Apathy

"Natalynn, do you realize you just saw history?"  That was my remark to my younger sister after we watched Michael Phelps win his record 19th gold medal.

"Hm," and a frustratingly apathetic shrug was all that came from the new nine-year-old.

"Natalynn, you know how Mom and Dad talk about Nadia Blackovitch (actually, it's Comanecie, but didn't remember that at the time.), well this is the Nadia of our day, except better."

The same response was all that I got from Neema.

Did she not get it?  No, I think she just didn't care, 'cause she sure got Gabby Douglas.

And nothing I can do can change it, showing every race Michael Phelps ever swam, in his life, from every angle that there was, slow motion, regular, and backwards just won't cut it.  If she doesn't care, she just doesn't care.

This scenario can become an excellent  theological example.

If I'm witnessing to an atheist, or a muslim, or anybody else, if they don't care, I can yammer on 'till my lungs burst, but, it ain't going to help them none 'til they care.  An apathetic person is impossible to convert.

But, God can unplug that little cork on their  cold heart's wall, and once that dam's been uncorked, there's no holding it back.

So if you're witnessing to a resistant friend, you can't do nothing except pray, so do that.

Providence story- amazing.

I have a really nice bible with a good case, with two journals (one for DL, and one regular), a notepad, letters from my Family, pens, highlighters, church directory, church events sheet, verses for 3000-12 (which i did get), forms for my tripping basic (which I didn't get), a paper with my name and adress on it , and those green card you get when you check in at the lodge that say "Welcome to Deerfoot!"in it.  So here the story is in Boss beak form

Camper Ben Phillips- Boss! ( Well at least that's what they would say to be polite)   
Pioneer 3-day canoe hike led by Chief Glen Perry- Boss!,
Ben going on the hike- Boss!,
Ben taking his Bible on the hike- Boss!
Chief Glen Perry overestimating the time it would take to get forom the Lean-to the the pick-up place- Beak!
So the canoers get ther 2 hours and ten minutes before Cheif Dut is supposed to pick them up- Beak!
Chief Glen calling 15-minute quiet time- Boss!
Ben particpating and when done leaving his bible on the dock- Boss!
Then when Chief Dut arrives Ben forgets too get his bible- Beak!
when unpacking Ben realizes that his bible is not there- Beak! (there were tears in this part)
Mrs. Vera Fitch of the US Embassy- Boss!
Mrs. Vera likes kayaking- Boss!
Mrs. Vera kayaking in the spot where the pioneers were- Boss!
And Noticing Ben's Bible!
Get's Ben's bible and opens it- Boss!
Notices Ben's Name Adress and a mention of Deerfoot- Boss!
Calls Deerfoot and tells them that she found Ben's Bible and is mailing it to his house in Texas- BOSS!

More boss than Beak- Our God is an awesome God.

Carzy Deerfoot Itinerary

So, this weekend Mom decides to check my plane tickets, good Idea seeing as it [DL] starts Saturday. 

Departure Dfw- Newark 6:00AM Friday Morning. Wow! we live two hours away from the airport (if you have good traffic, which you probably would at 5:00 in the morning!) so we would have to leave... 3 o'clock.  Not happening, so we will stay with some friends near the airport and only have to leave at 4:30!  Not to mention we get a good Mama date out of it.  But Mom still gets back before Natalynn gets up.  And I get back at 11:00 at night, so crazy itinerary, but worth it. Definitely. Uh-huh amen  hallelujah.

Can't wait to get back to the lodge