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Peterhead Football Club today surprised Chairman Rodger Morrison, renaming the Main Stand in his honour. Rodger has given forty years service to PFC with twenty of those spent as Chairman, a huge amount of selfless hard work, dedication and financial contribution. As he also helped fund one of the stands here at Balmoor, it was only fitting that the main stand bear the name of "Mr Peterhead" 🔵⚪💙 From those within the club who know him well: "I hold Rodger in very high regard, all those years heading up the club can't have been easy, lesser men would have taken the easy route and moved on. This is a very worthy tribute naming the stand after him" - Les Hill, PFC Vice-Chairman “Rodger has been involved for many decades with the club at Peterhead FC. He was heavily involved when we played at Recreation Park, and was instrumental in the discussions and move to Balmoor Stadium. His knowledge of local businesses, and those further afield, has ensured that the name of Peterhead FC is well publicised. Rodger does a power of work for the club, much of it unseen, and the naming of the main stand at Balmoor Stadium is a fitting tribute, and recognition of the amount of work he has put into Peterhead Football Club over many years.” - Charles Watt, PFC Financial Director "Leadership of a football club comes with many challenges, especially in a close-knit community. Rodger Morrison is a shining example of the strength of character and resilience required and to provide that service to Peterhead Football Club for over 30 years is outstanding. He is always open to speak to supporters and knows the majority on first name terms, that open approach helped the club survive dire times during Covid, now with the community foundation the club is doing more than ever to support the community. It is then very fitting that that dedication and service is recognised by renaming the main stand in his honour" - Gavin Mundie, PFC Community Foundation Chairman "The recognition of Rodger's total commitment to PFC and the unrivalled service he has given the club could not be more derserved. I want to wish the Morrison family a truly memorable day. I am in Italy therefore cannot be there but my head and heart will be at Balmoor this afternoon" - Brian McCombie, PFC Community Foundation Trustee "Rodger has been a great ambassador and Chairman for Peterhead FC since he took over the pie hut at the Rec in 1983. I always regarded the late, great Robbie Warrender as Mr PFC but having worked closely with Rodger over the past 15 years he has taken over that title. Believe me given the 50 years I have been associated with the Club that is great praise! Rodger was the catalyst to build and move to Balmoor and then to gain entry to the Scottish league. A true supporter of this great Club and well worthy of this special tribute" - Nat Porter, Head of Youth & Community "This is a well deserved legacy for a man who lives and breathes Peterhead Football Club" - Jim McInally
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Peterhead Football Club today surprised Chairman Rodger Morrison, renaming the Main Stand in his honour. Rodger has given forty years service to PFC with twenty of those spent as Chairman, a huge amount of selfless hard work, dedication and financial contribution. As he also helped fund one of the stands here at Balmoor, it was only fitting that the main stand bear the name of "Mr Peterhead" 🔵⚪💙 From those within the club who know him well: "I hold Rodger in very high regard, all those years heading up the club can't have been easy, lesser men would have taken the easy route and moved on. This is a very worthy tribute naming the stand after him" - Les Hill, PFC Vice-Chairman “Rodger has been involved for many decades with the club at Peterhead FC. He was heavily involved when we played at Recreation Park, and was instrumental in the discussions and move to Balmoor Stadium. His knowledge of local businesses, and those further afield, has ensured that the name of Peterhead FC is well publicised. Rodger does a power of work for the club, much of it unseen, and the naming of the main stand at Balmoor Stadium is a fitting tribute, and recognition of the amount of work he has put into Peterhead Football Club over many years.” - Charles Watt, PFC Financial Director "Leadership of a football club comes with many challenges, especially in a close-knit community. Rodger Morrison is a shining example of the strength of character and resilience required and to provide that service to Peterhead Football Club for over 30 years is outstanding. He is always open to speak to supporters and knows the majority on first name terms, that open approach helped the club survive dire times during Covid, now with the community foundation the club is doing more than ever to support the community. It is then very fitting that that dedication and service is recognised by renaming the main stand in his honour" - Gavin Mundie, PFC Community Foundation Chairman "The recognition of Rodger's total commitment to PFC and the unrivalled service he has given the club could not be more derserved. I want to wish the Morrison family a truly memorable day. I am in Italy therefore cannot be there but my head and heart will be at Balmoor this afternoon" - Brian McCombie, PFC Community Foundation Trustee "Rodger has been a great ambassador and Chairman for Peterhead FC since he took over the pie hut at the Rec in 1983. I always regarded the late, great Robbie Warrender as Mr PFC but having worked closely with Rodger over the past 15 years he has taken over that title. Believe me given the 50 years I have been associated with the Club that is great praise! Rodger was the catalyst to build and move to Balmoor and then to gain entry to the Scottish league. A true supporter of this great Club and well worthy of this special tribute" - Nat Porter, Head of Youth & Community "This is a well deserved legacy for a man who lives and breathes Peterhead Football Club" - Jim McInally

