Opwoyo bino!
I just learned that today from my new friends Papito and Geoffrey. They are so totally awesome people along with their other Roadie Family members, Claire, Adam, Lindsey, and Stephen. We hung out and met for the first time at Scooters on 87th St. Then they followed us to SMWest for a screening. Which was a totally awesome turn out. :)
Then I went to their following screening at KU. It was alot of fun. I got talking to Adam about the roadie life, and I know I am going to have to apply once I turn 21 so I can drive the Roadie Van. I love driving. I really do. But I saw alot of old faces at KU like Alex, Calvin, Beta, Ariel... and some few unfamiliar faces, but that's ok, because like Marcus Price says, "A friend is a stranger I haven't met." I really enjoy look at things that way because now I am trying to not take people's looks for what they are but try to actually get to know them. Honestly for me it can be hard at times, but you know it's almost worth it most of the time.We got to talking, and I taught Geoffrey and Papito how to say hello in Korean. And well to our amazement, some Korean ladies walked by and well Geoffrey was all like, " Can I say it to them?" And I was all like "What? Ohh, yeah sure try it." Then he said and the ladies were like, "Woa how did you learn how to say it? You said it very well." Well let's just say it was very ironic that he actually got to use it so fast.
Well I can't wait to see them again tomorrow night at my church. You should totally come if you live in the Kansas City Area. The screening is at Central Church of the Nazarene. 12600 W 87th st pkwy, Lenexa, KS. at 7pm.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
TOMS' One Day Without Shoes
Last Thursday, April 8th, 2010, was TOMS annual One Day Without Shoes.
Honestly it was my first time doing, wasn't sure how long I would last. Surprising myself, I went the whole day without shoes, except for when I with emergency needed to use the restroom and I had to go to McDonald's. Of course I took them right off when I left. But it made me think about how we take going barefoot for just one day for granted.
I was and am still excited for the great day. I was looking around during the week about people promoting it. Seeing a range of reactions from eww that's disgusting to no way, I go barefoot everyday. I just think we buy new shoes like it's gum. We start to chew on it until we don't like it anymore and just go out and buy a new pair like it's nothing. OR We just go barefoot and could care less if we stepped on glass, but we just love the feel of grass between our toes. When there are children in these developing countries HAVE to go barefoot because they have no other choice and just can't afford another pair. Since they are going barefoot they contract diseases, some can't go to school, some walk miles barefoot to just get clean water just to clean the cuts on their feet, and skip school in the process.
I mean I am not saying I am not one of those people, which in reality if I could I probably really would go barefoot almost everyday. But sometimes, I just think we need to stop and pray for the people that are less fortunate in the world's standards, and praise God for their strength and trust in Him. Sometimes I believe they have more of that then I do. So... I have these flip-flops at home that have holes in the soles, and people laugh at me for keeping them, but in reality for me. It reminds me how blessed I am, how grateful I should be, and reminds me to pray for those I mentioned earlier.
Remember to support your favorite causes, but stick up for our fellow humans on the other side of the world. Because we are apart of a global community.
Honestly it was my first time doing, wasn't sure how long I would last. Surprising myself, I went the whole day without shoes, except for when I with emergency needed to use the restroom and I had to go to McDonald's. Of course I took them right off when I left. But it made me think about how we take going barefoot for just one day for granted.
I was and am still excited for the great day. I was looking around during the week about people promoting it. Seeing a range of reactions from eww that's disgusting to no way, I go barefoot everyday. I just think we buy new shoes like it's gum. We start to chew on it until we don't like it anymore and just go out and buy a new pair like it's nothing. OR We just go barefoot and could care less if we stepped on glass, but we just love the feel of grass between our toes. When there are children in these developing countries HAVE to go barefoot because they have no other choice and just can't afford another pair. Since they are going barefoot they contract diseases, some can't go to school, some walk miles barefoot to just get clean water just to clean the cuts on their feet, and skip school in the process.
