My adventures outside of OWU- Grace Brethren

It's time for my next round of blogs and I am pretty excited about them. These cover a variety of things that I have done in the next three days. I have done a lot from recreation, community service, and performing. I hope that you like all of the blogs and their variety.

I needed a change of pace after part one of my mid-terms and papers. I needed to get away from campus- not too far but far enough to really enjoy myself. I was thumbing through Facebook (the great procrastinator!) and I saw that Campus Crusade was doing another Open Gym event at Delaware Grace Brethren Church. Needing a break from school, I decided to go and hang out with a couple of my friends. I realized that I will also have another opportunity to bond with people who are Christians.

I enjoyed some games of basketball and dodgeball. I must say that my competitive spirit always comes out whenever I am doing recreation. I am not at all a person who is outrageous athletic but I love to put in an effort in whatever I do especially if it is sports-related. I feel that I leave myself on the court every time and I am invigorated whenever I do this. People tell me all of the time that I need to take time out for myself and with the Open Gym, I am able to do so and have fun at it too.

Usually, I will try to utilize all of the time I am given when it comes to recreation. If you look at the illustration of the clock. I know, it is dark and shadowy but when you are taking some pictures, they don't exactly turn out to what they are supposed to be. It is around 10 til 2 in the morning. You know I MUST have been having some fun if I am illustrating a clock in the morning. I showed the clock because time is of the essence and I utilized any second of it.

The other pictures are of my friends. The first picture shows Justin Payne and Matt Yoder playing a friendly? game of dodgeball. Obviously, there is got to be a loser and a winner in this game. Can you tell who is who? My next picture is of me and Dave Johnstone just cheesing for the camera. I consider Dave a close friend and a fellow man of strong faith. I respect him for being a Christian who is open; I know that if I need guidance on how to change my faith, I can easily go to Dave. Dave, if you are reading this, know that I am here for you and God is too! Unfortunately, I only have one more picture. At right, this is a picture of Matt Cutchers and Kristen Carney. Matt, or as we all call him "Cutch," is a beacon of light for anyone. Kristen is a sweetheart and even though we just met a couple of weeks ago, I feel that Kristen has a big heart. I know the two of them through Justin and Dave. Basically, Cutch is the person with a bunch of connections including having Open Gym on Friday nights; Kristen advertised Open Gym on Facebook and somehow, I found it. I haven't gotten particularly close with them yet but I know that with due time, our relationship will be very, very close.

One final note. I am a Christian and I feel that I need to get the word out; this is a good way of doing so. I also want to break the stereotype that Christian are stern, always toting a Bible people. I promote the Word but I am also human- I make mistakes. I like to have fun too as well as work hard. By saying this, I feel at peace with myself and whatever controversy this may bring. I feel that I need to share this as well as my experiences at Grace Brethren to others as a way to show people that there are ways of get off campus through organizations. I like this idea and I cherish this opportunity as a Christian and as a Ohio Wesleyan student.

Blessed by the Holy Spirit,

Hasani Wheat

Class of '10