making comments.

In class today, I commented on the blogs:
student christian fellowship,
a place of diversity: the multicultural center, &
really rough draft.

i really enjoyed getting to read these and see where everyone was coming from. all 3 talked about things that I am interested in as well, so that was good.

Compassion.

Rough draft Blog Analysis on the blog http://blog.compassion.com/

Compassion.

This is a word that we hear all the time. We know that it is a good quality to posess. We want to treat others with compassion. Well, there is a ministry out there called Compassion International. It is an organization dedicated to getting all of the children out there in impoverished countries the essential items that they need. They ask people here in the United States to be willing to sponsor a child from any number of countries. I was searching for blogs, and I came across this blog from the ministry. It is such a great way to learn more about what is going on in the ministry and around the world.

This blog is interesting because there are lots of different people that can post their experiences on it. In a post from February 10, titled Colors of Compassion, the relationship between compassion and Dayspring is discussed. A percentage of the profits from Dayspring are being donated to Compassion. This is so great. Seeing companies give back this way is really great. This contribution will end up saving children's lives. The money will be going to getting the children clothes, food, healthcare, and many other things.

In the post titled A Picture of Poverty, Amber Von Schooneveld discusses how in India, whenever she would be with families, and they would have our verison of nothing, they would lavish her with meals and treated her with such hospitality. We can all learn from that. We so often forget that even in our worst circumstances there are people out there that have it worse off than we do. Amber did interviews with the familes, and she said "the children typically put on their best clothes, the outfits they got for Christmas from their sponsors".

The kids that are sponsored through Compassion really do get their nicest things from their sponsors. If it were not for this ministry, lots of kids would not have close to what they do have.
This blog has opened my eyes to a lot. It is just a picture of how lives are changed through this ministry, and it is updated almost daily. I know that as I am reading, I am reading the truth as well, which is not always the case for things you find online.

What I Care About

So, for exercise 10 in my english workbook, we were asked to list some of the main issues going on that we care about. it is supposed to be both personal things going on, and the issues going on in the world that affect us all.

here is my personal list:
*the way my grandpa treats my mom. and wondering if he is saved or not.
*my aunt and uncle, and what they are going through right now.
*my roomates, and where I am going to live next year.
*succeeding in school this semester.
*what I am going to be doing this summer, and that I am prepared to go back to Orlando.
*my job
*i love tv... but i wonder if I have been watching too much.

*and trying to keep all of that in perspective.


and as far as stuff that affects us all,
i would say
*abortion
*faith
*having truthful people in government
*smoking laws
*the education system
*the media, and how Hollywood has such a hold on us.
*gas prices
*the war
*missions
*prayer in schools
*the food that is served in schools
*nutrition in general, and how it is promoted in the media
*family, and how it is viewed
*adoption
*finding a cure for AIDS, and cancer
*treatment of special needs kids
*the nation of Africa

*the middle east


and i'm sure a lot more. these are the main ones though

Public Spheres

So, for English class we had an assignment where we had to think of all the kinds of places for public spheres. Here is my list.

the local news
bulletin boards
billboards
newspaper
grafitti
sidewalk chalk
decals on cars
windsheild paint on cars
tv
movies
facebook
myspace
other websites
classrooms
work offices
phone chain
email chain
fliers
commercials
infomercials
blimps
major news channels
music
concerts
churches

:) that's pretty much all i could think of.