I mean I am not saying I am not one of those people, which in reality if I could I probably really would go barefoot almost everyday. But sometimes, I just think we need to stop and pray for the people that are less fortunate in the world's standards, and praise God for their strength and trust in Him. Sometimes I believe they have more of that then I do. So... I have these flip-flops at home that have holes in the soles, and people laugh at me for keeping them, but in reality for me. It reminds me how blessed I am, how grateful I should be, and reminds me to pray for those I mentioned earlier.
Remember to support your favorite causes, but stick up for our fellow humans on the other side of the world. Because we are apart of a global community.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
What Do I Need To Do To Make You Proud of Me?
So question... what do I need to do to make you proud of me? Become an IT Manager, and become a Godly man just like you are? Do I need to go and become a '' children's pastor'' at two different churches? Do I need to have two kids and show more love to one? Do I need to tell my kid, '' I am not going to your baptism because you are only doing it for attention."? Do I just need to kill myself, because it seems like your life would be heaven if I were gone... oh wait do you still believe in God?
It always seems to you that everything I do in my life is to get attention. Well it isn't true. if it were true, I may have joined the marines just because you did. maybe I would have stayed home and helped mommy cleaned the house. Maybe i would be the perfect little angel you always wanted me to be. Get all A's, be skinny, be active, move out, listen to you ALL THE TIME. Well sorry... wait... I am not sorry for not being what you want me to be.
I want to work for Invisible Children, work for World Vision, work for TOMS, work for Falling Whistles, go to Uganda, go to Swaziland, go to Kenya, or go to some third world country. It's not because I like the organization, it is because God has called me to do that.
Sorry to disappoint you dad, that I am not going to live in some nice apartment while working 60+ hours a week cooking food. Sorry for disappointing Grandma. I can not face her at the wedding, I won't be going. I can't face anyone.
I feel like Jared before he bumped into David. Alone, in need, in want of a family... a loving family... a loving father.
If you are reading this. I don't want you to change unless you want to change.
You are constantly telling me to get my priorities straight, and I tell you that I do. I do have them straight. God, God's purpose, friends, family, school, work. And, yes, I believe that school and work go that low on my priorities list. And, yes, Invisible Children would fall under God's Purpose. I feel God calling me to this amazing Organization, whether you believe me or not is your choice.
I am just frustrated that I tell you that "by the way, 5 people found the lord this week." All you can say is, " Yeah I read that on Facebook." not even a '' Wow that's amazing, Praise God'' or '' I am PROUD of you for going outside your comfort zone.''
I bet you don't even know what my comfort zone is. I bet you don't even know what I believe God wants me to do in Third World Countries.
It's nice to know that I have at least one father, who really loves me and cares about what I do or think.
Forgotten Daugther,
Laura
It always seems to you that everything I do in my life is to get attention. Well it isn't true. if it were true, I may have joined the marines just because you did. maybe I would have stayed home and helped mommy cleaned the house. Maybe i would be the perfect little angel you always wanted me to be. Get all A's, be skinny, be active, move out, listen to you ALL THE TIME. Well sorry... wait... I am not sorry for not being what you want me to be.
I want to work for Invisible Children, work for World Vision, work for TOMS, work for Falling Whistles, go to Uganda, go to Swaziland, go to Kenya, or go to some third world country. It's not because I like the organization, it is because God has called me to do that.
Sorry to disappoint you dad, that I am not going to live in some nice apartment while working 60+ hours a week cooking food. Sorry for disappointing Grandma. I can not face her at the wedding, I won't be going. I can't face anyone.
I feel like Jared before he bumped into David. Alone, in need, in want of a family... a loving family... a loving father.
If you are reading this. I don't want you to change unless you want to change.
You are constantly telling me to get my priorities straight, and I tell you that I do. I do have them straight. God, God's purpose, friends, family, school, work. And, yes, I believe that school and work go that low on my priorities list. And, yes, Invisible Children would fall under God's Purpose. I feel God calling me to this amazing Organization, whether you believe me or not is your choice.
I am just frustrated that I tell you that "by the way, 5 people found the lord this week." All you can say is, " Yeah I read that on Facebook." not even a '' Wow that's amazing, Praise God'' or '' I am PROUD of you for going outside your comfort zone.''