Peterhead FC

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Has U-M Become Wuhan on the Huron? Only half of the students who attend our flagship university are state residents, and the foreign students have a habit of breaking federal law By Charlie LeDuff (Charlie LeDuff) When I went to college in Ann Arbor, a gram of magic mushrooms cost five bucks. These days—what with the Chinese Communist Party having infiltrated the research laboratory at the University of Michigan—exotic fungi could cost all of us our lives. Three Chinese researchers were recently charged with attempting to smuggle toxic plant fungus into Detroit Metro Airport. If tweaked the right way, that fungus could be weaponized to devastate crops across the country. Now Congress wants to know what the university knew about the researchers, if it knew anything at all. “The university has no incentive to vet these foreign nationals as required by law,” said Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. “It makes a lot of money off the research and China pays the tuition.” What’s more, congressional committees have found that the smugglers were working under the supervision of two Michigan professors who also have extensive ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Their work over the years has been funded with nearly $10 million in federal grants. “It’s been an issue for many, many years,” said Andy Arena, former chief of the FBI’s counterterrorism operations. “The Chinese government is not our friend. The university turned a blind eye to it in pursuit of profit. They need to wake up.” So now we have a little Wuhan on the Huron River, all in the name of profit. I studied political science at Michigan, so I feel qualified to offer this scientific equation: Federal grants + Foreign grants + Out-of-State tuition = BIG MONEY Not only has the university’s lust for lucre imperiled the people of America, it has prioritized the money of outsiders over the education of young people who are actually from Michigan. Consider the makeup of the incoming student body at other excellent public universities. The proportion of students who are actually residents of that state: University of Texas at Austin: 90% University of Florida: 88% University of California, Berkeley: 85% Michigan State University: 78% And the University of Michigan? 52% (17% of the student body are foreign nationals). What gives? Greed. Consider that tuition at Michigan is $43,000 more for out-of-state students than it is for kids who actually come from the Wolverine State. And remember, U-M has a $19 billion endowment, one of the largest of any public university in the country. They might be book smart in Ann Arbor, but the adults who administer the place are world stupid. There are the bio-weapons researchers for one, then there are the five Chinese exchange students who got caught in 2023 filming—in the dead of night—a joint military operation between the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries at Camp Grayling. Their current whereabouts are unknown. Then there is the Chinese undergrad who used his Michigan student ID to register to vote in the 2024 presidential election. The “student” was later charged with election offenses and forced to surrender his passport. Not to worry, the guy slipped out of the country using a second passport. Over the past dozen years, the University of Michigan has been a sordid swamp of sexual, sporting, and now spying scandals. In that time, there have been five university presidents, three head football coaches, and a nearly half-billion-dollar abuse settlement. The constant through it all has been Mark Bernstein, vice-chair of the Board of Regents and noted slip-and-fall lawyer. An attempt to leave a message with Bernstein’s law firm (1-800-Call-Sam) proved unsuccessful. Who knows how compromised the university has become with corporate kleptocrats and communist spies? Let’s hope Congress gets to the bottom of the mess in Ann Arbor before we’re all forced to bend over and kiss our asses zai jian.
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Has U-M Become Wuhan on the Huron? Only half of the students who attend our flagship university are state residents, and the foreign students have a habit of breaking federal law By Charlie LeDuff (Charlie LeDuff) When I went to college in Ann Arbor, a gram of magic mushrooms cost five bucks. These days—what with the Chinese Communist Party having infiltrated the research laboratory at the University of Michigan—exotic fungi could cost all of us our lives. Three Chinese researchers were recently charged with attempting to smuggle toxic plant fungus into Detroit Metro Airport. If tweaked the right way, that fungus could be weaponized to devastate crops across the country. Now Congress wants to know what the university knew about the researchers, if it knew anything at all. “The university has no incentive to vet these foreign nationals as required by law,” said Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. “It makes a lot of money off the research and China pays the tuition.” What’s more, congressional committees have found that the smugglers were working under the supervision of two Michigan professors who also have extensive ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Their work over the years has been funded with nearly $10 million in federal grants. “It’s been an issue for many, many years,” said Andy Arena, former chief of the FBI’s counterterrorism operations. “The Chinese government is not our friend. The university turned a blind eye to it in pursuit of profit. They need to wake up.” So now we have a little Wuhan on the Huron River, all in the name of profit. I studied political science at Michigan, so I feel qualified to offer this scientific equation: Federal grants + Foreign grants + Out-of-State tuition = BIG MONEY Not only has the university’s lust for lucre imperiled the people of America, it has prioritized the money of outsiders over the education of young people who are actually from Michigan. Consider the makeup of the incoming student body at other excellent public universities. The proportion of students who are actually residents of that state: University of Texas at Austin: 90% University of Florida: 88% University of California, Berkeley: 85% Michigan State University: 78% And the University of Michigan? 52% (17% of the student body are foreign nationals). What gives? Greed. Consider that tuition at Michigan is $43,000 more for out-of-state students than it is for kids who actually come from the Wolverine State. And remember, U-M has a $19 billion endowment, one of the largest of any public university in the country. They might be book smart in Ann Arbor, but the adults who administer the place are world stupid. There are the bio-weapons researchers for one, then there are the five Chinese exchange students who got caught in 2023 filming—in the dead of night—a joint military operation between the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries at Camp Grayling. Their current whereabouts are unknown. Then there is the Chinese undergrad who used his Michigan student ID to register to vote in the 2024 presidential election. The “student” was later charged with election offenses and forced to surrender his passport. Not to worry, the guy slipped out of the country using a second passport. Over the past dozen years, the University of Michigan has been a sordid swamp of sexual, sporting, and now spying scandals. In that time, there have been five university presidents, three head football coaches, and a nearly half-billion-dollar abuse settlement. The constant through it all has been Mark Bernstein, vice-chair of the Board of Regents and noted slip-and-fall lawyer. An attempt to leave a message with Bernstein’s law firm (1-800-Call-Sam) proved unsuccessful. Who knows how compromised the university has become with corporate kleptocrats and communist spies? Let’s hope Congress gets to the bottom of the mess in Ann Arbor before we’re all forced to bend over and kiss our asses zai jian.

Michigan Enjoyer

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Pastor John MacArthur’s final sermon at Grace Community Church was excellent! He was thankful in all his trials by trusting in God’s word and His providence. The Unfailing Promises of God — John MacArthur // November 24, 2024 It’s been since July that I’ve preached here on a Sunday. That wouldn’t have been my choice; but I think, as Grace just sung, sometimes our trials are blessings in disguise, and God has purposes that we would never have been able to fulfill if we weren’t put into some kind of stress. I can tell you, I’ve had three heart surgeries and surgery on my lungs in those last few months, and I’m still here, so I’m thankful to the Lord for that. And I have so much to be thankful for. In fact, when people ask me how I feel, I say I’m thankful. I’m just thankful I see the good and gracious and kind and providential hand of God in every vicissitude in my life. Every hard experience, every challenge, whatever that challenge may be, I see the good hand of divine providence operating in ways that would never have been possible were it not for the trials. So I genuinely and truly am grateful, and I can be grateful because I know the outcome of everything. The outcome of everything is to the glory of God and the benefit of His children, right? So I want to make sure that I allow my own heart to rejoice in the fact that God will perfect me and will bring glory to Himself through my trials, probably more than any other way. And one thing that I have found is that my thanksgiving has increased, because it’s in the trials when you’re face-to-face with things that could easily overpower you, and you have no particular control over them at all, that you find your faith is tested. And out of that testing has come an immense amount of gratitude to the Lord. He has revealed Himself in all these issues, all these trials, in so many ways that I can’t even begin to count. And I think when you’re in a situation like this, for a true believer, thankfulness should be the first reaction, because the Lord is doing His work on the one hand; and on the second hand, you’re getting close to heaven, and we rejoice in that reality. In Colossians 3, if you want to look at it for a moment, Colossians 3:15, just a reminder: “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body.” And here’s a very brief command: “Be thankful.” “Be thankful.” Down in verse 17 it says, “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” That’s a New Testament counterpart to, say, Psalm 103:2, which says, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits.”So as I was thinking about how we might be thankful together tonight, I wanted to find a location in the Scripture where we could pull together some amazing realities for which we must be thankful, and that drew me to John 13, the gospel of John in chapter 13. And I want to do kind of a flyover of John 13 through 16 with some landings along the way. Now, when you come to John 13, just a little bit of background. This is the upper room. This is the night of the Last Supper. This is Jesus with the twelve. This is the unmasking of Judas. This is the bewilderment, the chaos, the confusion, the discouragement, the fear, the doubts, the brokenhearted response of the apostles to things going in a direction they never, ever expected. Rather than Jesus setting up a kingdom, He keeps talking about dying. In fact, He even is explicit about the fact that He will be killed. In the twelfth chapter of John, in verse 23, Jesus said, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” Well, that sounds good. Maybe this is the coming of the kingdom. But then immediately He says in verse 24, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
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Pastor John MacArthur’s final sermon at Grace Community Church was excellent! He was thankful in all his trials by trusting in God’s word and His providence. The Unfailing Promises of God — John MacArthur // November 24, 2024 It’s been since July that I’ve preached here on a Sunday. That wouldn’t have been my choice; but I think, as Grace just sung, sometimes our trials are blessings in disguise, and God has purposes that we would never have been able to fulfill if we weren’t put into some kind of stress. I can tell you, I’ve had three heart surgeries and surgery on my lungs in those last few months, and I’m still here, so I’m thankful to the Lord for that. And I have so much to be thankful for. In fact, when people ask me how I feel, I say I’m thankful. I’m just thankful I see the good and gracious and kind and providential hand of God in every vicissitude in my life. Every hard experience, every challenge, whatever that challenge may be, I see the good hand of divine providence operating in ways that would never have been possible were it not for the trials. So I genuinely and truly am grateful, and I can be grateful because I know the outcome of everything. The outcome of everything is to the glory of God and the benefit of His children, right? So I want to make sure that I allow my own heart to rejoice in the fact that God will perfect me and will bring glory to Himself through my trials, probably more than any other way. And one thing that I have found is that my thanksgiving has increased, because it’s in the trials when you’re face-to-face with things that could easily overpower you, and you have no particular control over them at all, that you find your faith is tested. And out of that testing has come an immense amount of gratitude to the Lord. He has revealed Himself in all these issues, all these trials, in so many ways that I can’t even begin to count. And I think when you’re in a situation like this, for a true believer, thankfulness should be the first reaction, because the Lord is doing His work on the one hand; and on the second hand, you’re getting close to heaven, and we rejoice in that reality. In Colossians 3, if you want to look at it for a moment, Colossians 3:15, just a reminder: “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body.” And here’s a very brief command: “Be thankful.” “Be thankful.” Down in verse 17 it says, “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” That’s a New Testament counterpart to, say, Psalm 103:2, which says, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits.”So as I was thinking about how we might be thankful together tonight, I wanted to find a location in the Scripture where we could pull together some amazing realities for which we must be thankful, and that drew me to John 13, the gospel of John in chapter 13. And I want to do kind of a flyover of John 13 through 16 with some landings along the way. Now, when you come to John 13, just a little bit of background. This is the upper room. This is the night of the Last Supper. This is Jesus with the twelve. This is the unmasking of Judas. This is the bewilderment, the chaos, the confusion, the discouragement, the fear, the doubts, the brokenhearted response of the apostles to things going in a direction they never, ever expected. Rather than Jesus setting up a kingdom, He keeps talking about dying. In fact, He even is explicit about the fact that He will be killed. In the twelfth chapter of John, in verse 23, Jesus said, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” Well, that sounds good. Maybe this is the coming of the kingdom. But then immediately He says in verse 24, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”

