Today

So today was a Wednesday... a "over the hump day" shall you say... I got up and went to school... didn't do a ton today but i designed a logo for Highley in first hour... then in second hour i just drew random sketches... lunch was soup and sandwich and it was good! in math we just took a quiz and then did homework... speech we didn't do anything really... made a few questions... in physics i got an A on my test!!! first time ever that i have gotten an A on a physics test!! no joke!! that class is hard!!! but then we took notes for the rest fo the period... after school i came home... no work out cuz Wes had music practice or something... then i ate homemade pizza for supper and then went to church...

at church we talked about swearing and cussing... although none of the questions that were asked on a previous date weren't answered it was a good service... Shawn and i gave a little promo on Rwanda :) yay! :) but after church i talked to Dan Weiss and T Marty Graverson and then Cindy Lantz and the Hawks after that :) oh and of course Derry :D after that i watched some TV and am blogging this now :P hehe tomorrow is Thursday and i get to work :D yay! time to hang and chill with my buddies from work! :D ight well i guess i should be heading to bed... we have a dollars for scholars meeting tomorrow morning... haha ill be tired... well i guess i will blog ya later :P hehe but until then... ByeBye and God Bless!!!!! :D

-Carter Bob

Today

Today was a great day spiritually for me :) i started the day off by going to church and going to Keith and Rhonda's Sunday School class which is great people! :D and we talked about Abraham and Isaac and how Abraham was called by God to sacrifice his only son... and he was being obedient... he took his son up the mountain and then tied him to offer him as a burnt sacrifice but then an angel came and spoke saying that because he was obedient God would provide an animal to sacrifice and so they sacrificed a ram... this was a very powerful message in itself about obedience and trusting and relying on God!

Then Pastor Derry Prenkert continued the Uncharted Territory unit we are going through and this message was a big one for me! Derry talked about Preparation and Perspective. When he was talking about Preparation he asked a question... "What is He preparing me for?" and that was a big one... and when he talked about Perspective he asked another question and that one was.. "Will I seek His perspective?" and I sat and thought to myself... will I truly do that or will I just say I will... made me think!

Then when we responded in worship I felt, what I feel was the Holy Spirit, come into my body making me a little chilled and tingly... then I heard a still small voice say "Fast for a week before Rwanda" ... what does this mean I asked myself... This seemed huge to me because the longest I have ever fasted was a day... so this seemed almost insurmountable... I said ok but then i started thinking... wait, before Rwanda Night or before the missions trip to Rwanda... because Rwanda Night is on Feb. 18 and the trip is about the same time that I will be in Mexico for IMPACT... so I talked to Pastor Terry and we talked about it for awhile and he prayed for me... then I felt like I still needed to talk to Derry since his message today helped bring upon this burden... so I went and found him and he told me that we could talk after Hotel Rwanda tonight... so I went home

When I got home I had lunch and then I went and researched fasting for awhile and decided I should work on my Physics machine... then I worked on that for awhile until it was time for small groups...

For small groups we all, 11th and 12th grade small groups, went to the church and watched Hotel Rwanda... which is an incredibly moving, powerful, gut wrenching, insane, and great movie ( i will give it a review tomorrow on my movie page) ... this movie almost brought me to tears... if i would have been at home i would have cried... but it also got me thinking... and further increased the burden for the Country of Rwanda!! After the movie was over we got together with our small groups and talked about it and about Rwanda night... crazy stuff can happen!!! I'm excited!!!!! :D

After our small groups meeting I talked with Derry for awhile about fasting and Rwanda... Derry just has something about him that i just wanna strive to achieve someday and that is his passion to be a great Youth Pastor, Teacher, Student, Dad, and Servant of God!!! I admire Derry! But we talked and he is going to get me some stuff to read on fasting so I cant wait to read that... even though i hate to read :P but then he prayed for me and I went home...

on my way home I had the lyrics to the Lifehouse song Everything and they go like this...
"And how can I stand here with you And not be moved by you Would you tell me how could it be Any better than this" those words just were stuck in my head on the way home so I came home and listen to that song and worked on my homework for awhile... then I got on here and am blogging this now :P

so yeah today was a very moving day for me... as well as a thinking day... it has forced me to think alot more than I do on a normal day... but I like when I have those days!!! well I still have to post the Rwanda Fact of the day and do my TAWG and its starting to get late... I have bible study or prayer group in the morning and I think we might do what we did last year for Kenya night and with whatever we buy... we put that much money into a pot for, what is now, Rwanda Night! I think its a great idea! well I should get going... but until next time... ByeBye and God Bless!!!!!! :)

-Carter Bob

Today

So today was a normal day again :P haha not to exciting but after my hour and a half of studying last night i felt really confident for the test and i knew every answer... i hope :P haha but it was really easy!! :D first time i have been able to say that about physics!!! :D yay :) but then i went and worked out after school and then came home showered, ate some chili and 2 hotdogs, went to church... where i really enjoy this new section that we are going through! it is really expansive and i enjoy it because it is helping me become stronger in my values and in my faith!! Derry is now one of my heros!! i have always liked him as a pastor and a person but tonight i relized how truely WISE he really is! he is a man who can help you through the tough times and he can be excited with you through the great times too! :D he is just an all around great man of God and i am happy to be able to call him my youth pastor and also a friend! :) God has blessed me with many people like Derry in my life and i am forever greatful!!! God is AWESOME like that :D well we talked about entertainment tonight and how the different types of entertainment affect the youth and people of the world... how it can be interperated... and what the Word says about entertainment... and i feel alot better and feel like i can make more mature and educated decisions about the entertainment industry, movies, music, ect. But i feel great and think that this section can help not only me but others too!!!! ;) well my time is quickly running out!!! 3 days and soon to be 3 hours!!! :) this is hard but it is helping!! :) well i have my rwanda post and then possibly another :P well until next time ByeBye and God Bless!!!!!! :D

-Carter Bob

today

First off today President Obama was sworn in and i just want to say that beside the fact that i am a republican and express it outwardly i support what President Obama is going to do... i feel that some of his policies are a bit wack but some can and might do well... so i am eager to see what the man can do! i didnt think Former President Bush (W) wasnt that bad as a president... some of the things that he had to face were extreamly tough and i think that he handeled it as good as anyone could have in the situations given... but i want to wish Bush the best of luck for what he is going to endever on with the time that he has now and i want to wish Barack Obama good luck as the new President of the United States of America... :)

ok to a lighter note... so today was an average day haha :P My group presentated in speech for our "group class teach speech" and we had to teach the class for an hour... we were the first group to go so we really didnt kno exactly what to do :P haha but it was ok... i hope :)

so then i came home from doing P90X and took like an hour nap ( naps can be great btw :P haha) but after that I had a little supper and then i spent an hour and a half studying for my physics class... hopefully it will do some good cuz i could use a good grade on this test... :-/ i studied what she told us to... hopefully an hour and a half is enough! :) and now im on here posting this.

I have been good with my computer time too!!! i have been consistant (for 2 days) with that and spending TAWG and it has been good!!! Tomorrow is Wednesday and im ready for youth i like the idea of what were going through now... its good to ask the students what they would like to hear about and what they are going through so that we can talk about it so they kno that they are not alone in some of the feelings that they have! God is Great! :)

I am getting EXTREAM senioritous!!!! i just want to graduate and go to INDIANA WESLEYEAN UNIVERSITY!!!!!! :D Christian Ministries baby!! :) I can not wait to see what God has instore for my future!!! :D

ok well my time is running out and i still have another post to make so ill post you all later! :) but until then ByeBye and God Bless!!!!!!!

-Carter Bob