I bet you don't even know what my comfort zone is. I bet you don't even know what I believe God wants me to do in Third World Countries.
It's nice to know that I have at least one father, who really loves me and cares about what I do or think.
Forgotten Daugther,
Laura
Friday, March 12, 2010
How Exciting! The Invisible Children Fall Roadie Applications Are Up!!!
So, I was on Facebook tonight, and noticed one of my friends saying that she was going to make her roadie video, then it got me thinking, "hmmm... is the roadie application up now?"
I checked and there it was. I was the roadie video, and read the testimonies... well let's just say something kicked in. I was getting goosebumps, and my heart was racing just thinking about the possibility of being apart of such an awesome organization and going around the country spreading this passion like wild fire.
Just being apart of organizing the Rescue in Kansas City, and doing lobby days. Seeing all those people with the same passion just gets me going. I mean come on! LIVEFEED, the birth of the swap doodle (by the way I got my first doodle back!), Oprah, the bill, OklaHOLD OUT, Couburn saying yes, passing through Senate with UNANIMOUS CONSENT! So much has happened, my life has changed because of Invisible Children. I can speak in front of crowds because of Invisible Children, because before I was have a hard time just reading one verse in front of the youth group, now I can speak in front of high school classes and speak for almost one-half hour on the subject.
If it wasn't for Invisible Children, I think I would still be ignoring God's call for me to be a missionary or working with non profits such as Invisible Children, World Vision, or TOMS. Oh man, I would still be in culinary with no time for what my heart is in, volunteering and giving up my time for a better purpose.
As I go through the application process, I ask that you would pray for me, that I make the right decision and follow God's heart, rather than my own heart. And that I would continue to trust in God, that he will provide a way for me to afford this.
Your little activist,
Laura
I checked and there it was. I was the roadie video, and read the testimonies... well let's just say something kicked in. I was getting goosebumps, and my heart was racing just thinking about the possibility of being apart of such an awesome organization and going around the country spreading this passion like wild fire.
Just being apart of organizing the Rescue in Kansas City, and doing lobby days. Seeing all those people with the same passion just gets me going. I mean come on! LIVEFEED, the birth of the swap doodle (by the way I got my first doodle back!), Oprah, the bill, OklaHOLD OUT, Couburn saying yes, passing through Senate with UNANIMOUS CONSENT! So much has happened, my life has changed because of Invisible Children. I can speak in front of crowds because of Invisible Children, because before I was have a hard time just reading one verse in front of the youth group, now I can speak in front of high school classes and speak for almost one-half hour on the subject.
If it wasn't for Invisible Children, I think I would still be ignoring God's call for me to be a missionary or working with non profits such as Invisible Children, World Vision, or TOMS. Oh man, I would still be in culinary with no time for what my heart is in, volunteering and giving up my time for a better purpose.
As I go through the application process, I ask that you would pray for me, that I make the right decision and follow God's heart, rather than my own heart. And that I would continue to trust in God, that he will provide a way for me to afford this.
Your little activist,
Laura
Thursday, January 14, 2010
"To Save a Life"... .. ... The Movie!
So let me give a rundown of the movie, don't worry I won't ruin it for you. I guess honestly it's a movie you can't ruin...
Jake is one of the most popular kids in school, is on the basketball team, gets a scholarship to his dream school, and has a beautiful girlfriend. A kid in his school, from his past, ends up shooting up the school and then taking his own life. Jake then starts to think about what if he stayed his friends and said hi, in stead of complete ditching like he did the last four years of high school. This starts to really bug him, then a youth pastor invites him to church. Not having a great family life he ends up going to the church. And at first he is turned down, but the persistant youth pastor. Not pressuring God all the time, just talks, talks. This talking gets to him, he starts to listen to devotionals and reads his bible, but yet he doesn't want to take on the full relationship with God. Continues to go to the parties, but then notices his life to change before him. Starts to wonder, what's so great about the life I am living now. He goes to church for the second time in a week, which is a complete shocker to him that you can even do that. And he brings his girlfriend. His girlfriend feels awkward because she is afraid of being judged, and ironically Chris, the youth pastor, mentioned the places that people are afraid of and the church being number one. He tells the kids to think about who they have ignored or looked at weirdly for 30 seconds in silence. And like any youth group, you have kids whispering, texting, and giggling, and Jake gets up and tells them that what they are doing is taking this for granted and that his girlfriend just left because she is afraid of being judged. So then the youth group decides to have lunch together, and just invite people....