Terri Green

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Got a chance to talk with Cassidy Rowe about her plans in a UK uniform moving forward and this is what she had to say. "Wow…I wasn’t expecting this to be a goodbye post. I wanted nothing more than to play my senior year in a Kentucky uniform, but I know that God has bigger and better plans for me. Sometimes “no” is God’s way of preventing us from greater heartbreak. What a blessing basketball has been in my life. Basketball was my very first love. I spent every single day in the gym working towards a dream that many people called me crazy for having. After facing back to back ACL tears, I sometimes questioned it myself. But through hard work and God’s faithfulness I was able to represent my home state and become a Kentucky wildcat. Truly a dream come true. These past three years have been some of the hardest, yet most rewarding and joyous times of my life. I am thankful for the bad times just as much as the good because it all brought me closer to God. I have met so many amazing people and made memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life. While I still have a year of eligibility left, I will not be entering the transfer portal. I will be pursuing my new dream of becoming a physical therapist through UK’s DPT program. Younger me would be crushed that our basketball career is over, but she also wouldn’t believe all of the things we’ve accomplished. I know she is proud🥹 To Big Blue Nation: Thank you. Thank you for your unwavering support and for giving this small town girl the opportunity to live out her wildest dreams. I poured everything I have into this program and you all poured into me just the same. I will forever be grateful for that… and I will always bleed blue. John 13:7"
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Got a chance to talk with Cassidy Rowe about her plans in a UK uniform moving forward and this is what she had to say. "Wow…I wasn’t expecting this to be a goodbye post. I wanted nothing more than to play my senior year in a Kentucky uniform, but I know that God has bigger and better plans for me. Sometimes “no” is God’s way of preventing us from greater heartbreak. What a blessing basketball has been in my life. Basketball was my very first love. I spent every single day in the gym working towards a dream that many people called me crazy for having. After facing back to back ACL tears, I sometimes questioned it myself. But through hard work and God’s faithfulness I was able to represent my home state and become a Kentucky wildcat. Truly a dream come true. These past three years have been some of the hardest, yet most rewarding and joyous times of my life. I am thankful for the bad times just as much as the good because it all brought me closer to God. I have met so many amazing people and made memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life. While I still have a year of eligibility left, I will not be entering the transfer portal. I will be pursuing my new dream of becoming a physical therapist through UK’s DPT program. Younger me would be crushed that our basketball career is over, but she also wouldn’t believe all of the things we’ve accomplished. I know she is proud🥹 To Big Blue Nation: Thank you. Thank you for your unwavering support and for giving this small town girl the opportunity to live out her wildest dreams. I poured everything I have into this program and you all poured into me just the same. I will forever be grateful for that… and I will always bleed blue. John 13:7"

Rise Up Sports Media

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** RECAP FOUR GLOBAL GCV CONFERENCES** This afternoon, we observed an incredible migration speed of around 7,000 to 8,000 wallets per hour. I foresee that CT is escalating the speed to reach an astonishing 10 million wallets by December 31, 2024. Many pioneers have successfully passed KYC, and the migration of Pi into wallets is rapidly increasing including within the China community. Today marks the beginning of our 14-day safe holding period until December 31, 2024. What does it mean? It means CT preparing OM by the last day! Congratulations, GCV warriors! 👍👍👍👏👏👏 We , GCV are champions! Let’s recap and take pride in our four Global GCV Conferences held in May and June and celebrate our dedication. Our hard work is paying off, and our harvest is here!✌️✌️✌️ Doris Yin 🪷🪷🪷 Dec. 18th, 2024 --------------- After all this time Our journey together Has led us all To unite under a common goal The journey started off lonely But now…GCV has blossomed And it’s thanks to everyone’s collective efforts Be proud! You have weathered through the storm Your efforts have paid off And GCV couldn’t have achieved this without you It has been an amazing and arduous journey But we didn’t just survived We thrived! And it’s thanks to all of you! We are champions! GCV is a champion Pi Network is a Champion Many thanks to The Global GCV Core Team Our current journey ends here, But this doesn’t mean goodbye We will still be connected Building a brighter future And remembering this journey for years to come Never forgetting the friends we made along the way Never forgetting the future we want to build For ourselves And for future generations A future that encourages Diplomacy Win-Win Solutions And Connectivity None of this would be possible without GCV pioneers Thank you
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** RECAP FOUR GLOBAL GCV CONFERENCES** This afternoon, we observed an incredible migration speed of around 7,000 to 8,000 wallets per hour. I foresee that CT is escalating the speed to reach an astonishing 10 million wallets by December 31, 2024. Many pioneers have successfully passed KYC, and the migration of Pi into wallets is rapidly increasing including within the China community. Today marks the beginning of our 14-day safe holding period until December 31, 2024. What does it mean? It means CT preparing OM by the last day! Congratulations, GCV warriors! 👍👍👍👏👏👏 We , GCV are champions! Let’s recap and take pride in our four Global GCV Conferences held in May and June and celebrate our dedication. Our hard work is paying off, and our harvest is here!✌️✌️✌️ Doris Yin 🪷🪷🪷 Dec. 18th, 2024 --------------- After all this time Our journey together Has led us all To unite under a common goal The journey started off lonely But now…GCV has blossomed And it’s thanks to everyone’s collective efforts Be proud! You have weathered through the storm Your efforts have paid off And GCV couldn’t have achieved this without you It has been an amazing and arduous journey But we didn’t just survived We thrived! And it’s thanks to all of you! We are champions! GCV is a champion Pi Network is a Champion Many thanks to The Global GCV Core Team Our current journey ends here, But this doesn’t mean goodbye We will still be connected Building a brighter future And remembering this journey for years to come Never forgetting the friends we made along the way Never forgetting the future we want to build For ourselves And for future generations A future that encourages Diplomacy Win-Win Solutions And Connectivity None of this would be possible without GCV pioneers Thank you

