Special Needs Bowling
As I remembered this morning that we were going to The Bowling Alley to help with special needs, i got really nervous, but excited that i was going to miss school haha.. but more worried about bowling, questions started popping up in my mind like "why are we going?" "who am i gonna get?".. but when we got their and i was assigned to Lane 17 i walked up and meet four older ladies, at first i was overwhelmed by them, they were go excited to see me i didn't know what to do.. And as we started bowling, i just did the best i could to encourage them and help them.. than i realized about half way through the morning that they are not that much different from any of us, they like to compete, and they get excited when they do good, and upset when they don't, one of my ladies would even cuss and flip off the screen if she did bad haha so i was just here to encourage them.. Ashley also walked over sometime in the morning and took a picture of me and one of the ladies.. it was precious, as lunch got closer i was glad to have a break when i went to leave for lunch, like three of my ladies were like "are you coming back?" and really were concerned about where i was going or if i was coming back.. so we went to Chick-fil-a and came back and we started bowling again, when i got back I was excited to see them.. the day ended and as i was leaving one of my ladies asked if i could send her the picture we took together and i said yes so she gave me her address.. its so sweet, but as i was leaving all my ladies come over to me and talked to me and said that they had a good time! :)
I have typed all of this to say... i really enjoyed going, it was a different experience but definitely paid off, this made me realize that people out there are under privileged and don't get some of the opportunities that we get.. why? i don't know, but its a sad thing to think about..
Anyways, i hoped i made an impact on the people at special needs bowling and they see our servants hearts and God is revealed to them!
Thanks for taking us Mr. Mendenhall :)
-Dex
October 25, 2010
October 10, 2010
Assignment #5
Andy Braner
Day 1:
What makes the sky blue?
How do we know that there is a God?
How do we know we are alive?
Andy really questioned you and made you think, all these questions are questions that come up on a regular basis.. The sky looks blue but how we know it really is? It may just look blue.. We know that there is "a God".. he is abstract we cant see him but we have to have faith that he is there.. and are we just a butterfly in South Africa flying around and this is all a dream? I don't think that at all.. this is real life and there are the people that ask the questions "why" and there are the people who ask the questions "how" and we are all made different but we are all trying to answer these questions but it may just confuse us
Day 2:
Believe?
What do you believe?
What are other things you can believe?
Who is God?
*Romans 10:9 "That is if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe n your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."*
There are two types of truth:
Objective: we know something is true, he knows something is not true
Subjective: power to decide what is true
Stephen Hawking**
He is not a Christian but he knows exactly what he believes.. how? its so crazy but he is extremely strong in what he believes
*Genesis 1:1*
*Colossians 1:19-20*
What is your belief?
Day 2(in class):
is it wrong to want proof?
no, its not
Matthew is a tax collector(thief)
Paul wrote 3/4 of the NT, his name was later changed to Saul(murder)
Peter(fishermen, liar)
history: civilizations, empires, oppressors, battles
archeology: Hittites scholars for colleges
geographical: Jerusalem, Tigris-Euphrates River
Does the Bible contradict?
Matthew 27:5
Acts 1:18
The Bible never actually contradicts in these passages it says different things.. but its just maybe because of the different perspectives of the different people
Day 3:
Behave?
-How do you behave?
**Ideas have consequences**
Romans 12:2
John 6:51
John 6:53-58
*Whatever you digest, is what you become*
1) You are what you eat
2) Junk food changes you physical shape, just like your thoughts change your behavior
3) Junk food causes heart problems and confuses your bodies natural functions; just like unhealthy things hurt your body.
Colossians 2:8
4) Junk food tastes great in the short term, but in the long term leads to adverse side effects
5) An apple a day...
"keeps the doctor away"
Psalm 4:10-11
This is so true.. what keeps you healthy is the good stuff if you eat poorly than you will be in bad health.. When you give your body good food it makes you more healthy and feel better
Day 4:
skydiving?? yes please :)
Good spiritual food? Bad spiritual food?
Music is a big part of my life.. and we Andy played those songs and showed us the videos i felt bad because i knew almost every word to those songs and that is an awful thing to say but its true.. it made me think about what is actually going into my brain
Day 5:
belong??
what does it mean to belong to the world?
how do you belong to your friends?
Greatest Commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your hear soul and mind
What does it mean to Love your neighbor as yourself?
Jonah and the Whale
Do they deserve what they are going to get?
How will you change an orphans world?
"...look down our long nose of judgement.."
*BELIEVE*
*BELONG*
*BEHAVE*
Andy was a wonderful speaker, he was wonderful to listen to. He really challenged my mind to think.. which is something that is easy to do but it also very good for me.. but i believe that he answered some of my questions that i had and he definitely spoke to me.. I actually enjoyed Spiritual Emphasis Week this year and hope that next year will be similar to this one :)
Natalie Dexeus
Day 1:
What makes the sky blue?
