I'm rich or anything but because i trust in the Lord to supply all my needs. I have nothing to fear for the future because i live day by day with God and he leads me in his paths.

I'm so exited for my future in my degree, spiritual walk with God and my plans to make a family. there is one thing that is really driving me forward is the fact that Jesus is coming very soon. I even think that He'll come back before i finish my degree. Yea!

DON'T GAMBLE!! (34)

In class today we read an article called, "Sore loser's suit blames her trouble on Casinos" It was bout a women who gambled her heart out and then sewed the casinos for her looses.

Well, here are some thoughts on the article.

Who's to blame? She is. It was she who gambled and couldn't control herself. Her argument was that it was the casinos responsibility to stop her. A women who's a author and lawyer should be able to control herself. She is the only one to blame.

She doesn't even have good basis for her lawsuit. Even though as i said it is the casinos responsibility to kick people out if their in danger. She still has to take responsibility. Shes just trying to get her money back.

Personal responsibility doesn't end.She was the one who got herself into it so she is responsible all the way.

Now some advice to our dear friend Ms. Taveras and to everyone. DON'T GAMBLE!

Invincible! (33)

Wow!!! Praise the Lord....! That's all I have to say about the trip. Where do I start?

The experience that stood out the most and that showed me that the Devil doesn't have any power over us when we have God on our side, actually happened in the beginning of the campaign. Our pastor had just picked us up to go to our site. The day before the pastor had explained how the Nicaraguan Police like to take advantage of foreigners. He said that for example the Police would not bother a car that was overloaded with natives, but would pull over a car with foreigners. The reason for this was because they might have more money than the natives.

So as we drove down the street, we could see a policeman waving us down. We heeded the polices commands and pulled over. While the pastor handed over the papers for the car and his licence, the rest of us in the car prayed frantically that the the Lord would come through for us. We knew that Satan was trying to stop and cause problems for us. So we prayed with faith and in the name of the Lord that Satan would have no power over us.

After looking over the papers the officer haded the papers back and told us to go on. Satan had tried to stop and discourage us, but the Lord came through. This experience gave us all assurance in our hearts that God would be with us the whole trip and that Satan would have no power over us.

Looking Back (24)

Time is flays by like a slug on a roller coaster, doesn't it. It is exactly that way with school, but only if your having fun of course. That's the thing, I have had fun, its been an awesome half year. It just seemed like yesterday i was registering in the AC. I remember how exited I was to start my last year of High school, hang out with new and old friends, and create new memories. And now its half over. Time does fly.

Friends are one of the best gifts God has given to mankind. Thought the fore years iv been at Weimar i have gained not just many friends, quality friends. Theirs one thing i have discovered this year about friends. before i have always wanted my friends to be nice to me and respect me, but I've realized that I haven't treated my friends the way i would want them to treat me. In the past i would get irritated when my friends would tell me a flaw in my life, until i read the quote, "A real friend stabs in the front." this really opened my eyes to what friends really are. I'm so thankful for all my friend, from this year and the latter.

Hush-Hush...Don't Tell (23)

If I told my friend a secret, I wouldn't want him to tell anyone. Some might think that a true friend will keep a secret under all circumstances, no matter what happens. But their is one exception. The only time I would want my friend to tell some one my secret is when it is a emergency situation, and it would save or benefit someone or me if the secret was told. Secrets are meant to be held. So in conclusion a true friend will always keep a secret, but will tell it if it will be for the good.

The Square Root of Beauty (22)

If God had come to me in a vision before i was born and asked me if I in my future life I would want to be a genius and be but-ugly or to be the hottest man alive and be dumber than a sheep. Now the question is, what would i answer? This is obviously never happens, but if it did i would rather have the brains than the looks.

If you think about it, good looks can only get you so far in life. You might become the best model ever, but what does that way up to eternally? On the other hand being smart get you somewere in life. You will be able to do good in school, youll be able to get a very good job, and most important you could use your brains for the forthbringing og the gospel

It dosent matter how good looking or smart you are, the only thing that does matter is that you know God made you the way you are for a purpose. And even if you are but-ugly, when Jesus comes again we will all be changed in the twinkling of an eye.