Doris Yin 东方紫莲🪷

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leowon debut timeline. source -> instagram, bubbles live, grid interview, boys planet, radio, and fansign. 🥀: i dont want to be an idol anymore. i wanna quit being a trainee and give up on my dream. i want to take a break. — 🥀: finally hyung is revealed to the world, i feel like crying and thankful. you’ve worked so so hard and did your best till now hyung… there’ll be so many thing coming up in the future but i believe everything will be okay just as what hyung dreamed. you’re my brother, my friend and my family! i’m sincerely supporting hyung’s future and i’m not far, i’ll be a friend that hyung can see always. sincerely congratulations a lot!! to the one that i really adore and love and precious to me, lee leo hwaiting!❤️ 🦁: crying… my friend and also my family that i adore, thank you so so much, i’m very sorry, and i love you!!!!! i’m still lacking a lot in all aspect but you always tried to understand me, when there’s no one who accepts me, you’re like the only one who did. sincerely thank you for that. i’m so so sorry that comeout (debuting) first like this. my heart hurts but i’ll work hard for the start so you can quickly follow me later. i’ll do my best, let’s meet at the top soon! i love you❤️ — 🦁: when sangwon debuts, it'll be at the right time. please wait for him, he will do well. don't worry too much because he's really going to do well. i also tell him this all the time, "everyone has their own timing." — 🦁: honestly, i'd never thought that i'd ever appear on a survival show in my life. i didn't have the intention to join one. the whole idea of a survival show itself — 🍞: are you going to join boys planet? 🥀: no, i probably wouldn't. — 🦁: im going back to australia 🥀: …what? why all of a sudden? we were just talking about trying something else here together, right? — 🦁: im going to audition for boys planet. you're the friend i've trained with the longest. we had a dream we didn't get to achieve the first time around, and now i want to try again with you. 🥀: i dont really know much about survival shows like that 🦁: that’s okay. we can figure it out 🥀: i’ll think about it — 🥀: should i think about it seriously… i’ll talk to leo hyung and my parents about it. i’ll take this this as my last journey. — 🥀: i want to come with you… 🦁: let’s debut together — 🥀: i know it's a survival show and i have to go against leo hyung too, but i came here to debut with leo. i think that is what’s the most meaningful — 🦁: you’re the only one left… because of you, i was able to come here. without you, i wouldn't standing here. let’s make out dreams come true, even though it might be a bit late. let’s be happy together. love you! 🥀: without leo hyung, there wouldn’t be an ald1 sangwon right now.
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leowon debut timeline. source -> instagram, bubbles live, grid interview, boys planet, radio, and fansign. 🥀: i dont want to be an idol anymore. i wanna quit being a trainee and give up on my dream. i want to take a break. — 🥀: finally hyung is revealed to the world, i feel like crying and thankful. you’ve worked so so hard and did your best till now hyung… there’ll be so many thing coming up in the future but i believe everything will be okay just as what hyung dreamed. you’re my brother, my friend and my family! i’m sincerely supporting hyung’s future and i’m not far, i’ll be a friend that hyung can see always. sincerely congratulations a lot!! to the one that i really adore and love and precious to me, lee leo hwaiting!❤️ 🦁: crying… my friend and also my family that i adore, thank you so so much, i’m very sorry, and i love you!!!!! i’m still lacking a lot in all aspect but you always tried to understand me, when there’s no one who accepts me, you’re like the only one who did. sincerely thank you for that. i’m so so sorry that comeout (debuting) first like this. my heart hurts but i’ll work hard for the start so you can quickly follow me later. i’ll do my best, let’s meet at the top soon! i love you❤️ — 🦁: when sangwon debuts, it'll be at the right time. please wait for him, he will do well. don't worry too much because he's really going to do well. i also tell him this all the time, "everyone has their own timing." — 🦁: honestly, i'd never thought that i'd ever appear on a survival show in my life. i didn't have the intention to join one. the whole idea of a survival show itself — 🍞: are you going to join boys planet? 🥀: no, i probably wouldn't. — 🦁: im going back to australia 🥀: …what? why all of a sudden? we were just talking about trying something else here together, right? — 🦁: im going to audition for boys planet. you're the friend i've trained with the longest. we had a dream we didn't get to achieve the first time around, and now i want to try again with you. 🥀: i dont really know much about survival shows like that 🦁: that’s okay. we can figure it out 🥀: i’ll think about it — 🥀: should i think about it seriously… i’ll talk to leo hyung and my parents about it. i’ll take this this as my last journey. — 🥀: i want to come with you… 🦁: let’s debut together — 🥀: i know it's a survival show and i have to go against leo hyung too, but i came here to debut with leo. i think that is what’s the most meaningful — 🦁: you’re the only one left… because of you, i was able to come here. without you, i wouldn't standing here. let’s make out dreams come true, even though it might be a bit late. let’s be happy together. love you! 🥀: without leo hyung, there wouldn’t be an ald1 sangwon right now.

sie.

