P.C- My Hero

November 28, 2004
As I go about my day, I can’t help but remember the news I received last week. As much as the news made me tear up (it was just allergies, I’m sure), it actually didn’t come as a surprise. I am not quiet sure why, but I knew what was coming, I just had a gut feeling about it. My youth pastor is moving on and leaving our church to pursue the plan God has for him and his family in adult ministry, possible a position as a senior pastor. Although I am extremely excited for the new journey God has for him, his wife and his boys, and am blessed to have had the most awesome youth pastor for the last 6 ½ years, I am incredible sad. Sad to be losing not only a great pastor, but a friend and a mentor as well. Sad that I will not be able to drop in his office for a place to cry and share my heart, pray, or just say hi, anytime I want. Sad that I will no longer be able to look forward to hanging out at his house. Sad that I will no longer be able to serve along side P.C. This man I call P.C. has been the most incredible mentor and guider to me over the last 6 ½ years I have had the privileged of knowing him.
I have had some incredible moments in youth. Although he might not know the impact he has had on my life, the impact he made was huge. There are countless sermons I continue to apply to my life because of the enthusiasm he showed. I remember several very well actually one of these sermons sticks out in my mind more than others. But then again who could forget “ the sermon from the throne”. P.C. began by telling us all to close our eyes for a moment. When we were instructed to open them, the charming P.C. was sitting on a toilet. He gave his entire sermon from this “throne”. He even passed out toilet paper for us to take notes on. The message was that no matter who we are, where we are, and what we do, we all make our own mess, and all need to clean up our own mess ourselves. I still have the toilet paper somewhere around room. I laugh every time I think of the grotesque analogy. I can still picture P.C. sitting on the “throne”. Although the setting in which the message took place was , well, disgusting, P.c. made his point. The way in which he presented this message has stuck with me as well as many youth for years. Whether it was a lighthearted sermon like the “throne” sermon, or a more serious topic, such as “the power of positive thinking”. P.C. had a way of making things stick with me. I really appreciate his eagerness to share with us topics we needed to hear about, issues we were facing in our teen lives from witnessing to friends, how to pray, and dating standards.
Because of the influence P.C had in my life I became a leader instead of a follower. He was the most passionate person about youth I have ever seen. Not only did he enjoy being our leader, and mentor, but he was our friend. He loved just hanging out with us, whether it was going out to eat, the movies, or his house for games and just a good time.

My life as I know it

Just thought I might give un update on my life. As usual I am extremely busy, but don't get your hopes up, nothing excitng.

I am currently in school. I attend American River College (unfortunatly) , and I am taking Algebra, Biology, and U.S. History this sememster. I keep asking why I did this to myself and decided it would be a good idea to take 11 units of hard classes this time around.

I am still at American River College (unfortunalty), but I will be transfering to Simpson University in September of 2005. Simpson is located in Redding, so it's not too far from home. It is going to be a huge adjustment though living on campus, sharing a dorm with either one or three other girls. I couldn't be more estatic. I got my acceptance letter in December I believe, and am currently working on financial aid paperwork.

God is so good. Simpson was definatly my first choice school. I am extremely looking forward to getting out of the secular schooling system. It has been a good experience, but I'm ready to be in Christian environment as far as schooling goes.

Mom and I had the oppurtunity to visit Simposon's campus last November. I loved everything I saw. I actually got a chance to attend one of the writing classes. I really enjoyed it. The professor's at the campus seem really personable and friendly. Easy to talk to I guess you could say, which makes things nice. At ARC most of the insructor's seem really intimidating. Definatly not very friendly.

I also got to stay in the very small dorms. The rooms are pretty tiny. I;m sure I'll manage though. I shared a room with both Amanda and Sandi in the past. That has to have prepared me for an unorganized dorm living situation. lol. The girls I met in the dorms were so welcoming. Mom stayed in a hotel not far away, and I got to go out with girls I met. We went to Jamba Juice (I'm feeling much better that there is one so close to Simpson, I'll probably end up living in that stuff). The food at Simposon was not my cup of tea. lol. After Jamba we went to the Sundial Bridge. I've never been there before, it was awesome. There are green lights under the path you walk on. It is all lit up at night. Pretty snazzy.

Just in case everyone is wondering I plan on majoring in Elementary Education. My goal is to be a third grade teacher. And if God willing I would love to teach in a third world country such as Uganda, but wherever God leads, I will follow.

I am still working at Storybook Cottage Preschool 12pm- 6pm, Monday through Friday. I have been there for 11 months just about. It has been great. I love it. I am growing very fond of some of the little munchkins. Some times I come home at night and want to pull my hair out and scream, but for the most part working with the kids is very rewarding. The best part is when I walk in everyday and am surrounded by at least 20 toddlers, shreiking at the top of their lungs "Miss Megan is here", and lining up to get their hugs in.

So between School 5 days a week and work, then coming home to do homework until I get to bed most nights and my church commitments I'm pretty busy girly. But life is good. God is great.

Uganda is where my heart is

Here is the website Addy for my other page about my adventures and experiences in Uganda, Africa:


http://zippitydodazippity.blogspot.com/