40 Minutes

I found this video when looking at Barack Obama's website today. It is 40 minutes long and is worth every second of it. Please take time and watch it.

Click--> Faith and Politics

This and other events that have transpired makes me think the 2008 elections could be a huge turning point for the United States. Democrats are expressing and showing what their faith is to them and how it will effect their time in office. The conservative agenda is being less associated with the "Christian" agenda because people are matching up politicians' actions with the life of Jesus and seeing Jesus, surprisingly, wouldn't be a conservative. People are realizing that abortion and gay marriage are not the only moral issues we need to look at. We now realize we have a part to play in environmental stewardship, the HIV/AIDS crisis, poverty, and many other important issues. The United States is realizing, it seems, that in a global world we cannot sit back and watch the events in the world play out. I am very excited to see the good that good come of it.

India #5

While in India, we got to go to Agra, where the Taj Mahal is. Also, located in Delhi, is a structure called the India Gate. It has the name of a fallen British or Indian soldier from WW2 on every brick. These photos are of those two above mentioned sights. The train is just a train however. Don't be fooled, it is not a sight of India. Though, I did see it in India.

India #4: Reality

This post is actually somewhat serious. This time around I wanted to depict, to the best of my ablities (though I cannot do it justice whatsoever), the reality of India. As you've seen in previous posts, children beg and I'm sure you've heard of the massive amount of poverty also, but I wanted to show you what people give their lives to everyday. These photographs are some of the temples we visited while we were there. The first couple are of a Hari Krishna temple, the second one is from a Hindu temple, and the last two are from the Lotus Temple. You can never truly understand these India until you begin to understand Hinduism. Going to these temples saddened/frustrated me to no end. What you see is unbelievable. But it really does remind you of the hope you have and the hope you want to share with others. In India, I, once again, realized the beauty of the Gospel. Please be praying for India.

P.S. We also went to a Sikh temple. However, I did not post any pictures of it. Sorry.

India #3

I know, about time, huh? These are a few pictures of when we took 60 kids to a waterpark/amusement park. It was a crazy day. I miss India. Enjoy.

India #2

Well, I have had some extra time on my hands today, so I'm blogging for the second time. Here are some more pictures from Day 2. The kids are some beggar kids we came across. Hopefully in one of these posts I'll be able to talk more about the beggar kids and what I think of them.

India #1

All these pictures were taken the first day. Sorry, no time to really explain stuff. India is great right now. More to come sometime....

Displace Me

This past weekend I went to Displace Me, put on by Invisible Children. The event, basically, served to bring awareness to the Internally Displace Camps in N. Uganda and to show our political leaders that we care about the situation. It was a great time hanging out with everyone. It is amazing what people can come together to accomplish. I just read in a newsletter April 26 that peace talks are going to resume between the LRA and the Ugandan government, but nothing will truly happen if there is no US presence at the talks. The crazy thing is, Displace Me was to serve to show that we want US presence in Uganda. It is crazy how both things came about only two days apart. In other news, I applied for an internship at Invisible Children for the summer. I'm kind of nervous if I get it. It would be totally crazy and amazing at the same time. So if anyone who reads this feels like it, it would be great if you could pray for God's will in that situation. I encourage those who don't know anything about the stiuation in N. Uganda to go to Invisible Children and become educated. Without education, we can't do anything. Enjoy some of the pictures from Displace Me.

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2:30 AM And No Sign Of The End

The title says it all. I am working on a take home test right now. After, I need to type up an interview and finish a group paper. I don't have any finals tomorrow, so one might wonder why I am doing it all right now. Tomorrow is gonna be a busy day. I have no night tomorrow due to MUTEMATH. Yes, I'm going to see them tomorrow night... possibly twice. So I need to get all this done tonight. I also have to finish a cover letter for my resume that will be going to Invisible Children. That stuff needs to be turned in by Friday. Busy couple of days, but I am almost done. PTL.

Savor the Nations Live

Last Saturday was Savor the Nations Live, a fundraiser for ISP. It is a fun night where all the ISP teams present skits, which will hopefully convey why the teams are going overseas and what they will be doing there. My team won first, even though our music for our dance got screwed up a little.