33,375 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

The Tkachuk brothers and Connor Hellebuyck on the importance of representing Team USA... Hellebuyck: “Yeah, you know, it's one of those things, the more you say it, the more it shocks me [the U.S. had not won since 1980]. I know, as a kid, I always dreamed of watching those guys, and my big dream was to be like them one day and now, I'm in those shoes, and the next generation is looking up at us, and I want to be that role model. I want to be as good as I can on and off the ice for those kids, and I want them to know their dreams can come true. I was that young kid chasing a dream and you never know what tomorrow brings, and, you know, it can happen. Hard work, and smart work, and doing the right things. It does pay off. Matthew Tkachuk: “My dad was lucky enough to finish in four Olympics. The best he finished was a silver in Salt Lake. And he, you know, wouldn't have traded any of those experiences for that experience, he just had in Italy for us. Like, he — to him, to my mom, to my sister, to, you know, our wives, families, everything, like it was the most incredible time, probably anybody has ever had in the sport of hockey. So, we're so lucky for the support. We're so lucky for the support from our dad. I still talk to him daily about everything hockey, life-related, and I'm shocked he actually didn't cry to be honest with you, but he was very, very proud. Brady Tkachuk: “Yeah, I think that's the best part about our job is being able to be those role models, like Helle was saying, like the 1980 team, influenced so many players, then that 1996 World Cup team influenced our generation, and we — we even talked about it, that we had an opportunity in front of us that we could really impact the next generation of, you know, kids in the U.S., and, you know, a kid watching that game that never thought he would be playing hockey and ends up picking up a hockey stick and ends up being the next superstar in the NHL. So, we’re very fortunate and blessed to be in this position and to be a role model for kids.”
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The Tkachuk brothers and Connor Hellebuyck on the importance of representing Team USA... Hellebuyck: “Yeah, you know, it's one of those things, the more you say it, the more it shocks me [the U.S. had not won since 1980]. I know, as a kid, I always dreamed of watching those guys, and my big dream was to be like them one day and now, I'm in those shoes, and the next generation is looking up at us, and I want to be that role model. I want to be as good as I can on and off the ice for those kids, and I want them to know their dreams can come true. I was that young kid chasing a dream and you never know what tomorrow brings, and, you know, it can happen. Hard work, and smart work, and doing the right things. It does pay off. Matthew Tkachuk: “My dad was lucky enough to finish in four Olympics. The best he finished was a silver in Salt Lake. And he, you know, wouldn't have traded any of those experiences for that experience, he just had in Italy for us. Like, he — to him, to my mom, to my sister, to, you know, our wives, families, everything, like it was the most incredible time, probably anybody has ever had in the sport of hockey. So, we're so lucky for the support. We're so lucky for the support from our dad. I still talk to him daily about everything hockey, life-related, and I'm shocked he actually didn't cry to be honest with you, but he was very, very proud. Brady Tkachuk: “Yeah, I think that's the best part about our job is being able to be those role models, like Helle was saying, like the 1980 team, influenced so many players, then that 1996 World Cup team influenced our generation, and we — we even talked about it, that we had an opportunity in front of us that we could really impact the next generation of, you know, kids in the U.S., and, you know, a kid watching that game that never thought he would be playing hockey and ends up picking up a hockey stick and ends up being the next superstar in the NHL. So, we’re very fortunate and blessed to be in this position and to be a role model for kids.”

Curtis Houck

78,088 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

What a day. Last month, coming off my 20km PB in Adelaide, I had this idea of changing up my schedule and racing the 35km here in Dudince. I was in great shape and maybe, just maybe I could take a shot at the World Record. Well first, let’s rewind 20ish years to teenage me, never having even raced a 10km before. Gerry and I sat in his office and mapped out the future on his whiteboard. We set audacious goals. Goals that most sane people would have laughed at us for setting: Win Olympic Gold medals, break World Records. I used to think my success hinged on whether I achieved those goals or not. I’ve had to work my ass off the last 12 years to shed that perception for my physical and mental health and thanks in undefinable quantities to Kirsten Barnes, I got there. I’m not defined by medals won or records set. But that hasn’t stopped me from dreaming the biggest of dreams and chasing after them with everything I got. And falling short isn’t failure. Failure comes from shying away from big goals, from never trying. As the days to Dudince drew closer, I started to shy away. Training hadn’t felt the best the last couple weeks. Conditions didn’t look 100% optimal. I had made excuses not to try. This morning I woke up and convinced myself to try. To leave it all out there and give it every ounce I had. And boy am I so glad I did. I went out hard, racing the Mario Kart ghost of the 2:21:47 World Record. I got way ahead, slipped on the proverbial banana peel with 6km to go (i.e the wheels started to come off) and had to dig incredibly deep the last 3km to stop the record slipping just out of my grasp. I crossed the line in 2:21:40. A new World Record. a lifelong dream come true. An accomplishment that is owed in part to so many. But to name a few, this doesn’t happen without my family, Sara, Gerry, Marilou, Devon, Kirsten, and Iñaki. To each and every one of you who has helped guide me, or just been along for the ride cheering from the sidelines. This one’s for you! ❤️
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What a day. Last month, coming off my 20km PB in Adelaide, I had this idea of changing up my schedule and racing the 35km here in Dudince. I was in great shape and maybe, just maybe I could take a shot at the World Record. Well first, let’s rewind 20ish years to teenage me, never having even raced a 10km before. Gerry and I sat in his office and mapped out the future on his whiteboard. We set audacious goals. Goals that most sane people would have laughed at us for setting: Win Olympic Gold medals, break World Records. I used to think my success hinged on whether I achieved those goals or not. I’ve had to work my ass off the last 12 years to shed that perception for my physical and mental health and thanks in undefinable quantities to Kirsten Barnes, I got there. I’m not defined by medals won or records set. But that hasn’t stopped me from dreaming the biggest of dreams and chasing after them with everything I got. And falling short isn’t failure. Failure comes from shying away from big goals, from never trying. As the days to Dudince drew closer, I started to shy away. Training hadn’t felt the best the last couple weeks. Conditions didn’t look 100% optimal. I had made excuses not to try. This morning I woke up and convinced myself to try. To leave it all out there and give it every ounce I had. And boy am I so glad I did. I went out hard, racing the Mario Kart ghost of the 2:21:47 World Record. I got way ahead, slipped on the proverbial banana peel with 6km to go (i.e the wheels started to come off) and had to dig incredibly deep the last 3km to stop the record slipping just out of my grasp. I crossed the line in 2:21:40. A new World Record. a lifelong dream come true. An accomplishment that is owed in part to so many. But to name a few, this doesn’t happen without my family, Sara, Gerry, Marilou, Devon, Kirsten, and Iñaki. To each and every one of you who has helped guide me, or just been along for the ride cheering from the sidelines. This one’s for you! ❤️

