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Postby Kesshin » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:11 am

>>>Oh, just some advice to everyone looking at this thread. When a person demonstrates initiative, people tend to interpret that the person has leadership potential. That is probably why uc pseudonym was rewarded with being in charge with the young age group. He showed initiative by suggesting an idea.<<<

Yep. UC definitely is leader material. ^^ It was very nice of him to offer to take the job. Even if he says that it will be difficult, I think he'll enjoy working with the kids.
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Postby Sieg9986 » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:15 am

God bless you in your ministry in Waco, with hope, you may make an impact on quite a few lives in your time there.

Hopefully by the time you return my dad will have returned my scanner and I will be able to scan in some of the pics I drew while on my own trip.
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Postby Yeito » Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:09 pm

I support the idea of a surprise party when he returns! :D

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Postby Kisa » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:24 pm

-_- soooo mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *sniff*

Ok Ok now that I realize it wasn't for good I can be at ease ^^

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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:46 pm

God bless UC... but for some reason all I can see is some guy looking like Sephy with wearing a really annoyed look while dozens of kids run around his feet.

I'll pray that God aids our UC.
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Postby Saint Kevin » Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:04 am

Yeito wrote:I support the idea of a surprise party when he returns! :D

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Given that this is probably one of the first threads that he will check upon his return, I think you blew the surprise.
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Postby CobaltAngel » Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:22 am

Aww, okay bye. When I saw the title I was worried I'd hafta beat you with an eletric guitar. ^^;;

Given that this is probably one of the first threads that he will check upon his return, I think you blew the surprise.


*gasp* We have to make up for the the error. <.< >.> *jumps out and tackles UC as he reads over thread upon his return* SUPRIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Postby Mave » Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:31 am

I return and UC leaves? *sighs*

Have a blessed trip, brother and come back to tell us about. :)
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Postby Jasdero » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:15 pm

whoa, i thought you were leaving leaving. the kind that doesn't come back. X_X but glad to hear otherwise. but anyways, have fun there! i shall pray for thee. good luck! come back safely! :thumb:
if i had to take care of a group of 10-12 year olds...i think i would go crazy... kids seem to like me a lot, but i don't really... i'm not able to gain control of them. sooner or later, they realize that i'm an easygoing person, and they know they can walk all over me....V_V ah, well, maybe you'll have better luck. ^_^ it's really cool and good of you to take up the responsibility of the younger ones. i'll pray that you'll be able to take care all of them well, and teach them too. oh, which reminds me, i'm guessing that you're going to be walking around with them a lot, make sure to tie them all together with ropes. :evil: otherwise, you won't be able to keep track of them [i'm just kidding ^_^], if they're a rowdy group, that is. most kids around that age think they're supery dupery cool [my brother is in that stage :shake: ] it's so irritating... like i said.... good luck, wherever you are right now. ^_^
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Postby Zarn Ishtare » Sat Jul 17, 2004 5:27 pm

You evil moderator, you. That was Lewisian humor you were using, or I'm not a man of God. Which begs the question: How british is UC's humor? very, it would seem. A man of classic humor, indeed.

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Postby Lehn » Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:05 pm

Wouldn’t the proper grammatical wording be ‘I’m leaving the CAA’? *ducks before UC can get me with a sharp spoon*

Well, have fun.
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Postby Kannaqueen14 » Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:37 pm

Hey, Im glad your not leaving forever(whu) :sweat:
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Postby Kannaqueen14 » Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:41 pm

Hey, Did you just do that to get us conserned??? :banned:
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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:31 am

I am officially back, and intend to ration a reasonable amount of time for the purpose of catching up with CAA.

This strikes me as a good time to speak on the subject of the grammar of hte previous sentence, as Lehn has brought up the matter. I generally, in my speech and typing, treat acronyms differently than most words. Were I to not use an acronym, that is, to speak about the Christian Anime Alliance, I would always use an article in reference to the name. However, with most acronyms I view the acronym as representing the organization in a broader sense. It is, therefore, treated like a proper name.