Let's just say there is alot more to this story and well Jake does end up talking to the silent and unseen and invites them to the group and starts real relationships with them. Sticks up for them. Uses Roger's, the friend that shot up the school, myspace page to inform people about teen suicide and what to do. Then it becomes a site where people can talk and alot of people related and confessed.
Let's just say this movie is amazing. I loved it. I would watch it again so many times. I definitely recommend it to youth pastors. Take your youth group, buy the dvd when it comes out. I know I will. It really made me think on how I can be the Jake at my church and my school.
Let me tell you. I used to be one of the unseen and silent people, no one would ever come up and speak to me and well, I just learned that i had to go up to people... but the thing was I felt like I was butting in and I had no purpose being there and well it hurt, there were many times I thought about leaving the youth group, but I didn't have any other way to learn about God, and well I really wanted to learn. There were times I was challenged to speak to the unseen and silent at my high school, and I wish I did it more than I did.
So do it. Take your kids, take your family, take your youth group, take your church, and take your friends. But make sure you see this movie. It'll make you think in ways you should have been thinking if you haven't already.
Go to => www.tosavealifemovie.com
It won't be a waste of your time or money, trust me.
Jake is one of the most popular kids in school, is on the basketball team, gets a scholarship to his dream school, and has a beautiful girlfriend. A kid in his school, from his past, ends up shooting up the school and then taking his own life. Jake then starts to think about what if he stayed his friends and said hi, in stead of complete ditching like he did the last four years of high school. This starts to really bug him, then a youth pastor invites him to church. Not having a great family life he ends up going to the church. And at first he is turned down, but the persistant youth pastor. Not pressuring God all the time, just talks, talks. This talking gets to him, he starts to listen to devotionals and reads his bible, but yet he doesn't want to take on the full relationship with God. Continues to go to the parties, but then notices his life to change before him. Starts to wonder, what's so great about the life I am living now. He goes to church for the second time in a week, which is a complete shocker to him that you can even do that. And he brings his girlfriend. His girlfriend feels awkward because she is afraid of being judged, and ironically Chris, the youth pastor, mentioned the places that people are afraid of and the church being number one. He tells the kids to think about who they have ignored or looked at weirdly for 30 seconds in silence. And like any youth group, you have kids whispering, texting, and giggling, and Jake gets up and tells them that what they are doing is taking this for granted and that his girlfriend just left because she is afraid of being judged. So then the youth group decides to have lunch together, and just invite people....
Let's just say there is alot more to this story and well Jake does end up talking to the silent and unseen and invites them to the group and starts real relationships with them. Sticks up for them. Uses Roger's, the friend that shot up the school, myspace page to inform people about teen suicide and what to do. Then it becomes a site where people can talk and alot of people related and confessed.
Let's just say this movie is amazing. I loved it. I would watch it again so many times. I definitely recommend it to youth pastors. Take your youth group, buy the dvd when it comes out. I know I will. It really made me think on how I can be the Jake at my church and my school.
Let me tell you. I used to be one of the unseen and silent people, no one would ever come up and speak to me and well, I just learned that i had to go up to people... but the thing was I felt like I was butting in and I had no purpose being there and well it hurt, there were many times I thought about leaving the youth group, but I didn't have any other way to learn about God, and well I really wanted to learn. There were times I was challenged to speak to the unseen and silent at my high school, and I wish I did it more than I did.
So do it. Take your kids, take your family, take your youth group, take your church, and take your friends. But make sure you see this movie. It'll make you think in ways you should have been thinking if you haven't already.
Go to => www.tosavealifemovie.com
It won't be a waste of your time or money, trust me.
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