Evan Dunfee

34,349 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I was asked to write a bio of myself on SportsRecruits. I wanted share what I wrote. I love this one and those in it. • • • OLYMPIC DREAMS. I was 12 years old when I lost my starting position at shortstop, and lost my way into the batting lineup as well. I know it sounds silly being at such a young age, but to me; at the time, it was devastating. If not for my faith in God and my family… I’m not sure if I would be here writing this bio of mine. Hello! My name is Grace Varua. I am 16 years old and currently a sophomore at Pope John High School in Sparta, NJ. I started playing softball when I was 7 years old (video) When I am not playing High School softball Pope John Softball I play for Unity Torres 2028 primarily as a catcher and 3B as my secondary. MY hopes; after you have read, is to feel who I am through this quick bio of myself. Hence, the reason why I started this bio the way I did. A quick backdrop to my story. When this all happened at 12 years old, I wasn’t quite sure how to handle it. I was broken. My parents made it super simple for me. My choices were to quit or get back to work and prove to myself and to “the world” that my story was not finished. My parents have also taught me, that having goals or being goal oriented is super important. Goals give us a sense of purpose or meaning while we sweat and work hard. Goals gives myself an opportunity to plan and stay organized. Most importantly, goals gives myself perspective in paying respect to the time and effort given to me by my coaches, players of my team and parents. Goals keep me disciplined to fight through when I’m tired and all I want to do is rest and pack it in. So I picked a goal that I felt would represent the pinnacle of my sport. That being, to be a member of USA’s Women’s Olympic National Team. USA Softball Women's National Team 🇺🇸 Some may say a far-fetched goal, but I think otherwise. I was taught the philosophy of the 100 hour rule. Roughly 18 minutes a day training for 1 year. Gives myself the opportunity to outperform 95% of the population in my craft. Whether that stands true or not. This philosophy is more about staying disciplined. I can humbly and honestly say, I exceed that 18 minutes and then-some for the reason of hoping to represent my country one day. I’ve been able to catch some of the best youth pitchers in the game of club softball right now. Like Sydney Gonglik (LSU committ) Madelyn Vogan (Penn State committ) Mackenzie Herzog 2028 (Alabama Thunderbolts Premier ‘27) Future big time pitchers Lucy Reis 2029 and Lila Manfredonia 2028 (Ohio Outlaws Wolff/Acord ‘28) Anna Jane (AJ) Jarzab (Beverly Bandits ‘09 Lewis/ Moran) Liv Cilli (Providence Committ), Reese Tobey (UMass committ) and all my current pitchers on UNITY Torres ‘28 Joselyn Bermudez 2028, Adrianna Bryce ,Maddie Falvey 2028 , Gabby Gomez Gabby Perez and OliviaMVidela2028 It has been a blessing to work side by side with all of them. I am the catcher today because of them, my coaches and trainers. I am so thankful to each and every one of them. I have achieved and experienced some awesome things at my age. I made my High School Varsity team as a freshman, was a freshman 1st team All-Conference player, I hit back to back home-runs to help Pope John get to, and win our NJ County Championship in 2025. I am a 4x USA HPP (High Performance Program) invite, USA Softball’s 15U Top Performer and 15U National Team Member. I traveled, played and trained overseas in Paris and the Netherlands. I have a 3.9 G.P.A, I have an amazing older sister and younger brother. I have the best parents in the world and I have GOD with me each and every step of the way through this journey! I am blessed and so grateful! This is who I am. ꜱᴄᴀɴʟᴀɴ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ™️ Line Drive Media EXTRA INNING SOFTBALL Sidelines - College Softball 🥎 Jorge Solodkin @FGS_softball 5 Star Elite SB Recruits Thee Softball Report NCAA Down South Softball Carlos Arias Fastpitch Athlete Recruits Cory BIG EAST Conference ACC Softball Southeastern Conference RECRUITING REALITIES Under The Radar 𝕏 EliteSoftballReport Ashley VanBoxmeer | Softball Coach Josh Johnson
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I was asked to write a bio of myself on SportsRecruits. I wanted share what I wrote. I love this one and those in it. • • • OLYMPIC DREAMS. I was 12 years old when I lost my starting position at shortstop, and lost my way into the batting lineup as well. I know it sounds silly being at such a young age, but to me; at the time, it was devastating. If not for my faith in God and my family… I’m not sure if I would be here writing this bio of mine. Hello! My name is Grace Varua. I am 16 years old and currently a sophomore at Pope John High School in Sparta, NJ. I started playing softball when I was 7 years old (video) When I am not playing High School softball Pope John Softball I play for Unity Torres 2028 primarily as a catcher and 3B as my secondary. MY hopes; after you have read, is to feel who I am through this quick bio of myself. Hence, the reason why I started this bio the way I did. A quick backdrop to my story. When this all happened at 12 years old, I wasn’t quite sure how to handle it. I was broken. My parents made it super simple for me. My choices were to quit or get back to work and prove to myself and to “the world” that my story was not finished. My parents have also taught me, that having goals or being goal oriented is super important. Goals give us a sense of purpose or meaning while we sweat and work hard. Goals gives myself an opportunity to plan and stay organized. Most importantly, goals gives myself perspective in paying respect to the time and effort given to me by my coaches, players of my team and parents. Goals keep me disciplined to fight through when I’m tired and all I want to do is rest and pack it in. So I picked a goal that I felt would represent the pinnacle of my sport. That being, to be a member of USA’s Women’s Olympic National Team. USA Softball Women's National Team 🇺🇸 Some may say a far-fetched goal, but I think otherwise. I was taught the philosophy of the 100 hour rule. Roughly 18 minutes a day training for 1 year. Gives myself the opportunity to outperform 95% of the population in my craft. Whether that stands true or not. This philosophy is more about staying disciplined. I can humbly and honestly say, I exceed that 18 minutes and then-some for the reason of hoping to represent my country one day. I’ve been able to catch some of the best youth pitchers in the game of club softball right now. Like Sydney Gonglik (LSU committ) Madelyn Vogan (Penn State committ) Mackenzie Herzog 2028 (Alabama Thunderbolts Premier ‘27) Future big time pitchers Lucy Reis 2029 and Lila Manfredonia 2028 (Ohio Outlaws Wolff/Acord ‘28) Anna Jane (AJ) Jarzab (Beverly Bandits ‘09 Lewis/ Moran) Liv Cilli (Providence Committ), Reese Tobey (UMass committ) and all my current pitchers on UNITY Torres ‘28 Joselyn Bermudez 2028, Adrianna Bryce ,Maddie Falvey 2028 , Gabby Gomez Gabby Perez and OliviaMVidela2028 It has been a blessing to work side by side with all of them. I am the catcher today because of them, my coaches and trainers. I am so thankful to each and every one of them. I have achieved and experienced some awesome things at my age. I made my High School Varsity team as a freshman, was a freshman 1st team All-Conference player, I hit back to back home-runs to help Pope John get to, and win our NJ County Championship in 2025. I am a 4x USA HPP (High Performance Program) invite, USA Softball’s 15U Top Performer and 15U National Team Member. I traveled, played and trained overseas in Paris and the Netherlands. I have a 3.9 G.P.A, I have an amazing older sister and younger brother. I have the best parents in the world and I have GOD with me each and every step of the way through this journey! I am blessed and so grateful! This is who I am. ꜱᴄᴀɴʟᴀɴ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ™️ Line Drive Media EXTRA INNING SOFTBALL Sidelines - College Softball 🥎 Jorge Solodkin @FGS_softball 5 Star Elite SB Recruits Thee Softball Report NCAA Down South Softball Carlos Arias Fastpitch Athlete Recruits Cory BIG EAST Conference ACC Softball Southeastern Conference RECRUITING REALITIES Under The Radar 𝕏 EliteSoftballReport Ashley VanBoxmeer | Softball Coach Josh Johnson