My views of Texas reinforced what I frequently see when traveling: most of the country is basically the same. It is slightly hotter than Kansas, but not enough to bother me. Ironically, the first person to possess an extreme Texan accent actually wasn't from Texas. Also, I was pleased to see that the church was alive and well.

Lynx wrote:by the way... we get stories about how you traumatized the kids when you get back.... right? j/k


At this point I will give a brief overview of the trip, for those of you who may care for reasons unknown to me.

The first portion of our time was absorbed by a poverty simulation. I should not speak on it greatly because Mission Waco stated they wish those who enter it to have no prior knowledge, and it is generally kept under a veil of silence. It will suffice to say that while I felt it was lacking as a whole certain elements were extremely effective. This includes a masterfully presented World Banquet.

All the other days were as I described previously. We worked on a housing project for low income persons. I worked in a small division devoted to painting one of the apartments (the majority worked on the overall apartments). At the end of the first day the man in charge of our work took me aside and said "Do you think you could assemble your work crew again tomorrow so the same people always work in the apartment?"

So evidently I have a work crew now. Feh. Regardless, it went perfectly fine, and we managed to completely finish the apartment in our time there.

Street Camp was chaotic but went well. I narrated for all the stories, and the kids at least quieted down long enough to listen to those. It made a minor impact on a fair number of kids.

I had thought there was a large group that simply didn't care, but on the last day I was proven wrong. Two kids whose names I did not know and who had called me the wrong name the entire week approached me after Street Camp. All I had done with them was help them climb the tree (they refused to sit on the mat, and I decided to work with them instead of against them). But they gave me a friendship-braclet sytled necklace to "remember them by." Evidently we did more than I thought. Though I normally wear nothing of the sort, I will wear this necklace for their sake.

One sad event: I spent nearly half of one day shadowing a child. He was filled with extreme amounts of anger and hatred. Though he said the older kids were picking on him for no reason, I quickly figured out they were coming after him because he was throwing rocks at them and flipping the finger. I had to at one point physically stop two of the kids from hitting each other. Then the kid I was shadowing (he idolized me, but didn't really listen to what I had to say) got ahold of a massive chunk of concrete and would have thrown it except that I took it from him and threw it into a river. It was very sad to see.

Zedian wrote:Wow I'm come back after a week off and I witness one of the seasoned veterans leaving...I really hope this isn't a pattern, we'll miss ya UC.


It seems common for people to post as if I was leaving for a long period of time. I personally would not mind if CAA members were required to take time off for God's work.

Azeieieir the Swordsman wrote:And it's Azier. Not Azeir.


I apologize. It was my responsibility to check which letter was first and I failed to do so.

Omega Amen wrote:Frankly, I was not shocked by the title of this thread since I remember uc pseudonym previously mentioning in another thread about visiting Waco, Texas.


I did not truly expect to shock anyone, nor was such my intent]It was very nice of him to offer to take the job. Even if he says that it will be difficult, I think he'll enjoy working with the kids.[/quote]

Actually, not really. The children were by large acting far less than their age. Narrating, however, was quite enjoyable. However, it was hardly the point of the previous week to bring any manner of enjoyment to myself.

CobaltAngel wrote:*gasp* We have to make up for the the error. <.< >.> *jumps out and tackles UC as he reads over thread upon his return* SUPRIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Zarn Ishtare wrote:You evil moderator, you. That was Lewisian humor you were using, or I'm not a man of God. Which begs the question: How british is UC's humor? very, it would seem. A man of classic humor, indeed.


Interesting; my humor style developed prior to any exposure to British (or even much American) humor. Not that I considered this thread to be anything more than mildly and vaguely amusing.

It is good to be back.
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Postby CobaltAngel » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:40 am

You're back! ^_^ Yay!!!!!!!
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Postby bakura_fan » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:43 am

UC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hug: :hug: :hug: YOU'RE BACK! YOU'RE BACK! YOU'RE BACK! YOU'RE BACK! Wow, sounds like you had a fun time. Glad you're back safe and sound. I was praying for ya the whole time.

