Through my eyes...The Olympics

Olympic season is going on and 2012 brought an abundance of great athletes to put on the table. Experienced athletes and new athletes were brought to London to pursue this life long dream. New athletes are probably really proud—and old ones are proud to watch.

The Olympics is a world tradition. Every four years, we watch for hours to see who wins gold, silver, and bronze in our favorite sport. Michael Phelps ended his career with the most medals in Olympic history, the Lochte Nation is rising, Gabby Douglas is the new all-around champ, Missy Franklin got her medals, and Katie Ladecky (The youngest Olympian) won gold in the 800 meter all at the 30^th Olympiad. I can’t imagine being named the best athlete at a sport.  Gold medals? Not in my book there isn’t one. Michael Phelps has like 20 gold medals! All the athletes have endurance and determination. An guts. Swimming, Gymnastics, whatever sport your doing in front of billions with a chance of falling---that takes constant hours of perfecting, practicing, and repeating. I"m proud of U.S.A are you? 

Through my eyes……….Our athletes are hard workers and do the things they love in front of millions.

                                                            ABBY <3

Kristian's Kaleidoscope: The Final Installment

            How truly blessed I am, God has blessed me so much through this internship at NBCC and in my walk with him.  I want to first thank all of the staff. You all were wonderful and dealt with me lovingly. I know there is a special place in heaven for you now. I learned so much from each of you and will take what I have learned and use it to further God’s kingdom. Do not worry your words did not fall on unwilling ears. Your thoughts, ideas, and actions will be used in my life and I am extremely grateful for each lesson I was taught.

            Second, I want to thank the church members for all the love and support. I am still astonished by the welcoming I received from each of you. Not once did I feel unwelcomed or out of place. Everyone was generous to me and received me with warm hearts. I owe you each a sensory thank you. I pray that God will keep you and bless you and may his face shine upon you.

            Third and most importantly, I want to thank my Lord and savoir Jesus Christ for all that he has done for me this summer. I praise him and continually thank him for such a loving and teachable internship. May he be glorified for all that was done in the church and in me.

            I am sad that this is my last blog. This blog was therapeutic in many ways. I was able to vent and express my feelings in ways I never have before. I enjoyed your feedback and was glad to write to an audience who would read my thoughts. Rather than a journal which is so one sided. It was a pleasure to be able to communicate my feelings and ideas with people. People who new me and truly cared about what I had to say. I thank you for reading and taking the time out to hear what I have to say. I hope that you have been blessed by me as I have been so blessed by each of you.

I know that God has a plan for my life and my prayer is that I will fully engage in his kingdom whole hardly without selfish means, so that his gospel is spread to all nations and disciples are made. 

Krisitan Beasley

Former Ministry Intern

Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plansI have for you,” declares the Lord, plans to prosperyou and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”