GRACE VARUA | NJ UNITY TORRES ‘28 GRAD

142,523 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

Lara Logan has a dire warning for America Bill Bates Digital ID and vaccine tracking moving forever, the plan to remove Donald Trump after midterms, Los Angeles is rigging elections with Smartmatic electronic voting machines and Democrats plan to change the Constitution “This is going to shock you, but it was the Gates Foundation, what did they unveil this week? A globally interoperable digital identity infrastructure that permanently tracks every individual's vaccine status from birth. If you think because Donald Trump is in the White House that they have paused for one single moment, I am here to make it very clear to you that that is not accurate. This agenda is moving forward at high speed. Some things have been slightly derailed, but the strategy to counter that is to stall and stall and stall. You should know that none of his executive orders have been legislated. Not one. And if you think there's three more years, I wouldn't count on it, because the plan is to take the midterms and impeach him. And what he'll be impeached for will shock you. Because fabricating crimes didn't work so well last time, did it? Didn't work. This time it's going to work. You want to know why? (Explained)” “What's the one thing everybody in this room wants? How about accountability Why is it the one thing that matters? Because nothing you're doing, nothing I've ever done, is going to matter if we don't have accountability — If we don't have accountability, all of the people who did what they did during COVID are going to do it again. The Gavin Newsoms of this world are just going to keep passing more laws that take more of your freedom away — I'll tell you why it's California. Because you're the closest to a Marxist society in this country. You are the Marxist state of America. And this is the testing ground for all of these systems. Who runs the elections in Los Angeles? Smartmatic. Why is Los Angeles the only place in America where Smartmatic still runs the elections? Not because there aren't other types of fraud in other places, but because California is the testing ground for how to create these things and proliferate them at scale and then push them beyond. There are 22 states in this country that are currently under Democratic control, and at least two or three that are Republicans that vote with the Democrats. How many states does it take to change the Constitution? Two-thirds. Two-thirds majority. So if you think you're safe, you're not safe, not even close to being safe.“ If we don’t have mass arrests of Democrats, all of this is 100% coming true
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Lara Logan has a dire warning for America Bill Bates Digital ID and vaccine tracking moving forever, the plan to remove Donald Trump after midterms, Los Angeles is rigging elections with Smartmatic electronic voting machines and Democrats plan to change the Constitution “This is going to shock you, but it was the Gates Foundation, what did they unveil this week? A globally interoperable digital identity infrastructure that permanently tracks every individual's vaccine status from birth. If you think because Donald Trump is in the White House that they have paused for one single moment, I am here to make it very clear to you that that is not accurate. This agenda is moving forward at high speed. Some things have been slightly derailed, but the strategy to counter that is to stall and stall and stall. You should know that none of his executive orders have been legislated. Not one. And if you think there's three more years, I wouldn't count on it, because the plan is to take the midterms and impeach him. And what he'll be impeached for will shock you. Because fabricating crimes didn't work so well last time, did it? Didn't work. This time it's going to work. You want to know why? (Explained)” “What's the one thing everybody in this room wants? How about accountability Why is it the one thing that matters? Because nothing you're doing, nothing I've ever done, is going to matter if we don't have accountability — If we don't have accountability, all of the people who did what they did during COVID are going to do it again. The Gavin Newsoms of this world are just going to keep passing more laws that take more of your freedom away — I'll tell you why it's California. Because you're the closest to a Marxist society in this country. You are the Marxist state of America. And this is the testing ground for all of these systems. Who runs the elections in Los Angeles? Smartmatic. Why is Los Angeles the only place in America where Smartmatic still runs the elections? Not because there aren't other types of fraud in other places, but because California is the testing ground for how to create these things and proliferate them at scale and then push them beyond. There are 22 states in this country that are currently under Democratic control, and at least two or three that are Republicans that vote with the Democrats. How many states does it take to change the Constitution? Two-thirds. Two-thirds majority. So if you think you're safe, you're not safe, not even close to being safe.“ If we don’t have mass arrests of Democrats, all of this is 100% coming true

Wall Street Apes

350,223 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

So... he almost gave up? 🐼:Actually, I’m a lot like Pond. I’m someone who really loves going to concerts. Many fans probably know that, and my friends definitely do. I have to admit that there were many times when I would watch a concert and think to myself, “One day, I want to be on that stage and perform for everyone.” And today, that day has come. It’s a strange feeling. It’s like a dream I’ve been chasing since I was a child. When the day comes that it actually happens, it’s such a strange feeling because I don’t even know how to explain it to the people in front of me. But one thing I do know is that I feel incredibly lucky to have everyone here watching me. This is a profession, something I never thought I would actually do. Honestly, I always thought it would just be a dream because I’ve always tried to live in the real world. I knew that the chance to have an opportunity like this in the real world is… 00000000,1% of the population. So I focused on studying. I planned out my life what I wanted to do, how I would live and this was just a hobby. My friends know me well; I told them this back in my first year of university. Everyone knows me as a GMMTV artist and actor, with some work here and there. And everyone asked me, "Why are you worrying about this?" With confidence, I replied, “I’m studying because when I graduate, I’ll stop doing this and get a proper job maybe in a bank, a firm, or an IT company.” One thing my parents have always told me since I started in the entertainment industry is: "If you really want to do this, why not take it seriously? Don’t just do it for fun. If you want to do it for real, plan it. Think about what you want to do, and how to do it well." I had always refused… until one day, in my third year, I was sitting in a friend’s condo while they were writing their résumé to apply for jobs just preparing a portfolio so they’d have work after graduation. Then my friend asked me, "Hey, have you started your CV yet?" Okay… now I had to get serious. I opened my own schedule, and what I saw was… strange. Looking at it, I realized, “Wow… I’ve been doing this without even realizing it.” My schedule, from the 1st to the 31st of August, was almost fully booked. For the first time, I thought to myself, “Maybe I can actually do this… all the way, even when I’m old.” And from that day in 2023 until today, in 2025, I am truly grateful to everyone for giving me the opportunity to do this as a real profession, to chase my dreams for real, and to actually make them happen. PONDPHUWIN SHINE RENDEZVOUS #PondPhuwinFanconD3
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So... he almost gave up? 🐼:Actually, I’m a lot like Pond. I’m someone who really loves going to concerts. Many fans probably know that, and my friends definitely do. I have to admit that there were many times when I would watch a concert and think to myself, “One day, I want to be on that stage and perform for everyone.” And today, that day has come. It’s a strange feeling. It’s like a dream I’ve been chasing since I was a child. When the day comes that it actually happens, it’s such a strange feeling because I don’t even know how to explain it to the people in front of me. But one thing I do know is that I feel incredibly lucky to have everyone here watching me. This is a profession, something I never thought I would actually do. Honestly, I always thought it would just be a dream because I’ve always tried to live in the real world. I knew that the chance to have an opportunity like this in the real world is… 00000000,1% of the population. So I focused on studying. I planned out my life what I wanted to do, how I would live and this was just a hobby. My friends know me well; I told them this back in my first year of university. Everyone knows me as a GMMTV artist and actor, with some work here and there. And everyone asked me, "Why are you worrying about this?" With confidence, I replied, “I’m studying because when I graduate, I’ll stop doing this and get a proper job maybe in a bank, a firm, or an IT company.” One thing my parents have always told me since I started in the entertainment industry is: "If you really want to do this, why not take it seriously? Don’t just do it for fun. If you want to do it for real, plan it. Think about what you want to do, and how to do it well." I had always refused… until one day, in my third year, I was sitting in a friend’s condo while they were writing their résumé to apply for jobs just preparing a portfolio so they’d have work after graduation. Then my friend asked me, "Hey, have you started your CV yet?" Okay… now I had to get serious. I opened my own schedule, and what I saw was… strange. Looking at it, I realized, “Wow… I’ve been doing this without even realizing it.” My schedule, from the 1st to the 31st of August, was almost fully booked. For the first time, I thought to myself, “Maybe I can actually do this… all the way, even when I’m old.” And from that day in 2023 until today, in 2025, I am truly grateful to everyone for giving me the opportunity to do this as a real profession, to chase my dreams for real, and to actually make them happen. PONDPHUWIN SHINE RENDEZVOUS #PondPhuwinFanconD3

