12 Hours Research Paper

At church, in addition to my participation in the worship services, I volunteered at our church’s soup kitchen, medical camps and elementary school for underprivileged children. These experiences opened my eyes to the deprivation of love and care in the world and a dire need of God’s grace for people at large so they could receive forgiveness, healing and restoration in their lives.

For this assignment, we had to attend a meeting of a spiritual tradition that is not our own. As this assignment's due date approached, I became very anxious! I didn’t quite know where I wanted to go. In my sewing class one day my friend, Kelly Jorgensen, had asked if I had finished the assignment. I had not. “Me and Karlie Mortensen are going to the Baptist church over by Riverton Hospital this Sunday at 6:00 PM if you want to join us” she offered. I found this rather funny. The day before, as I was driving home from work, the Harvest Valley Baptist Church sign had caught my eye. I thought to myself that I should

On the last Thursday of every month, a few of the Young Adults from Harvest City Church volunteer to go to Carrall Gospel Mission and serve the homeless at downtown Eastside. These people are made up of drug addicts, ex-convicts, prostitutes and people with mental health problems. First, We have a short sharing session by the leaders of the mission, and afterwards we serve the homeless dinner. The purpose of this mission is not only to engage the impoverished, but also to give back to the community. Listening to the homeless talk about their lives, I have learned to be more content with what I have and not to take anything for granted. Moreover, I have learned that reaching out to others can have a lasting impact on their lives and also on

My trip to a third world country opened my eyes to see that everyone is not as blessed as we are here in America. Nicaragua is a very poor country. People in Nicaragua are robbed of the luxuries we Americans have. Such as, simply, having three meals a day. Most people have to travel far just to find food to bring home to their families. I felt like God had called me to go to these people not so I can bless them, yet so they can bless me and my eyes would be opened.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to track your food for 14 days? I did just that. I believe most of us live on a day to day basis tracking what we eat, how many calories we intake, and so forth. However, sometimes the reward is not at the end of each day; sometimes the reward it is at the end of a lengthened period. Using the My Fitness Pal app on my phone and computer I could effortlessly track what food and nutrients I ate during a 14 day stretch. The app did all the work for me and I highly recommend trying it out. It is very accurate in the amount of each measurement it lists. At the end of 14 days I observed specifically but not restricted to total number of calories, sodium, sugar, and protein and compared each number to the DRI recommended daily intake

Smashed in the backseat of my uncle’s van which was already overcrowded with kids from throughout the community of Uniontown, the first thing I noticed was the girl’s ungroomed hair and the boy’s flip flops. Despite being the beginning of winter in this rural town of Kansas, the kids seemed unfazed by their lack of grooming or clothing; their faces said it all. Pure contentment and excitement, the kind of a child who has just been told he is going to Disneyland, spread across their faces as they scampered toward this 2008 Honda Odyssey. Tonight was Bible Impact Ministries (BIM) night, where about 50 kids go each week to receive one on one adult attention, enjoy much needed food, and learn the word of the Lord. BIM is only offered in this community

The rest of the week went extremely quickly; I’ve never learned more about my spiritual relationship with God. Not a single day at Gull Lake Ministries was the same. There was always a new adventure to discover. Whether it was making friends, playing games, or jumping off a one-hundred-foot tower, camp was always entertaining and fun. I found that the “camp high” that my friends had told me about was real, and it changed me for the better. My first year at camp had been made a success through the combined efforts of the counselors, the staff, and my newfound friends. I have returned to Gull Lake six times since my first year, and

Every year, The Barn Wesley Foundation provides us with the amazing opportunity to experience a connection with God at Timber Creek Camp. We are blessed to enjoy three days at the camp and share a unique, bonding moment with all of our peers from Perkinston and many students from other colleges who also attend the event. I have been able to attend this event twice, and each time has proven to be a wonderful adventure, helping each and every one of us surpass our difficulties and leave our burdens on Christ.

7am. That was the time I arrived at the parking lot of the First Presbyterian Church in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The destination was Montreat, North Carolina and I was about to embark on a journey with twelve other kids to attend my first Montreat Youth Conference, a retreat focused on strengthening and shaping youth’s faith. The number of stories I’ve heard of what a week in the black mountain area of North Carolina entailed led me to crave the formation of my own stories. This trip was reputable for being “life changing,” and Montreat was supposedly a “thin place between heaven and earth,” but before going on the trip I was perplexed as to what those words meant and if they were ever going to hold meaning for me. However, after a twelve-hour

The one day we went to a local Food Pantry, where we did many tasks including cooking food, gardening, cleaning dishes and serving food. At the food pantry, we got to get our hands a little messy, sweaty and use some muscle to help the impoverished people of Cape Coral, Florida. For our puppet show we went to three different churches Iglesia Vedia, in Cape Coral, The First Haitian Baptist Church in Fort Myers, and a third, huge, non-Spanish church. The Haitian church was by far the most memorable church. Pastor Mark had invited other local Haitians churches to come and see our show. It was a full house, it was standing room only. After the show and encore, Pastor Mark asked our group leader, Sandy Sonleightner to give an invitation of faith. 8 people accepted her invitation and became Christ Followers that day. After our show, many people came and said how much they liked the show. The one teenager described the show as “lit”. It was cool to see how teenagers in Florida thought our show was the coolest

Three hours. Three long hours of driving is a long time when you are a little kid, who is always anxious to move around and release energy. The final road has arrived, one long dirt road snaking through the woods. Every year the familiar bumps in the road rattle the car as we make our way to the driveway of our cottage. Years have passed now and the outside does not look as run down as it used to, due to multiple improvements. Because I was that little kid, the need to jump out of the car and run around and stretch became a must. Jumping out of that car I remember exactly how the dark wood of the cottage seemed to melt into the woods when the sun went down. The scenery symbolized the first night of the family vacation. Even though I know the

First realize what lies ahead of you an optimistic 7 hours or a pessimistic possibility of 10 hours. You ask your dad what it will be and he’ll say “7 hours for sure” your mom on the other hand will be navigating and will say a conservative “9 hours. How could it possibly take longer then that” You get to the car and the bickering has already started the back seats wont go down so you cant fit all the luggage. You realize every major movement of luggage or people in your family usually results in flashing tempers so you try to diffuse the situation. “Mom calm down” you’ll say and then “dad calm down” and it sounds like something out of third grade classroom each one will claim the other started it, but you just try to litigate the beginning of the drive like a court

The school board plans to add one and a half hours to school each day. I agree with the school board to add a half of hour one reason is because tenneagers like to stay up late and not sleep. Dinwiddie school starts at 7:35 and most people wake up around six, they don't get a lot of sleep.

In spring of 2016, my youth group and I began planning a trip to a neighboring city. This wasn’t just any trip however, we were going on a mission. Each of us there were bound and determined to

I recall a couple of scorching summers ago in the wee hours of the morning when the birds were just starting to chirp, my older brother and I were arguing with my ma. This heated debate regarded whether or not to attend a mission trip with a newly formed youth group at our church. We did not want to go because we thought the kids were odd. On the other hand, our mom thought going on the mission trip would allow us to make new friends, so we gave it a try.