How do we know that there is a God?
How do we know we are alive?
Andy really questioned you and made you think, all these questions are questions that come up on a regular basis.. The sky looks blue but how we know it really is? It may just look blue.. We know that there is "a God".. he is abstract we cant see him but we have to have faith that he is there.. and are we just a butterfly in South Africa flying around and this is all a dream? I don't think that at all.. this is real life and there are the people that ask the questions "why" and there are the people who ask the questions "how" and we are all made different but we are all trying to answer these questions but it may just confuse us
Day 2:
Believe?
What do you believe?
What are other things you can believe?
Who is God?
*Romans 10:9 "That is if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe n your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."*
There are two types of truth:
Objective: we know something is true, he knows something is not true
Subjective: power to decide what is true
Stephen Hawking**
He is not a Christian but he knows exactly what he believes.. how? its so crazy but he is extremely strong in what he believes
*Genesis 1:1*
*Colossians 1:19-20*
What is your belief?
Day 2(in class):
is it wrong to want proof?
no, its not
Matthew is a tax collector(thief)
Paul wrote 3/4 of the NT, his name was later changed to Saul(murder)
Peter(fishermen, liar)
history: civilizations, empires, oppressors, battles
archeology: Hittites scholars for colleges
geographical: Jerusalem, Tigris-Euphrates River
Does the Bible contradict?
Matthew 27:5
Acts 1:18
The Bible never actually contradicts in these passages it says different things.. but its just maybe because of the different perspectives of the different people
Day 3:
Behave?
-How do you behave?
**Ideas have consequences**
Romans 12:2
John 6:51
John 6:53-58
*Whatever you digest, is what you become*
1) You are what you eat
2) Junk food changes you physical shape, just like your thoughts change your behavior
3) Junk food causes heart problems and confuses your bodies natural functions; just like unhealthy things hurt your body.
Colossians 2:8
4) Junk food tastes great in the short term, but in the long term leads to adverse side effects
5) An apple a day...
"keeps the doctor away"
Psalm 4:10-11
This is so true.. what keeps you healthy is the good stuff if you eat poorly than you will be in bad health.. When you give your body good food it makes you more healthy and feel better
Day 4:
skydiving?? yes please :)
Good spiritual food? Bad spiritual food?
Music is a big part of my life.. and we Andy played those songs and showed us the videos i felt bad because i knew almost every word to those songs and that is an awful thing to say but its true.. it made me think about what is actually going into my brain
Day 5:
belong??
what does it mean to belong to the world?
how do you belong to your friends?
Greatest Commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your hear soul and mind
What does it mean to Love your neighbor as yourself?
Jonah and the Whale
Do they deserve what they are going to get?
How will you change an orphans world?
"...look down our long nose of judgement.."
*BELIEVE*
*BELONG*
*BEHAVE*
Andy was a wonderful speaker, he was wonderful to listen to. He really challenged my mind to think.. which is something that is easy to do but it also very good for me.. but i believe that he answered some of my questions that i had and he definitely spoke to me.. I actually enjoyed Spiritual Emphasis Week this year and hope that next year will be similar to this one :)
Natalie Dexeus
October 1, 2010
Assignment #4
Friends
My friends that i have are wonderful, i choose to be friends with them because i like their qualities they have.. Several qualities they have are: they listen, they are kind, they build me up, easy to talk to, they keep me accountable and they have a good relationship with God. i feel like all these qualities are very important because without any of these it would be hard to be friends.
Ecclesiastes 4:10-11
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!"
This verse is very important because in life we are going to definitely have some difficult times, and we need friends to be there for us and lift us up.
I could definitely improve my issue with gossip.. this is something that is very common with girls, and it is something that you can change.. its hard but when you are in a friendship you need to focus on God and keep him in mind and worship him always.
Another friend that i have that does not go to Oba is Ashley Valdez, she goes to Enid now but we have been friends for a long time.. we aren't like really close now but i know i can always count on her for anything! And she is so kind and is always willing to listen.
Well that is it i think :)
Natalie Dexeus <33
My friends that i have are wonderful, i choose to be friends with them because i like their qualities they have.. Several qualities they have are: they listen, they are kind, they build me up, easy to talk to, they keep me accountable and they have a good relationship with God. i feel like all these qualities are very important because without any of these it would be hard to be friends.
Ecclesiastes 4:10-11
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!"
This verse is very important because in life we are going to definitely have some difficult times, and we need friends to be there for us and lift us up.
I could definitely improve my issue with gossip.. this is something that is very common with girls, and it is something that you can change.. its hard but when you are in a friendship you need to focus on God and keep him in mind and worship him always.
Another friend that i have that does not go to Oba is Ashley Valdez, she goes to Enid now but we have been friends for a long time.. we aren't like really close now but i know i can always count on her for anything! And she is so kind and is always willing to listen.
Well that is it i think :)
Natalie Dexeus <33
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