Narawins Brasil 🇧🇷

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I am not a teary preacher. I don’t think I’ve shed tears in the pulpit in the last decade but for a few times. Back in March though, I preached a sermon on Psalm 23 while in a valley myself. I struggled to read the text, and trembled throughout the sermon. As people came forward to receive the Lord’s Supper, my eyes were streaming. It had been an especially difficult season of ministry, and having come out of the pandemic by God’s grace and not a little adrenalin, I felt empty to meet the new challenges. After church, several people checked in on me, wondering if everything was okay (my wife was home sick that Sunday with whatever I had had earlier in the week, but I was glad she wasn’t there). Sadly, I mostly felt ashamed of the tears, and was afraid that the vulnerability which couldn’t be masked would cause members to lose confidence in my ability to lead. I scrambled to send a letter to the church the next day, explaining that the season had been hard, and justifying my tears by appealing to the apostle Paul’s throughout the New Testament. The elders of our church were amazing, and granted me a sabbatical later in the year (which is coming to an end this month). Our family had been going hard for nearly a decade after planting, so we felt the timing was right. I am extremely thankful to the pastors in our presbytery as well as Seminary professors nearby at Westminster Seminary California that have filled our pulpit over the last three months to make my sabbatical possible. Our ruling elders have been spectacular, going above and beyond to minister to the needs of the congregation in my absence. For us, it has been a time to reflect on the last ten years, learn, travel, and rest as a family. I’m excited to return to the pulpit, and covet your prayers for reentry. I share this all to encourage my brother pastors, and their churches: Friends in pastoral ministry, I know how lonely shepherding can be. May the Good Shepherd comfort and keep you. May he lead you by the still waters of rest and refresh your soul. Don’t be ashamed of your weaknesses, nor be afraid of being despised for them. The person who despises you for your weakness shows contempt toward the very thing God intends to use to demonstrate his strength. God teach us to boast in our insufficiencies, and magnify the sufficiency of God’s grace through our weakness. Other people may never know the challenges you and your family have faced, but the Good Shepherd knows, and he hasn’t abandoned you. Take comfort from these words written by Charles Spurgeon to pastors: “…You sometimes may not understand your own experience, and the perfect people may condemn you for having it; but what know they of God’s servants? You and I have to suffer much for the sake of the people of our charge. God’s sheep ramble very far, and we have to go after them; and sometimes the shepherds go where they themselves would never roam if they were not in pursuit of lost sheep. You may be in Egyptian darkness, and you may wonder why such a horror chills your marrow; but you may be altogether in the pursuit of your calling, and be led of the Spirit to a position of sympathy with desponding minds. Expect to grow weaker, brethren, that you may comfort the weak, and so may become masters in Israel in the judgment of others, while, in your own opinion, you are less than the least of all saints.” Friends in churches with faithful pastors, remember that your minister is beset by weakness, just as you are. This enables him to sympathize with you, but it should also enable you to sympathize with him. Welcome your pastor’s weaknesses, and let God minister to you through them. It’s a sign of an unhealthy culture when a church permits no weakness, or awkwardly avoids it; and if God delights to work through our weaknesses, it may also be a way of squelching the Spirit’s work in and through us. Care for your pastors, even as they seek to care for you. If you have a minister who has been serving faithfully for 5-7 years without an extended breather, bring it up in a congregational meeting. Maybe your pastor doesn’t need it, or maybe something like a sabbatical is exactly what he and his family could use. My sabbatical ends Jan 1, and I am excited to be back at our wonderful church with the saints, many of whom have taken an interest in our well-being over the years. It’s a privilege to serve Christ and his bride, weak as we all may be.
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I am not a teary preacher. I don’t think I’ve shed tears in the pulpit in the last decade but for a few times. Back in March though, I preached a sermon on Psalm 23 while in a valley myself. I struggled to read the text, and trembled throughout the sermon. As people came forward to receive the Lord’s Supper, my eyes were streaming. It had been an especially difficult season of ministry, and having come out of the pandemic by God’s grace and not a little adrenalin, I felt empty to meet the new challenges. After church, several people checked in on me, wondering if everything was okay (my wife was home sick that Sunday with whatever I had had earlier in the week, but I was glad she wasn’t there). Sadly, I mostly felt ashamed of the tears, and was afraid that the vulnerability which couldn’t be masked would cause members to lose confidence in my ability to lead. I scrambled to send a letter to the church the next day, explaining that the season had been hard, and justifying my tears by appealing to the apostle Paul’s throughout the New Testament. The elders of our church were amazing, and granted me a sabbatical later in the year (which is coming to an end this month). Our family had been going hard for nearly a decade after planting, so we felt the timing was right. I am extremely thankful to the pastors in our presbytery as well as Seminary professors nearby at Westminster Seminary California that have filled our pulpit over the last three months to make my sabbatical possible. Our ruling elders have been spectacular, going above and beyond to minister to the needs of the congregation in my absence. For us, it has been a time to reflect on the last ten years, learn, travel, and rest as a family. I’m excited to return to the pulpit, and covet your prayers for reentry. I share this all to encourage my brother pastors, and their churches: Friends in pastoral ministry, I know how lonely shepherding can be. May the Good Shepherd comfort and keep you. May he lead you by the still waters of rest and refresh your soul. Don’t be ashamed of your weaknesses, nor be afraid of being despised for them. The person who despises you for your weakness shows contempt toward the very thing God intends to use to demonstrate his strength. God teach us to boast in our insufficiencies, and magnify the sufficiency of God’s grace through our weakness. Other people may never know the challenges you and your family have faced, but the Good Shepherd knows, and he hasn’t abandoned you. Take comfort from these words written by Charles Spurgeon to pastors: “…You sometimes may not understand your own experience, and the perfect people may condemn you for having it; but what know they of God’s servants? You and I have to suffer much for the sake of the people of our charge. God’s sheep ramble very far, and we have to go after them; and sometimes the shepherds go where they themselves would never roam if they were not in pursuit of lost sheep. You may be in Egyptian darkness, and you may wonder why such a horror chills your marrow; but you may be altogether in the pursuit of your calling, and be led of the Spirit to a position of sympathy with desponding minds. Expect to grow weaker, brethren, that you may comfort the weak, and so may become masters in Israel in the judgment of others, while, in your own opinion, you are less than the least of all saints.” Friends in churches with faithful pastors, remember that your minister is beset by weakness, just as you are. This enables him to sympathize with you, but it should also enable you to sympathize with him. Welcome your pastor’s weaknesses, and let God minister to you through them. It’s a sign of an unhealthy culture when a church permits no weakness, or awkwardly avoids it; and if God delights to work through our weaknesses, it may also be a way of squelching the Spirit’s work in and through us. Care for your pastors, even as they seek to care for you. If you have a minister who has been serving faithfully for 5-7 years without an extended breather, bring it up in a congregational meeting. Maybe your pastor doesn’t need it, or maybe something like a sabbatical is exactly what he and his family could use. My sabbatical ends Jan 1, and I am excited to be back at our wonderful church with the saints, many of whom have taken an interest in our well-being over the years. It’s a privilege to serve Christ and his bride, weak as we all may be.

Adriel Sanchez

45,717 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren