Leading with a snowplow

Leading with a snowplow

I have had a lot going on with my College Algebra Class, I did a fast Friday and then on top of that the battery in the truck died and I had to reschedule my therapy appointment. While fasting I picked up my bible and it opened right to Psalm: 147 this is exactly how I felt for the four and half years before I moved on my own, right before I meet my wife Janice. Then this morning when I was trying to look up this verse to share with the men’s bible study this morning I came across Psalm: 53 which exactly describes my former business partner. An ex-cop and attorney who had a Catholic Priest try and molest him being a big boy he gave the priest a beat down. Ever since he has been an atheist. We traveled all over the United States promoting Drone/UAS technologies and the primary topics of conversation were Mercedes Benz cars, BBQ restaurants, buffet restaurants and debating the bible and faith. I became very good as an apologist for Christ.

 Both our roommate and my partner loved to watch “Ancient Aliens” It would always amuse me on how much these smart guys on the show could talk and never really say anything while they would try and explain events in the bible in a secular way. My partner would always fall back in these Ancient Alien experts whenever I would start to provide evidence of the existence of God he would say “So when did the aliens come?” I would reference Genesis and Ezekiel. Then he would start talking about food or the Mercedes.

Recently I have become aware of an organization called Trail Life. When the Boy Scouts of America caved into the gay agenda parents, scout leaders and scouts decided to start up a faith based version of the Boy Scouts and it is Trail Life. The Catholic Church has decided to back the Boy Scouts and they have told Trail Life to not talk with Boy Scout Troops whom are sponsored by Catholic Churches. When I first heard about Trail Life I wasn’t interested in being a part of it but I referred several churches in the Rio Grande Valley. New Hope Church in Weslaco, TX is interested and they have a Boy Scout Troop in Weslaco all ready to convert to Trail Life as soon as they commit.

The Pastor at Center Church in Pharr has expressed interest and had meetings with the Trail Life Scout for south Texas who lives right in Edinburg. From what I understand, they are filling out the paperwork but they have to get their congregation to approve of sponsorship of a Trail Life Troop. I brought it up at the men’s bible study this morning.

In mid-valley a Boy Scout Troop is anxious to convert to Trail Life and there is a church in Weslaco, New Hope Church and the Pastor John Jaramillo is interested and it just so happens that he is an adjunct math teacher at STC and when I applied for algebra tutoring the tutoring service asked me if I knew anyone who I could asked to tutor me in algebra and I mention Pastor John and now it is official! How’s that for a minor miracle?

I have felt this calling to work with those young men who are the same way that I was in school, I would fight anyone but don’t give me a math problem. I know I can learn it because I did it the Navy learning BE&E and transistor theory and diving physics where I actually received higher grades than the officers during BUD/s. I know that math is logical and once my brain understands that, my barriers will come down and it will just be a process. I already had Pastor John explain factoring and the quadratic formula to me better than anyone else. Once I understand where the snag is form me learning algebra it will be the same as teaching boxing or shooting. I just have to understand where they are missing the mark and help them shift their focus to where they will achieve success.