ACTS 5:12-16

Acts 5:12-16 (New International Version)

The Apostles Heal Many

12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. 16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.

I've been thinking for a while about making a change in this world. Leaving my mark. One thing that came to mind was starting an organization to help people around the world. Of course, when you start thinking about that, you start thinking about two things. One is a dead end that says "I can't do that. Thats too hard. That would take forever, and who knows if it would even work. Think of all the time and money you would have to have. No way!"
The other thing you start to think about is, "What if I really did it? What would my organization be called? How would it work? Could I somehow get it to work?"

I came across the verse in Acts 5 talking about the apostles healing many people, and many more coming to christ. I researched a little and found 5 different 'Acts' that should be stopped: Abuse, Poverty, Child Slavery, Sex Trafficking, and Abortion. Then I needed a name. Why not just Acts 5? I thought. Of course, then I wanted the letters in "ACTS" to mean something else, so I came up with 'Awareness for Children That Suffer'. It fit with the 5 previously mentions Acts, and I started to get excited.

Then regular High School life came along and the whole thing was passed to the back of my brain for a while.

But now I started thinking, now is as good a time as any to start this. And if I can get anyone to help me, to organize with me or to talk about it even, and get this thing going, then lets do it! because all those things are problems that can be solved, and problems that need to be solved.

So if you like this idea, comment, Facebook message me, email me or otherwise contact me somehow. If you think that a different name would be better (i.e. you can come up with something thats just a little more catchy) than by all means, suggest it!

Today's teens are tomorrows leaders. Why can't we be today's leaders too?

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Hello again! Today is another funny day. The smokestack at our high school cracked (they called it a 'structural malfunction) and so yesterday and today we don't have school (tomorrow was scheduled off because of parent/teacher conferences). It feels like saturday. Again. And the best part is, since the rest of the district (i.e. the little kids and middle schoolers) still have school, we don't have to make it up!!! :D Yay!!

On the other hand, I pretty much sat around doing nothing all day. And schoolwork. And more nothing. Kinda boring, but whatevs. Not really complaining. So that was fun

I am currently reading the Count of Monte Cristo as my extra book for english. We had to pick a classic, read it and do some projects over it. At the same time, in class, we are reading Macbeth. Actually we just finished. But now we have to write a paper over it. So I chose the Count of Monte Cristo because I loved the movie. But the book is WAY different, in case you were wondering. the first 250 pages or so are similar. And some other parts (I'm only about half done), but for the most part, the last 830ish pages are different. Thats right. Its about 1080 pages long. Ouch. But I like reading, so its ok.

My brain hurts. I've been doing stuff all day. Like sitting in my room trying to do my math homework, and my biology homework and my english homework. Ugh. Maybe I should go eat dinner......

A choice more than a feeling

Faith is a struggle. Something that is needed, something that is required, and yet sometimes quite hard to attain. Growing up, my idea of faith was a feeling. Something that happened in you that told you everything you ever needed to know, that let you know right from wrong. That's not faith, that's your consience, or the Holy Spirit. No, faith is a choice. Something you have to make a conscious effort about every morning when you wake up. It's a struggle to hold onto when times get rough. But it's a blessing and a promise at the end of the day. And I learn a little more about this mysterious thing called faith when I get up and say to myself: "this is what you believe. It's your choice, choose this today." so how do you keep your faith?