<_< >_> Uhhhhhhhhhhh. Here! *hands UC a small card that reads "Welcome back", tied to a yellow rose.* ^_^ It's your "welcome back" present. CAA got kinda lonely without you around here. Well, talk with ya later! *skips off happily, humming a bit*
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Postby Sam*ron » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:55 pm

Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am very happy your back, and still UC! *Glomps UC* Weeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! *Hands UC a dozen roses* Welcome back.......again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Postby Lunis » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:14 pm

^_^ Good to have you back, UC.
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Postby Little T-chan » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:15 pm

Oh WOW...you scared me like a poisoned muffin!!!! You guys hafta stop doing that 'I'm leaving' thing cuz it scares me every time!!!!!!!! >.<;

Bye C-kun!!! God bless you and your mission!! <3 And I will pray for your sanity with the 10-12 age kids. ^^;
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Postby Jasdero » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:16 pm

welcome back uc!!! sounds like the trip was... interesting. sorry about that kid you were shadowing. but it's good to have you back all the same.
[quote="Little T-Chan"]Oh WOW...you scared me like a poisoned muffin!!!! You guys hafta stop doing that 'I'm leaving' thing cuz it scares me every time!!!!!!!! >.<]
lol. he's back, t-chan... : )
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Postby Little T-chan » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:39 pm

:red: :red: :red: Oh................. :red: :red: :red: ha...haha...hahahaha....Welcome back C-kun. :sweat:
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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:42 pm

Don't worry about it. Your distress at my absence and welcoming mean no less regardless of their mistiming.
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Postby Little T-chan » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:47 pm

Oh! That's great! ^^; Just glad you're back ALREADY C-kun!! haha
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Postby RoyalWing » Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:23 pm

Welcome back! =^-^=

It was nice to hear your experience~ I'm sorry that some of it was displeasing? But I think you also made a good memory, narrating (though, I have no idea what that means, but that's ok!)

I hope you rest well and relax a bit!? Because, I think I would be very tired in your position. ^v^
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Postby Lunis » Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:27 pm

-_-; I wish I had a wider vocabulary and correct spelling, like you, UC.
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Postby Fireproof » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:22 pm

Hooray! UC Pseudonym has returned! Cake for everyone! *Cake appears* Yay! Cake! *Starts gvingin peopl slices of cake*
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Postby Kesshin » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:30 pm

Aha! I was right... *Note: See our rpg thread if you wish to know what I was right about*.
I'm sorry it wasn't very much fun for you, UC. Guess that was just my lack of experience talking. :sweat: I assumed it would be like the church missions that I've been on, which seem much milder by comparison, judging by your description.
*shrugs* Then again, you said the purpose wasn't to have fun, but to help people, right? Well, by the sound of it, mission accomplished. :thumb: We're all very proud of you.

On a lighter note, I thought the friendship bracelet thing was too cute. Seems our resident master of sarcasm is just a big old softie, isn't that right, UC-sempai? *grin*

Anyway, welcome back. ^_^
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Postby Mave » Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:04 am

Whoa..I'd never imagine you'll be dealing with kids. I feel sad for some of those kids you've mentioned. It's sweet that you're wearing that necklace they made for you. You must have blessed them somehow. May God bless and equip you for your current and future ministries.

Meanwhile, it's great to hear from you again! Welcome back, UC! I see your fanclub is celebrating..;)
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Postby bakura_fan » Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:36 am

*bounces around happily* Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! *notices cake* Oh, cake! *grabs a slice* *munch munch munch*
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Jul 24, 2004 3:17 pm

[quote="Mave"]Meanwhile, it's great to hear from you again! Welcome back, UC! I see your fanclub is celebrating..]

Yes. I was unaware of the existence of such. But it is good to hear from you as well.

Meanwhile, general thanks to all posting in the thread.
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